Tenses_Simple Past

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TENSES - Simple Past:
The simple past expresses an action in the past taking place once, never, several times. It can also be used for actions taking place one after another or in the middle of another action.

Form of Simple Past:
no differences

- Positive "I spoke"
- Negative "I did not speak"
- Question "Did I speak?"

For irregular verbs, use the past form. For regular verbs, just add “ed”.


Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ‘ed’:
- after a final e only add 'd': 'love – loved'
- final consonant after a short, stressed vowel or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled: 'admit – admitted; travel – travelled'
- final 'y' after a consonant becomes 'i': 'hurry – hurried'


Use of Simple Past:
- action in the past taking place once, never or several times
Example: "He visited his parents every weekend."

- actions in the past taking place one after the other
Example: "He came in, took off his coat and sat down."

Rearrange words_Exercise

SOAL LATIHAN MENGENAI REARRANGE WORDS IN A PARAGRAPH

1.   Arrange the sentences below into a good paragraph.

1.      As we know Rick Leach and Scott Melville play tennis attractively.

2.      They can work together in the court, so they can beat their opponent.

3.      Here is a report on the final international tennis tournaments.

4.      They become the champion pair, defeating America compatriots Kent Kinear and Dave Rendall.

A good arrangement is …

a.      3 -1 – 2 – 4                                                                                c. 1 - 3 – 4 – 2

b.      3 – 2 – 1 – 4                                                                              d. 2 – 3 – 1 - 4

2.   Read the jumbled sentences carefully!

1.      The radio programs go from the radio station to transmitter.

2.      What is the radio station?

3.      Then they go in the air to your house and your radio takes them air.

4.      A lot of people work in the radio station.

5.      It’s the place that radio programs come from.

6.      How do the radio programs get to your house?

The best arrangement of the paragraph is …

a.      1 – 3 – 6 – 5 – 4 – 2                                                                  c. 2 – 5 – 4 – 6 – 1 – 3

b.      3 – 2 – 1 – 5 – 4 – 6                                                                  d. 4 – 1 – 2 – 3 – 5 - 6

3.   Rearrange the sentences into a good paragraph!

1.      It covers an area of 8000 square kilometes.

2.      It is situated in North Sumatera.

3.      The Leuser National Park is the largest park in South East Asia.

4.      It is part of Bulit Barisan range of mountains.

a.      4 – 3 - 1 – 2                                                                               c. 2 – 1 – 4 – 3

b.      3 – 1 – 2 – 4                                                                              d. 1 – 4 – 2 - 3

4.      Choose the correct order of the following sentences to make a meaningful paragraph!

    1.      It is unusual because of its large size.

    2.      While the flower is blossoming, it has a very unpleasant smell which attracts insects, especially green flies.

    3.      The Raflesia Arnoldi is the biggest flower in the world.

    4.      They seem eager to explore the flower but when they touch the bottom part of the stick like centre, they will die.

    5.      It has a flower almost a metre in diameter.

a.      3-2-4-1-5         b. 3-2-1-5-4     c. 3-1-5-2-4     d. 3-5-2-1-4

5.      Arrange these sentences into a good story!

     1.      Joe Trounson trains dolphins. A typical day starts at 8 a.m. Joe checks that the water is clean and the correct temperature, then prepares the dolphins’ food. Each dolphin eats about 4.5 kg of fish a day. At 10 a.m. Joe starts the training.

     2.      Joe doesn’t work alone. His friend Carol helps him with the training and the show. “We work as a team,” says Carol. ‘Joe, myself, and dolphins—Honey, Lulu, Smartie, Cookie, and Snappie.’

     3.      During the show the dolphins do a lot of tricks. They jump out of the water, swim backwards on their tails, and take the fish out of Joe’s mouth. Joe sometimes rides on a dolphin like a horse.

     4.      “I usually seim with them for a while before the first show,” says Joe. ‘I always give them fish if they are good.’

a.      1, 4, 3, and 2     b. 1, 2, 3, and 4                       c. 2, 3, 4, and 1           d. 4, 3, 1, and 2

6.      1. Next, please stand in line to wait your turn.

2. There are many steps to cash your savings in the bank.

3. Fill in the form you have got.

4. Finally, come to the teller to cash your savings account.

5. First of all, get the form provided by the bank.

a. 2-3-1-4-5                       b. 5-3-1-4-2                 c. 2-5-3-1-4                 d. 5-2-3-1-4

Passive Voice_Exercise

SOAL LATIHAN MENGENAI PASSIVE SENTENCE

1.       “Is the new edition of this book already available?” “Not yet.”

a.       It is printing

b.      It has been printing

c.       It is being printed

d.      It was printed

2.       The wedding party … in Horizon now.

a.       is celebrated

b.      is been celebrated

c.       was celebrated

d.      is being celebrated

3.       Adrian’s letter … by Harry last week.

a.       is received

b.      was received

c.       will be received

d.      has been received

4.       “ Did you attend the meeting?”

“I … to attend the meeting, but I couldn’t come.”

a.       am invited

b.      would be invited

c.       was invited

d.      were invited

5.       Tuti is sweeping the floor.

It means that …

a.       the floor is being swept.

b.      the floor was being swept.

c.       the floor will be swept.

d.      the floor is swept.

6.       Ida has been allowed to get married by her father. This means …

a.       her father has married by her.

b.      her father has married Ida.

c.       her father has been married.

d.      her father has allowed Ida to get married.

7.       English … learnt by her sister for 3 years.

a.       has been being

b.      have been being

c.       could have

d.      would have

8.       The problems … solved by the group for 2 hours.

a.       are

b.      has been

c.       have been

d.      were

Indefinite Pronoun_Exercise

SOAL LATIHAN MENGENAI INDEFINITE PRONOUN

1.       A: Listen! I think I heard … is knocking at the door.

B: Really? Let me see it.

a. anybody                  b. somebody                     c. nobody                            d. everybody

2.       Teacher: Who wants to go to the beach next holiday?

Students: … does, Sir. All students want to go to the Pelabuhan Ratu.

Teacher: Let’s go there, then.

a. Everyone                                b. No one                            c. Someone                        d. Anyone

3.       A: Nowadays, … can buy cell phones.

B: Yeah. You’re right. The price is no longer expensive.

a. someone                                b. nobody                           c. anyone                            d. no one

4.       A: Oh no. … has taken my wallet. It’s not on my bag anymore.

B: Really? Perhaps you forgot to bring your wallet.

a. anyone                    b. someone                        c. anybody                          d. everybody

5.       Cici:                I can’t find my Biology book. Does … know where it is?

Betty:            Eko came here just now and took the book. He is going to get it in the afternoon.

Cici:                I see.

a.       Everybody          b. nobody           c. anybody                          d. somebody

Conjunction_Exercise

LATIHAN SOAL MENGENAI CONJUNCTION

1.       Husein: What’s wrong? You look so unhappy.

Rio: Oh, my father just bought me shoes, but I don’t like the color. It’s red.

Husein: I also don’t like red, but it is okay because your father doesn’t know your favorite color.

We know that …

a. Neither Husein nor Rio like shoes.                              

b. Neither Husein nor Rio likes shoes.

c. Both Husein and Rio like red color.

d. Only Husein likes red color.

2.       Jane didn’t watch the movie.

Opik didn’t watch the movie.

a. Both Jane and Opik watched movie.

b. Neither Jane nor Opik didn’t watch the movie.                                    

c. Neither Jane nor Opik watched the movie.

d. Jane watched the movie but Opik didn’t.

3.       Fita loves dog. Rudy loves dog.

a. Neither Fita nor Rudy love dog.                        c. Both Fita and Rudy love dog.

b. Either Fita or Rudy doesn’t love dog.              d. Both Fita and Rudy loves dog.

4.       I am not going to see that film and neither is Laila. It means …

a. I am not going to see that film but Laila is.

b. I’m going to see that film and so is Laila.                      

c. Laila is going to see that film, and I am, too.

d. Laila and I are not going to see that film.

5.       Eka doesn’t like vegetable … does Ani.

a. so                   b. either                               c. neither                             d. also

6.       Raya: Do you like reading poetry?

       Bimo: Oh, yeah!

       Raya: Who is your favorite English poet?

       Bimo: I am really crazy of William Wordsworth.

       Raya: Oh, really? I like him, too!

From the dialogue above, we know that …

a. Neither Raya nor Bimo like William Wordsworth.

b. Both Raya and Bimo don’t like William Wordsworth.

c. Bimo likes William Wordsworth but Raya doesn’t.

d. Both Bimo and Raya like William Wordsworth.

7.       The man is sitting on the desk. He wears black coat.

a. The man which is sitting wears black coat.

b. The man who wears black coat is sitting on the desk.

c. The man who is sitting on the desk wears black coat.

d. The man wears and sitting on the desk.

8.       Join the two sentences.

She is thirsty. She drinks some water.

a. She is thirsty because she drinks some water.

b. She drinks some water so she is thirsty.

c. She is thirsty so she drinks some water.

d. Although she is thirsty, she drinks some water.

9.       Join the two sentences.

We study hard. We pass the national exam.

a. We pass the national exam unless we study hard.

b. We pass the national exam since we study hard.

c. We study hard because we pass the national exam.

d. We study hard if we pass the national exam.

Pronoun_Exercise

Pronoun_Exercises

Complete the sentences. Use pronouns.

Lengkapi kalimat berikut. Gunakan pronouns.

Contoh:

1.       Rita has a book.   She   bought   it   last week.

2.       I know the new students, but Tony doesn’t know   them   yet.

3.       I wrote a letter, but I can’t send   it   because I don’t have a stamp.

4.       Tom is in Canada.   He   is studying at a university.

1. ‘she’ digunakan karena sebagai kata ganti (pronoun) ‘Rita’ yang merupakan perempuan orang ketiga (bukan saya bukan kamu) dan juga karena posisi/fungsinya dalam kalimat kedua no.1 adalah sebagai subject. ‘it’ digunakan karena sebagai kata ganti (pronoun) ‘a book’ yang merupakan kata benda tunggal (singular noun) dan juga karena posisi/fungsinya dalam kalimat kedua adalah sebagai object.

2. ‘them’ digunakan karena sebagai kata ganti ‘new students’ yang merupakan kata benda jamak (plural noun) yang berarti siswa-siswa dan karena posisi/fungsinya dalam kalimat tersebut sebagai object.

3. ‘it’ digunakan sebagai kata ganti ‘a letter’ yang merupakan singular noun dan karena posisi/fungsinya dalam kalimat sebagai object.

4. ‘He’ digunakan karena sebagai kata ganti ‘Tom’ yang merupakan laki-laki orang ketiga dan karena posisi/fungsinya dalam kalimat kedua no.4 sebagai subject.

5.       Bill lives in my dorm. I eat breakfast with _____ every morning.

6.       Ann is my neighbor. I talk to _____ every day. And _____ have interesting conversations together.

7.       I have two pictures on my bedroom wall. I like _____ .   _____ are beautiful.

8.       Ann and I have a dinner invitation. Mr. and Mrs. Brown want _____ to come to dinner at their house.

9.       Judy has a new car. _____ is a Toyota.

10.   My husband and I have a new car. _____ got _____ last month.

11.   A: Do Mr. and Mrs. Kelly live in the city?

      B: No, _____ don’t. _____ live in the suburbs. I visited _____ last month.

Comparison_Exercise

SOAL LATIHAN MENGENAI COMPARISON

1.       Sapta: We are in a hurry. How should we go? By bike or motorcycle?

Mendra: I think motorcycle will be better, because it is … than bike.

a. farther                         b. fastest                             c. faster                                d. slower

2.       Fella: I have to go to Jakarta tomorrow, but I don’t have enough money to buy a ticket. How can I get there?

Nuraisyah: You can go there by an economy class.

Fella: How about the executive class?

Nuraisyah: It’s … the economy class, but it’s more expensive.

a. better than                                b. the worst                       c. the best           d. the better than

3.       Asyari: It’s good to hear that you’ve moved to a new house.

Doni: Thank you. I am very happy, too. There are … rooms than the old house.

Asyari: How many rooms are there?

Doni: 3 bedrooms, 1 dining room, 1 kitchen, 1 family room, 1 living room and 3 bathrooms including the toilets. The old one just had two bedrooms.

The correct answer is …

a. fewer                           b. most                 c. as many as                      d. more

4.       Gevin: You watched the World Cup final match, didn’t you?

Abby: Yes, why?

Gevin: What do you think of the Brazilian football players?

Abby: I think they played much … than the Germans that night.

a. better                          b. slower                             c. quicker                             d. tougher

5.       Ticket Price List

Plane	Rp 650.000,-
Train	Rp 250.000,-
Bus	Rp 125.000,-

The table shows us that traveling by train is … than by bus.

a. cheaper                       b. more expensive                          c. more comfortable                       d. faster

6.       Alan: Excuse me, please. I’m looking for my bag.

Arda: Is this one yours?

Alan: No, mine is … of all.

Arda: What about this one?

Alan: No. That’s it, over there. The one with the lock on it.

Arda: Here you are.

Alan: Thanks.

a. the biggest                 b. big                     c. the bigger                       d. bigger

7.       Rissa: How did Mirna swim in the swimming contest?

Valda: She swam quickly.

Rissa: Really? How about Vera?

Valda: She swam quicker than Mirna.

Rissa: And Rosa?

Valda: Oh, she swam … of all; so that, she became the winner in her class.

a. quicker                        b. the most quick             c. the quickest                   d. the slowest

8.       My height is 150 cm. Your height is 150 cm.

      From the sentence above we can say that …

a. my height is as heavy as yours height.                           c. I’m as tall as you.

b. my height is the tallest of all.                                             d. I’m as heavy as you.