Writing: Composition About “My Father” – Basic 3 English Lesson Note (Third Term)

Write 10-12 sentences about your father using present perfect and past perfect tense.

Plan your composition:

• Introduction: Who your father is (2 sentences)
• Present Perfect: What he has done/been (4-5 sentences)
• Past Perfect: Things he had done before (2-3 sentences)
• Conclusion: How you feel about your father (2-3 sentences)

Use both tenses:

• Present Perfect: My father has worked, has taught, has been
• Past Perfect: He had studied, had worked, had learned

Think about:

• What work has your father done?
• What has he taught you?
• What had he achieved before you were born?
• How has he helped your family?
• What makes him special?

Include these ideas:

• His job and how long he has worked
• Things he had done before becoming a father
• How he has taken care of the family
• What he has taught you
• Why you love and respect him

Helpful words: caring, hardworking, loving, patient, strong, wise, dedicated, supportive, responsible, reliable

Sample beginning: My father is the most important person in my life. He has been a wonderful father since I was born…

CLASS EXERCISES

1. Choose present perfect (has/have) or past perfect (had):
   1. My father _____ worked here for five years
   2. He _____ already left when I called
   3. We _____ lived here since 2019
   4. Father _____ cooked dinner before mother came home
2. Complete with correct tense:
   1. My father _____ (teach) me to be honest (present perfect)
   2. He _____ (finish) work before I got home (past perfect)
   3. We _____ (spend) good times together (present perfect)
   4. Father _____ (study) hard before he got his job (past perfect)
3. Match words to meanings:
   1. Provider → someone who gives what is needed
   2. Reliable → someone you can count on
   3. Role model → someone others try to copy
   4. Guardian → person who protects others
4. Fill in vocabulary words:
   1. My father is the _______ for our family
   2. He has been _______ in all his work
   3. Father is my _______ because I admire him
   4. He is very _______ and always keeps his word
5. Answer about Mr. Adebayo:
   1. What has he always provided for his family?
   2. What had he completed before starting his teaching career?
   3. How has he prepared his children for school?
6. Write your father composition (10-12 sentences) using both present perfect and past perfect tense
7. Make sentences using both tenses:
   1. Present perfect about your father: _______
   2. Past perfect about your father: _______