ENGLISH IMPROVEMENT
Present Perfect Tense
Write down the sentences. Use the present perfect simple tense.
Example: Snoopy / catch / a mouse. Snoopy has caught a mouse.
1. Brian / play / football
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2. Susan / read / her new book
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3. I / find / some money in the street
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4. Mr and Mrs Baker / have / an accident
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5. Tom Davis / win / the tennis match
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6. Alison Brown / lose / her keys
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7. Mr Martin / make / breakfast for the boys
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8. The girls / bring / some wood for the fire
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9. The Snows / complete / a cheap car insurance
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10. Mrs Black / wash / the dishes
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11. I / not see / my cousins since Christmas.
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12. How long / you / have / your laptop?
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13. The children / be / in the pool for over an hour.
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14. Mark isn't here. He / go / to the cinema with Kim.
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15. We / make / some cakes. Would you like one?
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16. It's my birthday today but you / not give/ me a present.
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17. Your hair looks nice. /you / go / to the hairdresser's?
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18. they / have / their homework yet?
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19. The waiter / serve / the food / to the customer.
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20. The passengers / wait for / the train since ten minutes ago.
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Cause Connectors
1. I helped him ___ he cares about people.
2. The poor parents could not support the baby. ___, they sent him to an orphanage.
3. We had to cancel the match ___ of bad weather.
4. We couldn't find a taxi, ___ we walked home.
5. ___ it was very cold, she wasn't wearing a coat.
6. I woke up ___ there was a noise.
7. I called him ___ his mobile was turned off.
8. ___ she's very nice, she doesn't have many friends.
9. There was nothing on TV, ___ I went to bed.
10. All the cafés were full ___ it was a public holiday.
11. She studied quite hard ___ she failed the exam.
12. She was crying ___ her team lost the match
13. They wanted to win ___ it was impossible.
14. The rich woman has kept her money for 20 years ___ she became rich.
15. Everyone can get the iphone easily ___ they are rich.
Narrative Text
There was an old man who lived at the end of a small village at the foot of the mountains. The
grandfather’s name is Martono, he doesn’t work and relies on natural resources to survive.
Martono has been without a family since he was sixty years old because his wife died. Their children
leave the city to migrate in search of a better life than the village.
Now Martono is eighty years old and still relies on nature for his life. Until one day Martono saw
something unusual in his favorite forest.
There is some heavy equipment coming in to open new agricultural land. The distance was indeed quite
far, about ten kilometers, but some heavy equipment got lost and had to pass in front of his hut.
Two semesters went on and the land clearing project was under way and finally there was an agricultural
area. Within a short period of time, Martono began to have difficulty getting food.
Squirrels and small animals that usually fall into the trap are now nowhere to be found. Finally, the
supply of meat for Martono’s life became less and made his body weak.
Only two semesters after the land clearing, Martono began to fall ill. His body was no longer able to walk
as far as it used to before clearing the land.
Not long after, Martono finally breathed his last without anyone knowing. Even the villagers only found
out a year later when a landslide occurred in the Martono hut area.
1. The text tells about?
a. Beautiful forest
b. The end of old man lifes
c. Development of agricultural land
d. Life on the mountain side
2. How old Martono when he died?
a. 80 years old
b. 81 years old
c. 82 years old
d. 83 years old
3. Why is Martono dead?
a. Lack of protein sources
b. Killed by government
c. Crushed by heavy equipment
d. Old age
4. Where are martono’s children
a. Wander out of town
b. Marto has no children
c. Moved in with his mother
d. Killed in an accident
5. How does martono live his life
a. Take advantage of the forest environment
b. Work as beggar in the village
c. Travelling with his son
d. Become a ranger
