PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

The past continuous tense expresses action at a particular moment in the past. The action started before that moment but has not finished at that moment. For example, yesterday I watched a film on TV. The film started at 7pm and finished at 9pm.

When we use the past continuous tense, our listener usually knows or understands what time we are talking about. Look at these examples:

• I was working at 10pm last night.
• They were not playing football at 9am this morning.
• What were you doing at 10pm last night?
• What were you doing when he arrived?
• She was cooking when I telephoned her.
• We were having dinner when it started to rain.
• Ram went home early because it was snowing.

We often use the past continuous tense to "set the scene" in stories. We use it to describe the background situation at the moment when the action begins. Often, the story starts with the past continuous tense and then moves into the simple past tense. Here is an example:

" James Bond was driving through town. It was raining. The wind was blowing hard. Nobody was walking in the streets. Suddenly, Bond saw the killer in a telephone box..."

KETERANGAN WAKTU : at the time, at the moment, etc.

EXPRESSING HAPPINESS

Happiness expression is an expression that is used to show that someone or people are glad or have excited feeling.

This expression we show if we hear something fun, or if we happy because something.
What would you say to express your happiness???
look at this example !

Example :

        -  I’m really happy.

       I- I’m happy to hear that.

        -  (Oh!) How marvelous       

        - Great! / Fantastic

   -  Terrific
   -  I’m very happy
   -  I’m so glad that you

Picture above is one example of expression happiness, it is a picture of me with my friend when we junior high school... xD

EXPRESSING SYMPATHY

Sympathy expression or feeling of pity and sorrow, when we know someone or people are unlucky or have trouble and in bad condition. We express it directly to him/her orally or we can use a letter or card by post also by short message service (SMS)

This expression we show or  we give when our family,friend, or everybody got incedent or problem.

  Example :
• Ow, how awful!
• How pity you are!
• Oh, dear.
• I know how it feels.
• Oh, no
   etc.

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Present tense its emphasis on facs, events repeatedly becoms a habit, 

and present continous tense emphasis on "was" going.

Present Perfect Tense the formula is like this:
+: S + have/has + V3
- : S + have/sas Not + V3

? :   Have/has + S + V3

 Example : 

+ :  She has gone (Dia baru saja pergi)

-  : She has not gone

? :   Has She gone?

-I have written english lesson for 30 minutes

-You have read my lesson since 2 PM

Note the verbs change :

- Write – wrote – written (berubah)

- Read – read – read  (lah kok sama? haha xD)

Take another example, the positive :

-I have cleaned the floor

-He has drunk milk

-You have just broken the glass

How negative sentence ? He has not drunk milk! you try the others 

two yes. Sentences in the present perfect tense asked to stay behind

the formula above was appropriate. Remember do not forget his 

partner to "Have" and "Has".

- has she drunk milk ?

PERSONAL LETTER

A personal letter is a type of letter which provides communication between a small number of people, usually two. There are many types of personal letters and they are written for a wide variety of reasons:

• One person wishes to attain information from an individual or a business.
• One person wishes to tell somebody about themselves, as in pen pals.
• One person wishes to present to an individual or a business a social note, such as a thank-you or a congratulation.
• One person wishes to communicate with an acquaintance - friend or family, for example in order to maintain and reinforce the bond between them.

Surviving personal letters are often an important source of information about the lives of historical figures.

Example :

Jakarta, 15 June, 2005
Rury Adlia
Jalan Merak 9, Bandung
Jawa Barat

Dear Rury,

I’d like to thank you for the letter inviting me to see the play next week. I believe the play will be very interesting because some talented actors and actresses will play in it. However, I haven’t made up my mind about that. Now, I’m very busy preparing for my semester test. I hope you will understand. I’ll be happy if you tell me about the play later.
As soon as the test is done, I will visit you. Send my best regards to your parents.

Your sincerely,

Bella

MESSAGE

A message in its most general meaning is an object of communication. It is a vessel which provides information. Yet, it can also be this information. Therefore, its meaning is dependent upon the context in which it is used; the term may apply to both the information and its form. A communiqué (pronounced /kəˈmjuːnɨkeɪ/) is a brief report or statement released by a public agency.

Example :

Dear Joe and Sue,

Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
We are sorry for your loss.

Love, Bill and Family

VOCABS : PART OF BODY AND SHAPES

 

 

NARRATIVE TEXT

Narrative text is a text used for the purpose of entertaining or amusing, creating, stimulating emotions, motivating and teach the reader which contains about story (fiction/non fiction/tales/folktales/ fables/myths/epic) and in its plot consists of climax of the story (complication) then followed by the resolution.

  

Generic structure of narrative text are :

      *Orientation.(sees the scene and introduces the participants.) 

      *Complication.(a crisis arises.)

*Resolution.(the crisis is resolved, for better or for worse.) 
Example :

-orientation

-evaluation

-resolution
-Myth
-Legend
-Folktale
-Folklore

Example : Peter Pan, Alice in wonderland, Snow white, Narnia, Mermaid, etc.