Activity 1

1. Read the following paragraph.

2. Correct the tense of the words underlined.
3. Copy the paragraph into your exercise books.

Penang Island had a variety of attractions to

offer its visitors whatever their preferences were.
Popularly known as the Pearl of the Orient, the
island was linked to the mainland by a 13.5 km long
bridge, reputedly the longest in Asia. If you chose
to go to the mainland by ferry from Butterworth in
the mainland, the ride took you only ten minutes.
You could disembark at the jetty. From the jetty,
Georgetown was just within walking distance.
Georgetown, the capital, was the seat of the state
government and the commercial hub. It was a
quaintly attractive town with modern skyscrapers
existing side by side with older buildings.
Activity 2
Copy the paragraph in the box. Then, change the verbs underlined to
the Simple Past Tense.

My Aunt Esah has some very strange habits. She

gets up at 2 a.m. and cooks a huge breakfast for
herself. It is always the same breakfast. She has
eggs and sardines, and coffee. The first thing she
does is, she boils the water for the coffee. While it
boils, she starts frying the eggs. While they are
cooking in the pan, she takes out her tin-opener
and opens the tin of sardines. She has one special
tin-opener which she treasures dearly. She also
loves her frying-pan which she scrubs and
polishes carefully until its copper bottom gleams
and she can see her face reflected in it. She loves
it so much that she always talks to it as she cleans
it or cooks with it. She also talks to her tin-opener,
of course, and also to her kettle and coffee pot, for
that matter. They have all been with her since the
day she was married.
Activity 3
1. Copy the paragraph in the box.
2. Then, change the verbs underlined to the Simple Past Tense.

I have a wonderful holiday in Pulau Tioman. Initially,

I had only want to spend a week there but I had
such an enjoyable time that I decide to extend my
vacation for another week. The weather is bright and
sunny and I had a marvellous weekend on the
beautiful beach. I also meet a charming young man
and we become close friends. He takes me to his
house in his sleek, shiny sports car. It was a very
small but cozy house with a spacious garden. He
brings me to a posh restaurant which serve some
delicious, mouth-watering dishes. He also buy for
me an attractive dress. Then we watch an interesting
movie.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words.
1. I had a ___________ holiday in Pulau Tioman.

2. I had such an ___________ time that I decided to extend my

vacation for another week.

3. The weather was ____________ and ____________.

4. I had _______________ weekend on the ______________

beach.

5. I also met a _______________ young man and we became

__________ friends.

6. He took me to his house in his ______________,

________________ ____________ car.

7. It was a very _____________ but ____________ house with a

_______________ garden.

8. He took me to a ___________ restaurant which served some

____________, ____________ dishes.

9. He also bought for me an _______________ dress.

10. Then we saw an _____________ movie.