Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Cordillera Administrative Region
Schools Division of Tabuk City
DILAG INTEGRATED SCHOOL

LESSON EXEMPLAR Grade 7-English

Quarter 1
Appreciating Myself
Lesson 1
Valuing Our Elders’ Wisdom

Content Standard:
The learner demonstrates understanding of: contemporary Philippine literature as a means
of responding to the demands of the global village; various extended text types; lexical and
contextual cues; appropriate and polite oral language, stance, and behavior; and use of
imperatives, prepositions, verbs and wh- questions.

Performance Standard:
The learner transfers learning by: explaining the need to be cooperative and responsible in
today‟s global village; using appropriate strategies to comprehend extended text types; using
lexical and contextual clues to understand unfamiliar words and expressions; using imperatives,
prepositions, and appropriate and polite oral language, stance and behavior in various
information-sharing formats
 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Cordillera Administrative Region
Schools Division of Tabuk City
DILAG INTEGRATED SCHOOL

LESSON EXEMPLAR Grade 7-English

I. LEARNING COMPETENCY
EN7G-III-h-3: Use the past and past perfect tenses correctly in varied contexts

Objectives:
a. Define and discuss simple past and past perfect tense
b. Give example of simple past and past perfect tense
c. Fill in the blank using simple past and past perfect tense to complete the sentences.

II. LEARNING CONTENT

Lesson: Simple Past and Past Perfect Tense

Materials:
1. Handout on simple past and past perfect tense
2. Worksheets

References:
1. K to 12 Curriculum
2. Module in English
3. https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-pasper/exercises?ex03
4. https://www.scribd.com/document/430875178/past-tense-and-past-perfect-tense-docx

III. LEARNING TASKS

Introduction: We use Simple Past if we give past events in the order in which they occured.
However, when we look back from a certain time in the past to tell what had happened before,
we use Past Perfect. Normal order in the past or looking back to an event before a certain time in
the past? Do you just want to tell what happened sometime in the past or do you want to tell
what had happened before/up to a certain time in the past?

Activity
 Task 1: Identify the past tense of the words listed below:
1. sleep 4. become
2. eat 5. write
3. arrive

Analysis
Guide question:
 1. What did you notice to the following words?_______________________________

 Task 2: Digging more!!!

Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Perfect).
1. My friend (eat)   up all the biscuit we (bake)  .

2. The teacher (correct)   the tests we (write)  .

3. I (give)   them some of the candies I (buy)  .

4. My sister (see / not)   the note that I (lay)   on the kitchen table for
her.

5. We (want)   to watch a film that we (see / not)   before.

Abstraction:
Simple Past Past Perfect Simple
2nd column of irregular verbs had + 3rd column of irregular verbs
Example:I spoke Example:I had spoken
regular verbs: infinitive + ed regular verbs: form of have + infinitive + ed
Example:I worked Example:I had worked
Exceptions
Exceptions when adding ed:
 when the final letter is e, only add d
Example:
love - loved
 after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled
Example:
admit - admitted
 final l is always doubled in British English (not in American English)
Example:
travel - travelled
 after a consonant, final y becomes i (but: not after a vowel)
Example:
worry - worried
but: play - played

Simple Past Past Perfect Simple

some time in the past before/up to a certain time in the past

Example: Example:
Jane got up at seven. She opened her birthday presents Before her sixth birthday, Jane had
and then the whole family went to the zoo. never been to the zoo.

Signal Words
 Simple Past Past Perfect Simple

 first  already
 then  up to then
 before that day
 after*

*Note: "After" is only used as a signal word for Past Perfect if it is followed by a subject + verb,
meaning that one action had been completed before another action began (the new action is
in Simple Past).
Example:
After the family had had breakfast, they went to the zoo.
However, if "after" is followed by object + subject + verb, the verb belongs to the new action and
is therefore in Simple Past.
Example:
After her visit to the zoo, Jane was exhausted.
More exceptions with signal words
When
Depending on the situation, "when" can be used with Simple Past or Past Perfect. Compare the
following examples:
Example:
When Jane saw the elephants, she was amazed. (at the same time)
When Jane had seen the elephants, she wanted to see the giraffes. (second action
happened after the first action had been completed)
When Jane went to see the elephants, she had already seen the lions. (second action had
been completed when the first action took place)
Before
"Before" as well can either be used with Simple Past or Past Perfect. If the action after "before" is
a new action, use Simple Past. If the action after "before" started (and was not completed) before
a certain time in the past, use Past Perfect. Compare the following examples:
Example:
Jane had read a lot about elephants before she went to the zoo.
Jane went to the zoo before she had finished reading her new book about elephants.

Application
 Task 3: Practice!!!!

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past perfect simple).
woke up had already prepa
1. When he (wake up)  , his mother (already / prepare)   breakfast.

2. We (go)   to London because the Queen (invite)   us for tea.

3. He (hear)   the news, (go)   to the telephone and (call)   
a friend.

4. When she (start)  to learn English, she (already / learn)   French.

5. Jane (already / type)   ten pages when her computer (crash)  .

6. By the time he (arrive)   at the pub, they (run)   out of beer.

7. Before that day we (never / think)   of going to Japan.

8. I (know)   him for a long time before I (meet)   his family.

9. They (not / know)   where to meet because nobody (tell)   them.

It (be)   cloudy for days before it finally (begin)   to rain.

 Task 4: Complete me!!!!

Complete the story with the verbs in brackets.

It .................................... (be) 11 o'clock. Carol Parker ........................................

(arrive) at the Shaw Hotel five minutes before. She ................................. (try) to find the hotel

several times. Carol ............................... (never be) to Dublin. She ........................... (have) a

detailed map in her hanbag, but she ....................... (cannot) read it. She .......................... (call)

the reception and ............................ (ask) about the way, but it .................................. (not

help) her. Finally, Carol .............................. (find) the hotel. She was dying for a cup of tea and a

hot shower.

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