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BAHASA INGGRIS I
Disusun Oleh :
Nama
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B: I (live) have just lived here for only a short while. I dont know yet.
4. A: I (read) have been reading this chapter in my chemistry text three times, and I still
dont understand it!
B: Maybe I can help.
5. A: My eyes are getting tired. I (read) have been reading for two hours. I think Ill take
a break.
B: Why dont we go for a walk?
6. A: Do you like the Edgewater Inn?
B: Vey much. I (stay) have stayed there at least 3 dozen times. Its my favourite hotel.
7. A: The babys crying. Shouldnt we do something?
B: Hes all right.
A: Are you sure? He (cry) has been crying for almost ten minutes.
B: Okay. Ill go into his room an see if anythings wrong.
8. A: whos your daughters new teacher?
B: Mrs. Jackson.
A: Shes the one of the best teachers at elementary school. She (teach) has been
teaching kindergarten for ten years.
9. A: Ed (play) has played tennis for ten years, but he still doesnt have a good
backhand.
B: Neither do I, and I (play) have been playing tennis for twenty years.
10. A: Where does Mr. Alvarez work?
B: At the power company. He (work) has been working there for fiften years. He likes
his job.
A: What about his neighbor, Mr. Perez?
B: Hes currently unemployed, but hell find a new job soon.
A:What kind of job experience does he have?
B: He (work) has worked for a small manufacturing firm, for telephone
company, and two of the worlds leading software companies. With all that work
experience, he wont have any trouble finding another job.
EXERCISE 6. Error Analysis
Directions: Correct the errors. Most of the error are in verb usage, but some are in
miscellaneous (e.g., capitalization, word order, spelling agreement, etc.)
1. I have been studied English for eight year, but I still have a lot to learn
Correction: studied studying
year
years
2. I want to learn English since I am a child
Correction: I have always wanted to learn English since I was a child.
3. Our class has have three tests since the beginning of the term
Correction: Our class have had three tests since the beginning of the term
4. I have started the English classes since three weeks ago and I am learning some English
since that time.
Correction: I am learning some I have been learning some
5. I have been thinking about to improve my English ability since I came here, but I still
dont find a good way
Correction: I have been thinking about how to improve my English ability since I
came here but havent found a good way yet.
4. I woke up at six this morning, but I couldnt get back to sleep. I wasnt sleepy. (sleep,
already) I had already slept for eight hours.
5. A : Ill introduce you to Professor Newton at the meeting tonight.
B : You dont need to. I (meet, already) have already met him.
6. Jack offered to introduce me to Professor Newton, but it wasnt necessary. I (meet,
Already) had already met him.
7. A : Do you want to go to the movie tonight?
B : What are you going to see?
A : Distant Drums.
B : I (see, already) have already saw it. Thanks anyway.
8. I didnt go to the movie with Francisco last Tuesday night. I
(see, already) had already it.
9. A : Jane? Jane! Is that you? How are you? I havent seen you for ages!
B : Excuse me? Are you talking to me?
A : Oh. Youre not Jane. Im sorry. It is clear that I (make) have made a mistake. Please
excuse me.
10. Yesterday I approached to a stranger who looked like Jane Moore and started
talking to her. But she wasnt Jane. It was clear that I (make) had made a mistake. I was
really embarrassed.
EXERCISE 10.Verb tense review.
1. My glasses three times so far this year. One time I dropped them on a cement floor.
Another time I sat on them. And this time I stepped on them.
A. broke B. was breaking C. have broken D. have been breaking
Answer: C.
2. Kate reached to the floor and picked up her glasses. They were broken. She
on them.
A. stepped
B. had stepped
C. was stepping
D. has stepped
Answer: A.
3. Sarah gets angry easily. She .... a bad temper ever since she was a child.
A. has
B. will have
C. had
D. has had
Answer: D.
4. Now, whenever Sarah starts to lose her temper, she ... a deep breath and ... to
ten.
A. takes . . . counts
C. took . . . counted
B. has taken . . . counted
D. is taking . . . counting
Answer: A.
5. Nicky, please dont interrupt me. I ... to Grandma on the phone. Go play with your trucks
so we can finish our conversation.
A. talk
B. have talked
C. am talking
D. have been talking
Answer: C.
6. We at hotel in Miami when the hurricanehit southern Florida last month. As soon as the
hurricane moved out of the area, we left and went back home.
A. had stayed
B. stay
C. were staying
D. Stayed
Answer: C.
7. Now listen carefully. When Aunt Martha ... tomorrow, give her a big hug.
A. arrives
B. will arrive C. arrived
D. is going to arrive
Answer: C.
8. My cousin ... with me in my apartment for the last two weeks. Im ready for him to leave,
but he seems to want to stay forever. Maybe I should ask him to leave.
A. is staying
B. stayed
C. was staying
D. has been staying
Answer: D.
9. Mrs. Larsen discovered a bird in her apartment. It was in her living room. It ...
into her apartment through an open window.
A. was flying
B. has flown C. has flown
D. was flown
Answer: A.
10. The phone rang, so I ... it up and ....... hello.
A. picked . . . had said
C. was picking . . . said
B. picked . . . said
D. was picking . . . had said
Answer: A
EXERCISE11. Verb tense review.
1. My mother began to drive cars when she was fourteen. Now she eighty-nine, and she still
drives. She ... cars for seventy-five years.
A. was driving
B. Drives
C. drove
D. has been driving
Answer: D.
2. In every culture, people ... jewellery since prehistoric times.
A. wear
B. wore
C. have worn D. had worn
Answer: C.
3. It ... when I left the house this morning, so I opened my umbrella.
A. rained
B. had rained
C. is raining D. was raining
Answer: D.
4. Australian koala bears are interesting animals. They ...practically their entire lives in trees
without ever coming down to the ground.
A. are spending
C. have spent
B. have been spending
D. Spend
Answer: D.
5. The teacher is late today, so class hasnt begun yet. After she ...
here, class will begin.
A. will get
B. is going to get
C. gets
D. is getting
Answer: C.
6. Its raining hard. It ... an hour ago and ... yet.
A. had started . . . doesnt stop
C. started . . . hasnt stopped
B. has started . . . didnt stop
D. was starting . . . isnt stopping
Answer: C.
7. Alexs bags are almost ready for his trip. He ... for Syifa later this afternoon. Well say
good-bye to him before he ... .
A. left . . . went
C. is leaving . . . goes
B. leaves . . . will go
D. has left . . . will go
Answer: B.
8. I heard a slight noise, so I walked to the front door to investigate. I looked down at the
floor and saw a piece of paper. Someone ... a note under the door to my apartment.
A. had pushed
B. is pushing
C. has pushed
D. Pushed
Answer: C.
9. I walked slowly through the market. People ... all kinds of fruits and vegetables. I studied
the prices carefully before I decided what to buy.
A. have sold
B. sell
C. had sold D. were selling
Answer: D.
10. I really like my car. I ... it for six years. It runs beautifully.
A. have
B. have had C. had
D. have been having
Answer: B.
7.3.2 TES FORMATIF
A. Sentences with SINCE-clause
Directions: Complete the sentences with the words in the parentheses. Put brackets around
since-clauses.
1. I (know) Mark Miller ever since we (be) in college.
I have known Mark Miller ever since we were in college.
2. Pedro (change) his major three times since he (start) school.
Pedro changed his major three time since he started school.
3. Ever since I (be) a child, I (be) afraid of snakes.
Ever since I was a child,I have afraid of snakes.
4. I cant wait to get home to my own bed. I (sleep, not) well since I (leave) home three days
ago
I cant wait to get home to my own bed.I havent sleep well since I left home three
days ago.
5. Ever since Danny (meet) Nicole, he (be,not) able to think about anything or anyone else.
Hes in love.
Ever since Danny met Nicole,he has not be able to think about anything or anyone
else.Hes in love.
6. Otto (have) a lot of problems with his car ever since he (buy) it. Its a lemon.
Otto has had a lot of problems with hisa car ever since he bought it.Its a lemon.
7. A: What (you,eat) since you (get) up this morning?
B: I (eat) a banana and some yogurt. Thats all.
A: What have you eaten since you got up this morning?
B: I ate a banana and some yogurt.Thats all.
8. Im eighteen. I have a job and I am in school. My life is going okay now, but I (have) a
miserable home life when I (be) a young child. Ever since I (leave) home at the age of fifteen.
I (take) care of myself. I (have) some hard times, but I (learn) how to stand on my own two
feet.*
Im eighteen.I have a job and I am in school.My life is going okay now,but I had a
miserable home life when I was a young child.Ever since I left home at the age of
fifteen.I have taken care of myself.I had some hard times,but I learned how to stand
on my own two feet.
B.Verb tense review.
Dear Adam,
Hi! Remember me? (Just a joke!) I (write, not) 1 havent written to you for at least
six months, but thats not long enough for you to forget me! I think about writing to
you often, but I (be, not) 2 havent been a good correspondent for the last few
months. You (hear, not) 3 havent heard from me for such a long time because I (be)
4 have been really busy. For the last few months (work) 5 have been working fulltime at a shoe store and (go) 6 going to school at the local community college to
study business and computers. When I (write) 7 wrote to you six months ago last
April, I think I (go) 8 was going to the university full time and (study) 9 studying
anthropology. A lot of things (happen) 10 have happened since then. At the end of
the spring semester last June, my grades (be) 11 were terrible. As a result, I (lose) 12
lost my scholarship and my parents support. I really (mess) 13 messed up when I
(get) 14 got those bad grades. When I (show) 15 showed my grade report to my
parents, they (refuse) 16 refused
anymore. They (feel) 17 felt that I was wasting my time and their money, so they
(tell) 18 told me to get a job. So last June I (start) 19 started working at the shoe
store: Imperial Shoes at South Centre Mall. I (work) 20 have worked there ever
since. It
(be,
job, but
it
(be,
I (fetch) 24 fetch
shoes from the back room for people, to try on, boxes and boxes of shoes, all day
long. I (meet) 25 have met some pretty weird people since I (start) 26 started this job.
A couple of weeks ago, a middle-aged man (come) 27 came into the store. He (want)
28 wanted to try in some black leather loafers. I (bring) 29 brought the loafers, and
he (put) 30 put them on. While he (walk) 31 was walking around to see if they fit
okay, he (pull) 32 pulled from his pocket a little white mouse with pink eyes and
(start) 33 started talking to it. He (look) 34 looked right at the mouse and (say) 35
said, George, (you, like) 36 do you like this pair of shoes? When the mouse
(twitch) 37 twitched its nose, the man (say) 38 said, Yes, so do I. then he (turn)
39 turned to me
and
(say) 40 said
that!?
Most of the people I meet are nice and normal. My favorite customers (be) 40 are
people who (know) 41 know what they want when they (enter) 42 enter the store.
They (come) 43 come in. (point) 44 point at one pair of shoes, politely (tell) 45 tell
the their size, (try) 46 try the shoes on, an then (buy) 47 buy them, just like that. They
(agonize, not) 48 dont agonize for a long time over which pair to buy. I (learn) 49
have learned one important thing from working at the shoe store. I (want, not) 50
dont want to sell shoes as a career. I (need) 51need a good education that (prepare)
52 is going to prepare me for a job that I can enjoy for the rest of my life. And even
Jessica
C. Review of verb tenses.
Directions: Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses.
2. A: wheres Jessica?
B: she (study) is studying at the library.
5. A: wheres Juan? He (be) has been absent from the class for the last three days. (anyone, see) Has
anyone seen him lately?
B: I have. I (see) saw him yesterday. He has a bad cold, so he (be) has been home in bed
since the weekend. He (be, probably) will probably be back in class tomorrow.
A: There (be) is a Thai restaurant downtown. I (go) have gone there a couple of times. The
food is excellent.
B: Sounds good. I (be, never) have never been to a Thai restaurant, so it (be) is going to be
a new experience for me. After (get) get there, can you explain the menu to me?
A: Sure. And if I cant, our waiter or waitress can.
8. A: (you, smoke) Do you smoke?
B: yes, I do.
A: How long (you, smoke) have you been smoking?
B: well, let me see. I (smoke) have been smoking since I (be) was seventeen. So I (smoke)
have smoked for almost four years.
A: Why (you, start) did you start?
B: Because I (be) was a dumb, stupid kid.
A: (you, want) Do you want to quit?
B: Yes. I (plan) am planning to quit very soon. In fact. I (decide) have decided to quit on my
next birthday. My twenty-first birthday is two weeks from now. On that day, I (intend) am
intending to smoke my last cigarette.
A: Thats terrific! You (feel) will feel much better after you (stop) have stopped smoking.
B: (you, smoke, ever) Have ever smoked?
A: No, I havent. I (smoke, never) have never smoked a cigarette in my life. When I (be) was
ten years old, I (smoke) smoked one of my uncles cigars. My sister and I (steal) stole a
couple of his cigars and (go) went behind the garage to smoke them. Both of us (get) got
sick. I (have, not) have not had anything to smoke since then.
B: Thats smart.
Use the
1. When I went to bed, I turned on the radio. While I (sleep) was sleeping somebody turned it off.
2. Youre from Jakarta? I (be, never) have never been there. Id like to go there someday.
3. I started to tell Rodney the news, but he stopped me. He (hear, already) had already heard it.
4. When Gina went to bed, it was snowing. It (snow, still) was still snowing when she woke up in the
morning.
5. Risa called me on the phone to tell me the good news. She (pass) had passed her final exam in
English.
6. I couldnt think. The people around me (make) were making too much noise. Finally, I gave up and
left to try to find a quiet place to work.
7. Are you still waiting for David? (he, come, not) hasnt he come yet ? Hes really late, isnt he?
8. Ottos back to work today, but was in the hospital last week. He (be, never) had never been a patient
in a hospital before. It was a new experience for him.
9. A couple of weeks ago Mr. Fox, out office manager, surprised all of us. When he walked into the
office, he (wear) was wearing a T-shirt and jeans. Everyone stopped and stared. Mr. Fox is a
conservative dresser. Before that time, he (wear, not) hasnt worn his jeans to the office since that
time. He wore them only that one time.