Complete them with am/is/are (present) or was/were (past).

1. In 1945, they _____ 17, so they ______ 85 now.

2. Today the weather _____ cold, but last Monday it _______ terribly hot.
3. I _____ very thirsty. Can somebody give me a glass of water, please?
4. The defiant freedom fighters _______ very brave. They fought till death to defend the
city.
5. I _____ happy with Surabaya now. Years ago, it _____ very dirty and messy.
6. Don’t buy those weapons. They _____ dangerous and illegal.
7. Hey, I like your new hat. It fits you well, and when you wear it, it reminds me
of the 1945 freedom fighters. ____ it expensive?
8. This time seventy years ago my grandfather ________ in Surabaya joining the militia to
fight against the British army.
9. “Where ______ the veterans?” “I don’t know. They _______ in the lobby of the hotel five
minutes ago.”
10.The generals and the veterans ______ happy and optimistic about us now. They know
we _______always busy with good activities and never think of using drugs. When we met
them last year, they ________ pessimistic.

Choose the right words and change them into the simple past or present tense according to the context of the
sentences.

take place anger hamper

rally betray refuse
advance
conquer feel

1. His unruly behavior frequently __________ many teachers and classmates. However,
Mrs. Sabariah never gets tired of giving him advice every time he makes problem.
2. The city was in fire. After analyzing the situation, the general finally ordered his
soldiers to move. They _________ secretly to go out of the besieged city.
3. She cannot buy gadget, clothes, shoes, and textbooks. However, the poverty never
__________ the progress of her study. For textbooks, she usually borrows them from the
school library.
4. Don’t cheat in exam. Cheating means that you __________ your own life principle.
5. The robber__________ to surrender, but the police persuaded them to give in.
6. Never _________ best friends for our own advantage because best friends are like
precious treasure.
7. On every Sunday morning, the student organizations and their members regularly
__________ to the town square to entertain and educate people to reduce the use of
plastic in daily life.
8. He could finally graduate from high school despite the financial problems that he
faced. He __________his life problems successfully. Learn from him.
9. The ceremony in remembrance of our founding fathers and mothers ______ _______ in
the training field. The ceremony was a tribute to them.
10. When I was in Columbus, America, I heard Tanah Pusaka song. I __________ very
emotionally touched, and I even cried. I missed Indonesia, my beloved country.