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[Lu’luil Maknun, S.Pd., M.Pd.]

[Nama Prodi]
[Nama Fakultas]
Universitas Mercu Buana Yogyakarta
2020
Reading Section

A Conference in Chicago
 Reading Comprehension
Answer the following questions related to the text.
1. When did the author go?
2. Where did the author go?
3. What did the author attend?
4. Did the author find the luggage?
5. Where does the author come from?
6. How did the author feel in the conference?
Reading Comprehension

ORIENTATION

SEQUENCE OF
EVENTS

SEQUENCE OF
EVENTS

REORIENTATION
 Telling Past Experience

Telling past experience, it can be called

“recount paragraph”.
Recount paragraph is paragraph which retells
past events or experience for the purpose of
informing or entertaining. This could include
personal events, factual incidents or imaginary
incidents.
 Generic Structure of Recount Paragraph

• Orientation
Setting scene and giving the necessary background
information such as, who, when, where, what, and why.
• Sequence of Events
Retelling the event in chronological order or logical
sequences, usually in past (there is no complication in
recount)
• Reorientation
Including a personal comment or opinion and closing a
statement
 Language Focus:
Simple Past
The simple past is a verb tense which is used to show
that a completed action took place at a specific time
in the past.
The simple past is also frequently used to talk about
past habits and generalizations.
 A. Simple Past Forms
The simple past is formed using the verb + ed. In
addition, there are many verbs with irregular past
forms. Questions are made with did and negative
forms are made with did not.

• Statement: You called Debbie.

• Question: Did you call Debbie?
• Negative: You did not call Debbie.
 1. Most Verbs
Most verbs conjugate by adding -ed like the verb "wait" below.

Positive Negative Question

I waited. I did not wait. Did I wait?
You waited. You did not wait. Did you wait?
We waited. We did not wait. Did we wait?
They waited. They did not wait. Did they wait?
He waited. He did not wait. Did he wait?
She waited. She did not wait. Did she wait?
It waited. It did not wait. Did it wait?
 2. Irregular Verbs

Many verbs, such as "have," take irregular forms in

the simple past. Notice that you only use the
irregular verbs in statements. In negative forms and
questions, "did" indicates simple past.
 2. Irregular Verbs

Positive Negative Question

I had. I did not have. Did I have?

You had. You did not have. Did you have?

We had. We did not have. Did we have?

They had. They did not have. Did they have?

He had. He did not have. Did he have?

She had. She did not have. Did she have?

It had. It did not have. Did it have?

 2. Irregular Verbs
awake–awoke–awoken be-was, were–been
beat–beat–beat begin–began–begun
bite–bit–bitten bleed–bled–bled
below–blue–blown break–broke–broken
bring–brought–brought build–built–built
burn–burned/burnt–burned/burnt burst–burst–burst
buy–bought–bought catch–caught-caught
come–came–come creep–crept–crept
cut–cut–cut deal–dealt–dealt
dig–dug–dug do–did–done
draw–drew–drawn drink-drank-drunk
eat-ate-eaten fall-fell-fallen
fling-flung-flung fly-flew-flown
forget-forgot-forgotten forgive-forgave-forgiven
get-got-gotten go-went-gone
grow-grew-grown hang-hung-hung
hit-hit-hit lay-laid-laid
lead-led-led lie-lay-lain
mistake-mistook-mistaken overcome-overcame-overcame
plead-pled-pled ring-rang-rung
rise-rose-risen see-saw-seen
sew-sewed-sewed shake-shook-shaken
shear-shore-shorn shoe-shoed-shoed
shrink-shrank-shrunk sing-sang-sung
 3. To Be
The verb "be" is also irregular in the simple past.
Unlike other irregular verbs, there are two simple
past forms: "was" and "were."

It also has different question forms and negative

forms. Always remember that you DO NOT use "did"
with the verb "be" in the simple past.
For example
She was not beautiful (correct)
She did not beautiful (incorrect)
Note:
“to be” is followed by adverb, adjective, noun and
verb-Ing
 3. To Be
Positive Negative Question

I was beautiful. I was not beautiful. Was I beautiful?

You were beautiful. You were not beautiful. Were you beautiful?

We were beautiful. We were not beautiful. Were we beautiful?

They were They were not Were they beautiful?

beautiful. beautiful.
He was beautiful. He was not beautiful. Was he beautiful?

She was beautiful. She was not beautiful. Was she beautiful?

It was beautiful. It was not beautiful. Was it beautiful?

 4. Modal Verb

Modal verbs behave very strangely in the simple

past. The most important verb to remember is
"must." Notice how it becomes "had to" in the
simple past.
"Must" becomes "had to":
Example:
• I must call my wife now.
• I had to call my wife yesterday.
 B. Simple Past Uses
1. Completed Action in the Past

Use the simple past to express the idea that an

action started and finished at a specific time in the
past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually
mention the specific time, but they do have one
specific time in mind.
 B. Simple Past Uses
1. Completed Action in the Past

Examples:
• I saw a movie yesterday.
• I didn't see a play yesterday.
• Last year, I travelled to Japan.
• Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.
• Did you have dinner last night?
• She washed her car.
• He didn't wash his car.
 2. A Series of Completed Actions

We use the simple past to list a series of completed

actions in the past. These actions happen 1st, 2nd,
3rd, 4th, and so on.
 2. A Series of Completed Actions

Examples:
• I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a
nice place to swim.
• He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into
the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.
• Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add
the eggs?
 3. Duration in the Past

The simple past can be used with a duration which

starts and stops in the past. A duration is a longer
action often indicated by expressions such as: for
two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc.
 3. Duration in the Past

Examples:
• I lived in Brazil for two years.
• Shauna studied Japanese for five years.
• They sat at the beach all day.
• They did not stay at the party the entire time.
• We talked on the phone for thirty minutes.
• A: How long did you wait for them?
B: We waited for one hour.
 4. Habits in the Past

The simple past can also be used to describe a habit

which stopped in the past. It can have the same
meaning as “used to”. To make it clear that we are
talking about a habit, we often add expressions such
as: always, often, usually, never, when I was a child,
when I was younger, etc.
 4. Habits in the Past

Examples:
• I studied French when I was a child.
• He played the violin.
• He didn't play the piano.
• Did you play a musical instrument when you were a
kid?
• She worked at the movie theater after school.
• They never went to school, they always skipped class.
 5. Past Facts or Generalizations

The simple past can also be used to describe past

facts or generalizations which are no longer true. As
in USE 4 above, this use of the simple past is quite
similar to the expression “used to.”
 5. Past Facts or Generalizations

Examples:
• She was shy as a child, but now she is very
outgoing.
• He didn't like tomatoes before.
• Did you live in Texas when you were a kid?
• People paid much more to make cell phone calls in
the past.
 Thank You
[Lu’luil Maknun, S.Pd., M.Pd.]