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I. Preparation
Whenever we encounter such incident, what is the best thing for us to do? Shall
we immediately get mad and let the rest of the day be spoiled? Can you enumerate some
ways on how we can control our temper whenever we are in such situations?
You might encounter difficult words in the story that you will read. Let’s play a
game so that you can understand them faster. Put words inside the circle that is related to
the concept at the center circle.
Exhaustion
Frustration
III. Presentation
Truly Frustrating!
IV. Discussion
1. I got up early to go shopping, but as soon as I stepped out of the door, it began to
rain.
2. When I got back downstairs, I was so exhausted that I had to sit down on a bench
to rest.
3. The bus driver yelled at me because I took too much time to get on.
5. I just stood there, leaned against one of the poles in the aisles, put my head down,
and sighed.
6. A brown dog came to where I was sitting and begged for something to eat.
7. I tried to ignore him, but he splashed water all over my brand new shoes.
10. After the cashier finished ringing up my purchase, he gave me the wrong change
and stuffed my groceries into my small shopping cart.
What do you notice with the verbs used in the sentences? Do they follow a similar
pattern?
Put your answers in the column provided. Give reasons for the choice of answers.
Answers Why?
How did you find the activity? Are you sure your answers are all correct? Why
did you choose them instead of the others? Let us see if your answers are correct through
the discussion below.
Grammar Notes…
1. The simple past tense is expressed with the past form of the verb and nothing
else.
I ate lunch at noon today. She finally mailed the letter. John was still single in
1995.
He drove to work yesterday. Jan finished her report on Jane was a movie star ten
time. years ago.
Examples:
Visited is a simple past tense verb that is used to describe a completed action.
“Emily said that she went to the mall.”
V. Generalization
The simple past tense is used to describe an action, an event, or condition that
occurred in the past, sometime before the moment of speaking or writing.
Each of the highlighted verbs in the following sentences is in the simple past tense
and each sentence describes an action taking place at some point in past. A flea jumped
from the dog to the cat.
Phoebe gripped the hammer tightly and nailed the boards together.
The storyteller began every story by saying "A long time ago when the earth
was green."
Read the short article below. The sentences are all correct in terms on the
use of simple past tense. Put the verbs which are in simple past tense and the write the
rule in the columns provided.
Read the following stories taken from Jonathan Harker's Journal. Fill in all the
gaps with the simple past of the verbs in parentheses.
As I (look) back I (see) the steam from the horses of the coach by
the light of the lamps, and projected against it the figures of my late companions crossing
themselves. Then the driver (crack) his whip and (call) to his horses, and
off they (sweep) on their way to Bukovina. As they (sink) into the darkness
I (feel) a strange chill, and a lonely feeling come over me. But a cloak was thrown
over my shoulders and a rug across my knees, and the driver (say) in excellent
German-"The night is chill, mein Herr, and my master the Count (bid) me take all
care of you. There is a flask of slivovitz (the plum brandy of the country) underneath the
seat, if you should require it."
I (take neg.) any, but it was a comfort to know it was there all the
same. I (feel) a little strange, and not a little frightened. I think had there been any
alternative I should have taken it, instead of prosecuting that unknown night journey. The
carriage (go) at a hard pace straight along, then we (make) a complete turn
and (go) along another straight road. It (seem) to me that we were simply
going over and over the same ground again, and so I (take) note of some salient
point, and (find) that this was so. I would have liked to have asked the driver what
this all (mean), but I really (fear) to do so, for I (think) that, placed
as I was, any protest would have had no effect in case there had been an intention to
delay.
By-and-by, however, as I was curious to know how time was passing, I
(strike) a match, and by its flame (look) at my watch. It was within a few minutes
of midnight. This (give) me a sort of shock, for I suppose the general superstition
about midnight was increased by my recent experiences. I (wait) with a sick
feeling of suspense.
Then a dog (begin) to howl somewhere in a farmhouse far down the road,
a long, agonized wailing, as if from fear. The sound was taken up by another dog, and
then another and another, till, borne on the wind which now (sigh) softly through
the Pass, a wild howling (begin), which (seem) to come from all over the
country, as far as the imagination could grasp it through the gloom of the night.
At the first howl the horses (begin) to strain and rear, but the
driver (speak) to them soothingly, and they (quiet) down,
but (shiver) and (sweat) as though after a runaway from
sudden fright. Then, far off in the distance, from the mountains on each
side of us (begin) a louder and a sharper howling, that of wolves,
which (affect) both the horses and myself in the same way. For I was minded to
jump from the coach and run, whilst they (rear) again and (plunge) madly,
so that the driver (have) to use all his great strength to keep them from bolting. In
a few minutes, however, my own ears (get) accustomed to the sound, and the
horses so far (become) quiet that the driver was able to descend and to stand
before them.
1. Tell your partner or classmates what you did yesterday. Remember to use
past tense.
Examples:
2. Ask your partner what he/she did last weekend. Respond with related
questions.
Examples:
Examples:
One day, when I was about 7 years old, there was a knock on our door.
When I opened the door, I saw that nobody was there.
I felt something was wrong, so I called my mother. . .