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Use the correct verb to complete the sentence.
Underline the answer.
1. I (work, works) as a pastry chef at a bakeshop.
2. Ricky (live, lives) with his parents and
grandparents.
3. My friend Lucy (talk, talks) so fast she sounds
funny.
4. Janet (want, wants) to be a famous singer.
5. Rose (makes, make) delicious chocolate
cookies.
Let’s us take a look at the following pictures. Can
you guess what the person or animals doing?
Can you still remember what do we call
the words that show action?
We use these words to show that a person
or the subject in a sentence is
doing something.
Verbs are action words. Verbs show what
the subject in a sentence is doing.
 Andrei joins his online class for two
hours every day. He uses his tablet for
video conferencing with his teacher
and his classmates. He sometimes
borrows his brother’s laptop. After his
daily online class, he opens his
modules to answer the target learning
tasks for the day. Sometimes, his
parents help him whenever he has
some questions about the lessons.
Who is the boy in the paragraph?
What kind of class does he have?
For how long did he take it up?
What did he used for video conferencing?
After his online class, what is his next activity?
Who help him when he has some questions about the lessons?
How about you, during our Modular Class during pandemic, who helps
you at home?
Did you find it easy in doing your task on your own during pandemic?
Why?
What did you like more, face-to-face or modular class? Why?
Now, face-to-face classes, what motivates you to study?
Read the following sentences.
1. Andrei joins his online class for two hours every day.
2. He uses his tablet for video conferencing with his teacher and his classmates.
3. He sometimes borrows his brother’s laptop.
4. After his daily online class, he opens his modules to answer the target learning tasks for
the day.
5. Sometimes, his parents help him whenever he has some questions about the lessons.

Notice the highlighted words above. These words

used in the passage express actions in their
simple present tense. Notice that the words
joins, uses, borrows, opens, help and has are written
in their simple present tense either in –s form
or simple form depending on the number of the
Here are the simple basic rules to remember and to
follow in using the simple present tense of verbs.

 Singular subjects and the pronouns he, she, or

it use the present singular form of the verbs.
 When the subject of a sentence is singular, -s or
–es is added to the end of the verb.
 Plural subjects take the base form of the verb
when expressing present tense.
 Time expressions like every day, every week,
once a month and yearly show the present tense.
1. Ricky helps his parents clean their house every weekend.
2. Mark shares his lunch with his classmate Joey because he
is from a poor family.
3. The chef cooks delicious and healthy food and delivers it to
the orphanage in their barangay for free.
4. Luis carries his younger brother’s bag in going to school every
day.
5. Celina feeds her dog every morning before she goes to school .

The underlined words are what we call the verbs. They

are all in the simple present tense. The subject used in
each sentence is singular that is why the verb has an
–s or -es at the end.
1. Danica and Jessica pick roses in their garden and bring them to
the church in their barangay.
2. Dr. Susie and Dr. Ramon work as front liners in a hospital.
3. The animal trainers train dogs to be used for guiding the
elderly.
4. My mother and I bake cookies and sell them to raise money for
the street children.
5. Our English and Filipino teachers teach us how to write a
paragraph every day

The subject used in each sentence is plural

that is why the verb doesn’t end in -s or -es.
It is in the base form.
Use the correct simple present tense to complete the sentence.
Underline the answer.

1. Lorna (take, takes) care of her pet dogs without her parents
telling her what to do.
2. My grandfather (fix, fixes) my bike every time it gets broken
3. Veronica (bring, brings) her rainbow colored umbrella when
going to school to keep her younger sister dry from the rain.
4. My friend (help, helps) me with my Mathematics homework.
5. Silvia (greet, greets) her adviser with a big smile on her face
every morning to show respect.
6. We on our community (try, tries) our best to keep our
barangay COVID-19-free by following the Enhanced Community
Quarantine rules.
Identify the correct verb form to be used in
each
statement. Choose from the options in the
parentheses. Write your answers in your
notebook.

1. The school (has, have) various academic

programs.
2. Lian (hangs, hang) her hand-made
lanterns.
3. The sun (shines, shine) brightly.
4. Teacher Mara (prepares, prepare)
Choose the correct form of the verb in each statement.
Write your answers in your notebook.

1. Every Filipino (do, does) his/her share of serving

his/her country.
2. Each scouting organization (teach, teaches) the youth
to be obedient
and responsible.
3. Ethan (clean, cleans) his surroundings.
4. Manny and Joy (segregate, segregates) their
household wastes.
5. Villamiel Family (manage, manages) the finances well.
6. Filipinos (love, loves) their country, the Philippines.
7. Our teachers (live, lives) here.
8. Our national heroes (inspire, inspires) me.
Arrange the jumbled letters to form the present tense of
verbs for singular and plural nouns. Write the
completed sentences in your notebook.
1. She (smessi) her grandma and grandpa.
2. He (splan) for the future of his family.
3. Prayer (swork) most of the time.
4. It (kosol) good on you.
5. This top (sematch) my shorts.
6. We (vitein) our family friends every fiesta.
7. You (era) the writers of this module.
8. My siblings (hsaw) the dishes and other utensils.
9. The employees (tneserp) their demands to the
management.
 When do we use the simple present
tense of the verb?

The simple present tense of the verb is

used to express an action
that happens regularly or habitually. It also
expresses a fact or a general
truth.
Use the verb in the simple present tense. Encircle the letter of
the answer.

1. Spongebob ________ at the Krusty Krab restaurant.

A. cook B. cooks C. cooking D. cooked
2. Patrick the Starfish __________ under a huge stone.
A. lives B. lived C. living D. live
3. My father is a famous baker and he always __________ fresh
breads every morning.
A. baking B. bakes C. baked D. bake
4. Charlie _________ in a chocolate factory every day.
A. working B. worked C. worker D. works
5. Mr. and Mrs. Collins _________ a very huge mansion with 40
bedrooms.
A. own B. owning C. owns D. owned
Write a 5-sentence
paragraph about how you
take care of your body. Use
verbs in present form.
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