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My wallet was stolen

Past tense

Simple past indicates that an activity or situation began and ended at a

particular time in the past.

Example:

He lived in Paris for ten years, but now he is living in Rome.

It (1) (be) was spring. Mother Duck was waiting for her eggs to hatch. Finally, four

ducklings (2) (hatched) out of the eggs. Three of them (3) were (be) beautiful while one (4)

was (be) ugly! Mother Duck (5) (teach-taught ) her ducklings to swim. She then (6) (bring-

brought) them to a farm to look for food. All the farm animals (7) (make-made) fun of the

ugly duckling. “How ugly you look,” they (8) (say-said). The duckling (9) (feel-felt) very sad

and (10) (run-ran) away. He (11) (come-came) to a pond. There, he (12) (see-saw) two

hunters shooting birds. He (13) (be-was) scared, so he (14) (run away-ran) again. Soon, he

(15) (come) to a house. The owner, an old woman, (16) (allowed) the duckling to stay with

her. But her hen and cat (18) (bully bullied) the duckling. The duckling (19) (be-was) afraid,

so he (20) (leave-left) the house. The duckling (21) (see) a flock of beautiful swans. “I wish I

were that beautiful,” he (22) (thinkt-hought-) sadly. Soon it was winter the duckling (23) (be)

cold and lonely. Spring (24) (come) and the duckling (25) (feel) a change in himself. He (26)

(be) no longer the ugly duckling but a beautiful swan!

Taught

Thought



2. This time you have to put the verb into the correct form. All the sentences are past.

Example:

1. Tom.......did not shave..................(not/shave) this morning because he.....did not

have........(not/have) time.

2. We ....................(not/eat) anything because I......was not..................(not/be) in a hurry.

3. I..........did not rush...........(not/rush) because I...............(not/be) in a hurry.

4. She ...........was.......(not/be) interested in the book because she ...did not

understand....(not/understand) it.

PASSIVE voice

Active: S + V + O

Passive: S + to be + V3 (by )

Cara membuat kalimat pasif:

Objek pada kalimat aktif berubah menjadi subjek pada kalimat pasis

Verb pasif dibentuk dengan

To be + V3

To be: is, am, are (V1)



Was, were (V2)

Contoh:

Aktif: He writes a letter

A letter is written by him

Pasif a letter is written by him

Active Passive

He writes a letter

He writes many letters Many letters are written ( by him)

He wrote a letter A letter was written by him

He wrote two letters two letters were written by him

He is writing a letter A letter is being written by him

He is writing some letters Some letters are being written by him



He has been writing a letter A letter has been being written by

him

He has been writing a lot of letters A lot of letters have been being

written by him

He was writing a letter A letter was being written by him

He was writing some letters Some letters were being written

by him

He has written a letter A letter has been written by him

He has written those letters Those letters have been written

by him

He had written a letter A letter had been written by him

He had written those letters Those letters had been written by him

Modal

He can write a letter A letter can be written by him

He can write those letters Those letters can be written by him

He could do the test The test could be done by him



He may write a letter

He may write those letters

He should write a letter

He should write those letters

Note:

Pasiv dari bentuk V ing ditambah being

Pasif dari bentuk has, have, had ditambah been

Pasif dari bentuk modal ditambah be

PASSIVE VOICE

Aktiv S + V + O

Pasif S to be + V3 by............

Aktif: He writes a letter

Pasif: a letter is writen by him

Note:

Pasif dari bentuk v ing ditambah being



Pasif dari bentuk has, have, had ditambah been

Pasif dari bentuk modal ditambah be

- Not for Jazz

We have an old musical instrument. It is called a clavichord. It was made in Germany in 1681.

Our clavichord is kept in the living-room. It has belonged to our family for a long time. The

instrument was bought by my grandfather many years ago. Recently it was damaged by a

visitor. She tried to play jazz on it! She strucked the keys too hard and two of the strings were

broken. My father was shocked. Now we are not allowed to touch it. It is being repaired by a

friend of my father’s.

B. Change the form of the phrases in italics. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the

exercis:

We have an old musical instrument. We call it a clavicord. Soneone made it in Germany in

1681. We keep our clavicord in the living-room. My grandfather bought the instrument many

years ago. Recently a visitor damaged it . She struck the keys to hard and broke two of the

strings . This shocked my father . He does not allow us to touch it. A friend of my father’s is

repairing it .

C. This time you have to make a passive sentence from the words in brackets. (7)

Examples: That church looks very old. (when/it/build?) When was it built?

A: Is Margareth popular?

B: Yes. (she/like/by everybody). She is liked by everybody.

1. This is a very popular television programme. (every week it/ watch/by millions of people). Every

week it...................................

2. What happens to the cars produced in this factory? (most of them/export?)

........................................................



3. A: Was there any trouble at the demonstration?

B: Yes. (about 20 people/arrest)

4. There is no longer military service in Britain.

A: Really? (When /it/ abolish?)

5. A: Did anybody call an ambulance to the scene of the accidents?

B: Yes. (but no body / injure / so it / not / need)

6. A: Last night someone broke into our house.

B: Oh dear. (anything / take/?)

7. George didn’t have his car yesterday. (it/service/at the garage)

........................................................

Simple present

a. The teacher helps me. I am helped by the teacher.

b. The teacher helps Jane. .......................by the teacher.

c. The teacher helps us. ........................by the teacher.

Simple past

d. The teacher helped me. ....................... by the teacher.

e. The teacher helped them. ........................by the teacher.

Present perfect

f. The teacher has helped Joe. ........................by the teacher.

g. The teacher has help us. ........................by the teacher.

Future

h. The teacher will help me. .........................by the teacher.

i. The teacher is going to help me. ........................ by the teacher.

j. The teacher will help Tim. ......................... by the teacher.

k. The teacher is going to help Tim. ........................ by the teacher.



1. Bob mailed the package.

2. Mr. Catt delivers our mail

3. The children have eaten the cake

4. Linda wrote that letter

5. The jeweler is going to fix my watch

6. Ms. Bond will teach our class

7. That company has hired Sue

8. That company has hired Sue

9. The secretary is going to fax the letters

10. A college student bought my old car

11. Mr. Adams will do the work

12. Mr. Fox washed the windows.

Algae

Fleming worked in a large hospital.

1. Chain and Florey undertook an investigation of antibiotics in 1989.

2. This discovery was made by accident.



3. 4. Fleming discovered Penicillin in 1928.

5. 6. He put aside it as a curiosity.

7. Penicilin is fungus which was found to kill bacteria

8. They described the properties of penicillin in Mice.

9. Fleming failed to recognize the potential of penicillin.

10. The USA transferred the production because of the war.

11. USA use penicillin that was made to treat casualties in the years of last war.

12. First penicillin was given to humans in Oxford in 1941.

Fleming discovered Penicillin in 1928. Penicilin is a fungus which was found to kill

bacteria. This discovery was made by accident. Fleming failed to recognize the

potential of penicillin. He put aside it as a curiosity. Chain and Florey undertook

an investigation of antibiotics in 1939. They described the properties of penicillin

in Mice. First penicillin was given to Humans in Oxford in 1941. The USA

transefered the production because of the war. USA use penicillin that was madeto treat calualties in the years of last war.

Abnormality: different, often in undesirable, from waht is nornal, ordinary

or expected

Category: division or class in a complete system or grouping

Risk: possibility or chance of meeting dangerSpectrum: image of a band of colours

Iceberg: a mass of ice

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