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This Self-Learning Module (SLM) was designed and written with you in mind to help you
master in using the different aspects of verbs. The scope of this learning material focuses on
the many different learning situations.
Moreover, the language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary levels of learners. The
lessons are also arranged following the standard sequence of the course.
Hence, the order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with the textbook
you are now using.
The SLM contains:
Lesson 1: Aspects of Verbs
It is divided into three sub-lessons,
Lesson 1.1 –Definition of Aspects of Verbs
Lesson 1.2 –Simple Aspects of Verbs
Lesson 1.3 –Progressive, Perfect, and Perfect Progressive Aspects of Verbs
After going through this SLM, you are expected to:
1. identify some aspects of verbs;
2. use the simple aspects of verbs;
3. describe the different aspects of verbs; and
4. use the progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive aspects of verbs.
3. Pretest
Directions: Read each item carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on a separate
sheet of paper.
1. Which form of verbs/verb phrases is correct? Maria _____ a bath every morning.
A. took B. takes C. has been taken D. have been taking
2. What makes the following sentence erroneous?
The gospel emphasizing the value of forgiveness.
A. emphasizing B. forgiveness C. gospel D. value
3. The whole community _____________ for the healing of the sick on Sunday.
A. will pray B. have prayed C. is praying D. have been praying
4. Which sentence expresses the present perfect tense? The social workers…
A. assist the barangay leaders.
B. are assisting the barangay leaders.
C. have been assisting the barangay leaders.
D. have assisted the barangay leaders in food packing.
5. Micky, the monkey, ________ to go to sleep when an intruder came.
A. had decided B. have decided C. is deciding D. have been deciding
6. What tense of the verb is underlined in the following sentence?
Maria was expecting a more favorable comment of her output after it was
edited.
A. simple past C. future perfect tense
B. past progressive D. present perfect progressive
7. How will you form the simple past of give?
A. gave B. gives C. given D. giving
8. What must be the answer to the following question in the present perfect aspect?
Are Aunt Soling and Peter returning home now? No, they________ home.
A. have just returned
B. have just returning
C. just have been returning
D. are just have been returned
9. Some fishermen ________ fish when the storm surge occurred.
A. is catching B. are catching C. was catching D. were catching
10. Which of the following sentences is in the simple future tense?
A. They were amazed of our place.
B. I will be visiting my grandparents on Christmas.
C. The doctors will conduct a Medical Mission Program next month.
D. They have been visiting Day-asan Mangroves for three days already.
4. Aspects of Verbs
Lesson 1.1 Definition of Aspects of Verbs
A Verb is a word that is used to describe an action, state, or occurrence.
Action words such as: eat, dance and cook are verbs.
There are also verbs that do not express action. These verbs are called verbs of being.
They are forms of the verb be. They are usually used as linking verbs or as helping verbs.
Examples are am, is, was, are, were, taste, look, feel, grow and seem. Verbs change
forms to show the time of action or condition. Hence we have the different aspects of the
verbs.
Aspect has to do with the form or structure of the action happening at any time. Tense
refers to time as in present, past, and future.
Aspect of a Verb is determined by whether the verb expresses a fact, an ongoing action, a
completed action, or the end of an on-going action.
Lesson 1.2 The Simple or Zero Aspect of Verbs
Study the chart that shows the forms and the uses of the simple or zero aspect.
Tense Form Examples/ Uses
Simple Present • base form (plural subject)
• base form + -s (singular
subject)
• We help the typhoon victims.
• Martha helps in cleaning the
house.
Simple Past • base form + -ed (regular
verb)
• change spelling (irregular
verb)
• They helped the typhoon
victims.
• She gave alms to the needy.
Simple Future • will/shall + base form of the
verb
• The businessmen will help the
typhoon victims.
• I will give my savings to
mother for food.
Have you noticed the italicized words in the above examples? They are the subjects of each
sentence while the underlined words are the correct form of the verbs in the different tenses
of the simple or zero aspect. Did you still remember the subject-verb agreement?
Simple or Zero Aspect – is the verb form used to indicate a fact.
5. Lesson 1.3 The Progressive, Perfect and Perfect
Progressive Aspects of Verbs
Progressive Aspect – is the verb form used to express an on-going or
incomplete/somehow limited actions or events .
Study the chart below that shows the forms and uses of the progressive aspect of verb.
Tense Form Examples/ Uses
Present Progressive be+ present participle
(main verb + -ing form)
am reading
is staying
are swimming
is studying
are painting
1. An activity in progress
• I am reading at the library
now.
2. A temporary situation
• She is staying with her aunt.
3. An event planned and to take
place in the future
• We are swimming at Mabua
beach tomorrow.
4. Emotional comment on present
habit
• Sophia is always studying
her lessons.
5. Repeated action in a series of
similar ongoing actions
• They are painting the walls
around the gymnasium.
Past Progressive was/were + present
participle
was plowing
were cooking
was repairing
1. An action in progress at a
specific point of time in the
past
• Mang Pedro was plowing
the rice field at 5:00
o’clock this morning.
• The base form and the –s form of verbs are used in the present
tense.
• The present tense is used to state definitions and explanations and
to show present condition, habitual action, and a natural law.
• Irregular verbs form their past form in different ways.
R E M E M B E R
6. 2. Past action done at the same
time with some other event
• Gina and Dan were
cooking when we came.
3. Repetition of some ongoing
action
• Mang Jose was
repairing their house all
day long.
Future Progressive will be + present
participle
will be biking
will be travelling
1. Action that will be in progress
at a specific time in the future
• The boys will be biking on
Saturday.
2. Duration of some specific
future action
• Our family will be
travelling in Siargao for the
next two months.
How is the progressive aspect of verbs formed in the present tense? Past tense? Future
tense?
Perfect Aspect – the verb form used to describe a completed action.
The following chart shows the forms and uses of the perfect aspect of verbs.
Tense Form Examples/Uses
Present Perfect has/have + past participle
has finished
has reached
have solved
1. An action just completed
• Kim has just finished her project.
2. An action in the past and that is
completed at the same time of
speaking
• Angel’s number of followers has
reached more than a million in the
last three years.
• The helping verb be agrees with the noun or pronoun subject.
• The helping verb be has present tense and past tense forms.
R E M E M B E R
7. • The present perfect is formed with the verb have (has for third
person singular) and the past participle (-ed form for regular
verbs and other forms for irregular verb.
• The key word in the use of perfect aspect is prior or before in
relation to some other point in time.
will have/shall have + past
participle
will have enjoyed
• Joan will have enjoyed
painting for five years
when she learn another
hobby.
When do we use the perfect aspect of the verb?
Perfect Progressive –is the verb form used to express how long the completion of an action
that is, was or will be in progress.
Study the chart below that shows the forms and uses of the perfect progressive tense.
Tense Form Examples/ Uses
Present Perfect
Progressive
Has/have been + present
participle + for/since
Has been raining
Have been training
• It has been raining for two
days.
• We have been training since
Monday.
Past Perfect Progressive had been + present
participle + for/since
had been searching
• The coastguards had been
searching for the lost
seafarers since last week.
Future Perfect
Progressive
will have been + present
participle + for/since
will have been raining
• It will have been raining for
four days by the time it stops.
Recall that a progressive tense expresses continuous action – that is, the main verb ends in
–ing. What is the auxiliary verb of a present perfect tense?
3. An action happening or not
happening at an indefinite
time in the past that has
importance in the present
time
I have already solved that
difficult problem.
Past Perfect had + past participle
had enjoyed
• Ihad enjoyed volleyball
until I learned basketball.
The present perfect progressive tense consists of has been + V-ing (singular)
or have been + V-ing (plural). It shows continuous action begun in the past and
continuing to the present.
R E M E M B E R
R E M E M B E R
8. General Directions: Work on Activities 1-5 that follow. Do them on separate sheets of
paper.
Activity 1. Identifying Some Aspects of Verbs
Directions: Read each sentence carefully. Underline the verb used in the sentence and
identify its tense by filling-in the blank before each number. An example is
done for you.
future perfect tense: My Lolo Entoy and Lola Aming will have visited us before the
middle of December this year.
______________1. The city officials and the local historians commemorated the Battle of
Surigao Strait last October.
______________2. Mangrove trees grow in tropical swamps.
______________3. Currently, Jean is collecting pictures of endangered species.
______________4. I have gone to school for five years since kindergarten.
______________5. I will be watching our lessons in DepEd Commons all morning tomorrow.
Activity 2. Using the Simple Aspects of Verbs
Directions: Using the pictures and verbs below, construct sentences using simple
present tense, simple past tense, and simple future tense. Write your answer
on a separate sheets of paper.
Number 1 has been done for you.
Picture Verb Sentence
1.
https://www.dreamstime.com/illustration/girl-
drink-milk.html
drink
A.Simple present tense
• The girl drinks milk.
B.Simple past tense
• The girl drank milk.
C.Simple future tense
• The girl will drink
milk.
2.
https://webcomicms.net/playing-soccer-
clipart
play
9. 3.
http://clipart-library.com/clipart/38595.htm
draw
4.
https://www.dreamstime.com/illustration/cleaning-
garden.html
clean
5.https://depositphotos.com/vector-
images/eating.html
eat
Activity 3. Describing the Different Aspects of Verbs
Directions: Choose the correct verb, then indicate the verb tense and justify your choice.
Write your answer on a separate sheets of paper.
1. Claire (was planning, were planning) about her Mother’s birthday when the doorbell
rang.
2. The Principal (attended, will attend) a meeting this afternoon.
3. The DOH (has been reminding, have been reminding) the people to observe the
health protocols to stay safe from COVID 19 virus.
4. My brother (are going, is joining) a local environmental advocacy.
5. Mario (had played, was playing) badminton before he was moved to join the lawn
tennis team.
Activity 4. Using the Progressive, Perfect, and Perfect Progressive
Aspects of Verbs
Directions: Give the appropriate verb forms following the indicated tenses inside the
parentheses. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
1. All the contestants(answer- past perfect tense) confidently during the pageant.
2. Please write as I (show-present perfect tense) you.
10. 3. John (enjoy-present perfect progressive tense) living in the province since his
childhood.
4. After the long journey Patrick (choose- future perfect tense) to stay in the Philippines.
5. With God’s grace, after the pandemic the people (live- future progressive tense)
normally.
Activity 5. Enrichment
How are you feeling right now?
Describe it by drawing a big heart that shows your feelings then express the reasons
why you are feeling that way inside the heart. Do this on a separate sheet of paper.
(Remember to correctly use the aspects of verbs in your sentences)
11. 11
Directions: Complete the 3-2-1 Chart about your discoveries in using the different aspects
of verb. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
12. 12
Directions: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. The whole community _____________ for the healing of the sick on Sunday.
A. will pray B. have prayed C. is praying D. have been praying
2. Micky, the monkey, ________ to go to sleep when an intruder came.
A. had decided B. have decided C. is deciding D. have been deciding
3. What must be the answer to the following question in the present perfect
aspect?
Are Aunt Soling and Peter returning home now? No, they________ home.
A. have just returned
B. have just returning
C. just have been returning
D. are just have been returned
4. Which form of verbs/verb phrases is correct? Maria _____ a bath every morning.
A. took B. takes C. has been taken D. have been taking
5. How will you form the simple past of give?
A. gave B. gives C. given D. giving
6. What makes the following sentence erroneous? The gospel emphasizing the value of
forgiveness.
A. emphasizing B. forgiveness C. gospel D. value
7. Some fishermen ________ fish when the storm surge occurred.
A. is catching B. are catching C. was catching D. were catching
8. What tense of the verb is underlined in the following sentence?
Maria was expecting a more favorable comment of her output after it was
edited.
A. simple past C. future perfect tense
B. past progressive D. present perfect progressive
9. Which of the following sentences is in the simple future tense?
A. They were amazed of our place.
B. I will be visiting my grandparents on Christmas.
C. The doctors will conduct a Medical Mission Program next month.
D. They have been visiting Day-asan Mangroves for three days already.
10. Which sentence expresses the present perfect tense? The social workers…
A. assist the barangay leaders.
B. are assisting the barangay leaders.
C. have been assisting the barangay leaders.
D. have assisted the barangay leaders in food packing.
Posttest
13. Pretest
1. B
2. A
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. A
8. A
9. D
10. C
Activity 2; Note: subjects and other words
in the sentence may vary except for the
verbs
2. A. Totoy and Bimbo play soccer.
B. Totoy and Bimbo played soccer.
C. Totoy and Bimbo will play soccer.
3. A. The boy draws vegetables.
B. The boy drew vegetables.
C. The boy will draw vegetables.
4. A. He cleans the ground
B. He cleaned the ground.
C. He will clean the ground.
5. A. The boy eats nutritious food.
B. The boy ate nutritious food.
C. The boy will eat nutritious food.
Activity 1
Simple past tense
1.commemorated
Simple present tense
2. grow
Present progressive
3.is collecting
Present perfect
4. have gone
Future progressive
tense
5. will be watching
Activity 3
1. was planning- past progressive tense
because it indicates an ongoing action in the
past.
2. will attend – simple future tense because it
tells about the action that is going to happen
and it uses the time expression this
afternoon.
3. has been reminding – present perfect
progressive tense because it expresses an
action that began in the past, continues up
to the present and may even in the future.
4. Is joining – present progressive because it
describes an event that is currently in
progress.
5. had played – past perfect because it
indicates an action that happened before a
specific time in the past.
Posttest
1. A
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. A
6. A
7. D
8. B
9. C
10. D
Reflection
Learners answers may
Vary
Activity 4
1. All the contestants had answered
confidently during the pageant.
2. Please write as I have shown you.
3. John has been enjoying living in
the province since his childhood.
4. After the long journey Patrick will
have chosen to stay in the
Philippines.
5. With God’s grace, after the
pandemic the people will be living
normally.
Activity 5
Answers may vary.
Answer Key
14. References
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Websites:
Grade 5 English: Aspects of Verbs, accessed Oct. 28, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K6mkWUJznE&t=419s
Lesson Exemplar in English 5 – Aspects of Verb, accessed Oct. 28, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxkNSYHL8IU&t=273s
Image of a girl drinking milk, accessed Oct. 28, 2020
https://www.dreamstime.com/illustration/girl-drink-milk.html
Image of boys playing soccer, accessed Oct. 28, 2020
https://webcomicms.net/playing-soccer-clipart
Illustration of a boy drawing, accessed Oct. 28, 2020
http://clipart-library.com/clipart/38595.htm
Illustration of a boy cleaning the garden, accessed Oct. 28, 2020
https://www.dreamstime.com/illustration/cleaning-garden.html
Image of a boy eating, accessed Oct. 28, 2020
https://depositphotos.com/vector-images/eating.html
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