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Exercise Present Continuous Tense

2010-09-26T19:37:00.000-07:00

EXERCISE – Present Continuous tense
Give the Present Continuous form of the verbs in the brackets.

1. The dog ................ (bark) at the two strangers who ....................... (walk) towards the house.
2. Mr Smith ................. (smoke) a pipe while Mrs Smith .................... (clear) the table.
3. She..................... (sew) a dress. Her sister............... (help) her.
4. I.................. (join) the Red Crescent at the beginning of next month.
5. “Which one of you................. (play) against Tom in the first match?”
6. The holidays.................... (approach). Our class.................... (organize) a trip to Singapore.
7. My uncle................ (arrive) by plane tomorrow. We................(go) to meet him at the airport.
8. “................ Peter and Yoke Keong ..................(take) part in the Big Walk?”
9. Your little brother ............... always .............(ask) questions.
10. The sun............. (rise). The fishermen ................ (return) to the shore with their catch.
11. The bird ............. (hop) from branch to branch. Look! It............. (fly) away now.
12. .............. he............. (meet) us at Rudy’s house tomorrow?
13. It............ (rain). Everyone .............. (run) for shelter.
14. Cheng Yong ............... (knit) a sweater while she...................(wait) for her taxi.
15. The ants ............... (crawl) up the wall. They ............. (carry) a small crumb of bread.

Fill in the blanks with the Present Continuous tense of the verbs in brackets.

Dark clouds.................. (gather) in the sky. A strong wind ................. (blow). It .............. (go) to rain.
People.................... (hurry) home. Look at that boy! He.............. (pedal) his bicycle furiously to get home before the rain starts. He ................(cross) a road now but he............... not.................(look) out for the traffic. The driver of a car ................ (sound) his horn and................(shout) at him angrily.
A group of men ................. (walk) rapidly towards the bus-stop. Many people.............. (wait) there too. Look! A taxi................ (come). It.................... (stop) and several women .............. (rush) to get into it but there is not enough space for all. The taxi .............. (move) off and two women ................. (return) to the bus-stop. Oh! It has started to rain. Big drops............... (fall) to the ground. The people on the street .............. (run) for shelter. Some of them................ (open) their umbrellas. A motor-cyclist .............. (put) on his raincoat while the rain.............. (get) heavier.

EXERCISE I : Translate these sentences into English.
1. Jack sedang tidur sekarang
2. Mary sedang mengerjakan tugas itu
3. Kami sedang menonton sebuah film di televisi
4. Mereka sedang bermain bola di halaman sekarang
5. Guru itu sedang menerangkan pelajaran itu.
6. Perusahaan itu sedang tumbuh dengan pesat sekarang.
7. Harga saham di bursa Efek Jakarta sedang naik sekarang
8. Pak Adi sedang mengajar bahasa Inggris di kampus sekarang
9. Polisi tersebut sedang mencari Ali sekarang.
10. Ana, Ani, dan Tom sedang berdiskusi sekarang.

EXERCISE 2 : Change the following sentences into (+), (-), and (?)

1. They are speaking English now.
2. We are not reading now.
3. Is your mother frying rice now? No, she isn’t.
4. What is your father looking at now ? a picture.
5. He is watching “Plan to kill” on TV now.
6. The teacher is not explaining tenses to the students now.
7. Is Maradona playing football in Argentina Now?

Present Continuous Tense

2010-09-20T23:00:00.000-07:00

2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
When do we use the Present Continuous tense?

 To show an action that is going on now.
Example: It is raining right now.
I am typing my English papers now.
The mechanics are fixing the car at the moment.

 To show an action in the near future or a future action which has been planned in advanced.
Example: He is coming back to school next week.
They are leaving for Manila tomorrow afternoon.

 NOTE:
Important verbs which are not normally used in a continuous form include the following:

Verbs of thinking: think, know, believe, expect, forget, feel, mean,
mind, realize, recollect, understand, suppose.

Verbs of liking: like, dislike, want, wish, desire, love, hate, adore

Verbs of senses: see, hear, smell, notice, recognize

Other verbs: forgive, seem, belong, appear, owe, own, refuse
consist of, possess

Example:
Wrong : I am seeing a bird.
Correct: I see a bird.

The pattern

(+) S + am/is/are + V ing + O
(-) S + am/is/are + Not +V ing + O
(?) Is/am/are +S + V ing + O

Example:
I am washing the dishes at the moment.
The child is laughing loudly.
The school children are standing at the bus stop waiting for their bus.

Time signals
Present Continuous

 Now
 Right now
 At present
 At this moment
 Look
 See

Exercise Simple Present Tense

2010-09-20T22:51:00.000-07:00

EXERCISE – Simple Present tense
Fill in the blanks with the Simple Present form of the verbs in brackets.

1. “There................ (go) the bell!” said David.
2. Diamonds ..................(twinkle) like stars.
3. “........... they .............. (agree) to my plan?”
4. The moon................ (shine) at night.
5. John and Wah Heng ................ (play) tennis well but they ................ (not know) how to play cricket.
6. “Don’t come out until I.............. (signal) to you.”
7. The children always .............. (wake) up early. They ............... (have) their breakfast with us.
8. The estate...............(occupy) eighty acres of land.
9. He always ................ (borrow) our things but never............... (return) them to us.
10. Iron................(conduct) electricity but wood................. (do not).
11. The gardener.................. (trim) the hedge, ..............(water) the plants and ................. (cut) the grass.
12. The show................. (start) at 7 p.m. and .............. (end) at 9.30 p.m.
13. I .................. (think) they ................ (know) the answer.
14. He usually.......... (wear) a hat and............. (hold) an umbrella when he .......... (go) out.
15. The fishermen ............... (row) out to sea and ............... (cast) out the net.
16. A policeman ................. (keep) law and order in the country. He also ............. (direct) traffic and .............. (watch) over our safety.
17. The eagle ................ (swoop) down on its prey and .............. (carry) it away.
18. The train ............... (leave) the station at 9 a.m. It ................ (travel) north before it ............. (wind) its way to the east coast.
19. The farmers ................ (plant) the seedlings in May and ................. (harvest) the crops in December.
20. Sometimes he .............. (catch) a lot of frogs and ................ (sell) them to the Chinese restaurants.
21. The goods .................. (be packed) and .................(be exported) to other countries.
22. “Where.............(be) I?” she asked.
23. I will meet you there if it................. (not rain).
24. “................. she.................(know) him?”
25. Jane.................. (not like) coffee. She .................. (prefer) tea.
26. ..................these.............. (be made) of real leather?
27. She ............... (think) she .......... (be) right and...............(refuse) to apologize to him.
28. The specimens .................. (be locked) in a glass case and no one ................. (be allowed) to handle them.
29. He won’t come here unless we ................ (agree) to his plan.
30. The pupils ............. (pay) their school fees on the first week of the month. The teacher ................ (give) them each a receipt in return.

Simple Present Tense

2010-09-20T22:42:00.001-07:00

1. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
When do we use the Simple Present tense?

 To show a regular or habitual action.
Note: The Adverb of Frequency is widely used in this type of tense.
Example: 1. I work in the Law Office.
2. Rina always talks to her friend on the phone.
3. They go to the lake regularly.

 To show a general truth.
Example: 1. The sun rises in the east and sets on the west.
2. A week has seven days.

 To express future action after the words ‘when’ , ‘if’ and ‘unless’.
Example: 1. When he comes tomorrow, tell him I want to see him
2. If you see him next week, give him the money please.
3. I shall not go unless they go as well.
1. The Pattern

(+) S + Verb 1 (s/es) + O
(-) S + don’t/doesn’t + Verb 1 + O
(?) Do/Does + S + Verb 1+ O

 SINGULAR SUBJECT (She, He, It, name of person)
Add the suffix ‘s’ or ‘es’ to the verb.

Example: The child sleeps soundly today.
She always cooks soup whenever we come for dinner.
He washes his car every week.

 PLURAL SUBJECT (I, You, we, they)
We will use bare infinitive verbs

Example: I talk to her on the phone every morning.
We eat dinner with our family at night.
Simple Present - Spelling
Be careful with some words when using the 3rd person singular.
1. Verbs ending with the letter (ss, ch, x, z and o)
We add -es to the infinitive.
Examples:
I watch - he watches
I pass - he passes
I go - he goes
I fix - he fixes
2) verbs ending in -y
verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a vowel (a, e, i, o, u): Add -s.
Example:
I play - he plays
I buy - he buys
If the simple form ends with a consonant + y, change y to i and add –es
:Example:
I hurry - he hurries
I try -he tries

Time signals.
* Adverb of Frequency
Always
normally
frequently generally
never
regularly usually
often
seldom
everyday
every Sunday every week
every other day
once a week
once a year twice a week
twice a year

2. The pattern

(+) S + (is/am/are) + Complement*
(-) S + (is/am/are) + not + Complement
(?) (Is/am/are) + S + Complement

Example: The student is very clever.
I am a teacher.
The oranges he bought are sweet.

English Speech Of MOS SMPI BAITUL 'IZZAH 09/10

2009-07-31T18:14:00.000-07:00

SPEECH

Assalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb

Excelency Mrs. Uswatun Khasanah as the headmaster of SMPI Baitul ‘Izzah Nganjuk

Respectable all the teachers of SMPI Baitul ‘Izzah Nganjuk

Honourable all audiences

Dear Brother and Sister, Ladies and Gentelmen

First of all, lets pray and thanks unto only god Allah SWT. Who has give us some mercies and blessing. So we can attend in this nice pleace without any troubles and obstacels

Secondly, my sholawat and salam always be with our prophet Muhammad SAW. Who has guided us from the darkness period to the lightness period, and shown us we a good religion, namely Islam religion

Thirdly I never forget to say thank to the masters/missters of ceremony who has given me time to speak in front of you all.

Dear brothers and sisters, ladies and gentelman

Standing in front of you all would like to speak, under the title:...............

I think enough my speech, I’m so sorry if I have many mistakes. The last I say.

Wassalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.

2009-07-29T22:36:00.000-07:00