(The Simple Past Tense)

TUJUAN PEMBELAJARAN Setelah PJJ ini peserta didik diharapkan

dapat:
1. Siswa dapat mengidentifikasi penggunaan verbs
dalam the simple past tense dalam narrative text
2. Siswa dapat menjawab pertanyaan tentang sebuah
teks narrative yang mencakup comprehension questions
dan the simple past tense.
LOOK AT THE CONVERSATION BELOW
Read this paragraph, notice the coloured words, try to guess the meaning!

A man and his son were going to the market. While they were walking, a country man
passed and said, “You fool, what a donkey for but to ride upon?”

So the man put the boy on the donkey. But soon, some passersby said, “See that lazy,
young steer. He lets his father walk while he rides.”

So the man ordered his boy to get off and got on himself, but the passerby said,
“Shame on… that lazy old man, he lets his poor son walk, while he rides.”

The man did not know what to do. Last, he took his boy on the donkey. Then the
passerby said, “Aren’t you ashamed of yourself for overloading the poor donkey?”

The man and the boy got off. They cut down a pole, tied the donkey’s feet to it and
raised the pole to their shoulders. They arrived to a bridge when the donkey, getting one
of its feet loose, kicked all out and caused the boy to drop his end of the pole. In the
struggle, the donkey fell over the bridge and then it drowned.
Example of regular verb ( kata kerja beraturan)
Verb1 verb 2 verb 3
• Study studied studied
• Play played played
• Walk walked walked
• Try tried tried
• Stay stayed stayed
• Watch watched watched
• Exercise exercised exercised
• Smoke smoked smoked
Example of irregular verb(kata kerja yang tidak beraturan)
• Verb 1 verb 2 verb 3
• go went gone
• be was/were been
• Bring brought brought
• take took taken
• Write wrote written
• Drink drank drunk
• See saw seen
• Cut cut cut
• Make made made
• Sleep slept slept
There (is)... a flock of pigoens which (live)... on a banyan tree. One day, the pigeons
(are)… flying in search of food. They (see)... plenty of grains strewn around on the
ground. All of them (come)... down on the ground to pick up grains. But it (is)... a
trap laid by a hunter. All the pigeons (are)… trapped in the net which the hunter
(have)... spread on the ground.
The pigeons (are)… very sad and feeling dejected because they (know)... that their
end was near. The leader of the pigeons (ask)... them not to lose courage. He
(says)... that if all of them (make) a joint effort they (will)... be able to fly away
with the net. The leader (is)… a wise pigeon and (know)... the power of unity. All
the pigeons (try)... in unison and finally (are)... able to fly along with the net. The
hunter (can)... do nothing but repent at seeing the pigeons flying away.
Task 1: Read the dialog above and identify the statements below whether it is True or False!
NO Questions True False

1 The dove bit the hunter on the heel.    

2 Both animals were finally safe.    
3 The hunter killed the dove.    
4 The ant bit the dove.    
5 We can learn from the story that one good turn deserve another.    

Task 2 : Answer the questions based on the text!

 
6. One hot day, an ant was seeking for some water.
 The negative form for this sentence is  ( - )
……………………………………………………………
7.  The ant slipped and fell unintentionally into the water.
  The interrogative form for this sentence is ( ? )
…………………………………………………………
8.       Why did the hunter cry out with pain?
  A. His gun was dropped down.
  B. His gun was exploded.
  C. His leg was bitten by the ant.
  D. His head was bitten by the dove.
 
9.       What is the main idea of the fourth paragraph?
  A. The dove saved the ant's life.
  B. The ant called the dove.
  C. The ant was thankful to the dove.
  D. The dove couldn't hear the ant.
 
10.     What can we learn from the story?
  A. Thanking each other for kindness is dangerous.
  B. Helping each other is the best way in life.
  C. Supporting each other in the crime.
  D. Sharing each other, making wealthy life.