g6 past tenses

PROGRAM DIDIK CEMERLANG (PDCA)2010 BISAL

G 6 – PAST TENSE


Example : When I was a child, I wanted (want) to be a doctor.

1. I ___________ (not, go) to school yesterday because I _______ (be) ill.

2. Maria’s uncle __________(die) in 1989 in a road accident.

3. The police _________ (arrest) nine people for robbery two days ago.

4. Cats have whiskers but the one I _______(see) yesterday _________(have) none.

5. Talib’s mother _________(ask) him why his face _______(be) swollen.

6. She _________(celebrate) her birthday with her parents at a seafood restaurant last

week.

7. When I ________(be) young, I ________(can) climb tall coconut trees.

8. We ________(bathe) in that river thirty years ago.

9. A bee _______(sting) Zain when he was cycling home from school yesterday.

10. Rahim ________(think) they _______(be) police officers.

11. What _________(do) you do last night?

12. She _______(dress) smartly for the interview last week.

13. Faridah _______(forget) to drink a glass of milk last night.

14. They ________(watch) Madagascar at the cinema last Saturday.

15. He _______(wash) some dishes last night.

Aim: To practise using the simple past tense.Instructions: 1. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in the brackets.2. Do the task in your SAL exercise book.3. Check your answers with the answer key provided.

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1. did not go, was

2. died

3. arrested

4. saw, had

5. asked, was

6. celebrated

7. was, could

8. bathed

9. stung

10. thought, were

11. did

12. dressed

13. forgot

14. watched

15. washed

Answer


Example: I brush my teeth three times.I brushed my teeth three times.

1. I get up at six o’clock._____________________________________________

2. He understands me well.

_____________________________________________

3. You eat too much.

_____________________________________________

4. The maid takes the child out.

_____________________________________________

5. The birds lay eggs in the nest.

______________________________________________

6. That kitten bites a man.

______________________________________________

7. This book costs RM5.00

______________________________________________

8. She speaks slowly so that they can understand her.

______________________________________________

G6/ E /Aim: To practise using the simple past tenseInstructions: 1. Change the underlined verbs into the simple past tense.2. Rewrite the sentences.3. Do the task in your SAL exercise book.4. Check your answers with the answer key provided.


1. got – I got up at six o’clock.

2. understood – He understood me well.

3. ate – You ate too much.

4. took – The maid took the child out.

5. laid – The birds laid eggs in the nest.

6. bit – That kitten bit a man.

7. cost – This book cost RM5.00.

8. spoke, could – She spoke slowly so that they could understand her.

Answers:


appeared frightened saw changed

lived stared found made turned took

Once there __( 1 )___ two widows called Wan Malini and Wan Empok. One

night ,they __( 2 )___ a strange glow in their paddy fields. They were too __( 3 )___

to go out and see and so they went to bed.

The next morning , they __( 4 )___ out what had caused the glow. Their

grains of rice had all ___( 5 )___ into gold and the leaves had turned into silver. The

widows __( 6 )__ at the lovely sight.

Suddenly three young men __( 7 )__ in the field. They were the three princes

sent by their father to help the widows. It was them who __( 8 )___ the paddy into

gold.

Wan Malini and Wan Empok __( 9 ) __ the princes to meet the people of the

country. The people liked them and later__( 10 )___ one of them their ruler.

G6/ E /Aim: To practise using the simple past tenseInstructions: 1. Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs.2. Do the task in your SAL exercise book.3. Check your answers with the answer key provided.


1. lived

2. saw

3. frightened

4. found

5. turned

6. stared

7. appeared

8. changed

9. took

10. made

Answer


Example : Haris was in bed.

1. Last year she __________ nineteen years old.

2. The weather yesterday _______ very hot.

3. I _______ hungry so I had something to eat.

4. Where _______ you at eleven o’clock last night?

5. I didn’t know where the children _______

6. The keys ______ on the table but they are not there now.

7. Jalil _______ not at work last Wednesday because he _______ ill.

8. You ______ not at home last night. Where ______ you?

9. ______ Suzana and June at the talk yesterday? Suzana _____ but June

______ not.

10.Yesterday ______ a holiday so all the shops _____ closed.

G6/ E /Aim: To practise using the simple past tenseInstructions: 1. Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs to be.2. Do the task in your SAL exercise book.3. Check your answers with the answer key provided.


1. was

2. was

3. was

4. were

5. were

6. were

7. was, was

8. were, were

9. Were, was, was

10. was, were

Answers:


Example : was / work / at / yesterday/ Halim ?Was Halim at work yesterday ?Yes, he was.

1. late / you / this morning / Why / were?__________________________________________ The traffic was bad.

2. Was/difficult / mid-year/ your/ exam?__________________________________________ No, it was easy.

3. last week / Where / Ann and Sue / were?___________________________________________ They were on holiday.

4. your camera / was / How much / new?___________________________________________ RM60.00

5. angry / you / were / yesterday / Why?___________________________________________ Because you were late.

6. Was / nice / the weather / last week?___________________________________________ Yes, it was beautiful.

G6/ I /Aim: To practise using the simple past tenseInstructions: 1. Rearrange the words to form questions.2. Do the task in your SAL exercise book.3. Check your answers with the answer key provided.


1. Why were you late this morning?

2. Was your mid-year exam difficult?

3. Where were Ann and Sue last week?

4. How much was your new camera?

5. Why were you angry yesterday?

6. Was the weather nice last week?

Answer


I'm sorry I left without you last night, but I told you to meet me early because the

show started at 8:00. I (try) had tried to get tickets for that play for months and I

didn't want to miss it. By the time I finally left the coffee shop where we were

supposed to meet, I (1. have).................. five cups of coffee and I (2. wait)

................. over an hour. I had to leave because I (3. arrange) .................. to meet

Kathy in front of the theatre.

When I arrived at the theatre, Kathy (4. pick) .................... up the tickets and she

was waiting for us near the entrance. She was really angry because she (5. wait)

........... for more than half an hour. She said she (6. Almost, give) ....................... up

and (7. go) ........... into the theatre without us.

Kathy told me you (8. be) ................... late several times in the past and that she

would not make plans with you again in the future. She mentioned that she (9. miss)

................. several movies because of your late arrivals. I think you owe her an

apology. And in the future, I suggest you be on time!

Aim: To practise using past perfect tenseInstructions: 1. Fill in the blanks with past perfect tense.2. Do the task in your SAL exercise book.3. Check your answers with the answer key provided.

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1. had had

2. had waited

3. had arranged

4. had already picked

5. had waited

6. had almost given

7. had gone

8. had been

9. had missed

Answer


Example: I played baseball.

I had played baseball.

1. I ate vegetables. I ____________ vegetables.

2. I came. I ____________ .

3. My cousins sold their car. They ____________ their car.

4. I told a story. I ____________ a story.

5. They saw my friend. They ____________ my friend.

6. We cleaned our room. We ____________ our room.

7. I flew to Mexico City. I ____________ to Mexico City.

8. I thought about going on vacation. I ____________ about going on vacation.

9. I spoke to Mary about you. I ____________ to Mary about you.

10.She chose the blue pants. She ____________ the blue pants.

G6/ E /Aim: To practise using past perfect tense.Instructions: 1. Change each sentence into past perfect tense.2. Do the task in your SAL exercise book.3. Check your answers with the answer key provided.


1. had eaten

2. had come

3. had sold

4. had told

5. had seen

6. had cleaned

7. had flown

8. had thought

9. had spoken

10.had chosen

Answer


notified searched hit docked examined

repaired studied driven braked lived

1. Zainab found her purse after she had searched the whole bedroom.

2. Hadn’t Salim...............Azizah before she came?

3. The alarm clock started working after she had .................it.

4. They hadn’t ................ English before they came here.

5. By the time the ship had ................., it was late evening.

6. The car skidded because the driver had .............too hard.

7. After they had ................there for three years, they redecorated the apartment.

8. Before he bought the second-hand car, he had ..............it carefully.

9. The policeman pointed at the motorist who had ..................past a red light.

10.The wasp stung the farmer after he had ...............it.

G6/ I /Aim: To practise using perfect tense.Instructions: 1. Fill in each blank with a suitable word.2. Do the task in your SAL exercise book.3. Check your answers with the answer key provided.


1. -

2. notified

3. repaired

4. studied

5. docked

6. braked

7. lived

8. examined

9. driven

10.hit

Answers:


1. “I’ve never been here before.” Salman said he had never been there before.

2. “Norita has just left,” he said that Norita .....................

3. “They didn’t wait for me.” She said that they ................. for her.

4. “I tried to call her this morning,” I told you I ............. to call her this morning.

5. “Did you buy it?” I asked her if she .............. it.

6. “You’ve made a terrible mistake!” I told him he .................... a terrible mistake.

7. “Did you speak to Rahim yesterday?” I asked him if he ................ to Rahim.

8. “Have you sold your house yet?” I asked them if they ..............their house.

had never been had sold had tried

had made

had not waited had bought

had just left

had spoken

G6/ E /Aim: To practise using past perfect tense.Instructions: 1. Fill in each blank with a suitable verb.2. Do the task in your SAL exercise book.3. Check your answers with the answer key provided.

Answer


1. -

2. had just left

3. had not waited

4. had tried

5. had bought

6. had made

7. had spoken

8. had sold

G6/ I /Aim : To give the past tense of irregular verbs.

Instructions : 1. Look at the irregular verb below.

2. Give the past tense of the verbs.

3. Do this exercise in your SAL book

4. Check your answers with the answer key.


1. shake 1. shook

2. begin

3. sing

4. hold

5. put

6. drive

7. know

8. run

9. bring

10. lie

11. teach

12. think

13. read

14. lay

15. blow

Answer


1. shook 2. began

3. sang

4. held

5. put

6. drove

7. knew

8. ran

9. brought

10. lay

11. taught

12. thought

13. read

14. laid

15. blew

G6/ E /Aim : To give the past tense of irregular verbs.

Instructions: 1.Write the past tense of the verbs.




1. speak : spoke

2. ring : __ __ __ __

3. do : __ __ __

4.finish : __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

5.fly : __ __ __ __

6.ride : __ __ __ __

7.eat : __ __ __

8.drink : __ __ __ __ __

9.see : __ __ __

10. go : __ __ __ __

Answer


1. spoke

2. rang

3.did

4. finished

5. flew

6. rode

7. ate

8. drank

9. saw

10. went

G6/ A /Aim : To practise using past continuous tense

Instructions : 1. Change the verbs in the brackets into past continuous tense.




1. She ___________ when he came yesterday. (eat)

2. Rohani _________at the dinner party last night. (dance)

3. Ali ____________football when it rained yesterday evening. (play)

4. Ahmad _________ at the concert last night. (sing)

5. Siti ____________lunch when Siew May arrived last night. (cook)

6. The tree ____________ by the municipal workers. (cut)

7. Raju and Ah Meng ____________badminton at the hall when the fire broke out. (play)

8. The thieves ______________ by the police. (chase)

9. Eddie ___________ in the drama when Susan attended the interview yesterday. (act)

10.The clothes _________________. (wash)

Answer


1. was eating

2. was dancing

3. was playing

4. was singing

5. was cooking

6. was being cut

7. were playing

8. were being chased

9. was acting

10.were being washed


1. Robbie __________ out when Bala arrived. (go)

2. We telephoned Carol but she _________. (leave)

3. Doris was sad because she _________ the test.(fail)

4. Eng Hoe said that he _______ the book which he borrowed from Kamal. (lose)

5. Fauzi told me that he _______ the pen because he thought it was

his.(take)

6. The girls _______ their housework before they came.(do)

7. We_______ the room before she arrived. (tidy)

8. Mr. Gan ________ the boys not to smoke again. (warn)

9. En. Hamid _______the doors before leaving the house.(lock)

10. Mrs. Rama _______ the vase while dusting it. (break)

G6/ A /Aim : To practise using past perfect tense

Instructions : 1. Change the verbs in the brackets into past perfect tense.




1. had gone

2. had left

3. had failed

4. had lost

5. had taken

6. had done

7. had tidied

8. had warned

9. had locked

10.had broken

Answer


Simple Past Tenses

NOTES:

1. The simple past is used to talk about activities, events or situations that began and ended in the past.

2. Most simple past verbs are formed by adding –ed.

Example: destroy

fryclap

---

destroyedfriedclapped

1. appear - _appeared_ 13. bury - ______________

2. dry - ______________ 14. decide - ______________

3. bark - ______________ 15. reply - ______________

4. burn - ______________ 16. hasten - ______________

5. collect - ______________ 17. try - ______________

6. enjoy - ______________ 18. slip - ______________

7. rely - ______________ 19. flip - ______________

8. finish - ______________ 20. watch - ______________

9. host - ______________ 21. park - ______________

10. look - ______________ 22. talk - ______________

11.open - ______________ 23. stop - ______________

12. turn - ______________ 24. travel - ______________

G6/ E /Aims : To practise Simple Past Tense of regular verbs.

Instructions:

Study the notes below.Write the Simple Past Tense for the regular verbs given.Do this exercise in your SAL bookCheck your answers with the answer key provided.


1. appeared

2. dried

3. barked

4. burned

5. collected

6. enjoyed

7. relied

8. finished

9. hosted

10. looked

11.opened

12. turned

13.buried

14.decided

15. replied

16.hastened

17. tried

18.slipped

19. flipped

20.watched

21.parked

22. talked

23.stopped

24. travelled

Answer


The headmistress have taught in the school for 15 years.

The headmistress had taught in the school for 15 years.

The fat boy had just sit on the swing when it broke.___________________________________________________

When Julia and Haslinda reached the bus-stop, the bus have left.____________________________________________________

Brenda have won the first prize in the Art Competition.____________________________________________________

Before I could close the gate, the dog has run out.____________________________________________________

I have cleaned the table by time she got here.___________________________________________________

If I have gone to Europe, I would not have to see her.___________________________________________________

Lucy has post the letter.___________________________________________________

After Adam has had his lunch he went back to work.____________________________________________________________

By the time the police arrived, the robbers had already escape.____________________________________________________________

G6/ A /Aims : To practise Past PerfectTense.

Instructions: Identify the errors in the sentences given and rewrite them correctly.Do this exercise in your SAL book.Check the answers with the answer key provided.


1. The headmistress had taught in the school for 15 years.

2. The fat boy had just sat on the swing when it broke.

3. When Julia and Haslinda reached the bus-stop, the bus had left.

4. Brenda had won the first prize in the Art Competition.

5. Before I could close the gate, the dog had run out.

6. I had cleaned the table by time she got here.

7. If I had gone to Europe, I would not have to see her.

8. Lucy had posted the letter.

9. After Adam had had his lunch, he went back to work.

10. By the time the police arrived, the police had already escaped.

Answer


1. I was driving along Jalan Gasing when I saw Mrs. Tan. (drive)

2. The robbers _____________ when the police arrived. (escape)

3. After the seminar __________, we went to tea. (end)

4. While the cat was away, the mice __________. (play)

5. The bell rang before I _________ my exercise. (complete)

6. I wish we ________ not __________ to Lionel!. (listen)

7. Rahman stated that he __________ the robbery. (witness)

8. The girl fainted before the doctor __________ examining her. (finish)

9. Ponish told me that he _________ not _________ for a long time. (smoke)

10.Mrs. Selvam ____________ her dinner last night. (burn)

11.My brother ___________ that he was a pilot last night. (dream)

12.The girls _____________ when the lecturers walked into the class. (laugh)

13.He _________ how to repair a radio when he was young. (know)

14.The people in the stadium ____________ as the singer was going on stage.

(clap)

15.When we _________ younger, we used to climb fruit trees. (be)

16.The wind _________ gently when we arrived at the hillside resort. (blow)

17.They ________ what the prefect was saying. (understand)

18.Kamariah mentioned that they _________ not __________ on the wedding

day. (decide)

19.The hungry wolves _________ the village in search for foods. (attack)

20. I __________ a cruel man beating a dog on my work to work yesterday. (see)

G6/ EN /Aim : To use the correct form of Past Tenses.

Instructions: Read the sentences and write the correct form of past tenses.Do this exercise in your SAL book.Check the answers with the answer key.


1. was driving

2. had escaped

3. had ended

4. were playing

5. had completed

6. had listened

7. had witnessed

8. had finished

9. had, smoked

10.burned

11.dreamed / dreamt

12.were laughing

13.knew

14.were clapping

15.were

16.was blowing

17.understood

18.had, decided

19.attacked

20.saw

Answer

g6 past tenses

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