Task 1: Complete these sentences with the appropriate form of verb provided in brackets.

1. The Padri War _________________(take) place in West Sumatra and its surroundings,
especially in the Pagaruyung Kingdom area from 1803 to 1838.
2. This war ________________ (be) a war that was initially due to conflicts in customary
matters before turning into a war against colonialism.
3. A few weeks after the Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, Allied troops who were
members of AFNEI (Allied Forces Netherlands East Indies) _________________ (come) to
Indonesia after winning World War II against Japan.
4. On December 11, 1945 general Sudirman ________________ (hold) a meeting with the TKR
and Laskar Sector Commanders.
5. The PKI's actions and spread of communist ideology __________________ (raise) suspicion
from anti-communist groups.
6. Susi Susanti ___________________ (win) the gold medal in the Olympics game for the first
time in Barclona in 1992.
7. In 1998 reformation movement, students _________________ (demand) the change for
better system in Indonesia especially to eradicate corruption, collusion, and nepotism.
8. Students _________________ (call) their demand as Sepultura (Sepuluh Tuntutan Rakyat).
9. A great tsunami ________________ (strike) Acheh, west coast of Malaysia, and east coast of
Afrika in 2006.
10. Volunteers from all around the world _____________________ (identify) thousands of dead
bodies in Banda, an area which suffered the most.

Task 2: Decide whether the use of past verb is true (T) or false (F)

NO SENTENCE T F
1 Soe Hok Gie went hiking with five of his college mates.
2 Achenese people are evacuated to shelters at that time.
3 Who caught Untung Surapati?
4 West and East Germany unite in 3 October 1990 after they gained political
stability.
5 Magellans dead in Phillippines before he made it to travel around the
world.
6 Teuku Umar led the war against the colonials for years.
7 I Gusti Ngurah Rai fought hard with his people to sent the colonials away.
8 Pithecantropus could walk straght like Homo Sapiens
9 Walter Hunt invent pin for ladies to put together their skirt or blouse.
10 Lady Diana and Prince Charles visit Indonesia twice.

ENGLISH 2 Historical Recount pg. 1