ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT

“Interview”
(Group Work Report)

COMPILED BY:

1. Alta Kurnia (02)

2. Teresia Sembiring (29)
3. Virginia Tiurina (31)
4. Yohanes Danu (32)

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 I. Read the text below then identify the tenses used!

A good old man, had raised money to have his big clock
repaired, but he did not manage to get enogh money. The clock
stopped striking since the last war and became silent ever since.

One night, however, he woke up hearing the clock

striking the hours! It was one o’clock, but the bell stuck thirteen
times. He took a flashlight and went to see what was going on
with the clock. In the dark, he caught a glimpse of man. He
turned out to be his brother, Jose.

“What are you doing, Jose?” asked the old man.

“I’ve come here every evening for a week to repair your clock. I was going to
surprise you,” answered Jose.

“You will have given me a surprise by the time the clock strikes one at one
o’clock.”

“That’s the problem. It’ll strike thirteen times at one o’clock.”

“It’s OK. You did a good job!”

The Questions:
1. How many tenses found from the text?
Answer: 8 tenses were found from the text.

2. Mention the names of tense you have found from the text!
Answer: a. Simple past tense,
b. Present perfect tense,
c. Past perfect tense,
d. Past continuous tense,
e. Present continuous,
f. Future perfect tense,
g. Simple future tense, and
h. Simple present tense.

3. Do they have the same patterns? Identify the pattern of each tenses found:
Answer: No, they all have the different patterns. Here are the identify of the
pattern of each tenses found.
-Simple past tense:
Pattern: a. S + verb-2
b. S + was/were + noun/adjective/adverb

-Present perfect tense

Pattern: a. S + have/has + past participle
b. S + have/has + been + O
 -Past Perfect tense
Pattern: a. S + had + past particple
b. S + had + been + noun/adjective/adverb

-Past continuous tense

Pattern: S + was/were + verb-1(-ing)

-Present continuous tense

Pattern: S + to be (is/am/are) + Verb-1(-ing)

-Future perfect tense

Pattern: S + will + have + verb-3

-Simple future tense:

Pattern: a. S + will + bare infinitive

b. S + be (is/am/are) + going to + bare infinitive

-Simple present tense: S + verb-1/be (is/am/are)

4. Give the underline to the sentences that contains of tense from the text above!
Answer:
a. Simple past tense:
-But he did not manage to get enogh money.
-You did a good job!
-The clock stopped striking since the last war and became silent ever since.
-One night, however, he woke up hearing the clock striking the hours!
-He took a flashlight and went to see what was going on with the clock.
-It was one o’clock, but the bell stuck thirteen times.
-In the dark, he caught a glimpse of a man.
-He turned out to be his brother, Jose.

b. Past perfect tense:

-A good old man, had raised money to have his big clock repaired.

c. Present perfect tense:

-I’ve come here every evening for a week to repair your clock.

d. Past continuous tense:

-I was going to surprise you.

e. Present continuous tense:

-What are you doing, Jose?

f. Future perfect tense:

- You will have given me a surprise by the time the clock strikes one at one
o’clock.

g. Simple future tense:

-It’ll strike thirteen times at one o’clock.
 h. Simple present tense:
- That’s the problem.
- It’s OK.

5. Complete the texts with the correct forms of the tenses.

Text 1
Last holiday i went to France. I rented a car and had a road trip there. I (1)
(drive) to the next city for an hour when i saw a man waving to stop me.
He asked for a lift and I gave it. In the car, we (2) (talk) to each other
in French. As I spoke only little French, I didn’t talk too much and it became
awkward in the car. The man also (3) (remain) silent until we almost
reached the city, he asked, “Do you speak English?” “Oh, my! Don’t tell me he is
English as well!

Text 2
My family (4) (move) into a new house and I am very excited
to have my own room. I (5) (have) my stuff in my room and I’ve
been working on it all day long. Yet, many of my books are still on the floor since
I don’t have enough shelves and space for them. I don’t have no idea how to keep
them in my tiny room. Should I put them in other rooms?

Text 3

Racer’s victory does not solely depend on the capacity of the racers, but
also the team, as well as the mechanic. They make sure that engines run well until
the end of the race. Look! As soon as the car is coming, mechanics are running to
it, checking and tuning the car. They must finish the work in a minute in order not
to waste time. They (6) (fill) the tank with petrol when the racer is
ready to return to the race. The racer (7) (have) no time to waste.
Mechanics (8) (change) tires in less than a minute since the car drive
arrived. They (9) (check) the oil when the racer rushes his car. All in
all, they (10) (fix) existing trouble with the machines as soon as one
minute passes.

Answers for number 5:

1) Was driving. 6) Fill.

2) Talked. 7) Has.

3) Remained. 8) Have change.

4) Moved. 9) Check.

5) Have had. 10) Fix.

Look at the picture below then learn about the facts from this
actrees with tenses!

The tenses found =

1. Simple past.
2. Past perfect.
3. Present perfect.
4. Future perfect.

II. Now do an interview with one of your teacher at school, then find
the facts from him/her with the four tenses above!

Personal facts about Mira Personal Facts About

Lesmana Your Teacher
Mira Lesmana is an Indonesian Who is helshe?
songwriter, film director and producer.

She was born on 8 August 1964. Where was helshe born?

She is a daughter of a musician, Jack Who is helshe?

Lesmana, and sister to a jazz pianist,
Indra Lesmana.

She had written her first song when she What had helshe done when helshe was a
was 16 years old. high school student?

She also has been interested in film since Activities helshe has done since helshe
she was in Australia with her family. was a high school student.

She has made many films, written songs, The accomplishment helshe achieved up
directed a documentary serial, and to now.
produced succesful films since returning
to Indonesia and graduating from the
Jakarta Art Institute.

She will have produced more succesful What will helshe have achieved by next
films by the end of this year. year?
This is the table of the results of our group interview with one of our teacher at school as
the resource person.

The Questions Personal Facts About

Your Teacher
Elisabeth Gelu is a Physics teacher in
Who is Ma’am Lisa?
Mardi Waluya Senior High School.

She was born on 10 of June 1987, in

When and where was Ma’am Lisa born?
Tanjung Pinang, Riau island.

What is Ma’am Lisa’s family Her father was a sailor and her mother
background? was a seller. Like a spinning wheel, her
family had experienced economic decline,
due to the age of her parents who are no
longer sufficient to work. So her father
changed his job into a farmer and her
mother into an ordinary housewife.
Ma’am lisa also has one sibling who has
lived in Singapore.

What achievements has Ma’am Lisa She once ranked in the top 10 in her
achieved in her life? senior high school. But, the proudest
achievement she has got is a scholarship,
when she was a senior high school
student.

Had Ma’am Lisa done something She had followed an olympic guidance,
interesting when Ma’am Lisa was a high although in the end she didn’t pass the
school student? selection.

Why did Ma’am Lisa prefer to teach Ma’am Lisa actually has been interested
Physics lesson than English lesson? in English since she was a high school
student. However, because of her desire
didn’t always go as expected, she was
finally accepted into the physics major.

What will Ma’am Lisa have achieved for Ma’am Lisa will have changed every
her future career? student’s mindset, so that they wouldn’t
think of physics is a difficult lesson.
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