3. A. 30 BASIC VERBS IN PAST TENSE for PAPER 2 SECTION C
1. accepted ( terima )
o He accepted the money from the man.
o The girl acceptedthe offer.
2. apologised for / apologisedto ( memohon
maaf )
o The boy apologisedfor his mistake.
o Amin apologised for being so naughty.
o The pupils apologisedto their teacher.
3. arrivedat / reached ( tiba )
o The children arrived at the zoo in the
afternoon.
o When they arrived home, there was nobody.
o They reached Malacca at about 10 a.m.
4. asked (tanya) / asked___ to (suruh)/
asked ___ for ( minta )
o The tourist asked the trishaw rider the
direction to the museum.
o The teacher askedthe students toqueue
before they entered the hall.
o The poor boy asked the woman for help.
5. brought / brought together / brought along
( membawa )
o They brought the victim to the nearest
hospital.
o The scouts brought together their scouting
equipment.
o The children brought along their family to
the beach.
6. came ( datang )
o He came near to the boy.
o They came early in the morning.
o The policeman then came to help the driver.
7. carried( membawa )
o Amin carried his bag on his bag.
o The scouts carried somefirewood for the
campfire.
o He carried the box carefully.
8. decided to ( bercadang )
o The children decidedto spend their holidays
at Pulau Langkawi.
o They decidedto help the schoolraise some
funds.
o Amin decidedto take the wallet to the police
station.
4. 9. entered ( masuk )
o They entered the zoo.
o Amin entered the headmaster's room.
o The thief entered the house through the
back door.
10. found ( jumpa )
o He found his friend hidingbehind the
bushes.
o The disciplinary teacher found the boys
smokingin the toilet.
11. gave ( memberi )
o The kind woman gave somecash to Ali.
o The school gave a certificate to the girl as a
reward.
o Ali's parents gave him permission to take
part in the contest.
o The woman gave the boy a lift.
12. got into ( masuk/naik ) , got out ( keluar )
o The children got into the bus.
o The passengers got into the train.
o They quickly got out of the car.
13. helped ( menolong )
o The teachers helped the children to pass the
examination.
o The three boys helped the driver to repair
the punctured tyre.
o Amin helped tosave the poor boy.
14. hoped that ( berharap )
o The children hoped that they could visit the
zoo again.
o Amin hoped that his father would recover
soon.
o Pak Ali hoped that vthe boys would not steal
the fruits again.
15. left ( bertolak/meninggalkan )
o Amin and his family left their house early
in the morning.
o Encik Azrulquickly left for Kuala Lumpur
because he had a meeting.
16. picked ( mengutip )
o He picked the purse.
o The bus driver picked the pupils at the school
gate in the morning.
5. 17. praised( memuji )
o Amin'sparentspraised him for being so
honest.
o The headmaster praised the pupilsfor
their good work in the recent
examination.
18. promisedto / promisedthat / promisednot
to ( berjanji )
o The boy promisedto help his parents.
o The children promisedthat they would
come early to school.
o Amin promisednot to steal again.
19. received( menerima )
o Amin receiveda big trophy from the
headmaster.
o The players receiveda big applause.
20. regretted( menyesal )
o The boy regretted over his bad behaviour.
o The thief regretted for whathe had done.
21. saw (nampak) / watched/ lookedat
(melihat)
o Amin saw a boy standing by the road.
o He saw the boy crying bitterly.
o They saw the robbers breaking into the
house.
o The children watched the birds chirping on
the branch.
o The spectators watchedthe footballer
dribbled the ball amazingly.
o The boy lookedat his watch and smiled.
o The pupils lookedat their teacher when their
teacher called them.
22. showed( menunjukkan )
o The boy showed the way to the police
station.
o The teacher showed the pupils how to
answer the questions.
o The man showed the policeman the place of
the accident.
23. talked to (bercakap)/ talkedabout ( bercakap
tentang )
o He talkedto the policeman nicely.
o The teacher talked aboutdengue.
24. thanked for (mengucapkan terima kasih)
o The man thanked Azmifor the help.
o They thanked the boys for helping them.
o The school thanked everyonefor the
success.
6. 25. thought that ( berfikir )
o The boy thought the river was not deep.
o He thought that he should help the poor girl.
o The boys thought they could win the game.
26. took( mengambil/membawa )
o She took the cat home.
o He took the wallet to the police station.
o The teacher took the boy to the clinic.
o He took a ladder and leaned it against the
tree.
27. triedto ( mencuba )
o They triedto run away but the orchard
owner finally came.
o He triedto help the boy but he couldn't.
o The man triedto climb the tree but it was
too tall.
28. walked ( berjalan ) /
was walking ( sedang berjalan )
o Ali walkedby the road.
o Kumar walkedslowly along the river.
o They walked together to the football field.
o He was walking home when he saw the cat.
29. wanted / wanted to ( mahu/hendak/ingin )
o The boy wanted some food because he was
hungry.
o The children wanted tosee how bread is
made.
o The football players wanted towin the
game.
30. went to / went for ( pergi )
went home ( pulang )
o The children went to Pulau Langkawilast
week.
o The scouts went for a camp at Gunung
Ledang.
o Ali and his family went for a picnic at the
beach.
o Aina and her brother went for a holiday at
their grandparents'home.
o The school children went for a trip to
Malacca recently.
o They went for lunch after they visited the
factory.
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7. B. BASIC ADJECTIVES for PAPER 2 SECTION C
1. afraid ( takut )
o She was afraid of the snake.
o Amin and his brother were not afraid of cockroaches.
2. angry ( marah )
o The teacher was angry when the pupilsmadenoise.
o Amin was angry when the boy lied to him.
3. excited ( teruja )
o Amin was excited when his father planned to bringhim to Legoland.
o All the players were excited when the coach cancelled the training.
4. grateful ( bersyukur )
o He was grateful when the teacher did not punishhim.
o They were nervous when they entered the ghost house.
5. happy ( gembira )
o The children were happy but a little bit tired.
o She was happy to win the first prizein the drawingcompetition.
6. sad ( sedih )
o Amin was quite sad because he lost his cat.
o They were all sad as their team lost to the visitor.
7. thankful (berterima kasih)
o The woman was thankful to the boy for saving her daughter'slife.
o The teacher was thankful to rich man for being so generous.
8. 8. tired( letih )
o The boys were tiredafter finished pitching the tent.
o Amin was a bit tiredafter the extra class.
9. worried ( bimbang )
o The woman was worriedwith her son'ssafety.
o The thief was quite worriedif the policemen might arrest them.