Teks Bahasa Inggris

The Ant and The Cicada

Long ago, ants and cicadas were friends. The ants were very industrious, but the cicadas were lazy. During the summertime, the ants were busy preparing for winter when they would have to stay in all the time.

          One day, when the cicadas were singing and dancing, they saw a long line of ants carrying food to their anthill. The cicadas invited the ants to join them. But the ants said “We have to get ready for the winter. If you don’t do the same thing, you’ll be sorry later!”

          The cicadas answered, “We can fly anywhere we want with our strong wings. Stupid ants!” And, the cicadas kept on singing and dancing.

          When the winter came, it was chilly and damp all the time. Inside the anthill, the ants sang and danced. But, the cicadas were hungry. They asked the ants if they could borrow some food. The ants said “We thought you could fly anywhere you wanted!”

          But, the cicadas wings were wet from the rain and snow. The ants said ”We’re sorry. If you had told us, we would have worked harder and saved some food for you, but now it is too late. If we lend you food, there will not be enough food for us. Sorry, very sorry.” Then, they closed their door.

          The next day, when the ants opened their door, they found the cicadas dead. That’s why, nowadays, we can hear cicadas sing in the summer, but not in the winter.

 Question:

    A.   Fill in the blank!

1.    What are the characters in the story?

2.    Who sang and danced in the winter?

3.    Why didn’t ants give food to the cicadas?

4.    What does the word “they” in the second paragraph refer to?

5.    What happened to the cicadas in the winter?

6.    What is the lesson taken from the text?

    B.   Choose the best answer!

1.    The statement are true based the text, except…

a.   The ants were very diligent

b.   The cicadas weren’t industrious

c.    The cicadas sang and danced in winter

d.   The ants sang and danced in winter

2.    The ants don’t give food to the cicadas because…

a.   The cicadas were lazy

b.   If the ants lent the cicadas food, there would not be enough food for them

c.    The cicadas has enough food in winter

d.   The ants weren’t industrious

3.    The purpose of the writer telling the story is…

a.   To describe the way things

b.   To amuse the readers

c.    To educate the readers

d.   To explain the processes of natural phenomena

4.    The synonym of word “industrious” is…

a.   Lazy

b.   Diligent

c.    Stupid

d.   Strong

5.    The definition which has similar meaning too “anthill” is…

a.   A small insect that lives in large group

b.   A period of time during which summer lasts

c.    A mound of earth formed by ants when they are making a nest

d.   A winged insect with transparent wings

    C.   State whether the statements are True (T) or False (F)!

1.    ants give food to the cicadas                          (...)

2.    The ants weren’t industrious                           (...)

3.    The cicadas hasn’t enough food in winter         (...)

4.    The cicadas were lazy                                    (...)

5.    The cicadas sang and danced in winter             (...)

6.    The characters in the story is ants and cicadas  (...)

    D.   Key Answer!

A.    

1.    Ants and cicadas

2.    Ants

3.    Because If the ants lent the cicadas food, there would not be enough food for them

4.    Refer to the cicadas

5.    Cicadas dead

6.    Prepare yourself for the future

B.    

1.    D

2.    B

3.    B

4.    B

5.    C

C.    

1.    F

2.    F

3.    T

4.    T

5.    F

6.    T

sumber: Lks bahasa inggris SMA kelas XII semester 1

Tugas Bahasa Inggris

Chapter 1

What is the tenses ?

The meaning of tenses is a description or explanation of when an event, and actions. Events or actions occur in a sentence: current – past – or future. Or change the verb form in accordance with the time occurrence of an event and change the time information.

Chapter 2

A kinds of tenses is :

A. Present Tense

1. Simple Present Tense
2. Present Continuous Tense
3. Present Perfect Tense
4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense

B. Past Tense

1. Simple Past Tense
2. Past Continuous Tense
3. Past Perfect Tense
4. Past Perfect Continuous Tense

C. Future Tense

1. Simple Future Tense
2. Future Continuous Tense
3. Future Perfect Tense
4. Future Perfect Continuous Tense

D. Past Future Tense

1. Past Future Tense
2. Past Future Continuous Tense
3. Past Future Perfect Tense
4. Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense

 And the formula is :

Past Future Tense

1.   Past Future Tense (Form : S + should/would + Verb₁)

(+) Subject+should/would+verb₁

(-) Subject+Should/would+not +verb₁

(?) Should/would+Subject+verb₁ ?

2.   Past Future Continous Tense (Form: Subject + Should/would + be + verb_ing)

(+) Subject + Should/would + be + verb_ing

(-) Subject + should/would + not + be + verb_ing

(?) Should/would + Subject + be + verb_ing

3.   Past Future Perfect Tense (Form: Subject + Should/would + have + verb₃)

(+) Subject + Should/would + have + verb₃

(-) Subject + Should/would + not + have + verb₃

(?) Should/would + Subject + have + verb₃

4.   Past Future Perfect Continous Tense (Form: Subject + should/would + have + been + verb_ing)

(+) Subject + should/would + have + been + verb_ing

(-) Subject + should/would + not + have + been + verb_ing

(?) Should/would + subject + have + been + verb_ing

Chapter 3

Example sentences of tenses :

Present Tense

1.   Simple Present Tense (form : S +Verb₁ + O)

o   (+) You buy a new T-shirt

o   (-) You don’t buy a new T-shirt

o   (?) Do you buy a new T-shirt? 
Yes, I do
No, I don’t

o   (?) What do you buy? A new T-shirt

o   (+) Angel feeds her daughter

o   (-) Angel doesn’t feed her daughter

o   (?) Does Angel feed her daughter?
Yes, she does
No, she doesn’t

o   (?) what does Angel do? She feeds her daughter

2.   Simple Present Continous Tense (Form : S + be + Verb_(+ing)+ O + now/at the moment)

o   (+) Carol is babysitting right now

o   (-) Carol isn’t babysitting right now

o   (?) Is Carol babysitting right now?
Yes, she is
No,she isn’t

o   (?) Who is babysitting right now? Carol is babysitting right now

o   (+) My father is cleaning his car at this moment

o   (-) My father is not cleaning his car at this moment

o   (?) Is your father cleaning his car at this moment?
Yes, he is
No, he is not

o   (?) Who is cleaning his car at the moment? My father is cleaning his car at the moment

1.   Present Perfect Tense (S + have/has + V₃ + O+Since/for + Adv. of Time)

o   (+) Sue has already done her homework

o   (-) Sue hasn’t done her homework yet

o   (?) Has Sue done done her homework?
Yes,she has
No, she hasn’t

o   (?) Who has already done her homework? Sue has already done her homework

o   (+) I have ever tried bungee jumping

o   (-) I have never tried bungee jumping before

o   (?) Have you ever tried bungee jumping before?
Yes, I have
No, I haven’t

o   (?) What dangerous sports have you ever tried? Bungee jumping

3.   Present Perfect Continous Tense (S+have/has+been+V_ing+O+Since/for+Adv. of Time)

o   (+) The nurse has been calling her name three times

o   (-) The nurse hasn’t been calling her name three times

o   (?) Has the nurse been calling her name three times?
Yes, she has
No, she hasn’t

o   (?) How many times has the nurse been calling her name? Three times

   Past Tense

1.   Simple Past Tense (Form : S + Verb₂ + Object + Adv. of Time)

o   (+) We saw a movie last night

o   (-) We didn’t see a movie last night

o   (?) Did we see a movie last night?
Yes, we did
No, we did not

o   (?) When did you see a movie? Last night

o   (+) Jane played a kite with her sister yesterday

o   (-) Jane didn’t play a kite with her sister yesterday

o   (?) Did Jane play a kite with her sister yesterday?
Yes, she did
No, she did not

o   (?) With whom did Jane play a kite yesterday? With her sister

2.   Past Continous Tense (Form : S + Verb_ing + Object + Adv. of Time)

o   (+) She was shopping when it began to rain

o   (-) She wasn’t shopping when it began to rain

o   (?) Was she shopping when it began to rain?
Yes, she was
No, she was not

o   (?)Where was she when it began to rain? In the shopping center

3.   Past Perfect Tense (S + had + V₃ + O)

o   (+) She had turned off the stove before she left her house

o   (-) She hadn’t turned off the stove before she left her house

o   (?) Had she turned off the stove before she left her house?
Yes, she had
No, she had not

o   (?) When Had she turned off the stove? before she left her house

4.   Past Perfect Continous Tense (S+had+been+V_ing+O+Since/for+Adv. of Time)

o   (+) my husband and I had been waiting for 1 hour before the waiter finally served our meals.

o   (-) my husband and I hadn’t been waiting for 1 hour before the waiter finally served our meals.

o   (?) had you been waiting for 1 hour before the waiter finally served your meals?
Yes, we had.
No, we hadn’t

o   (?) how long had you been waiting for before the waiter finally served our meals? for one hour.

   Future tense

1.   Simple Future Tense

v  (will) (Form : S + will + Verb₁ + O + Adv. of time)

o   (+) I will teach french in High School next year

o   (-) I won’t teach french in High School next year

o   (?) will you teach french in High School next year?
Yes, I will

No, I won’t

o   When will you teach french in High School? Next year

v  (be going to) (Form : S + be + going to + Verb₁ + O)

o   (+) We are going to the movie after English class

o   (-) We aren’t going to the movie after English class

o   (?) Are we going to the movie after English class?
Yes, we are
No, we are not

o   (?) Where are you going after English class? We are going to the movie

2.   Future Continous Tense (Form : S + will + be + Verb_ing + O +  Adv. of time)

o   (+) In the next 100 years, people will be living in Mars

o   (-) In the next 100 years, people won’t be living in Mars

o   (?) Will people be living in Mars in the next 100 years?
Yes, they’ll
No, they won’t

o   (?) Where will people be living in the next 100 years? In Mars

3.   Future Perfect Tense (Form : S + will + have + Verb₃ + O + Adv. of time)

o   (+) We’ll have sold our cars by the time we move to Surabaya

o   (-) We won’t have sold our cars by the time we move to Surabaya

o   (?) Will you have sold your cars by the time you move to Surabaya?
Yes, we’ll have sold our cars by by the time we move to Surabaya
No, we won’t have sold our cars by by the time we move to Surabaya

o   (?) What will you have sold by the time you move to Surabaya? Our cars

4.   Future Perfect Continous Tense (Form : S + will + have + been + Verb_ing + O)

o   (+) Salvo will have been eating his lunch before 2 p.m

o   (-) Salvo won’t have been eating his lunch before 2 p.m

o   (?) Will Salvo have been eating his lunch before 2 p.m?
Yes, he’ll have been eating his lunch before 2 p.m
No, he won’t have been eating his lunch before 2 p.m

o   (?) Who will have been eating his lunch before 2 p.m? Salvo will

   Past Future Tense

1.   Past Future Tense (Form : S + should/would + Verb₁)

o   (+) She would write some letters when you came

o   (-) They would not promise if they can’t fulfill the promise

o   (?) Would He go to Himalaya ?

2.   Past Future Continous Tense (Form: Subject + Should/would + be + verb_ing)

o   (+) He would be traveling

o   (-) Neo would not be expelling singing beggar

o   (?) Would Gunawan be nailing the shoes ?

3.   Past Future Perfect Tense (Form: Subject + Should/would + have + verb₃)

o   (+) I hoped that you would have married before you worked here

o   (-) He would not have dried the dress.

o   (?) Would not he have married if he had worked here ?

1.   Past Future Perfect Continous Tense (Form: Subject + should/would + have + been + verb_ing)

o   (+) By last January I should have been working in this office for three year.

o   (-) I should not have been working in this office for three years by last January.

(?) Would she have been teaching grammar for two months by last Saturday?

Chapter 4

Biography :

http://www.mawarhitam.info/macam-macam-tenses.html

http://student.eepis-its.edu/~praszz/Tenses.html

Rahmawati, Stefhani Ridha. 2010. Panduan Lengkap Menguasai ENGLISH GRAMMAR. Jakarta: Kawan Pustaka