EXERCISE 1 : SIMPLE PAST

Put the verbs into the simple past:

1. Last year I (go) -------------------------- to England on holiday.
2. It (be) -------------------- fantastic.
3. I (visit) ---------------------  lots of interesting places. I (be) ----------------- with two friends of mine .
4. In the mornings we (walk) ---------------------- in the streets of London.
5. In the evenings we (go) --------------------------  to pubs.
6. The weather (be) ------------------------- strangely fine.
7. It (not / rain) -------------------------  a lot.
8. But we (see) ------------------------  some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where (spend / you) -------------------  your last holiday?

Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.

Infinitive		Simple Past
1.	meet
2.	drive
3.	speak
4.	put
5.	write
6.	sing
7.	do
8.	sit
9.	stand
10.	run

Complete the table in simple past.

Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
He wrote a book.
	He did not sing
		Was she pretty?

Put the sentences into simple past.

1. We move to a new house. →--------------------------------------------
2. They bring a sandwich. → ----------------------------------------------
3. He doesn't do the homework. → ---------------------------------------
4. They sell cars. → -------------------------------------------
5. Does he visit his friends? → --------------------------------------

Write sentences in simple past.

1. Janet / miss / the bus → -------------------------------------
2. she / tidy / her room → -------------------------------
3. Nancy / watch / not / television→ ---------------------------
4. she / read / a book → -------------------------------------

Choose "Was“ or "Were“:

1. The teacher -------------- nice.
2. The students -----------------  very clever.
3. But one student -------------------  in trouble.
4. We ------------------ sorry for him.
5. He --------------------  nice though.

EXERCISE 1 (key) : SIMPLE PAST

Put the verbs into the simple past:

1. Last year I (go) went to England on holiday.
2. It (be) was fantastic.
3. I (visit) visited lots of interesting places. I (be) was with two friends of mine .
4. In the mornings we (walk) walked in the streets of London.
5. In the evenings we (go) went to pubs.
6. The weather (be) was strangely fine.
7. It (not / rain) did not rain a lot.
8. But we (see) saw some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where (spend / you) did you spend your last holiday?

Write the past forms of the irregular verbs.

Infinitive		Simple Past
1.	meet	met
2.	drive	drove
3.	speak	spoke
4.	put	put
5.	write	wrote
6.	sing	sang
7.	do	did
8.	sit	sat
9.	stand	stood
10.	run	ran

Complete the table in simple past.

Affirmative	Negative	Interrogative
He wrote a book.	He did not write a book.	Did he write a book?
He sang.	He did not sing	Did he sing?
She was pretty.	She was not pretty.	Was she pretty?

Put the sentences into simple past.

1. We move to a new house. → We moved to a new house.
2. They bring a sandwich. → They brought a sandwich.
3. He doesn't do the homework. → He did not do the homework.
4. They sell cars. → They sold cars.
5. Does he visit his friends? → Did he visit his friends?

Write sentences in simple past.

1. Janet / the bus / miss →Janet missed the bus.
2. she / her room / tidy → She tidied her room.
3. Nancy / watch / not / television → Nancy did not watch television.
4. she / read / book → She read a book.

Choose "Was“ or "Were“:

1. The teacher was nice.
2. The students were very clever.
3. But one student was in trouble.
4. We were sorry for him.
5. He was nice though.

kunci Jawaban : LATIHAN TENSES GABUNGAN

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive)

1. Look! Sara (go) is going to the movies.
2. On her right hand, Sara (carry) is carrying her handbag.
3. The handbag (be) is very beautiful.
4. Sara usually (put) puts on black shoes but now she (wear) is wearing white trainers.
5. And look, she (take) is taking an umbrella because it (rain) is raining

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past perfect)

1. When he (wake up) woke up , his mother (already /prepare) had already prepared breakfast
2. We (go) went to London because our friends (invite) had invited us
3. He (hear) heard the news, (go) went to the telephone and (call) called a friend.
4. When she (start) started learning English she (already /learn) had already learned French.
5. Jane (already / type) had already typed three pages when her computer (crash) crashed .
6. By the time the doctor (arrive) arrived at the house the patient ( die) had died .
7. Before that day we (never / think) had never thought of traveling to Japan.
8. I (know) had known him a long time before I (meet) met his family.
9. They (not / know) did not know where to meet because nobody (tell) had told them.
10. It (be) had been / 'd been cloudy for days before it (begin) began to rain.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect).

1. I (just / finish) have just finished my homework.
2. Mary (already / write) has already written five letters.
3. Tom (move) moved to his home town in 1994.
4. My friend (be) was in Canada two years ago.
5. I (not / be) have not been to Canada so far.
6. But I (already / travel) have already traveled to London a couple of times.
7. Last week, Mary and Paul (go) went to the cinema.
8. I can't take any pictures because I (not /buy) have not bought a new film yet.
9. (they / spend) Did they spend their holidays in Paris last summer?
10. (you / ever / see ) Have you ever seen a whale?

Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous (I am doing)

Use the following rule to form the present continuous.

Subject + am/are/is + verb + ing . . . .

The present progressive is used to indicate present time (now) with all but the stative verbs listed previously.

John is eating dinner now.
We are studying English today.

1. we use the present progressive when we talk about something which is happening at the time of speaking:

• Please don’t make so much noise. I’m studying.
• ‘Where is Margaret?’ ‘She is having a bath.’
• Let’s go out now. It isn’t raining anymore.
• Hello, Ann. Are you enjoying the party?

2. We also use the present progressive when we talk about something which is happening around the time of speaking, but not necessarily exactly at the time of speaking. Study this example situation:

• Tom and Ann are talking and drinking in a café. Tom says: ‘I’m reading interesting book at the moment. I’ll lend it to you when I’ve finished it.

Tom is not reading the book at the time of speaking. He means that he has begun the book and hasn’t finished it yet. He is in the middle of reading it. Here is some more examples:

• Silvia is learning English at the moment.
• Have you heard about Tom? He is building his own house.

But perhaps Silvia and Tom are not doing these things exactly at the time of speaking.

3. We often us the present progressive when we talk about a period around the present.
Example: today, this season etc:

• ‘You are working hard today.’ ‘Yes, I have a lot to do.’
• Tom isn’t playing football this season. He wants to concentrate on his studies.

4. We use the present continuous when we talk about changing situation:

• The population of the world is rising very fast.
• Is your English getting better?

Simple Present Tense

Present Simple

Bagi pelajar pemula yang ingin mendalami Bahasa Inggris, tentu penguasaan grammar menjadi salah satu elemen penting. Saat ini kita akan membahas Present Simple Tense atau sering disingkat Present Simple saja. Present Simple memiliki ciri-ciri khusus yakni digunakan dalam kebiasaan sehari-hari, sesauatu yang sudah umum atau lumrah, dll.

Berikut ini panduan yang diberikan Raymon Murphy dalam bukunya Grammar In Use.
 1. Study this example situation:

Alex is the bus driver. But now he is asleep in bed.
So:
He is not driving a bus (he is asleep)
But: He drives a bus.
This is the present simple tense:
I/you/we/they drive
He/she/it drives

Dalam situasi di atas menunjukan bahwa Alex seorang pengemudi bis yang tentu setiap hari dia mengemudikan bisnya. Maka situasi tersebut harus diungkapkan dalam bentuk Present Simple.

Rumus:

Subject + Verb I + ........

We use the present simple to talk about things in general. We are not thinking only about the present. We use it to say that something happens all the time or repeatedly, or that something is true in general. It is not important whether the action is happening at the time of speaking. In short Present Simple is used to indicate a regular or habitual action:

Seperti yang dicetak tebal bahwa penggunaan present simple untuk membicarakan sesuatu yang umum yang terjadi secara berulang-ulang, sesuatu yang sudah lumrah secara umum dan menunjukan aksi atau aktivitas sehari-hari. Perhatikan contoh di bawah ini:

• The earth goes around the sun.
• Nurses look after patients in hospital.
• In Britain most of the shops close at 5.30 p.m.

Remember that we say he/she/it –s. Don’t forget the s:

• I work in the bank. Barry works in a shop.

This tense is usually not used to indicate present time. However, it is used to indicate present time (now) with following stative verbs.

Tapi ingat! kata-kata yang memang sering digunakan dalam bentuk Present Simple, tidak digunakan dalam Present Continuous sebagai berikut:

Know - believe - hear - see - smell - wish

Understand - hate - love- like - want - sound

Have - need - appeare - seem - taste -own

• They understand the problem now.(Not, They are understanding ...)
• We want to leave now. (Not, We are wanting ...)
• Your cough sounds bad.(Not, Your cough is sounding ...)

2. We use do/does to make questions and negative sentences:

Do I/you/we/they go
Does he/she/it/Ali I/you/we/they don’t go
He/She/It/Ali doesn’t

• Excuse me, do you speak English?
• ‘Would you like a cigarette?’ ‘No, Thanks. I don’t smoke.’
• What does this word mean?
• Rice doesn’t grow in Britain.

3. We use the present simple when we say how often we do things:

Seperti yang tadi dijelaskan bahwa Present Simple digunakan untuk kebiasaan sehari-hari. Lihat contoh:

• I get up at 8 o’clock every morning.
• How often do you go to the dentist?
• Ann doesn’t often drink tea.
• In summer Tom usually plays tennis twice a week.

4. Note that we say ‘where do you come from?

• Where do you come from?
• He comes from Japan.

5. When you make a suggestion, you can say ‘Why don’t you …?

• ‘I’m tired.’ ‘Why don’t you go bed early?’