Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
MIMAROPA REGION
DIVISION OF PALAWAN
BATARAZA DISTRICT – I
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WEEK 5
SY 2021 - 2022
PAST PERFECT TENSE
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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 –Past Perfect Tense
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. comprehend 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.
What I Know
Activity 1. Verb Flash
Directions: Complete a graphic organizer of twelve verbs which may either be 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
Lesson
Past Perfect Tense
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The past perfect tense describes actions that happened in the past but ended at a specific
moment. It is formed by adding 'had' to the past participle of the verb.
The past perfect is used to express: a) completed action before another begins (both in the
past), b) actions of duration before something in the past, c) conditional statements, d)
reported speech and e) show dissatisfaction with the past.
What’s In
Activity 2: Complete the Table
Directions: Identify the verb in simple past in the sentence and write its
corresponding part participle of the verb. Copy the table in your notebook.
Example:
SENTENCE SIMPLE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE
FORM
The students hurried home hurried hurried
after their classes ended.
SENTENCE SIMPLE PAST FORM PAST PARTICIPLE
1. Last year, I went to Camiguin for a
vacation.
2. Shane lost her cellphone when she
was chasing her pet dog.
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3. The homeless boy stole bread from
a bakery.
4. My friend wrote a love letter to his
crush.
5. Pedro the dog bit the criminal with
his very sharp teeth.
6. Doña Teodora devoted her days to
the education of her children.
7. Gabriela Silang fought bravely for
the freedom of our country.
8. The grade seven students studied
their previous lessons at home.
9. Ronel began making his project
when he arrived at home.
10. The choir sang a medley song for
Lisa’s birthday.
Activity 3: Past Perfect Use
Directions: Read the sentences carefully and distinguish the correct answer.Write your
answers on your notebook.
1. We finished eating dinner when the visitors arrived.
a. had b. has c. have
2. They spoke about the photo exhibit after the guests left.
a. have b. had c. has
3. You saw the killer escape before the policemen had pictures of the crime
scene.
a. takes b. took c. taken
4. I saw your new dress before you it at the party.
a. has worn b. have worn c. had worn
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 on time.
a. hadn’t been completed
b. not completed
c. have not been completed
8. He performed acrobatic stunts after the magician had his magic tricks.
a. do b. did c. done
9. The security guard the thieves before they reached the fire
exit.
a. has caught b. have caught c. had caught
10. The courier the package before the buyer arrived.
What Is It
• The past perfect tense tells about a past action that was completed before another past
action started.
• In using the past perfect tense, a helping verb had is added before the past participle.
The helping verb had is the past form of has and have.
had + past participle
Examples:
had worked had liked had bent had smiled had copied had gone
There are several situations where the past perfect tense can be
used. It is appropriate to use in the following ways.
1. To show that an action happened before something else in the past:
• She stayed up all night because she had suffered insomnia.
• They lost many of the games because they had not practiced enough.
• Ann had met Roy before you introduced him to us at the party.
• You had studied Chinese Mandarin before you moved to Beijing.
2. To show that an action happened before a specific time in the
past:
• She had transferred residence before 2018.
• He had never played soccer until last week.
• They had gotten married before last year.
• I had fallen asleep before ten o’clock.
3. Conditional perfect is used for something that might have happened in the past.
• If Karen had trained harder, she would have won the marathon.
• If Marlon had studied harder, he would have passed the board exam.
• If they had run faster, they could have arrived on time.
• She would have met him if she had come earlier.
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4. Reported speech is when we talk about what somebody else said.
• She said that she had taken English lessons before.
• Harold mentioned that he had won in spelling bee contest several
years ago.
• The teenager said that he had spaghetti for lunch.
• Aunt Mary said that she had not received any email.
5. Show dissatisfaction with the past
• Sharon wished she had returned the package.
• Billy regretted that he had forgotten his wallet
• We hoped that we had bought first class plane tickets.
Note: Always remember that the past perfect tense makes it clear that one thing
happened before another in the past. The order of events does not matter since the
tense makes it clear which event happened first.
Sentence structure
• After Anna had eaten rice and hotdogs for breakfast, she brushed her teeth.
After – Time Marker
Anna – Subject
had eaten – Verb in past perfect tense
rice and hotdogs – Objectbrushed – Verb in simple past form
• Before I went to the office, I had finished some business with her.
I – Subject
had finished – Verb in past perfect tense
before – Time Marker
went – Verb in simple past form
• After I had bought a phone, she came to the shop.
I and she – Subject
had bought – Verb in past perfect tense
phone – Object
after – Time Marker
came – Verb in simple past form
Note: The time markers can be placed at the beginning or middle of the sentence.
Activity 5: Sentence Completion
Directions: Complete the sentence with the correct past perfect tense using the verb
in the parenthesis.
1. The delivery man (drop) he the package by the client’s door before
went to another location.
2. Sarah (not, finish) her homework even after the night ended.
3. After the reporters (know) include it that the news was fake, they did not
in their program.
4. Before a group of teenagers wrapped the dry goods for the Covid-19 victims,
they
(solicited) from different organizations.
5. After the team lost the previous inning, their batter (hit) a homerun in the
ninth inning that concluded their win.
6. The farmer pulled weeds after he (sprayed) pesticide
on his “palay”.
7. Channel 7 delivered the evening news when the Department of Health
(broadcast)____________ the latest updates about COVID-19 pandemic.
8. The supply of medicines became scarce when the sales representative (got)
additional orders for food supplements.
9. I loved local teleseryes until I (enjoy) watching the latest
Korean drama.
10. Local flights were cancelled when the Lopez family (set) a new schedule for their
Manila trip.
What’s
More
Activity 6: Quick Write
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Direction: Most of you had experiences which may have been funny, emotional
or even shocking. Share that unforgettable experience by writing a journal using
the past perfect tense.
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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
Assessment Directions: Choose the correct answers from the choices given.
1. When Airi ____ at school, she realized she _____________ her textbook.
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.
Directions: 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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RUBRIC FOR JOURNAL WRITING
CRITERIA EXCELLENT (5) PROFICIENT (3) DEVELOPING (1)
Content The response to the The response is The response to
assigned topic is thoughtful and the topic is not
thorough and well fairly well written. substantial.
written.
Accuracy Expert in using Fairly able in Fails to use the past
the past perfect using the past perfect tense.
tense. perfect tense.
There should be 1- 2
There should be 4- 5 There should be 2- 3 sentences which are
sentences which are sentences which are grammatically
grammatically grammatically correct.
correct. correct.
Mechanics Perfect spelling and There are few Many instances of
punctuation. spelling errors and incorrect spelling
some minor and punctuation.
punctuation
mistakes.
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 Simple Past Story 1 https://www.really-learn-english.com/simple-
past.html
Past Perfect Story 4 https://www.really-learn-english.com/support-files/past-
perfect-story-4.pdf
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