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Exercise 14. Looking at Grammar.: Name: Atikah Auni Nasution NIM: 210705004

This document contains an exercise about using past tense verbs in sentences. It provides scenarios about the daily activities of two people, Whirlwind Wendy and Sluggish Sam, and has students complete sentences using the simple past or past progressive form of verbs given in parentheses based on the context of what occurred. It also contains an additional exercise that has students rewrite a paragraph in the past tense and complete sentences with the appropriate past or past progressive verb forms.

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Exercise 14. Looking at Grammar.: Name: Atikah Auni Nasution NIM: 210705004

This document contains an exercise about using past tense verbs in sentences. It provides scenarios about the daily activities of two people, Whirlwind Wendy and Sluggish Sam, and has students complete sentences using the simple past or past progressive form of verbs given in parentheses based on the context of what occurred. It also contains an additional exercise that has students rewrite a paragraph in the past tense and complete sentences with the appropriate past or past progressive verb forms.

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Name : Atikah Auni Nasution

NIM : 210705004

Exercise 14. Looking at grammar.


Read the facts about each person. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the given
verbs.

SITUATION 1: Whirlwind Wendy is energetic and does everything very quickly. Here is her
typical morning.

Activities:
wake up at 4:00 A.M.
clean her apartment
ride her bike five miles
get vegetables from her garden
watch a cooking show on TV
make soup for dinner
bring her elderly mother a meal
read the day's paper
fix herself lunch

Yesterday, Wendy ...


1. (woke) up at 4:00 A.M.
2. (didn’t clean) her car.
3. (didn’t ride) her bike ten miles.
4. (got) vegetables from her garden.
5. (didn’t watch) a comedy show on TV.
6. (made) soup for dinner.
7. (brought) her elderly mother a meal.
8. (didn’t read) a book.
9. (didn’t) herself a snack.

SITUATION 2: Sluggish Sam is lazy and slow. He doesn't get much done in a day. Here is his
typical day.

Activities:
sleep for 12 hours come home
wake up at noon lie on the couch
take two hours to eat breakfast think about his busy life
go fishing begin dinner at 8:00
fall asleep on his boat finish dinner at 11 :00

Yesterday, Sam ...


1. (slept) for 12 hours.
2. (didn’t wake) up at 5:00 A.M.
3. (took) two hours to eat breakfast.
4. (didn’t go) hiking.
5. (fell) asleep on his boat.
6. (came) home.
7. (didn’t lie) on his bed.
8. (thought) about his busy life.
9. (didn’t begin) dinner at 5:00.
10. (finished) dinner at 11:00.
Exercise 18. Looking at grammar.
Rewrite the paragraph. Use the past tense. Begin your new paragraph with Yesterday morning.

The Daily News


Yesterday morning, Jake (read) the newspaper online. He (wanted) to know the latest news. He
(enjoyed) the business section most. His wife, Eva, (didn’t) read any newspapers on her computer.
She (downloaded) them on her ebook* reader. She (looked at) the front pages first. She (didn't)
have a lot of time. She (finished) the articles later in the day. Both Jake and Eva (were) very
knowledgeable about the day's events.

Exercise 26. Looking at grammar.


Complete each sentence with the simple past or past progressive form of the verb(s) in
Parenthese

1. At 6:00 P.M. Robert sat down at the table and began to eat. At 6:05, Robert (was eating ) dinner.
2. While Robert (was eating) dinner, Ann (came) through the door.
3. In other words, when Ann (came) through the door, Robert (was eating) dinner.
4. Robert went to bed at 10:30. At 11:00, Robert (was sleeping)
5. While Robert (was sleeping) , his cell phone (rang)
6. In other words, when his cell phone (rang), Robert (was sleeping)
7. Robert left his house at 8:00 A.M. and (began) to walk to class.
8. While he (was walking) to class, he (saw) Mr. Ito.
9. When Robert (saw) Mr. Ito, he (was standing) in his driveway. He (was holding) a broom.
10. Mr. Ito (waved) to Robert when he (saw) him.

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