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English
Quarter 1 – Module 5:
Past Perfect Tense
Subject Area – Grade Level
Self-Learning Module (SLM)
Quarter 1 – Module 5: Past Perfect Tense
First Edition, 2020

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English
Quarter 1 – Module 5:
Past Perfect Tense
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Grade 7 Self-Learning Module (SLM) on Past Perfect Tense !

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators both
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For the learner:

Welcome to the English 7 Self-Learning Module (SLM) on using past perfect tense in
varied context!

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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you master
the past perfect tense. The scope of this module permits it to be used in many
different learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary
level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the
course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with
the textbook you are now using.
 Lesson 1 – Using Past Perfect Tense in Varied Contexts

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. know the past perfect tense;
2. write about past events and experiences using the past perfect; and
3. do the tasks related to the past perfect tense.

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 What I Know
Activity 1. Verb Flash

Direction: Complete a graphic organizer of 12 verbs which may either regular or

irregular.

VERB PAST FORM PAST PARTICIPLE

1. take

2. dance

3. teach

4. think

5. twist

6. kiss

7. shake

8. seek

9. buy

10. play

11. paint

12. touch

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 Lesson
Using Past Perfect Tense in
2 Varied Contexts

Teaching the proper use of the past perfect tense is quite challenging on the part of
the teacher because it would require a lot of effort in explaining the grammar form.
On the other hand, students are capable of acquiring grammar awareness if the
concepts are properly scaffolded.

What’s In
Activity 2: Question and Answer

Direction Answer the questions and write your answers on your notebook.

 Use the form: Past + because + the past perfect

Example:

 Why wasn’t Sheila at work yesterday?

Answer:

 She missed work because her daughter had gotten sick.

1. Why was Jimmy crying?

_________________________________________________________________________________.

2. Why did Kenjie leave in the middle of the class?

_________________________________________________________________________________.

3. Why did Caren scream?

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4. Why did Frederick have to go to the hospital?

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5. Why was half the city dark last night?

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Activity 3: Past Perfect Use

Direction: Read the sentences carefully and distinguish the correct answer.Write
your answers on your notebook.
1. We ____ finished eating dinner.

a. had not b. not had c. have not

2. Had they ____ to her before?

a. spoke b. spoken c. speak

3. You _____ not left yet

a. would b. had c. would have

4. I had never _____ her before.

a. see b. saw c. seen

5. We arrived at 8:05 am, but the train ________ already left.
a. has b. have c. had

6. Sarah thought she ____ to that zoo before.

a. has been b. had be c. had been

7. Nobody explained why the project had ________on time.

a. hadn’t been completed

b. not completed
c. have not been completed

8. He ______ us the item had been shipped.

a. told b. tells c. tell

9. Dad explained ________ his job due to stress.
a. that he quit

b. that he had quit

c. that he have quit

10. Where _____ the security guard gone?

a. do b. done c. did

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 Notes to the Teacher
The students must be reviewed about the use of the past form
and past participle of the verb. They should be taught of the uses
of the past perfect tense.

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 What’s New
Activity 4: Once Upon a Mask

Direction: Use the past perfect tense of the verbs to backtrack your experience of
wearing a face mask for the first time during ECQ.

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 What is It
Activity 5: COVID-19 Infomatic
Direction: Complete the sentences by using the past perfect tense.

 Observe the form:

Had+Past Participle+other words/phrase

Example

 The COVID-19 pandemic originated in Wuhan, China and had

affected Asia, America and Europe.
1. President Rodrigo Roa- Duterte formed the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF)
because

__________________________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________________.

2. Scientists failed to develop a vaccine and

__________________________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________________.
3. Most Filipinos observed the “The New Normal” because
__________________________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________________.
4. DepED Secretary Leonor Briones announced the opening of classes on August
24, 2020 but
__________________________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________________.
5. Christopher de Leon recovered from COVID-19 and
__________________________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________________.

6. Frontliners was the term used for medical personnel and local government
workers because
__________________________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________________.

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7. Social distancing was enforced but
__________________________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________________.

8. People wore masks because they

__________________________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________________.
9. Medical experts instructed everybody to observe a healthy diet of fruits and
vegetables because
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________.

10. The social media became an alternative source for COVID-19 updates because
people
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_________________________________________________________________________________.

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 What’s More
Activity 6: Quick Write

Direction: Write a Journal about life before and during COVID-19 ECQ.
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 What I Have Learned
Congratulations! You have performed all the tasks/activities connected with the
grammar lesson on the past perfect tense. Summarize in two-three sentences the
important things to remember.

The past perfect tense

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 What I Can Do
Answer the following questions using the past perfect tense of the verb. Write your
answers in your notebook.

 What were the problems encountered during the distribution of food packs
to residents of South Cotabato?
 How the local government officials did solve these?
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
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 Assessment
Direction: Choose the correct answers from the choices given.
1. When Airi _______ at school, she realized she _______ her textbook.

a. Had arrived, forgot b. Arrived, had forgotten

c. Forgot, had arrived d. Had forgotten, arrived

2. When I _______ the new teacher, I was so surprised. I _______ his class before!
a. Met, had taken b. Had met, took
c. Had taken, met d. Took, had met

3. Pedro _______ sushi before he _______ to Japan.

a. Never ate, had come b. Came, had never eaten
c. Had come, never ate d. Had never eaten, came

4. I _______ any money on the weekend because I _______ my wallet on Friday.

a. Didn't have, had lost b. Hadn't had, lost
c. Didn't lose, hadn't had d.Hadn't lost, didn't have

5.When Aileen _______ washing the dishes, she _______ the TV on.

a.Finished, had turned b. Turned, had finished

c.Had finished, turned d. Had turned, finished

6. When we went to Japan, my friend _______ a lot about the city because
she _______ there many times.
a. Was, had known b. Had known, was
c. Knew, had been d.Had been, knew

7. It was a very difficult movie, but I _______ it because I _______ the book..

a. Had understood, read b. Read, had understood

c. Have not read, understood d. Understood, had read

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Direction: Look at the verbs enclosed inside the parenthesis and give the correct
past tense and past perfect tense of the verbs. Write your answers on your
notebook.

8. When we went camping we _______ outside because we _______ our tent! (sleep,
forget)

9. Lucy _______ English for eight years by the time she _______ from university.
(study, graduate)

10. Francis _______ scuba diving many times before he _______ his scuba license.
(go, receive)

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 Additional Activities

 Cut out articles from printed materials containing sentences with past
perfect tense. Paste it on your notebook.

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What I Know What's More Assessment
Activity 1 Verb 1. A 1. b 6. c
Flash 2. B
3. C 2. a 7. d
1. took-taken 4. D 3. d 8. Slept,
5. A
2. danced-danced had forgotten
3. taught-taught 4. a 9. Had
studied, graduated
4. thought-thought
5. a 10. Went,
5. twisted-twisted had received
6. kissed-kissed
7. shook-shaken
8. sought-sought
9. bought-bought
10. played-played
11. painted-painted
Answer Key
References
Past Perfect Quiz | Grammar | EnglishClub. (2020). Retrieved 30 May 2020,
from https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_past-perfect-
quiz.htm

Quiz: Past Perfect Tense! - ProProfs Quiz. (2020). Retrieved 30 May 2020,
from https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=past-perfect-
tense_3

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