ASPECTS OF VERB

Read the sentences and identify the tense of verbs

used. Write PR for present tense, PA for past tense,
and F for future tense.
1. A mosquito saw an iguana. _____
2. The iguana grumbles to himself. _____
3. The iguana will pass by the python. _____
4. The python went into a rabbit hole. _____
5. The rabbit sees the big snake. _____
6. The monkey will screech and will leap through the
trees. _____
7. Mother Owl usually hunts in the night. _____
8. The animals feared that the sun would never
come back. _____
9. All the animals laughed when they saw the iguana
coming. _____
10. The mosquito will creep under a curly leaf. _____
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Read the sentences. Then, identify the verbs.

1. A mosquito saw an iguana. _____

2. The iguana grumbles to himself. _____
3. The iguana will pass by the python. _____
4. The python went into a rabbit hole. _____
5. The rabbit sees the big snake. _____
6. The monkey will screech and will leap through
the trees. _____
7. Mother Owl usually hunts in the night. _____
8. The animals feared that the sun would never
come back. _____
9. All the animals laughed when they saw the
iguana coming. _____
10. The mosquito will creep under a curly leaf. _____
 ASPECTS OF VERBS
Aspects of Verbs used if the time of
the action is
indefinite.
- perfect tenses
of verbs
3 Aspects of Verbs
1.Present Perfect
2.Past Perfect
3.Future Perfect
The past perfect expresses an action
completed in the past before another
action happened.

The present perfect expresses an

action that was completed sometime
in the past or is still continuing in the
present.

The future perfect describes an

action that will still be completed
sometime in the future.
 Past Tense Past Perfect
The big snake raised The big snake had raised his
his head. head before he greeted
iguana.

King Lion called a King Lion had called a

meeting of the meeting before the animals
animals. arrived.
She turned her head She had turned her head
toward the east. toward the east before she
called the sun to come.
Regular Verbs Past Participle Past Perfect
believe believed had believed
compare compared had compared
snap snapped had snapped
grumble grumbled had grumbled
happen happened had happened
lumber lumbered had lumbered
listen listened had listened
pass passed had passed
answer answered had answered
warn warned had warned
Irregular Verbs Past Participle Past Perfect
drink drunk had drunk
see seen had seen
speak spoken had spoken
begin begun had begun
hide hidden had hidden
fly flown had flown
break broken had broken
fall fallen had fallen
wake waken had waken
grow grown had grown
Regular verbs form their past participle
by adding -d or -ed.

Irregular verbs form their past participle

by adding -n or -en, and/or changing i to
u.

Past perfect verbs are formed by

adding had to the past participle form of
verbs.
With your seatmate/partner,
complete the table.
Regular Verbs Past Participle Past Perfect
bake
talk
smile
answer
borrow
brush
cook
love
walk
study
Irregular Verbs Past Participle Past Perfect
shake
draw
drive
freeze
tear
take
eat
choose
speak
write
Choose 5 verbs from the list and use them in
sentences following the theme My Family.
Example: Mother had baked a cake.
1._______________________________________

2. ______________________________________

3. ______________________________________

4. ______________________________________

5. ______________________________________
 As a group, give the past perfect tense of
the given words. Then, use them
sentences following the theme Mother
Earth.
Verb Past Perfect Tense Sentence
1. Create
2. Make
3. Choose
4. Take
5. Destroy
The past perfect expresses an action
completed in the past before another
action happened.
Regular verbs form their past
participle by adding -d or -ed.
Irregular verbs form their past
participle by adding -n or -en, and/or
changing i to u.
Past perfect verbs are formed by
adding had to the past participle form
of verbs.
Task 6: Lets Perfect the Past Perfect Tense
With your seatmate/partner, give the past perfect
tense of the given words. Then, use them in
sentences following the theme A Day in School.
Verb Past Perfect Sentence
Tense
1. walk
2. stand up
3. clap
4. try
5. win