LEARNING PLAN IN GRADE 9

Date of meeting: March 29, 2023 (Wednesday)

Topic: Tense Consistency (Present Tense)
Competencies: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.1.B Form and use the verb tenses.

Resources:
https://www.really-learn-english.com/english-grammar-
tenses.html#Present_Perfect

Material/s:
PowerPoint presentation

I. INTRODUCTION (5 minutes)
A. ELICITING PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
ACTIVITY 1: “Present Time” (5 minutes)
The teacher will be playing a song while students are passing the ball. Whoever
holds the ball when the music stops has to answer the question.
1. Where are you from?
2. What subject you are studying right now?
3. What time do you normally wake up in the morning?
*The teacher will jot down all the answers on the board and ask the following
questions.
Processing Questions:
1. What have you observed in the given examples?
2. Did you easily identify the verb in the given examples?
3. What have you observed with the verb tense that you just had in your
answers?

B. SETTING GOALS FOR LEARNING

Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:
a. identify the proper use of the different present verb tense through giving of
examples;
b. use appropriate simple tense in the given texts; and
c. express the importance of the use of verb tense in conveying messages.

Essential Questions: What is the purpose of knowing how to properly use tense
consistency?

II. INTERACTION
A. ACQUISITION OF KNOWLEDGE (25 minutes)
ACTIVITY 2: “Look, Listen, Learn” (It will let the students determine the different
types of present tense)
1. Simple Present Tense is a form of the verb that shows the action or state
happens in the present.
Formula:
Positive: subject + main verb + object
Negative: subject + do not/does not + main verb
Interrogative: Do/Does + subject + verb + object
For example: Lisa dances every day.
Hank is a cowboy. He lives on a farm. He has a horse named Ginger. Hank loves
Ginger. He rides Ginger every day. Sometimes they walk slowly, and sometimes
they run fast. They always have a good time.

Ginger is Hank's horse. She is light brown. Her tail and mane are dark brown. She is
three years old. She lives in the stable by the house.

Ginger waits for Hank every morning. She enjoys their time together. Often, Hank
gives her apples. After long rides, Hank always washes and brushes Ginger. He
usually brushes her tail. Then he gives her food and fresh water. Ginger loves Hank.

2. Simple Present Perfect Tense is a form of the verb that shows the action or state
was complete before the present.
Formula:
Positive: subject + have/has + third form of verb + an object
Negative: subject + have/has + NOT + third form of verb + an object
Interrogative: Have/has + Subject + Third form of the verb + object
For example: Lisa has danced already.
Linda has just walked outside with Grandmother. She wears an apron. So far, she
has finished cleaning and washing. She has also gathered seeds and crumbs.

Now Linda and Grandmother are outside. Linda has just dropped some seeds on
the ground to feed the birds. The birds have not come yet.

Recently, Grandmother has moved in with Linda's family. She now enjoys living with
them.

Grandmother has already sat down on the bench. She also wears an apron. She
has just finished cooking.

3. Simple Present Progressive (Continuous) is a form of the verb that shows the

action or state is in progress (continues) in the present.
Formula: Subject + am/is/are + present participle (and “-ing” to end of the verb)
For example: Lisa is dancing right now.
Now Janet is in her house. She is sitting on a wooden chair. She is holding a coat.
She is fixing it.

James is Janet's husband. He is sitting in front of her. He is fixing clothes too.

Elizabeth is sitting next to James. She is Janet's sister. Right now she is helping
Janet and James. They are working together. They are fixing clothes.

At this moment a man is coming in. He is wearing dark clothes. He is carrying a pile
of clothes. They are all working very hard.

4. Simple Present Perfect Progressive (Continuous) is a form of the verb that

shows the action or state started in the past and continued until the present.
Formula: Subject + has/have + been + present participle of main verb + object.
For example: Lisa has been dancing for 3 hours without stopping.
Ruth and Martha are best friends. They have been spending time together since
they were young girls. Every morning, they get dressed and walk to the post office
together. They have been walking together to the post office every morning for the
past 10 years.

Lately, Martha has not been feeling well. Ruth has been walking to the post office
alone each morning. Then she visits Martha at home. She has been bringing Martha
her mail every morning for 2 weeks. She hopes Martha feels better soon.

Essential Question: What is the purpose of knowing how to properly use tense
consistency?

B. EXPLORATION (15 minutes)

ACTIVITY 3: “Present Tense: The Creativity In You” (It will let the students
determine their understanding on Simple Present, Present Perfect, Present
Progressive and Present Perfect Progressive Tense)
In this activity, the students will be tasked to create a 5 sentences each on
Simple Present, Present Perfect, Present Progressive and Present Perfect
Progressive Tense.

III. INTEGRATION
A. AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITY 4: “Let’s Get To Know Present Tense”
 In this activity, the students will be tasked to identify whether the sentence is
Simple Present, Present Perfect, Present Progressive or Present Perfect Progressive
Tense.

B. SYNTHESIS
1. What are the different forms of present tense?

C. METACOGNITION
Describe how you have learned in this lesson by completing the following:
Today, I have learned that ______________________ because _______________.
So, I will ________________________________________________.

D. CONCLUSION
The present tense is used to describe things that are happening right now, or
things that are continuous.  It is considered easy to use and exists in all languages.
The present tense is broken down into four different categories: present simple,
present continuous, present continuous and present perfect continuous. 

----------------------------------------------------DAY 2------------------------------------------------------
No. 2: March 30, 2023 (Thursday)
Topic: Tense Consistency (Past Tense)
Competencies: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.1.B Form and use the verb tenses.

Resources:
https://www.really-learn-english.com/english-grammar-
tenses.html#Present_Perfect

Material/s:
PowerPoint presentation

IV. INTRODUCTION (5 minutes)

A. ELICITING PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
ACTIVITY 1: “Back In Time” (5 minutes)
The teacher will be playing a song while students are passing the ball. Whoever
holds the ball when the music stops has to answer the question.
1. What did you eat for breakfast?
2. What was the last sport you played?
3. What did you learn at school yesterday?
*The teacher will jot down all the answers on the board and ask the following
questions.

Processing Questions:
 1. What have you observed in the given examples?
2. Did you easily identify the verb in the given examples?
3. What have you observed with the verb tense that you just had in your
answers?

A. SETTING GOALS FOR LEARNING

Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:
a. identify the proper use of the different past tense through giving of examples;
b. use appropriate past tense in the given texts; and
c. express the importance of the use of verb tense in conveying messages.

Essential Questions: What is the purpose of knowing how to properly use tense
consistency?

B. INTERACTION
A. ACQUISITION OF KNOWLEDGE (25 minutes)
ACTIVITY 2: “Look, Listen, Learn” (It will let the students determine the different
types of past tense)
1. The Simple Past is a form of the verb that shows the action or state happened in
the past.
Formula:
Positive: Subject + Verb in the past form (base form of the verb + ed/d for
regular verbs or past tense form of the irregular verbs)
Negative: Subject + Didn't + Verb
Interrogative: Did + Subject + Verb
For example: Lisa danced yesterday.
Last week, Beth baked a cake for Lilly's birthday party. Lilly wanted a strawberry
cake with pink frosting. Beth was happy to bake the cake.

First, Beth mixed the ingredients in a big bowl. Next, she poured the cake batter into
four round baking pans. She put the pans in the oven. Finally, she baked the cakes
for 20 minutes.

Then, Beth prepared the pink frosting. After the cakes cooled, Beth stacked them
and covered them with frosting. Beth wrote Lilly's name on top with white frosting.
She put seven candles in the cake.

On Sunday, Beth surprised Lilly with the strawberry cake. Lilly loved her cake! Lilly
had many gifts for her birthday. But Lilly said her cake was the best gift of them all!
2. The Past Progressive (Continuous) is a form of the verb that shows the action or
state was in progress (continued) in the past.
Formula:
Positive: Subject + was/were + v-ing
Negative: Subject + was/were + not + v-ing
Interrogative: Was/Were + Subject + v-ing
For example: Lisa was dancing yesterday at 8 o'clock.
Yesterday, it was raining and thundering all day. Ann was playing inside the house.
She wanted to be outside. She wasn't playing outside because it was raining. She
was feeling tired of being trapped inside the house.

Ann was trying to keep busy inside the house. She was reading her book until the
electricity went out. Then, she decided to practice her sewing. She was practicing
sewing until lunchtime. After lunch, she sat by the window and watched the rain.

While Ann was watching the rain, the phone rang. Her mother was calling to say she
was coming home. She was bringing a new game. Ann and her mother ate ice
cream and played the game.

While they were playing, the rain stopped! But Ann didn't even notice. She was
having such a good time with her mom!

3. The Past Perfect is a form of the verb that shows the action or state was
complete before sometime in the past.
Formula:
Positive: Subject + had + past participle
Negative: Subject + had + not + past participle
Interrogative: Had + Subject + past participle
For example: Lisa had danced before she came.
Last night, Dane and Emily danced in a competition. They danced a salsa dance.
They had practiced for 6 months before they danced in the competition. They were
very good.

Dane and Emily's friends were in the audience. Before that night, they had never
seen Dane and Emily dance. In fact, Dane and Emily had never danced in front of
anyone before the competition.

After everyone had danced, the judges announced the winners. Dane and Emily
won! They were the best dancers in the competition. Emily said she had never
practiced so hard before! She was glad they had practiced a lot.
4. The Past Perfect Progressive (Continuous) is a form of the verb that shows the
action or state started in the past and continued until some point in the past.
Formula:
Positive: Subject + had been + V-ing
Negative: Subject + had + not + V-ing
Interrogative: Had + Subject + been + V-ing?
For example: Lisa had been dancing for 2 hours before she got tired.
Billy and the other scouts had been hiking on the mountain all morning when they
realized they were lost. They looked each direction. They did not see the camp.
They did not see the river.

The scouts were tired because they had been hiking for four hours. They were
worried because they were lost. They sat down under a tree.

But Billy was not worried. Billy had been hiking these mountains with his dad his
whole life. Billy's dad had been teaching him how to use a compass for three years.
Billy climbed a tree and saw the river. He knew the camp was north of the river. Billy
looked at his compass. He guided the scouts back to the camp.

Essential Question: What is the purpose of knowing how to properly use tense
consistency?

B. EXPLORATION (15 minutes)

ACTIVITY 3: “Past Tense: The Creativity In You” (It will let the students
determine their understanding on Simple Past, Past Perfect, Past Progressive and
Past Perfect Progressive Tense)
In this activity, the students will be tasked to create a 5 sentences each on
Simple Past, Past Perfect, Past Progressive and Past Perfect Progressive Tense.

II. INTEGRATION
B. AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITY 4: “Let’s Get To Know Past Tense”
In this activity, the students will be tasked to identify whether the
sentence is Simple Past, Past Perfect, Past Progressive or Past Perfect Progressive
Tense.

B. SYNTHESIS
1. What are the different forms of past tense?

C. METACOGNITION
Describe how you have learned in this lesson by completing the following:
Today, I have learned that ______________________ because _______________.
So, I will ________________________________________________.

D. CONCLUSION
The present tense is a verb tense that describes a current activity or state of
being. It is important to note that each of these tenses has four forms, they are:
Simple, progressive or continuous, perfect and perfect progressive or perfect
continuous. It is necessary to determine various aspects in terms of English verbs,
such as, the state of being, continuing action or action completed. On the hand the
correct use of tenses helps you speak with people clearly and effectively, it enables
you to raise the level of readability of your business writings on the other by allowing
your readers to comprehend accurately what you have written using English tenses.

----------------------------------------------------DAY 3------------------------------------------------------
No. 3: March 31, 2023 (Wednesday)
Topic: Tense Consistency (Future Tense)
Competencies: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.1.B Form and use the verb tenses.

Resources:
https://www.really-learn-english.com/english-grammar-
tenses.html#Present_Perfect

Material/s:
PowerPoint presentation

III. INTRODUCTION (5 minutes)

A. ELICITING PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
ACTIVITY 1: “My Future”
The teacher will be playing a song while students are passing the ball. Whoever
holds the ball when the music stops has to answer the question.
1. What is your dream or goal in life?
2. Where do you see yourself in five to ten years from now?
3. What are your plans for tomorrow?
*The teacher will jot down all the answers on the board and ask the following
questions.

Processing Questions:
1. What have you observed in the given examples?
2. Did you easily identify the verb in the given examples?
3. What have you observed with the verb tense that you just had in your
answers?

A. SETTING GOALS FOR LEARNING

Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:
a. identify the proper use of the different future tense through giving of examples;
b. use appropriate past tense in the given texts; and
c. express the importance of the use of verb tense in conveying messages.

Essential Questions: What is the purpose of knowing how to properly use tense
consistency?

B. INTERACTION
A. ACQUISITION OF KNOWLEDGE (25 minutes)
ACTIVITY 2: “Look, Listen, Learn” (It will let the students determine the different
types of future tense)
1. The Simple Future is a form of the verb that shows the action or state will happen
in the future.
Formula:
Positive: Subject + will + verb
Negative: Subject + will + not + verb
Interrogative: Will + Subject + verb
For example: Lisa will dance tomorrow.
On Saturday, Katie will be one year old. Katie's parents are going to have a birthday
party. The party is going to begin at noon on Saturday. Many people will be at the
party. Katie will have so much fun!

Katie's dad is going to cook hamburgers. Katie's grandmother is going to bring ice
cream. Katie's aunt is going to bake a cake. It will be a chocolate cake. Katie will
love her cake!

All of Katie's relatives will bring presents. Katie is going to open her presents after
lunch. Then, everyone will eat cake and ice cream. Katie is going to have a good
first birthday!

2. The Future Progressive (Continuous) is a form of the verb that shows the action
or state will be in progress at some time in the future.
Formula:
Positive: Subject + will + be + v-ing (present participle)
Negative: Subject + will + not + be + v-ing (present participle)
Interrogative: Will + Subject + be + v-ing (present participle)
For example: Lisa will be dancing tomorrow at 8 o'clock.
Brad likes to fish. He fishes whenever he can. This weekend, he will be fishing at the
lake. It is his favorite place to fish.

Mark is Brad's friend. Mark likes to fish too. He also fishes whenever he can. This
weekend he will be fishing at the lake with Brad. They will be camping at the lake all
 weekend.

Mark will be picking Brad up at 8 o'clock Friday night. Brad will be ready when Mark
arrives. They will be driving all night before they get to the lake.
They are excited about the weekend. Brad and Mark both love to fish. They love to
fish together. They will be fishing together for many years!

3. The Future Perfect is a form of the verb that shows the action or state will be
complete before sometime in the future.
Formula:
Positive: Subject + will + have + verb (past participle)
Negative: Subject + will + not have + verb (past participle)
Interrogative: Will + Subject + have + verb (past participle)
For example: Lisa will have danced by 9 o'clock.
Mr. Jones is a farmer. He owns a big farm. He plants crops in his fields in the spring.
By the time he finishes planting this spring, he will have planted 10 acres of crops.
He is going to have planted many crops.

Mr. Jones must finish planting before it starts to rain. He is working hard. At this rate,
he will have finished planting before it rains. Mr. Jones and his horse will have
worked many long hours by the time they finish tonight.

4. The Future Perfect Progressive (Continuous) is a form of the verb that shows the
action or state will continue until some point in the future.
Formula:
Positive: Subject + will be + v-ing
Negative: Subject + will + not be + v-ing
Interrogative: Will + Subject + be + v-ing
For example: By tomorrow morning, Lisa will have been dancing for 12 hours.
Paul and Lindsey are going on a sleigh ride to their friend's house for the weekend.
The snow will be deep, but their horse is very strong. They are going to travel a long
way. They will have been riding in the sleigh for over an hour by the time they arrive.

Paul's horse, Midnight, will pull the sleigh over the snow. When they arrive, Midnight
will be tired because he is going to have been pulling the sleigh for over an hour.
Midnight will need food and rest because he will have been pulling the sleigh over all
that snow.

Essential Question: What is the purpose of knowing how to properly use tense
consistency?

B. EXPLORATION (15 minutes)

 ACTIVITY 3: “Future Tense: The Creativity In You” (It will let the students
determine their understanding on Simple Future, Future Perfect, Future Progressive
and Future Perfect Progressive Tense)
In this activity, the students will be tasked to create a 5 sentences each on
Simple Future, Future Perfect, Future Progressive and Future Perfect Progressive
Tense.

II. INTEGRATION
C. AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITY 4: “Let’s Get To Know Future Tense”
In this activity, the students will be tasked to identify whether the
sentence is Simple Future, Future Perfect, Future Progressive or Future Perfect
Progressive Tense.

B. SYNTHESIS
1. What are the different forms of past tense?

C. METACOGNITION
Describe how you have learned in this lesson by completing the following:
Today, I have learned that ______________________ because _______________.
So, I will ________________________________________________.

D. CONCLUSION
The 'future tense' form of any verb refers to the conjugation of the verb to
represent an action that is going to happen in the future or will be continuing in the
future. The concept of English verb tenses is very important in establishing effective
communication. It is important to note that each of these tenses has four forms, they
are: Simple, progressive or continuous, perfect and perfect progressive or perfect
continuous. It is necessary to determine various aspects in terms of English verbs,
such as, the state of being, continuing action or action completed. In doing so, you
need to know how to conjugate verbs properly by focusing on the structures of tenses
and modal tenses, so that you can create clear and effective sentences.