PRACTICE 4.

SIMPLE PAST OR PAST PERFECT

1. Class (begin, already) by the time I (get) there, so I (take, quietly) a seat in the
back
2. Millions of years ago, dinosaurs (roam) the earth, but they (become) extinct by
the time humankind first (appear)
3. I (see, never) any of Picasso’s paintings before I (visit) the art museum
4. I almost missed my plane. All of the other passengers (board, already) by the
time. I (get) there
5. Yesterday at a restaurant, I (see) Pam Donnelly , an old friend of mine. I (see,
not) her in years. At first, I (recognize, not) her because she (lose) at least fifty
pounds.

Practice 5. Simple past or past progressive

1. I am sitting in class right now. I (sit) in class at this exact same time yesterday
2. I don’t want to go to the zoo today because it is raining. The same thing
happened yesterday. I (want, not) to go to the zoo because it (rain)
3. I (call) Roger at nine last night, but he ( be, not) at home. He (study) at the library
4. I (hear, not) the thunder during the storm last night because I (sleep)
5. I got a package in the mail. When I (open) it, I (find) a surprise.
Practice 6. Future progressive or simple present
1. Right now I am attending class. Yesterday at this time, I was attending class.
Tomorrow at this time, I (attend) class
2. Tomorrow I’m going to leave for home. When I (arrive) at the airport, my whole
family (wait) for me.
3. When I (get) up tomorrow morning, the sun (shine), the birds (sing) and my
roommates (lie, still) in bed fast asleep.
4. A: When do you leave for Florida?
B: Tomorrow. Just think. Two days from now I (lie) on the beach in the sun
A: sounds great! I (think) about you
 Practice 7
Gunakan tense yang tepat untuk verba dalam kurung
1. John is in my English class. He (study) English this semester. He (take, also)
some other classes. His classes (begin) at 9.00 every day.
2. Yesterday John ate breakfast at 8.00. he (eat, already) breakfast when he
(leave) for class at 8.45. he (eat, always) breakfast before he (go) to class. I
(eat, not, usually) breakfast before I (go) to class. But I (get, usually) hungry
about midmorning. Tomorrow before I (go) to class, I (eat) breakfast.
3. John is in class every morning from 9;00 to 12.00. two days ago, I (call) him
at 11.30, but I could not reach him because he (attend) class at that time
4. Don’t try to call John at .11.30 tomorrow morning because he (attend) class at
that time
5. Yesterday John took a nap from 1.00 to 2.00. I came at. 1.45. when I (get)
there, John (sleep). He (sleep) for 45 minutes by the time I came.
6. Right now John (take) a nap. He (fall) asleep an hour ago. He (sleep) for an
hour
7. Three days ago, John (start) to read A Farewell to Arms, a novel by Ernest
Hemingway. It is a long novel. He (finish, not) reading it yet. He (read) it
because his English teacher assigned it.
8. Tomorrow, after he (eat) dinner, John (go) to a movie. In other words, he (eat)
dinner by the time he (go) to the movie