BLUE Book

Chapter 3














Chapter 2
Present tense, present continuous, past tense, past continuous
Exercise 38.
Check your knowledge. (Chapter 2)Correct the errors.
1. Breakfast is an important meal. I’m always eating breakfast.
2. While I was working in my office yesterday, my cousin stops by to visit me.
3. Yuki staied home because she catched a bad cold.
4. My brother is looks like our father, but I am resembling my mother
.5. Jun, are you listen to me? I am talk to you!
6. While I was surfing the internet yesterday, I was finding a really interesting Web site.
7. Did you spoke English before you were come here?
8. Yesterday, while I was working at my computer, Shelley was suddenly coming into the room. I wasn’t knowing she was there. I was concentrate hard on my work. When she suddenly speak, I am jump. She startle me.

Jawaban Exercise 38, p. 35.
1. Breakfast is an important meal. I always eat breakfast.
2. While I was working in my office yesterday, my cousin stopped by to visit me.
3. Yuki stayed home because she caught a bad cold.
4. My brother looks like our father, but I resemble my mother.
5. Jun, are you listening to me? I am talking to you!
6. While I was surfing the internet yesterday, I found a really interesting Web site.
7. Did you speak English before you came here?
8. Yesterday, while I was working at my computer, Shelley suddenly came into the room. I didn’t know she was there. I was concentrating hard on my work. When she suddenly spoke, I jumped. She startled me.

Exercise 29 
Use each verb only one time.
be find look sit speak stop walk

It was my first day of class. I finally 1________________________the right room. The room 2__________already full of students.
 On one side of the room, students were talking to each other in Japanese or Arabic. On thebother side, students 3___________________ in Spanish or Portuguese. It sounded like the United Nations. Some of the students, however, 4_____________________________quietly by themselves, not talking to anyone.I 5 ________________________for an empty seat in the last row and sat down. In a few5minutes, the teacher 6________________________into the room, and all the multilingual conversation suddenly 7__________________________.

Jawaban:
1. found2. was3. were speaking4. were sitting5. looked6. walked7. stopped


Present Continuous VS Past Continuous

Exercise 27. Looking at grammar. (Charts 2-7 and 2-8)
Complete the sentences. Use the simple past or the past progressive of the verbs in parentheses.

1. I am sitting in class right now. I (sit) was sitting in class at this exact time yesterday.

2. I (call) ___________________Roger at nine last night, but he (be, not) ____________________at home. He (study) _____________________________at the library.

3. I (hear, not) _____________________________the thunder during the storm last nightbecause I (sleep) _____________________________.

4. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun (shine)_____________________________. A cool breeze (blow) _______________________.The birds (sing)_________.

5. My brother and sister (argue) _____________________________about something whenI (walk) ________________________into the room

.6. I got a package in the mail. When I (open) _____________________________it, I (find)________________________a surprise.

7. While Mrs. Emerson (read) _____________________________the little boy a story, he (fall)________________________asleep, so she (close) _________________________the book andquietly (sneak) ________________________out of the room.

8. A: (you, hear) _____________________________what the teacher just said?B: No, I {listen, not) _____________________________. I (think) ________________________about something else.

9. I really enjoyed my last vacation. While it (snow) _____________________________in Iowa,the sun (shine) ______________________________in Florida. While you (shovel)_____________________________snow in Iowa all last week, I (lie) ________________________on a beach in Florida.

Exercise 27, p. 30.2. called . . . wasn’t . . . was studying3. didn’t hear . . . was sleeping4. was shining . . . was blowing . . . were singing5. were arguing . . . walked6. opened . . . found7. was reading . . . fell .. . closed . . . sneaked/snuck8. A: Did you hearB: wasn’t listening . . . was thinking9. was snowing . . . was shining . . . were shoveling . . . was lying

Present Tense and Present Continuous
Page 16 (soft copy)

Non progressive verbs
non continuous verbs/ perceptive verbs/ feelings
Adalah kata kerja yg biasanya tidak digunakan dlm bentuk ing karena dianggap bukan melakukan pekerjaan, tapi merupakan kesan dan proses yg tidak disengaja karena indra persepsi kita.
Sesuatu yg ter...(terdengar, tercium, teringat) dan bukan mem...(mendengar, mencium, mengingat)

Di bawah ini kata2 kerja non-progressive.
Jika kita menemukan kata2 kerja berikut dlm btk progressive, berarti kata tersebut bisa mengartikan istilah tertentu.

know
like
dislike
belong
consist of
hear
agree
believe
appreciate
fear
possess
contain
sound
disagree
doubt
care about
hate
own
mean
recognize
please
mind
exist
seem
promise
remember
prefer
desire
matter
look
like
amaze
suppose
need
resemble
surprise
understand
want
wish

Bandingkan kalimat2 berikut...apa perbedaannya??
1. a. These flowers smell good,
b. James is smelling the flowers.

2. a. I think Roberto is a kind man.
b. I am thinking about this exercise.

3. a. I see a butterfly. Do you see it too?
b. Alex is seeing a doctor about his headaches.
c. Jack and Ann are seeing each other. They go out together every weekend.

4. a. Astrid looks cold. I’ll lend her my coat,
b. Tina is looking out the window. She sees a butterfly.

5. a. Sue is feeling the cat’s fur.
b. The cat’s fur feels soft.
c. I’m not feeling well today.d. I feel that it is important to respect other people’s opinions.

6. a. I remember my first teacher. Do you remember yours?
b. Aunt Sara is looking through an old picture album.She is remembering the wonderful days of her childhood.

7. a. The children want a snack. They’re hungry.
b. Like many kids, our children are often quite noisy when theyplay. They’re playing right now in the next room. Hmmm.They’re being awfully quiet. What do you suppose they’re doing?

8. a. Our son is appearing in a school play this week
b. The grocer is weighing the bananas. He appears to be busy.

(Sumber Azar Undertstanding English Grammar)