Study the picture below.
Find and state some facts or
truths suggested by it.
Objective:
Use the correct form of the verb in
sentences/paragraphs
Topic:
Using the Simple Present Tense
Read the following facts suggested by the picture
presented:
A. 1. Animals reproduce their own kind.
2. A mother dog gives birth to a puppy.
3. Chicken and ducks lay eggs.
B.
1. A young cow looks very much the same as its
parent.
2. A goat is a mammal.
3. Horses are farm animals.
A word that is used to describe an action, state, or
occurrence is called a verb. Examples are run, sway,
dance, jump. These verbs are called action verbs.
There are also verbs that do not express action. These
verbs are called verbs of being. They are the be-verbs
form. They are usually used as linking verbs or as
helping verbs. Examples are am, is, was, are, were,
taste, look, feel, grow, and seem.
In the chart, find some changes in the form of the verbs
watch and grow to show the simple present tense.
Present
Watch grow
I watch I grow
You watch You grow
He watches He grows
She watches She grows
It watches It grows
We watch We grow
You watch You grow
They watch They grow
The following paragraph contains verbs that express
present time. Can you point them out?
Like other animals, insects grow and change.
They become adults, and later on, they die. Before
they die, some of the adults produce their young.
The changes and the growth in the life of an
organism like an insect, make up a life cycle. A life
cycle is a pattern that is repeated.
The present tense of the verb does not only tell what
we habitually do. It also expresses general truths or
facts. Go over these sentences. They express general
truths or facts.
1. Insects grow and change.
2. They become adults.
3. An insect undergoes its life cycle.
4. A caterpillar grows into a young butterfly.
The verbs grow, change, and become are in the
simple or base form. They do not end with –s or –es.
They go with the plural subjects. This form is referred
to as the plural verb form.
The forms undergoes and grows are used with
singular subjects- insect and caterpillar. They end with
–es and –s respectively. This form is called the
singular verb form.
Here are other verbs. Note carefully their simple or
base form and singular and plural forms.
Simple/Base Plural Form Singular Form
Form
develop develop develops
Begin begin begins
hatch hatch hatches
do do does
Here are more sentences to study. What kind of verb is
used in each sentence?
1. The egg is the first stage of growth of a mosquito.
2. The eggs are like tiny dots of glass.
3. I am responsible to my actions.
Note that is and are are the forms of the verb be in the
simple present tense. The first person singular present
form of the verb be is am. Am goes with the pronoun I.
The simple tenses of a verb are used to express
present, past, and future actions or conditions.
The simple present tense is used to show an action
that done repeatedly or habitually.
It also expresses facts or truths.
The verb forms for the simple present tense are the
base form and the –s or –es form. The base form
goes with the plural subject ( noun or pronoun).
The –s or –es form goes with singular subject
(noun or pronoun).
Be forms used in the simple present tense are am, is,
or are.
Activity 1
Pick out the correct verb form that will complete each
sentence.
1. These eagles (live, lives) in only some parts of the
country.
2. Some (stay, stays) between the boundaries of the
mountain ranges of Bukidnon, Cotabato and Davao.
3. The female eagle (lay, lays) an egg every two years
4. The breeding season (last, lasts) from early July to
as late as February.
5. The maya (feed, feeds) on the rice produce by
farmers.
6. The Philippine Cockatoo’s wings (span, spans) as
wide as 8.6 inches.
7. It (feed, feeds) on seeds, fruits, flowers, buds, and
soft bark.
8. Most of these birds (live, lives) in Palawan.
9. People (regard, regards) the cockatoo as a part.
10. The Katala (roost, roosts) and (fly, flies) in noisy
groups.
Activity 2
Read the paragraph carefully. Give the correct form of
the verb from the given choices in the parentheses.
A horse is a four-legged, solid-hoofed
animal with a flowing mane and tail. This
domesticated animal (carry, carries) loads
and riders. People (consider, considers)
them beautiful and graceful animals.
Just like other animals, horses (need,
needs) clean and dry stables to protect
them from extreme cold and heat. They
( needs, need) plenty of exercise. They
(eats, eat) hay and grass and (drink,
drank) lots of water. Horses (require,
requires) good grooming. Good
grooming (include, includes) brushing,
combing, and rubbing its shiny coat
and cleaning its hooves.
What are the verb forms for
the simple present tense?
How do we show our love
and concern to the
animals around us?
Evaluation:
Rewrite the following sentences by writing the
correct form of the verb in parentheses.
1. Ducks (search) for food under water.
2. An oyster (make) smooth round pearls out of any
foreign object that gets inside its shell.
3. Fowls (eat) corn and palay.
4. A tadpole (look) like a little black or brown fish.
5. Tadpoles (grow) into young frogs.
6. Insects (come) from eggs.
7. My pet dog (eat) dog food.
8. Wrigglers (grow) into mosquitoes.
9. Some animals (live) on land and in water.
10. Carlo (take) care of his pets well.
Assignment:
State some facts or general truths about any of these
following topics.
1. Some Animals are Dangerous
2. How Animals Get Food
Thank you for listening and God bless
us all….
