Verb Tenses: Past, Present, future

Fourth Grade

Learning Objectives

1. Students will be able to identify the verb and tense in a sentence by circling and labeling.
2. Students will be able to write a sentence using the past, present, or future perfect tenses.
3. Kids will get the practice they need to communicate here and will be able communicate the
tenses in the class.

Subject Matter
Materials and Preparation

 Verb Tense Chart – Enlarge for you and copy for students.
 Verb Tense Lesson Assessment
 Verb Tense Lesson Exit Ticket
 Past Present, Future Sentences hand-out.

Key Terms
 Verb tense
 Past tense
 Present tense
 Future tense

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

“ Good morning Class” “Good Morning sir!’’

“Let us pray first….” (one student will lead the prayer)

(Checking of Attendance) (student raise their hand and say present as the
…..say present.. teacher call in their name)

“ Please pick up the pieces of paper under your (Students pick up the pieces of papers)
chair’’

“So how was your weekend? “ it was great sir”

‘’ that’s good have you enjoyed your weekend “ of course sir it was a lot of fun”
bonding with your family” “ this day is so great sir but in the future sir, we
“ what about today” or in the future” hope that it will great also’’

‘’that’s good to know. For this morning. Our Yes sir

discussion will be in relationship to past, present, or
future tenses.

“are you familiar with past, present, or future tense “ we don’t know yet sir “
song?”

‘’okay that’s good, so are you ready to sing and have “Off course sir”
fun today?

Warm Up

Let sing past, present, and future tens song.

(student sing)

‘’okay now class, what can you say about the ‘sir even though the song is short, but I guess its
song?” all important.
Does it tell us something important?
‘ rechard’s answer”
‘How can you say rechard?”

“That was a good explanation rechard.”

“ student’s answer”
“So for you student’s what can you say about the
topic the past, present or future?

That’s great” Everybody, had just sung

very well, its now time to improved your
pronunciation more…

Pronunciation Drill

Read the following words uses past, present, or future tenses

 Break-broke-broken
Choose-chose-chosen
Fall-fell-fallen
B. Lesson Proper

Presentation
Show the picture’s of a person that represent
his/her childhood, puberty and adolescence stage.

Motivation ‘Sir picture of her/his past present and future”.

“What do you see in the pictures? “student answers”
“So what can you say about the pictures?
“have you Imagine the past, present and your “yes sir”
future?

Discussion
Tell me, tell me, smiling child, What the past is like to
thee ? 'An Autumn evening soft and mild With a wind
that sighs mournfully.'
Tell me, what is the present hour ? 'A green and
flowery spray Where a young bird sits gathering its
power To mount and fly away.'

And what is the future, happy one ? 'A sea beneath a

cloudless sun ; A mighty, glorious, dazzling sea
Stretching into infinity.
..

 After reading the poem let us now answer

these question:
 “what happen in the past? “ sir”an autumn evening soft and mild with a wind
sighs mournfully.

 “ what happen in the present? ‘A young bird sits gathering its power to mount fly
away.

 “what happen in the future?”

“A mighty, glorious, dazzling sea Stretching into
infinity
What are the verbs in the first, second and third
paragraph?

By the way what is the verb?

“ a word that describe an action, state, or
occurrence, and forming the main part of the
predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become,
happen.

So again what are the verbs in the Paragraph?

“ Then the teacher will facilitate, make the verbs

to past, present or future?

Analysis

show picture

To describe past, present or future.

‘ student’s will answer”
What do see in the picture?

Generalization

Past- things that already happened.

Present-things that are happening now.

Future- things that may happen.

 Application.

The students shall make a group, five groups and

make a presentation that involving the tenses.

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Evaluation

Identify the verb and verb tense by circling and complete the sentences using past, present, or future
tense.