LESSON 3 Passive and Active Voice

LESSON 4 Past and Perfect Tenses

Past Tense
Other regular verbs include the following:
Simple Form Past Tense Simple Form Past Tense
add added hope hoped
provide provided enjoy enjoyed
express expressed react reacted
promise promised use used

Other regular verbs include the following

Simple Form Past Tense Simple Form Past Tense
is was bring brought
get got go went
take took be was/were

Task 1.
Instructions: Complete each sentence with the past form of the verb in the
parentheses
___________ 1. The news reporter, gunned down in broad daylight, (write) about an
erring government.
___________ 2. His article (make)the governor look like an ogre, which the latter
didn’t like.
___________ 3. Police, (say) that the suspect now in their custody, tagged the
Governor
___________ 4. Seemingly in hiding, the governor (send) feelers that he was ready
to surrender.
___________ 5. With him gone, he (leave) a void in the roster of advocates for good
governance
___________ 6. His death (bring) more people close to his side.
___________ 7. His enemies (mistake) him as a fly.
___________ 8. Upon his death (rise) an eagle.
Task 2
Instructions: Answer the following questions using the past tense
• Who graduated from you family last year either in high school or college?
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• What province did you come from?
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• What unforgettable experience did you have last year?
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• How did you come to this school?
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• Did your parents graduate from the same school?
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Source:
https://examples.yourdictionary.com/analogy-examples-in-literature.html