Department of Education

English 5
Using the Past Perfect Simple Aspect
Second Quarter – Week 2

Girlie C. Campos
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 This Supplementary Learning Module ( SLeM ) is written with you in
mind. It is here to help you use the past perfect simple aspect of verb. Also,
this module offers many different learning situations that may help you deal
with facts selectively which is a characteristic of a smart young Muntinlupeño.
The language and vocabulary used in this module fit to the Grade 5 learners.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Form the past perfect aspect of verb;
2. Recognize the use of before-clause and when-clause in constructing
sentences in the past perfect aspect; and
3. Use the past perfect aspect of verb in sentences.

Directions: Write YES if the sentence is in the past perfect aspect;

NO if it is not.
_________ 1. My siblings and I are answering an English module right now.
_________ 2. Jane has been singing her favorite songs for an hour now.
_________ 3. We had prayed altogether before we ate our breakfast today.
_________ 4. Tomorrow, Nena will buy materials for a science project.
_________ 5. Before I went back home yesterday, I had bought my needs.
_________ 6. Darwin had submitted his project when the teacher announced
the due date last Tuesday.
__________ 7. The baby boy had slight fever and cold symptoms a week ago.
__________ 8. In summer 2018, our family went to Boracay Island and
Palawan.
__________ 9. When my classmate sent me the meeting link, my father had
gone in to the meeting.
__________10. The virtual flag ceremony had started before I received the link
for it.

A. Directions: Write the past form of the following verbs.

1. play - ____________________ 4. take - ____________________
2. go - ___________________ 5. clean - __________________
3. cry - _____________________ 6. read - ___________________

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B. Directions: Write the past participle form of the following verbs.
1. run - ____________________ 4. learn - ____________________
2. wash - ___________________ 5. buy - ____________________
3. write - _____________________ 6. do - _____________________

C. Directions: Underline all the time expressions that tell the past.

every day last Sunday now a year ago yesterday

two hours ago every Thursday right now in 2015

After taking up the module on present perfect continuous aspect, this

module contains a lesson on the use of past perfect simple aspect of verb.
Like what you have learned in the present perfect continuous aspect, this
aspect will also teach how to make two ideas or actions into one sentence
only. Do you believe? Well, see it for yourself!
The following is a discussion on the use of present perfect aspect of
verb, study it very well.

Let us have Paulo’s story as an example.

Yesterday at 10 o’clock in the morning, Paulo already answered his Filipino module. After a
while, his sister asked him to help her.

There are two actions that happened yesterday at 10 o’clock in the morning-
the answering of the Filipino module and the asking of Paulo’s s sister for a
help. Between these two actions, the answering of module was done first (at 10
o’clock) before the sister asked for a help (maybe a minute or two after 10 o’clock).
Now, there is another and even better way to tell the two actions that both
happened in the past and that is through the use of the past perfect simple
aspect of verb. In this way, there will be only one sentence. Observe carefully
the label of each part of the new sentence:

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 time expression/signal in the past subject past perfect verb
a. Yesterday at 10 o’clock in the morning, Paulo had answered his Filipino module
before his sister asked him to help her.
time clause helping verb main verb in
signal word noun verb in past participle form
of the time clause simple past form

As you see, the subject Paulo is followed by the first verb ’had answered’ which is in
the past perfect aspect form. It is made up of the helping verb had and a main verb
‘answered’ in the past participle form. The second verb is ‘asked’ and it is in the simple past
form. It is within the time clause ‘before his sister asked him to help her’.
In addition, past perfect aspect uses a time clause like before his sister asked him to
help her, where before is the signal word or first word of the clause, and this is followed
by the noun sister and a verb asked plus other words.
That sentence tells that the action of answering the module had been
completely done first before the action of asking help took place or happened.

That sentence can also be written in another two ways:

b. Paulo had answered his Filipino module before his sister asked him to help her
yesterday at 10 o’clock in the morning. Here, the time signal comes at the end part of the
sentence.
c. Before his sister asked him to help her, Paulo had answered his Filipino module
yesterday at 10 o’clock in the morning. Here, the time clause comes first and the time signal
is put at the last part of the sentence. A comma (,) is used after the time clause.

Aside from before as a signal word of a time clause, past perfect simple
aspect may also use when. Look at the examples below:
d. Yesterday at 10 o’clock in the morning, Paulo had answered his Filipino module when
his sister asked him to help her.
Or:
e. When his sister asked him to help her, Paulo had answered his Filipino module.
yesterday at 10 o’clock in the morning.

As a summary, remember that the past perfect simple aspect of verb is used
to tell an action that had been done or completed before another action
happened. Its verb is formed by using the helping verb had plus the past
participle of the main verb. Also, it uses both a time signal and a time clause.
A time signal maybe yesterday, a week ago or last night; a time clause may start
with before or when.
Here are the three (3) language patterns in writing sentences using the past
perfect aspect of verb:
singular/plural subject + had + main verb in past participle form + other words + before/when + noun/pronoun
noun/pronoun + simple past form + other words + time signal in the past

time signal in the past + singular/plural subject + had + main verb in past participle form +
other words + before/when + noun/pronoun + verb in simple past form + other words
+ verb in simple past form + other words
before/when + noun/pronoun + verb in simple past form + other words + time signal in the past + singular/plura
singular/plural subject + had + main verb in past participle form + other words

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Activity 1
Directions: Fill in the blanks with had + the past participle form of the
main verb inside the parentheses.
1. The basketball game (start) _______ ____________ when it rained last
Saturday afternoon.
2. Last night, Ken (wash) ______ ___________ the dishes before the
basketball game on TV started.
3. When I turned on our TV set this afternoon, my favorite basketball team
(score) _____ already __________ five points more than that of its opponent
team.
4. Last game show, the center player (shoot) _____ __________ the ball
before the time ended! That was really a crucial shot!
5. My neighbors and I (feel) ______ already ___________ that our team
would win before the championship game started last night.

ACTVITY 2
Directions: Write the simple past form of the verbs inside the
parentheses.
1. Yesterday, some girl scouts had worn their Type A uniform before the
scout leader (postpone) __________________ their meeting.
2. When Hannah (see) ______________ the announcement about camping,
she had already bought some camping stuffs.
3. I had joined in a camping several times before our school (announce)
_________________ that there would be one for the regional level.
4. Before Elisa and Carla (ask) ______________ permission for joining in the
camp from their parents, they had copied the list of camping needs.
5. They had told their classmates they would be joining the camping when
their parents suddenly (withdraw) ________________ their approval.

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ACTVITY 3
Directions: Rearrange the jumbled words or phrases to form the correct
sentence in the past perfect simple aspect. Write the sentence on the line.
Observe the correct use of capital letters and punctuation marks.

1. ( I / my lessons for the final examinations / when the President

suspended all classes /had already reviewed / last March )
_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

2. ( last March / had bought / before the President put NCR to ECQ / some
people / their basic needs )
_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

3. ( when the DOH Secretary announced the covid-19 outbreak in our country
/last March / had already heard about the deadly virus /many people )
____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

Directions: List down the three (3) language patterns in using

the past perfect simple aspect of verb in sentences.

Language Pattern 1:

_____________________________________________________________________

Language Pattern 2:

_____________________________________________________________________

Language Pattern 3:

_____________________________________________________________________

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 A. Directions: Complete the following dialog by changing the
verbs inside the parentheses to the correct form.

One Saturday afternoon, Victor and Rico met up in a badminton court for a game.
They shared to each other the things they had done before going to the court.
Rico: Hi Victor!
Victor: Hi Rico!
Rico: It’s good we see each other again here at the court.
Victor: I feel the same way, too. My parents told me to do first my duties at home
before I can go out for a game like this. So, before I (come) 1. __________
here, I (refill) 2. _____________________ all the containers with water.
How about you, Rico, what (do) 3.________ you _________ before you went
here?
Rico: I (buy) 4. _____________ my grandmother some bread for her snack before
I (throw) 5. __________________ our garbage.
Victor: Well, it looks like we are birds of the same feathers!
Rico: I knew it!

B. Directions: Join each pair of sentences using the past perfect simple
aspect of verb. The signal word for the time clause is already given.
Some words can be deleted or removed. Write your sentences on the
line. You may look back at the language patterns.

1. This morning, I was able to watch a TV news program. After some

minutes, the lights went off. (before)
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

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 2. Marco already celebrated his birthday. After three days, his father
came back home from Italy. (before)
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

3. Some doctors already died of covid-19. After a month, the

government gave hospitals PPEs. (before)
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

4. We already paid the water bill for last month. Suddenly, someone
gave us a new water bill yesterday. (when)
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________

5. The teacher already gave her class a quiz. Suddenly, the mayor
announced a suspension of classes yesterday. (when)
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

A. Directions: Write the correct form of the verb inside the

parentheses.
1. When my younger brother (borrow) ________________ my laptop
yesterday, I (search) _____________ for my lessons in the TLE module.
2. Before we (sleep) ___________ that evening, we (finish)
___________ doing our household chores like washing the dishes.
3. My sister Vianca (take) ______________ a quick shower before she
(go) ____________ to sleep that night.

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 4. Last night, I (pray) ___________________ before I (fall) _________asleep.

5. I learned this morning that when my grandfather (call)

____________ last night, Vianca and I (keep) _____________ ourselves
in our bedroom.

B. Directions: Use each pair of verbs in a meaningful sentence. Do not

forget to use the when-clause or before-clause and observe the correct
use of capital letters and punctuation marks. Write your answers on the
line.
1. had eaten – washed
_______________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

2. had cleaned - played

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

3. had sent – received

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

4. had taken a bath – went off

_______________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

5. had cooked – came

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

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ANSWER KEY

PRE TEST LOOKING BACK ACTIVITIES CHECK YOUR

1. NO A. UNDERSTANDING
2. NO 1. played Activity 1 A.
3. YES 2. went 1. had started 1. went
4. NO 3. cried 2. had washed 2. had refilled
5.YES 4. took 3. had scored 3. had done
6. YES 5. cleaned 4. had shot 4. had thrown
7. NO 6. read 5. had felt 5. had bought
8. NO
9. YES B. Activity 2 B.
10YES 1.run 1. postponed
2. washed 2. saw (Answers may vary.)
3. written 3. announced
4. learned 4. asked
5. bought 5. withdrew POST TEST
6. done A.
Activity 3 1. borrowed, had
1. When the President searched
C. suspended all the 2. slept, had finished
classes last March, I 3. had taken, went
had reviewed all my 4. had prayed, fell
lessons. 5. called, had kept
Or: I had reviewed all
my lessons when the B.
President suspended all
the classes last March. (Answers may vary.)

2. Some people had 6,

every day bought their basic
needs before the
President put NCR to
ECQ last March.
last Sunday
Or: Before the President
now put NCR to ECQ last
March, some people had
bought their basic
a year ago needs.

yesterday 3. When the DOH

Secretary announced
the covid-19 outbreak
in the country last
two hours ago March, many Filipinos
every Thursday had already heard
about the deadly virus.
right now
Or: Many Filipinos had
already heard about the
in 2015 deadly virus when the
DOH Secretary
announced the covid-19
outbreak in the country
last March.

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