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LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS

English 7 – Lesson 4: Simple Past Tense

I. Introduction

In writing and speaking, you have to tell when something happens. Is it

happening now? Or later? Did it happen yesterday, a week ago, a month ago,
a year ago, or in ancient times?

In English, we use tenses to show when something happens. Did it happen in

the past? Or in the present? Or will it happen in the future?

These Learning Activity Sheets will help you learn about simple past tense
and how to change the present tense into past tense. Enjoy learning

II. Learning Competency

These Learning Activity Sheets were designed and written with you in mind.
It is here to help you master the skills in using of simple past tense correctly
in varied contexts (EN7-III-h-3).

III.Objectives

After going through this Learning Activity Sheets, you are expected to:

1. familiarize the definition and use of a simple past tense;

2. use of simple past tense correctly in varied contexts;
3. write your remarkable experience during community quarantine.

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IV.Discussions

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

is a verb tense which is used to show that a completed action took place at a
specific time in the past.

The simple past is formed using the verb + ed. In addition, there are
many verbs with irregular past forms. Questions are made with did and
negative forms are made with did not.

 Statement: You called Debbie.

 Question: Did you call Debbie?
 Negative: You did not call Debbie.

Simple Past Uses

USE 1: Completed Action in the Past

Use the simple past to express the idea that an action started and finished at
a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention
the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.

Examples:

 I saw a movie yesterday.

 I didn't see a play yesterday.

USE 2: A Series of Completed Actions

We use the simple past to list a series of completed actions in the past. These
actions happen 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and so on.

Examples:

 I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.

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  He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00,
and met the others at 10:00.

USE 3: Duration in the Past

The simple past can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the
past. A duration is a longer action often indicated by expressions such as: for
two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc.

Examples:

 I lived in Mabalacat City for two years.

 Shaina studied Kapampangan language for five years.

USE 4: Habits in the Past

The simple past can also be used to describe a habit which stopped in the
past. It can have the same meaning as "used to." To make it clear that we are
talking about a habit, we often add expressions such as: always, often,
usually, never, when I was a child, when I was younger, etc.

Examples:

 I studied Spanish when I was a child.

 He played the guitar.

V. Activities

Activity # 1:
Direction: Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past tense).
1. Last year, I (spend) _______________ my holiday in Pampanga.
2. It (be) _______________ great.
3. I (travel) __________________ around by jeepney with two friends and we
(visit) 4. ________________ lots of interesting places.
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5. In the evenings, we usually (go) ________________ to a park.
6. One day, we even (learn) _________________ some indigenous dances.
7. We (be) __________________ very lucky with the weather.
8. It (not/rain) ______________________ a lot.
9. But we (see) _____________________ some beautiful rainbows.
10. Where (spend/you) _______________________ your last holiday?

Activity # 2: Change the verbs in parenthesis to the simple past.

1. They all (go) ________ shopping.
2. I never (imagine) ________ I would see you here.
3. We (book) ________ two tickets for the show.
4. He (collect) ________ his children from school.
5. Were you (frighten) ________ of the dark when you were young?
6. Who (eat) ________ my chocolate?
7. I (feel) ________ so tired that I went straight to bed.
8. We (grow) ________ this tree from a seed.
9. She (lose) ________ her way home.
10. He thought I (steal) ________ his umbrella.

Activity # 3:
Direction: Complete the paragraph below by changing the verb written in the
parentheses into simple past.

A Day with Friends

It (be) 1. ________ a sunny day when we (go) 2. ________ to the park. I,

together with my friends (bring) 3. ________ different foods and snacks. We
(start) 4. ________ our bonding by playing chess together. While we (be) 5.
________ playing chess, we suddenly (see) 6. ________ a boy who (be) 7. ________
flying a kite. So we (decide) 8.________ to approach him. Suddenly, he (invite)
9. ________ us to fly kite with him. So all of us then (agree) 10. ________ to join,
play and fly a kite together.

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Activity # 4: Word Hunt
Direction: Using the word pool, find the verbs written in simple past tense
on the box below.

Simple Past Tense

posted started decided invited

shared clicked searched admitted
commented considered created intended
generated selected viewed

G D I D S H A R E D Y D C U M

L J E V D T W J V Z L A R T T

M X A T C A Z U S A F D E J P

D I S V A O N M H G D M A F V

E N V V L R M T W F E I T R C

R T U Q C J E M A P T T E J Z

E E M I E L X N E H R T D A Y

D N T T V C I D E N A E F B V

I D R F M Z O C E G T D Q V I

S E D Y L E R G K H S E T O E

N D E T C E L E S E C E D N W

O Z T G M C H T A N D R Y A E

C P S D D E C I D E D R A L D

R V O P K B O E I N V I T E D

B X P X F L D N O X S M D B S

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Activity # 5:
Direction: Change the verbs written in present tense into past tense.

VERBS IN PRESENT TENSE VERBS IN PAST TENSE

1. break
2. distribute
3. prefer
4. understand
5. fit
6. deny
7. disagree
8. apply
9. come
10. blow

VI.Assessment
Read and supply the blank spaces by changing the verbs written in the
parentheses into simple past tense.

THE BIG HIT

Jacob (stand) 1. ________ in the batter box and (watch) 2. ________ as

the pitcher (throw) 3. ________ the ball to him. He (take) 4. ________ a deep
breath and (swing) 5. ________ the bat hard, CRACK! He (hit) 6. ________ the
ball!
Jacob (sprint) 7. ________ around the bases as fast as he can. He
(not/do) 8. ________ even stop to see where the ball (land) 9. ________. An
outfielder (throw) 10. ________ the ball to the catcher, just as Jacob (slide)
11. ________ into home plate. “He’s safe!” yelled the umpire. Jacob’s
teammates (run) 12. ________ out of the dugout. They (jump) 13. ________ up
and down and (hug) 14. ________ him. “You did it!” they yelled. “We (won)
15. _________ the game!”.

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VII. Reflections

Read the paragraph carefully and observe the use of simple past tense of the
verb in the sentences.

My remarkable community quarantine experience

It was a couple of months ago when the strictest quarantine was
lifted nationwide and the patience of almost every one of us was put into
test. Since I had nothing to do, I decided to become productive. I worked
a lot of things, specifically my paper works from my full-time job and
fixed some of my personal stuff which I was able to enjoy and finish. After
those tasks, I spent the rest of my time getting along with my family, we
watched numerous movies together which we truly enjoyed. Well, that
may be very simple as how it seemed, but for me, it was the most
remarkable experience that I had during quarantine because I got an
opportunity to become even bonded with my family.

Write your own paragraph about your community quarantine experience and
tell how the experience became remarkable for you.
Criteria in marking the paragraph:

Unity - 3
Organization - 3
Spelling and Punctuation - 5
Use of Simple Past Tense - 4
Total - 20

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VIII. References

English Grammar Online. (2001). Exercise on Simple Past. Retrieved from

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises

English Language Centres. (2015, February). Simple Past Tense Exercise. Retrieved
from http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/lessons/simple-past-tense-
exercise

Pinterest (n.d.). Baseball Reading Comprehension Passage. Retrieved from

https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/272749321161891824/

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1. stood
2. watched
3. threw
4. took
5. swung
6. hit
7. sprinted 1. broke 1. was
8. didn’t/ did not 2. distributed 2. went
3. preferred 3. brought
9. landed
4. understood 4. started
10. threw
5. fitted 5. were
11. slid
6. denied 6. saw
12. ran
7. disagreed 7. was
13. jumped 8. applied 8. decided
14. hugged 9. come 9. invited
15. won 10. blew 10. agreed
Assessment Activity 5 Activity 4
1. was 1. went 1. spent
2. went 2. imagined 2. was
3. brought 3. booked 3. travelled
4. started 4. collected 4. visited
5. were 5. frightened 5. went
6. saw 6. ate 6. learned
7. was 7. felt 7. were
8. decided 8. grew 8. didn’t rain
9. invited 9. lost 9. saw
10. agreed 10. stole 10. did you spend
Activity 3 Activity 2 Activity 1
IX. Answer Key
X. Development Team

Development Team of the Learning Activity Sheets

Writer: Jennifer V. Ocampo; Ryan D. Escoto
Editor: Elizabeth C. Miguel, EdD
Reviewer: Estrella L. Brady; Madilyn C. Sangki
Illustrator:
Layout Artist:
Management Team: Engr. Edgard C. Domingo, PhD,CESO V
Leandro C. Canlas, PhD, CESE
Elizabeth O. Latorilla, PhD
Sonny N. De Guzman, EdD
Elizabeth C. Miguel, EdD

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P. Burgos St., Poblacion, Mabalacat City, Pampanga

Telefax: (045) 331-8143

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