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Reading

Task 3
Read the text and state True or False!
I have just had a terrible weekend! On Saturday I was so tired that I slept all morning. When I woke up I had a
head ache and my throat was sore. My body ached all over. My nose ran and I coughed a lot. My mother took my
temperature but I did not have a fever.
My mother made me some soup for lunch and I ate it in bed. I drank some juice. I tried to read a book but I
couldn’t keep my eyes open. I laid in bed all afternoon. I drifted in and out of sleep. I drank more juice. I felt miserable
all afternoon. I didn’t want to do anything.
I got out of bed at dinner time. My parents ordered pizza for dinner and I was able to eat some of it. I drank
more juice! I felt a bit better after dinner so I stayed up. I snuggled under a blanket on the couch and watched some
TV with my parents. I fell asleep in front of the TV.
The next morning I felt better.
1. The boy was sick on Saturday. ( ... )
2. When he woke up he had a toothache. ( ... )
3. He have a high fever. ( ... )
4. He just drank juice on whole day. ( ... )
5. He ate some soup for dinner. ( ... )

Simple Past Tense
The simple past tense shows that you are talking about something that has already happened. Unlike
the past continuous tense, which is used to talk about past events that happened over a period of time,
the simple past tense emphasizes that the action is fi nished.
1. The Form
a. Affi rmative
Subject + past simple form (2nd form of verb) + object
Example: I cleaned my room.
b. Negative
Subject + did + not + base form (1st form of verb) + object
Example: He did not qualify the exam.
c. Interrogative
Did + subject + base form (1st form of verb) + object + ?
Example: Did their team win?
2. The Use
a. To express the idea that an action started and fi nished at a specifi c time in the past.
Example: I saw a movie yesterday.
b. To list a series of completed actions in the past
Example: I drew the pattern, cut the paper, and glued it on the cartonboard.
c. To describe a habit which stopped in the past. It can have the same meaning as “used to”.
Example: When I was a boy I walked a mile to school every day.
d. The Simple Past can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the past.
Example: We talked on the phone for thirty minutes.
3. Irregular Verbs
You form the simple past of a verb by adding -ed onto the end of a regular verb but, irregular verb
forms have to be learnt. Here are some common irregular verbs in English, with their past tenses.
• bring – brought
• cut – cut
• fi nd – found Exploring
• know – knew Do you remember about your childhood? Write
about your childhood into fi ve sentences!
• win – won
4. Expressions of Time in the Past
Yesterday; Last week/ last month/ last year; A month ago; Two days ago; This morning.

30 Bahasa Inggris Kelas VIII SMP/MTs Semester 2 Kurikulum 2013