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Unit 5 KH Ahmad Dahlan is My Inspiration

Task 9
Work with a partner to analyse the explanation below

Tenses Explanation
Simple Past The SIMPLE PAST is used to talk about an activity or situ-
ation that began and ended at a particular time in the past

(e.g., last nigh, last week, three days ago, last year).
a) Agus walked downtown yesterday.
b) I slept for eight hours last night.

Past Progressive The PAST PROGRESSIVE express an activity that was in
progress (was occuring, was happening) at a point of time
in the past or at the time of another action (e.g. when Albert
came).
I sat down at the dinner table at 6:00 P.M. yesterday. Al-
bert come to my house at 6:00 P.M.
I was eating dinner when Albert came.

I went to bed at 09:00. The phone rang at 11:00
I was sleeping when the phone rang.

NB
1. When the phone rang, I was sleeping.
2. The phone rang while I was sleeping.
Examples 1 and 2 have the same meaning.
When = at that time; While = during that time

Task 10
Complete each sentence with the simple past or past progressive form of the verb in
parentheses

1. While Rizal (eat) dinner, His uncle (come) .
2. When his cell phone (ring) , Rizal (read) a novel.
3. While Andi (walk) to class, Rizal (call) him.
4. Rizal (wave) to Aisyah when he (see) her.
5. Andre (sit) in a chair while David (order) a salad.

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