Detailed Lesson Plan in English 4

Prepared by: Peach Noeme B. Araña

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to;
a) identify the different progressive tenses;
b) use the progressive tenses of the verb in sentences; and
c) enumerate ways to make your body healthy.
II. Subject Matter
 Topic: Progressive Tenses
 Reference: English This Way pp. 184-188, www.educ.com
 Materials: power point presentation, worksheet
III. Procedure
Teachers Activity Pupils Activity
a) Preliminaries

Dorothy kindly led the prayer. Lord thank you for this day that you have
given to us

Good morning, grade four (4) pupils. Good morning, teacher Peach.

Arrange your chairs, pick up pieces of papers and

you may now take your seat.

Whose absent for today? None, teacher!

Very good, because everybody is present give

yourselves three (3) claps.

Class, I would like to remind you about our

classroom rules.

ROR

Raise your right hand if you want to answer or you

want to ask a question.

Observed one mouth rule. If somebody is talking

here in front just close your mouth and listen to what
he or she is saying.

Respect and accept everybody’s opinion.

Last meeting we talk about the simple tenses of

the verb.

What are the simple tenses of the verb? The simple present tense, the simple past
tense and the simple future tense are the
simple tenses of the verb.
 Very good!

What is the form of the verb in the simple present The base form of the verb is used in the
tense? simple present tense.

Very good!

What is the form of the verb in the simple past The past form of the verb is used in the simple
tense? past tense of the verb.

Very good!

What is the form of the verb in the simple future The form of the verb in the simple future tense
tense? of the verb is shall or will or helping verb am,
is, are + going to + the base form of the verb.

Very good!

And today, we will have our new topic but before

I am going to show you a picture.

b) Motivation

I have here a picture of the movie Spy Kids. This

is an action movie. Who among you here have
watched this movie already? Me, teacher.

What makes this movie an action movie? Spy kids is an action movie because the
characters performed a lot of action.
Very good.

What did the characters do if someone chase They run, teacher.

them?

Very good.

What did the characters do if there is a fence They jump over the fence, teacher.
blocking them?

Very good.
 Objectives:
Running and jumping are the verbs or action At the end of the lesson, the pupils
words. Today we are going to talk about progressive should be able to;
tenses of the verb. But before that kindly read our a) identify the different progressive
objectives. tenses;
b) use the progressive tenses of the
verb in sentences; and
c) enumerate ways to make your body
healthy.
c) Lesson Proper d)

I will be playing a video clip you must watch and

listen to it because later I will be asking you
questions.

What is the video all about? The video is about progressive tenses.

Very good!

What have you learned from the video? I have learned that there are three
progressive tenses of the verb which are the
Very good! present progressive, the past progressive and
the future progressive.
d) Analysis

Based on the video, what are the progressive The present progressive, the past progressive
tenses of the verb? and the future progressive are the
progressive tenses of the verb.
Very good!

What is the form of the verb in the present Helping verb am, are, or is + the –ing form of
progressive? the verb.

Very good and the present progressive form of a

verb expresses action or a condition that is
continuing in the present.

Example no. 1, Althea is finishing her song.

What is the verb phrase used in the sentence? Is finishing, teacher.

Very good and what is the helping verb used in Is, teacher.
the sentence?

Very good and what is the main verb used in the Finishing, teacher.
sentence?

Does it follow the form of the verb in the present Yes, teacher.
progressive tense?

Very good!
 Example no. 2, I am waiting for the shops to open.

What is the verb phrase used in the sentence? Am waiting, teacher.

Very good and what is the helping verb used in Am, teacher.
the sentence?

Very good and what is the main verb used in the Waiting, teacher.
sentence?

Very good!

What is the past progressive form of the verb? Helping verb was or were + the –ing form of
the verb.
Very good and the past progressive form of a verb
expresses action or a condition that was continuing
at some time in the past.

For example, We were watching a scary show.

What is the verb phrase used in the sentence? Were watching, teacher.

Very good what is the helping verb used in the Were, teacher.
sentence?

Very good and what is the main verb used in the Watching, teacher.
sentence?

Very good!

Does it follow the correct form of the verb in the Yes teacher.
past progressive tense?

Very good!

Example no. 2, I was looking forward to see him

again.
What is the verb phrase used in the sentence? Was looking, teacher.

Very good and what is the helping verb used in Was, teacher.
the sentence?

Very good and what is the main verb used in the Looking, teacher.
sentence?

Very good!

What is the form of the verb in the future Helping verb will or shall be + the –ing form of
progressive? the verb.
 Very good and the future progressive form of a
verb expresses action or a condition that was
continuing at some time in the future.

For example, We will be watching a scary show.

What is the verb phrase used in the sentence? Will be watching, teacher.

Very good and what is the helping verb used in Will be, teacher.
the sentence?

Very good and what is the main verb used in the Watching, teacher.
sentence?

Very good!

Does it follow the correct form of the verb in the Yes, teacher.
future progressive tense?

Very good!

Example no. 2, I will be waiting for you tomorrow.

What is verb phrase used in the sentence? Will be waiting, teacher.

Very good and what is the helping verb used in Will be, teacher.
the sentence?

Very good and what is the main verb used in the Waiting, teacher.
sentence?

Very good!

Example no. 1, I am doing my project now.

Why do we used the helping verb am in this The helping verb “am” is used in the sentence
sentence? because the subject is pronoun I, teacher.

Very good!

Example no. 2, It is raining today.

Why do we used the helping verb is in this The helping verb “is” is used in the sentence
sentence? because the subject “she” is singular, teacher.

Very good!

Example no. 3, You are rehearsing for the

program now.

Why do we used the helping verb are in this The helping verb “are” is used in the sentence
sentence? because the subject is plural.
 The verb is play, what shall we add to the verb Am, are and is + playing
play to make it in the present progressive?

Very good!

The helping verb “was” is used when the subject

is singular.
The helping verb “were” is used when the subject
is plural.

What shall we add to the verb play to make it in Was or were + playing
the past progressive?

Very good!

What shall we add to the verb play to make it in Will or shall be + playing
the future progressive?

Very good!

The verb is dance, what shall we add to the verb Am, are and is + dancing
dance to make it in the present progressive?

Very good!

What shall we add to the verb dance to make it in Was or were + dancing
the past progressive?

Very good!

What shall we add to the verb dance to make it in Will or shall be + dancing
the future progressive?

Very good!

The verb is clean, what shall we add to the verb are and is + cleaning
clean to make it in the present progressive?

Very good!

What shall we add to the verb clean to make it in Was or were + cleaning
the past progressive?

Very good!

What shall we add to the verb clean to make it in Will or shall be + cleaning
the future progressive?

Very good!
 e) Application

I will group the class into nine (9), each group will
be given a manila paper and a pentel pen.

You are going to write and use appropriate

progressive tense of the verb to replace the verb in
the parentheses.

Group 1, 2 and 3 will write the present progressive

tense of the verb.
1. The two boys (return) the bikes 1. The two boys are returning the
now. bikes now.

Group 4, 5 and 6 will write the past progressive

tense of the verb.

2. Yella (watch) a movie. 2. Yella was watching a movie.

Group 7, 8 and 9 will write the future progressive

tense of the verb.

3. My brother (arrive) next year. 3. My brother will be arriving next year.

Give yourselves three claps.

Valuing
In the movie spy that we have talked earlier the
characters are doing a lot of actions. In doing this
actions they need to have a healthy body.

In what ways can you make your body healthy? By eating healthy food, teacher.
By making myself clean, teacher.
By taking a bath, teacher.
By exercising, teacher
Very good.

What Marist Core Value is present if you do all Integrity of creation because God created us
these? and our body is the temple of God, teacher.

f) Generalization

Again, what are the progressive tenses of the The present progressive, the past progressive
verb? and the future progressive are the
progressive tenses of the verb.

Very good!
 What is the form of the verb in the present Helping verb am, are, or is + the present
progressive? participle of the main verb.

Very good!

Who can give me a sentence in the present I am taking a bath every day.
progressive?

Very good and what is the verb phrase used in the Am talking, teacher.
sentence?

Very good and what is the helping verb used in Am, teacher.
the sentence?

Very good and what is the main verb used in the Talking, teacher.
sentence?

What is the form of the verb in the past Helping verb was or were + the present
progressive? participle.

Very good!

Who can give me a sentence in the past I was eating dinner when he came.
progressive?

Very good and what is the verb phrase used in the Was eating, teacher.
sentence?

Very good and what is the helping verb used in Was, teacher.
the sentence?

Very good and what is the main verb used in the Eating, teacher.
sentence?

Very good!

What is the form of the verb in the future Helping verb will or shall be + the future
progressive? participle.

Very good!

Who can give me a sentence in the future I will be waiting for you.
progressive?

Very good and what is the verb phrase used in the Will be waiting, teacher.
sentence?

Very good and what is the helping verb used in Will, teacher.
the sentence?

Very good and what is the main verb used in the Waiting, teacher.
sentence?
 Very good!

Do you have any questions or clarifications?

Get your ballpens and we were going to have a

quiz. None, teacher.

g) Evaluation:
Identify the progressive tenses of the verb in the sentences.

1. Sean is playing computer games.

2. The horses were trotting around the track.

3. This machine will be working.

4. Serena will be hurrying to her dance class.

5. Harry and Sally are taking piano lessons.

6. The soldiers are vacationing at the beach.

7. Sharon and Joel were cleaning the garage.

8. Courtney will be visiting her grandmother.

9. I am watching television with my best friend.

10. Billy was typing a letter to his cousin.

Answer key
Identify the progressive tenses of the verb in the sentences.

Present progressive
Present progressive 1. Sean is playing computer games.
Past progressive
2. The horses were trotting around the track.
Future progressive 3. This machine will be working.
Future progressive 4. Serena will be hurrying to her dance class.
Present progressive 5. Harry and Sally are taking piano lessons.
Present progressive
 6. The soldiers are vacationing at the beach.
Past progressive 7. Sharon and Joel were cleaning the garage.
Future progressive 8. Courtney will be visiting her grandmother.
Present progressive 9. I am watching television with my best friend.
Past progressive 10. Billy was typing a letter to his cousin.

Return the papers to the owners.

Raise your hand if you got the score of 10.

Raise your hand if you got the score of 9.
Raise your hand if you got the score of 8.

Very good, give yourselves three (3) claps.

Let’s check us check if we have achieved our Objectives:

objectives for today. At the end of the lesson, the pupils
should be able to;
e) identify the different progressive
tenses;
f) use the progressive tenses of the verb
in sentences; and
g) enumerate ways to make your body
healthy.
Have we achieved our objectives? Yes, h)
teacher.

Very good!

h) Assignment

For your assignment, study more about the

progressive tenses and study in advance about
subject-verb agreement.

Kindly stand for our closing prayer.

Good day, grade four (4) pupils. Good day, teacher Peach.