Review: Fill in the correct form of the words in brackets (comparative or superlative).

Example: Math is (difficult) __more difficult__ than English.

1. My house is (big) ___________ than yours.

2. This flower is (beautiful) __________ than that one.
3. This is the (interesting) ___________ book I have ever read.
4. Non-smokers usually live (long) _____________ than smokers.
5. Which is the (dangerous) _____________animal in the world?
6. A holiday by the sea is (good) ______________ than a holiday in the mountains.
7. It is strange but often a coke is (expensive) _______________ than a beer.
8. Who is the (rich) ___________ woman on earth?
9. The weather this summer is even (bad) ____________ than last summer.
10. He was the (clever) ______________ thief of all.

Simple Past and Past Continuous Tense

A. Simple Past
Untuk menjelaskan kegiatan di masa lalu.
(+) Rakha studied degree of comparison last Wednesday.

Rakha studied degree of comparison last week

Subject verb 2

Subject + _________
(-) Rakha did not study degree of comparison last Wednesday.

Rakha did not study degree of comparison last week

…….. …….

(?) Did Rakha study degree of comparison last Wednesday?

Did Rakha study degree of comparison last Wednesday?

……… …….

Look at the verb ‘study’

Study Studied = study + ed

This verb is called REGULAR VERB.

Fill in the blank to complete the table of REGULAR VERB LIST.
Verb 1 Verb 2 Verb 3 Meaning
Study Studied Studied
Visit
Arrive
Ask
Agree
Call
Communicate
Delay
Explain
Join

Now, look another example! Circle the difference between the first and second example!
(+) Rakha learnt degree of comparison last week
Rakha learnt degree of comparison last week
……... …….
 (-) Rakha did not learn degree of comparison last week
Rakha did not learn degree of comparison last week
…….. …….

(?) Did Rakha learn degree of comparison last week?

Did Rakha learn degree of comparison last week?
…….. …….

Look at the verb ‘learn’

Learn Learnt

This verb is called IRREGULAR VERB

Fill in the blank to complete the table of IREEGULAR VERB LIST by choosing the
words in the box!
went, gone drank, drunk learnt, learnt wrote, written
put, put ate, eaten took, taken sold, sold
read, read was/were, been left, left bought, bought

Verb 1 Verb 2 Verb 3 Meaning

Learn Learnt Learnt
Write
Read
Eat
Drink
Go
Leave
Take
Put
Buy
Sell
To be (is, am, are) -

Exercise: Make a sentence based on the words given!

1. (you / play / cards)
2. (I / want / a car)
3. (we / lose / the game)
4. (I / not / get up / early)
5. (Jeff and Linda / not / leave / home)
6. (Michael / to be / angry)
7. (you / buy / a coffee / last night) ?
8. (we / eat / noodle / yesterday)
9. (Sherly / write / a message / a few minutes ago)
10. (Mr. Albert / put / the keys / on the table)

B. Past Continuous Tense

Untuk menjelaskan kegiatan yang sedang berlangsung di masa lalu disaat kejadian
yang lain terjadi
(+) Janer was watching TV when I came.
Janer was watching TV when I came.
……. …… ……….

Subject + ______ + ________

(-) Janer was not watching TV when I came
Janer was not watching TV when I came.
……. ….. ………..

(?) was Janer watching TV when I came ?

was Janer watching TV when I came?
…… ……. ………..

Exercise: Yesterday at 6 pm your family were doing different things. Make a sentence
based on the words given!
1. (My mother / read / a novel)
2. (My father / watch / a movie)
3. (My elder sister / writing / in her diary)
4. (My two brothers / listen / to the radio)
5. (My little sister and I / not / watch / a movie)
Fill in the blank with past continuous tense!
6. When I phoned my friends, they ____________ (play) monopoly.
7. Yesterday at six I _____________ (prepare) dinner.
8. The kids ______________ (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
9. I _____________ (practice) the guitar when he came home.
10. We ________________ (not / cycle) all day.