by Fung Lan Yong, Honorary Advisor, IPB Pine Academy Sabah
July 7, 2014
Part 1: Simple Past Tense versus Past Perfect Tense
Fill in the blanks with the
Simple Past Tense or Past Perfect Tense.
1.
When she __________ (arrive)
home last night, she discovered that her husband _________ (prepare) a lovely
candlelight dinner.
2.
By the time Andrew began
acting, he __________ (perform) in three plays.
3.
The actor __________ (never
speak) in front of an audience before he went to
Bollywood.
4.
By the time she reached the
office, the meeting ___________ (already begin) without
her. Hence, the director ___________ (be) angry and ___________ (reprimand) her.
5.
When Rebecca __________
(switch) on the radio yesterday, she _________ (hear) an old song. She __________ (not hear) it in several
years, so it _________ (bring) back some fond memories.
6.
Last week, Suha
___________ (run) into an old friend of
hers. They ___________ (not see) each other for many years and both
of them ___________ (change) a lot. Suha
__________ (enjoy) talking to her so much that she __________ (invite) her out for dinner.
7.
When Jenny __________
(enter) the room, James ___________ (not recognise) her because she ___________
(lose) a lot of weight and ___________ (change) her hairstyle.
8.
The Mayan culture
____________ (virtually disappear) by the time Europeans first _________
(arrive) in the New World.
9.
Kate __________ (visit) several beautiful places by the time
she graduated from college. Before that,
she __________ (never hear) of Kuala Lumpur or Kuching.
Source:
Grammar in Context by Fung Lan Yong (2014), IPB Pine
Academy Sabah, www.pineacademysabah.edu.my
Part 2: Past Tense or Past Perfect Tense
Fill in
the blanks with the correct form of the verb.
Brian (1) _________ (wake) up
early in the morning. He (2) _________ (feel) very tired because he (3) __________
(not sleep) well the night before. A strange noise in the garden (4) __________
(keep) him awake. When he (5) _________ out of the window, he (6) ___________
(not believe) his eyes. There (7)
__________ (be) a mousedeer in his garden.
It (8) __________ (come) and (9)
__________ (search) the garden for food last night. Brian (10) __________ (knock) at the window. The mousedeer (11) _________ the sound and
(12) immediately _________ off. What a mess it (make) _________ in the
garden!
Source:
Grammar in Context by Fung Lan Yong (2014), IPB Pine
Academy Sabah, www.pineacademysabah.edu.my
Part 3: Sentence Construction Using the Past Perfect
Tense
Read the following interview
and answer all the following questions.
An interview with Jane Chang (JC), law firm employee from
Hong Kong
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Interviewer
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How did you first get to know the popular
South Korean actor Zio?
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JC
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I first caught a glimpse of Zio in 2008; he
was on television in the drama ‘Get Karl, Oh Soo Jung.’ I forgot about him until some six months
later when I strolled past a DVD shop and noticed the same drama on display. After watching the entire drama, I searched
out more of his work. Not long after,
I found some of his chat-rooms in the Internet and got to know his work a bit
more.
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Interviewer
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Who did you meet at the February 2009 Oh
Ji-ho Fan Meeting in Yokohoma?
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JC
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I got to know some Japanese fans there;
however, we had to communicate using a lot of sign language as I do not speak
Japanese.
At that Yokohama meeting, there was a one
(and only) male Japanese fan who was wearing hearing aids. Most of us
had the chance to go up the stage to either chat with Zio or play a game with
him; however, this boy never got the chance. He even brought with him a
Korean flag which he waved enthusiastically.
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Interviewer
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How did you feel when you met Zio?
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JC
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When Zio shook my hand, he clasped both his
hands onto mine; subsequently, he looked into my eyes and said, ‘Thank
you.’ He is always so warm and courteous.
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Interviewer
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What happened after the meeting?
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JC
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After the meeting, this boy, one other fan,
and I lingered a bit at the premises. A staff member then came along to
ask the boy to go backstage. We waited for him, and when he came out,
he happily showed us two photos from an instant camera that Zio had taken
with him. This only goes to show that Zio has sharp eyes, and he is
such a caring person to specially invite the boy to meet him backstage. I
became his true fan since that incident.
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Interviewer
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You met Zio again when he was in
Busan. What was that experience like?
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JC
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In
August 2010, together with a couple of fans from China, I visited Zio’s
management agency, Heavenly Star Contents, but we only met one of his
managers. Subsequently, we took the
bullet train to Busan to catch him as he was the ambassador for the
International Advertisement Festival there.
Around this time, Zio was also busy filming ‘Sector
7,’ the first South Korean 3D sci-fi movie.
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Interviewer
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You have met Zio several times. How do you find him as an individual?
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JC
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He is so sincere, he respects others, and
he has gentlemanly manners that really attract me.
Recently, I encountered a Japanese fan who
has been to many fan meetings. She could tell who has smooth hands, rough
hands, warm/cold hands, and so on. Zio's hands are neither smooth nor
cold; they are warm. Most importantly, he gives firm handshakes, which
we find very rare for celebrities. I love his throw-away-caution hearty
laughter whereby you can only see his teeth and not his eyes.
All in all, I give credit to his parents
for bringing him up so well; I believe he still has the adorable
characteristics of the small town boy next door. I have no regrets liking this celebrity and
I wish him God's blessings for his future.
Bibliographical details
Title:
Oh Ji-ho, actor with a soul
Author:
Fung Lan Yong
Publisher: Daily
Express
Date: 31 May 2012, Page 24
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Put
the verbs below into the Simple Past and Past Perfect to describe the findings
from the interview.
Example:
Jane
said that she had met Zio several times in South Korea.
1. Maintain/meet:
2. Recall/clasp:
3. Indicate/bring:
4. Report/play:
5. Reveal/catch:
6. State/linger:
7. Say/encounter:
8. Point
out/appear:
9. Reveal/find:
10. Mention/attract:
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