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Present and Past Continuous Tense

The continuous tense is formed by adding ‘ ing’ to the verb:

Present Continuous Tense  [is / are / am] + [verb + ing]

Past Continuous Tense [was / were] + [verb + ing]

The present continuous tense is used to show a continuous action that is still going on at the time of speaking.

I	am
He
She	is
It		sleeping on a mat now.
You
We	are
They

The past continuous tense is used to show a continuous action that was going on in the past.

I
He
She	was
It		eating when Suzie entered the kitchen.
You
We	were
They

Exercise

Choose the correct answer.

1.     The dog ( is barking , are barking ) at the boys now.

2.     The goats ( is grazing , are grazing ) on the field.

3.     She ( is singing , were singing ) on the stage now.

4.     Mei Lin ( is drawing , are drawing ) a picture now.

5.     The carpenter ( is making , was making ) a chair now.

6.     The children ( was playing , are playing ) on the slide.

7.     The ducks ( is swimming , are swimming ) in the pond now.

8.     The aeroplane ( is taking , were taking ) off from the lane.

9.     My friends ( is coming , are coming ) to my house for tea now.

10. Puan Mona ( is watering , are watering ) the plants in the garden.

           Answer:

1.     is barking                           6. are playing

2.     are grazing                          7. are swimming

3.     is singing                            8. is talking

4.     is drawing                          9. are coming

5.     is making                            10. is watering

Simple Past Tense

The simple past tense is used for actions which took place at a given time in the past (yesterday, last night, last week, just now, etc)

Actions that denote the past can be in the regular form or irregular form.

       e.g.

Regular Verb	Irregular Verb
smile  –  smiled           roll     –  rolled  open  –  opened  wash  -  washed	throw –   threw   catch   –  caught          sleep   –   slept          give    –   gave

The simple past tense of regular verbs can be formed in several ways:

(a)   by adding ‘ed’ to the verbs;

      e.g. jump – jumped

             help – helped

(b)  by adding ‘d’ to verbs that end wth an ‘e’;

      e.g. bake – baked

            close – closed

(c)   If the verb ends with a ‘y’ and a consonant precedes the ‘ y’, change the ‘y’ to ‘ied’.

     e.g. cry – cried

            fry – fried

   Some verbs remain unchanged.

               e.g. cut – cut

                      hit – hit

Exercise

Choose the correct answer.

1.     It ( rained , rain ) heavily last night.

2.     We ( help , helped ) the old lady to cress the road just now.

3.     The policeman ( arrested , arrest ) the thief last night.

4.     She ( drink , drank ) a glass of milk this morning.

5.     My father ( take , took ) us fishing last week.

6.     It ( is , was ) already eleven thirty when we ( reach , reached ) home last night.

7.     The eagle ( swooped , swoops ) down and ( caught , catch ) the hare just now.

8.     Sook Man ( bake , baked ) an orange cake an hour ago.

9.     I ( forget , forgot ) to lock the door last night.

10.            The gardener ( chop , chopped ) down the tree yesterday.

Answer:

1.     rained                        6. was; reached   

2.     helped                       7. swooped; caught

3.     arrested                     8. baked

4.     drank                        9. forgot

5.     took                          10. chopped

Simple Presesnt Tense

     The simple present tense is used to show:

(a)  An action done at the present time;

           e.g.  The baby cries for milk.

(b) Something that is a fact or the truth;

           e.g.  A tortoise crawls slowly.

     (c ) a habitual action.

      e.g.  I usually get up at 6 o’clock.

      Notes

·        A singular subject (he, she, a boy, etc) takes a singular verb 

     (cooks, visits, etc)

·        A plural subject ( they, we, you, the boys, etc) takes a plural verb 

     (walk, play, etc)

·        The pronoun “I” takes a plural verb.

Exercise

Choose the correct answer.

1.     Dr. Tan (      ) in Kuala Lumpur General Hospital.   work

2.     The children (      ) at the playground every evening.   play

3.     My mother (       ) to the market every morning.  go

4.     We usually (      ) to school.  walk

5.     The hawker (       ) noodles at the hawker centre every evening.   sell

6.     Uncle Wong always (       ) the chicken in the morning.  feed

7.     The maid (       ) clothes every morning.  wash

8.     The pupils (       ) in the classroom every day.  study

9.     The farmer (       ) the vegetables once every three months.  manure

10.  Both my brother and I (      ) cycling. enjoy

Answer:

1.     works                        6. feeds

2.     play                           7. washes

3.     goes                           8. study

4.     walk                          9. manures

5.     sells                           10. enjoy

The Life cycle of A Frog

          The life cycle of a frog begins when a male frog and female frog mate. This usually happens in the water. As the female frog lays its eggs, the male frog will fertilize them. The floating clumps of eggs are called frog spawn.

          Between six and 21 days after the eggs are fertilized, they begin to hatch. The tadpoles feed on the remaining yolk. They have gills, a mounth and a tail. They stick themselves onto floating weeds or grass in the water. Then seven to ten days later, they begin to swim and eat algae.

          Within six to nine weeks, their feet appear. They begin to eat dead insects and plants. After nine weeks, they look like a small frog with a long tail. After 12 weeks, their tails will disappear. Frogs live mostly on land. Sometimes, they swim. These little frogs will start to feed on insects and worms. Later, they will find a mate and the whole life cycle begins again.