LESSON 11:
STORY
OLEH:
NI KETUT MEIDAYANTI
LESSON 11: STORY
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
FORMULA
PRACTICE
NARRATIVE STORY
THE RABBIT AND THE TURTLE
EXPRESSING DOUBT
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
We use simple past tense to tell actions and
habit in the pas time. Simple past is often
used to tell story happened in the past.
Simple present:
• She wears red t’shirt.
• Dad is not in his office.
Simple past:
• She wore red t-shirt two days ago.
• Dad was not in his office last night.
FORMULA
1. Using to be
S (I, she, he, it) + was + verb(ing)+ object
Example: I/she/he/it was listening to the radio
S (you, they, we) +were + verb(ing) + object
Example: you/they/we were listening to the radio
2. Using verb2
S (I, you, they, we, he, she, it) + verb2 + object
They crossed the river by boat.
They didn’t crossed the river by boat.
PRACTICE
Complete the sentences using the simple past
tense of the verbs in the box!
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I had a wonderful time last Sunday
I (pergi) to Wilie’s party.
(apakah) Archie (memainkan) the piano?
(apakah) they (menyanyikan) song together?
We (tidak memakan) cake and (minum) jus.
I (berada/tinggal) at the Willie house yesterday.
Have
play
eat
Go
sing
drink
stay
NARRATIVE STORY
Narrative story is used to entertaint or tell a
story, it ussualy uses simple past tense.
Examples:
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Cinderela
Snow white
The rabbit and Turtle
Aladin
Rapunzel
The Rabbit and The Turtle
Once rabbit was roaming near lake in a forest. Suddenly he
saw a turtle and mocked at him and saying “hurry up, you slow
coach! Don’t you find life very dull taking so long to cover a few
days? I could have run to the other side of the lake by now”, the
turtle felt teased and dared the rabbit to a race. The race was to
be through the wood to a fixed goal.
The rabbit agreed laughingly, in a few minutes he was
away and out of sight. “What a funny race it is!” he said to
himself, “I am already half-away through, but it is too-too cold,
why not have a nap in the warm shunsine?” the turtle walked
steadily on and on, in a short time, he passed by the sleping
rabbit.
The rabbit slept far longer then he had intended. When he
woke up at last, he looked around in surprissed and said to
himself, “Not even a sigh of the poor turtle anywhere so far, I had
better trot a long and finish the race.”
The rabbit ran to the goal. He was amazed to see all
animals cheering the turtle who had arrived just a minite earlier.
How ashamed he felt indeed!
EXPRESSING DOUBT
I’m not sure.
• I’m not really sure.
• I don’t know for sure.
• I doubt it.
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Example:
A : Storm will come this afternoon.
B : I doubt it. The sun is shining.
A : You’ll see. I can feel the clouds coming.