EXERCISE Tenses

I. CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER!

1. A : “Have you got your dinner?” d. Are standing

B : “Sinta is _______ dinner in the kitchen”
a. Putting 6. He was so angry that he _____ and _____ .
b. Looking a. Was getting up/ left
c. Cleaning b. Got up/ was leaving
d. Preparing c. Got up/left
d. Getting up/ was leave
2. A : “Where is Rona and Dona?”
B : “ __________________ in their room” 7. I _____ the vase while I _____ the bookshelf.
a. They is sleeping a. Broke/ was cleaning
b. They are sleeping b. Broke/cleaned
c. They sleeps c. Was breaking/was cleaning
d. They are sleep d. Was break/was clean

3. A : “______ they coming over for dinner?” 8. When I last _____ her she ______ high-heeled shoes.
B : “ ______,they on the way” a. Saw/ wore
a. Is, yes b. Was seeing/ was wearing
b. Is, no c. Saw/ was wearing
c. Are, yes d. Was seeing/ wore
d. Are, no
9. What _____ when I _____ you last night?
4. Hurry up! We __________ for you a. Were you doing/ was calling
a. Waiting b. Were you doing/ called
b. Is waiting c. You doing/ was calling
c. Wait d. Were you did/ called
d. Are waiting
10. When his wife ______ home, Charlie ______ television
5. Who is that girl _________ on the table? a. Was arriving/was watching
a. Standing b. Arrived/watched
b. Is standing c. Was arriving/watched
c. Stand d. Arrived/ was watching

II. FILL THE GASPS

Dear Maria,

Sorry I haven't written for such a long time. Something terrible __________ (happen)!

My boss __________ (ask) me to do something for him and I __________ (work) on that when I __________ (hear) a loud noise.
There was a bird in the office! It __________ (fly) around the room and I __________ (not know) what to do. You can imagine how
scary it __________ (be).

Then my boss __________ (run) into the office to see what the noise was. So he __________ (shout) at me and the bird __________
(continue) to fly. I __________ (be) so angry. I __________ (get) my coat and bag and __________ (leave) the office. I __________
(say) to my boss, "see you later".

So now I'm in trouble with the company and I have a big meeting tomorrow about it. I'm very worried!

Tell me your news - it must be better than mine!

Hugs
Alice

EXERCISE Texts

This text for number 1-10

Last month, I visited my childhood friend’s house on Depok. His Name is Juniar. There were many activities I did there. In the
morning, Juniar and I had breakfast. We had nasi uduk that we enjoyed when we were kids. I liked it very much. After breakfast, he
took me to our old school and retell the story about what we had when we were in elementary school. The school looks better than 13
years ago. There is a big bench in the school garden. There were 3 sports fields for students. After visiting the school, Juniar and I
went to the market to buy some food and snacks. We bought kue ape, kue pukis, kue cucur, kue mangkok, and nasi padang. We had
lunch together at his house and had a small chit chat. It was so much fun. I really enjoyed my time with Juniar. After enjoying three
days together, I went home after being picked up by my father.

1. The text above tells the readers about ... 6. Where did the writer and her friend spend his afternoon?
a. A holiday at a friend's place. a. In Juniar’s house
b. A picture school backyard. b. Inside a sport field.
c. A big school c. In the flower garden.
d. A big sport field. d. In the swimming pool.

2. Who is Juniar for the writers? 7. Where is Juniar’s house located?

a. Niece a. Bogor
b. Pen pal b. Depok
c. Childhood friend c. Jakarta
d. Sibling d. Tangerang

3. The purpose of the text is to…… 8. From the text, we know that the writer...
a. tell past events a. Had gone and visited many places during her
b. entertain readers holiday.
c. describe the smugglers b. Lived in the same village with his Juniar.
d. report an event to the police c. Liked butterflies and swimming very much.
d. Spent her holiday at a friend's house.
4. How much is the sports field in the writer's old school?
a. Two 9. What snacks did the writer and her friends bought on
b. Three market?
c. four a. Blackforest
d. Five b. Cheese cake
c. sugar glazed doughnut
5. What does the writer do after visited the school? d. Kue pukis
a. Enjoy time together with their pet.
b. Swim on the river 10. Who picked up the writer to go home?
c. Buy food and snacks on market a. Her boyfriend
d. had lunch on restaurant b. her brother
c. her dad
d. her niece

This text for number 11-16

Last week I _____________ (11) my grandmother’s house. I ____________ (12) public transportation to reach the house. On the trip,
I ____________ (13) so many beautiful scenery there. My grandmother greet me, when I ____________ (14) her house. She looked
so glad. She ____________ (15) me her delicious food, then we ____________ (16) together.

take go eat give see come

This text for number 1-8

A long time ago, there was a man named Sangkuriang. He liked hunting animals, when he was hunting, Sangkuriang
accidentally killed his beautiful black dog (Si Tumang). This dog is actually Sangkuriang's father who had been condemned
to live the life of a dog by his Guru. However, Sangkuriang never knew it.

Sangkuriang had been separated by his mother since childhood. Yet, he was destined to meet his mother again. When on
his way home, he stopped at a small village and met and fell in love with a beautiful girl. He didn't realize that the village was
neither his homeland nor that the beautiful girl.

Sangkuriang accepted this condition and built a lake by damming the Citarum river. With a dawn just moment away and
the boat almost complete, Dayang Sumbi realised that Sangkuriang would fulfill the condition she had set. With a wave of
her supernatural shawl, she lit up the eastern horizon with flashes of light. Deceived by false dawn, the cock crowed and
farmers rose for the new day.

With his incomplete work, Sangkuriang realized that his endeavour were lost. With all his anger, he kicked the boat that
he himself had built. The boat fell over and, in so doing become the mountain Tangkuban Parahu (in Sundanese, Tangkuban
means upturned or upside down, and Parahu means boat). With the dam torn assunder, the water drained from the lake
becoming a wide plain and nowaday became a city called BANDUNG (from the word BENDUNG, which means Dam).

1. Who is Tumang? 5. What did Dayang Sumbi do to stop Sangkuriang in

a. Sangkuriang’s uncle building a lake?
b. Sangkuriang’s father a. By burning houses.
c. Sangkuriang’s mother b. By wakening people.
d. Sangkuriang’s child c. By litting up the eastern horizon with flashes of light
d. By praying all night long.
2. Why did Sangkuriang separate from his mother?
a. Because he had killed his father. 6. What did Sangkuriang do when he realized that he didn’t
b. Because he had killed his mother’s dog. finish the job?
c. Because he had killed his uncle. a. Kicked the boat angrily.
d. Because he had killed his mother. b. Cried
c. Laughed
3. What did happen when Sangkuriang meet a beautiful d. Killed Dayang Sumbi
girl?
a. Nothing happen 7. What is the purpose of the text?
b. Sangkuriang was falling in love. a. To retell about the legend of Sangkuriang.
c. Sangkuriang didn’t care. b. To show how Tangkuban Perahu Mountain is
d. Sangkuriang killed her. formed.
c. To entertain the reader.
4. How did Sangkuriang build a lake? d. To describe Mount Tangkuban Perahu
a. By damming Citarum river.
b. By falling the rain. 8. Where is Tangkuban Perahu mountain?
c. By cleaning the river. a. East Java.
d. By damming Ciasih river b. West Java.
c. Jakarta.
d. Yogyakarta

This text for number 9-18

One day a rabbit was boasting about how fast he could run. He was laughing at the turtle for being so slow. Much to the rabbit's
surprise, the turtle challenged him to a race. The rabbit thought this was a good joke and accepted the challenge. The fox was to be the
umpire of the race. As the race began, the rabbit raced way ahead of the turtle, just like everyone thought. The rabbit got to the
halfway point and could not see the turtle anywhere. He was hot and tired and decided to stop and take a short nap.Even if the turtle
passed him, he would be able to race to the finish line ahead of him. All this time the turtle kept walking step by step by step. He never
quit no matter how hot or tired he got. He just kept going. However, the rabbit slept longer than he had thought and woke up. He could
not see the turtle anywhere! He went at full-speed to the finish line but found the turtle there waiting for him.

9. What kind of the text above? 14. What happened at the start of the race?

10. What is the purpose of the text above? 15. What happened at the half-way point?

11. Who was boasting? 16. What did the turtle do?

12. Who could run fast? 17. Who won the race?

13. Who wanted to challenge the rabbit to a race? 18. What lesson do we learn from this story?