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(1 EXERCISE 16. Simple past and past progressive. (Charts 2-8 and 2-9) Directions: the x: Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses. Use the simple past or ‘the past progressive. 1. At 6:00 RAL, Bob sat down at the table and began to eat, At 6:05, Bob (eat) _was eating dinner. 2. While Bob (eas) inner, Ann (come) through the door. 3, In other words, when Ann (come) 4, Bob went to bed at 10:30, At 11:00 Bob (sleep) 5. While Bob (sleep) _____, the phone (ring) 6, Tn othet words, when the phone (ring) — Bab (sleep) 7. Bob lef his house at 8:00 A.M, anid (Begin) 8. While he (talk) the (sea) Mrs. Smith, 9. When Bob (see) ‘Mes, Senith, (siting) on er front porch. ‘She (hold) —__ ___. a broom. 10, Mrs, Smith (wave) ‘at Bob when she (see) C0 EXERCISE 17. Using the past progressive, (Charts 2-8 and 2-9) Directions: Perform the actions aind answer the questions, Only the teacher's book is open. Example: A; write on the board _B: open the door To STUDENT A: Pléase write on the board. Write anything you wish. (Stident A erites on the board,) What are you doing? I'm writing on the bourd, Good. Please continue. ‘To stuvE Open the door. (Student B open the door.) What did you just do? Response: L opened that door. ‘To stupENT A: (Student A), thank you. You may stop now. ‘To STUDENT €: Describe the two actions that just ovcutred, using 2 ‘Response: When (Student B) opened the doot, (Student A) was writing on the board, ‘To srupenr p; Again, using while, + Resporise: While (Student A) was writing on the board, (Student B) opened the door. Response: ‘To supe 1. A: write note to (...) B: knock on the door 2, A: walk arouitd the tvom —_B: clap your hands once 3. A: talk to(...) By come into the room 4, A: read your book —B: tap (Student A)’s shoulder A; look out the window Br ask (Student A) a question A: whistle Bs leave the room 7. A: look at your watch —_B: ask (Student A) a question 8. A: pantomime eating (pretend to eat) —_B: sit down next to (Student A) 9. A: pantomime sleeping —_B: take (Student A)'s grammar book 10, A: pantomime drinking a glass of water some into the room 1 EXERCISE 18, Present progressive and past progressive. (Charts 1-1, 2-8, and 2-9) Directions: Underline the present progressive and past progressive verbs in the following pairs of sentences. Discuss their use. What are the similarities between the two tenses? 1, A: Where are Ann and Rob? Thaven’t seen them for @ couple of weeks. B: ‘They're out of town, ‘They're traveling. 2. Az Linvited Ann ‘and Rob 1 my birthday party, but they didn’t come. B: Why not? A: They were out of town, They were traveling. 3. A: What was I talking about when the phone interrupted me? Tlost my train of thought. B: You were describing the website you found on the Internet yesterday. 4, A: Tmisied the beginning of the news report. What's thé announcer talking about? B: She's describing conditions in Bangladesh after the flood. Past Time 41 oscar: I (earch) ___ the bieyclists. They are very skillful. 1 hme, not) haw to ride a bike, 0 I (admire) anyone who can. Come over to the window. Look at that guy ii the blue shirt. He (steer) his bike with one hand while he (drink) a'soda with the other. At the same-time, he (eave) - - in and out of the heavy street traffic, He (seem) ____ fearless, rosut: Riding a bike (be, not) ; as hard as it (look) Tl teach you to ride a bicycle if you'd like oscar: Really? Great! TosHI: How come you don’t know how to ride a bike?* oscar: I (have, never) a bike when I (64) akid. My funnily (62) - too poor. Once I (try) all laugh) at me. I never (try) = because I (be) too embarrassed. But Pd really like to learn now! When can we st tier mrs raw Yesteeday, Toshi (st) was sitting athis desk and (study) = : at his desk, but he (study, riot) He (stare) ut the window. He (watch) bicyclists on the street below. now how to ride a bike” For Geample, “How com you dc’ ber “Toshi (alk) x ‘over to the window, Oscar (pein) xz ‘out ofé bicyelist in particular, This bicyclist (seer) with one s ‘hand while he (drink) _ ‘a soda with the other. At the same time, he (ioeae) = * in and out of dhe heavy trafic. ‘To Oscar, the bicyclist (seem) fearless. ‘Oscar (learn, never) ~ how to ride a bike when he (be) ‘a child, so Toshi (offer) x ‘to teach him. Oscar (accep aladly. C1 EXERCISE 20. Verb tense and imegular verb review. (Chapters 1 and 2) ‘Dinerions: Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses. Use the simple past, ‘simple present, or past progressive. (1) Once upon a time, a king and his three daughters (Hive) ___live __ ina castle in a faraway land. One day while the king (dink) was Haining _ about his daughters, he (have) __haA__ an idea. He Giorm) _Bormea __a plan for finding husbands for them. (2) When it (come) ___ came __ time for the three daughters to marry, the King (announce) __qunouncea his plan, He said, “I'm going to take three jewels to the fountain in the eénter of the village. The young men (meat) weet together there every day, ‘The three yourig men who find the jewels will become my daughters’ husbands.” (3) The next day, the king (choose) ‘tree jewels —an emerald, 2 ruby, and a diamond—and (take) them into the village. He (hold) them in his hand and (alk) among the young men, Fitst he (drop) diamond. A handsome tan (pick) prince (spor) down to pick it up, The-king (be) ‘the emerald, then the ruby, and then the up the emerald, ‘Then a wealthy ‘the ruby and. (bend) very pleased. ‘The simple prnent i used here because the sory ie ing tht Ring's exdet words a quotation. oti that ‘quotation rams (*..”) ate weed. See Chatt 148, p, 420, for more information soot a 44, CHAPTER 2 4) ren @) But then a frog (hop) toward the diamond and (pick) —————_____ it up. The frog (Bring) the king and said, “I (éc) Wg Prince. 1 (claim) the diamond to, the F — your third daughter as (5) When the king (tell) Tina, his third daughter, about the Frog, Prince, she (refuse) (hear) to marry him, When the people of the land the news about the frog and the princess, they (laugh) and (laugh) « “Have you heard the news?” the people (say) to cach other. “Princess Tina is going to marry a frog!” (6 Tina (feel) the unluckiest person in the world.” She (fall) = No one (love) her, she (believe) terrible. She said, “I (be) to the floor and (sob) . Her father (understand, not) her. She (hide) from her friends and (keep) her pain in her heart, Every day, she (grow) grand weddings. Their wedding bells (ring) sadder and sadder, Her two sisters (have) the land. with joy across PastTime 45 (7) Eventually, Tina (leave) the castle, She (ren) away fom her family and (0) to live in the woods by herself, She (out) simple food, (drink) water from the lake, (eu) ____ her own firewood, (taash) ‘her own clothes, (ioeep) the floor herself, Gnaks) _ her ovwin bet, anid (tid) ‘cand of all her own needs, But she (66) very lonely and unhappy. (8) One dayTina (go) ______ swimming. The water (be) deep and cold. Tina (sain) for a long time and (become) ____ very tited. While she (swim) back toward the shote, she (lose) _______ the desire to live, She (uit) —________ trying v0 swim wo satery, She (drow) when the frog suddenly (appear) _|||__ and with all his strength (push) _ ‘Tina to the shore. He (save) __ her life, (9) “Why Gave,yoy) yi, Frog “Because you (bq) _____ very young and you (have) {lot to live for” “No, I (da, now) 2” said the princess. “I (be) the most misetable person in the whole universe.” (10) “Let's talk about it,” (say) ________ the frog. And they (begin) ‘to talk, Tina and the Frog Prince (sit) ‘together for hours and hours. Frog (listen) ‘and (uiderstand) . He (tell) her about himself and his own 46 CHAPTER? unhappiness and loneliness. They (share) __ ____ their minds and hearts, Day after day, they (spend) — Gatky ag) and (work) together. __ hours with each other. They —_—___ (lay) (11) One day while they (sit) ee near the lake, Tina (bend) 7 down and, with great affection, (Hiss) _ the frog ‘on his forehead, Poofl Suddenly the frog (tan) ____ into a mant He (take) ‘Tina in his arms, and sai me with your kiss, Outside, I (look) _ _ like a frog, but you (see) _. the real me, Now I (be) free. An evil wizard had turned me into a frog until I found the love through inside and (find) ofa woman with a truly good heart.” When Tina (see) outtitle appearances, she (find) __ true love, (12) Tina and the prince (return) __ __ to the castle and (get) married, Her wo sisters, she discovered, (be) very unhappy, The handsome husband (ignore) _ his wife and Cralle, no) fun of his to het, The wealthy husband (inake) _ and (give) ____ her orders ail the time. But Tina and her Frog Prince (tite) ___ happily ever after. Postlime 47

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