Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal Verbs

Here are some typical phrasal verbs that you can find in news articles.

Complete the sentence with the words bellow.

Methods             Facts                      New                      Economy

Work                     Wire                      Party                     Government

       Deal with

If you “deal with” a person or organization you discuss things with them or do business with them.

They refused to deal with the opposition                                          until the situation has been resolved.

       Cordon off

If someone in authority “cordon off” an area. They prevent people from entering or leaving that area by putting up a barrier.

The city was split into four zones, and each zone was cordoned off with barbed                                         

       Count on

If you”count on” something you expect it to happen and include it in your plans.

The conservative were counting on the support of the Liberal Democrats in order to form a

                                           .

       Cry out for is

If a system, process, person, etc. is “crying out for” something.

The system simply does not                                            and it is crying out for change.

       Dig up

If someone “digs up” information, they discover it, often as a result of a related search.

They dug up a few                                            about his previous company, which caused him no end embarrassment.

       Disagree with

If you “disagree with” a particular action or proposal, you believe that is wrong and not good.

He is a resigning from the government because he disagree with their plans for the

                                                      .

       Disapprove of

If you “disapprove of” something you do not like it.

The other members of the board disapprove of her                                             and felt she should resign.

       Change over

If you change over to something new, you start using the new thing and stop using the thing you were using before.

The government changed over to the                                             system after years of struggling to make the old system work.

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Simple Past Tense

Simple Past Tense

Have you heard the soundtrack from the movie of Catatan Akhir Sekolah ? That is a song from Mocca with the title I Remember? What is the lyric tells about?

Now, we will discuss about the grammar point from the lyric I Remember. Before we start the discussion, you have to listen the song carefully.

Enjoy!

It is a nice song, right?

What is the grammar point from that song?

This song tells about something happened in the past. So, the grammar point from this song is Simple Past Tense. Can you mention the sentence from the lyric I Remember which has simple past tense form?

I Remember

By Mocca

I remember...
The way you glanced at me

Yes I remember

I remember...
When the caught a shooting star

Yes I remember

I remember...
All the things that we shared and the promise we made, just you and I
I remember...
All the laughter we shared, all the wishes we made upon the roof at down

Do you remember...?
When we were dancing in the rain in that December
and I remember...
When my father thought you were a burglar

I remember...
All the things that we shared and the promise we made just you and I
I remember...
All the laughter we shared, all the wishes we made upon the roof at down

Yes I remember...
All the things that we shared and the promise we made just you and I
I remember...
All the laughter we shared, all the wishes we made upon the roof at down

I remember...
The way you read your books
Yes I remember...
The way you tied your shoes
Yes I remember...
The cake you loved the most
Yes I remember...
The way you drank your coffee
I remember...
The way you glanced at me

Yes I remember
when we caught a shooting star
Yes I remember...
When we were dancing in the rain in that December

and the way you smile at me
Yes I remember....

The sentences with red highlight is a simple past sentence, and the words with blue color is a verb. In simple past tense, the most simple past verbs are formed by adding –ed at the end of the word (e.g shared, glanced, loved). As you know, it is a regular verb. Some verbs have irregular past formed (e.g drank, caught, made, thought, etc)

The simple past is used to talk about activities or situations that began and ended in the past. You will find the sentences with adverb of time, such as yesterday, three day ago, last night, in 2005, etc.

Forms of the simple past tense

ü  Statement

Subject + Simple Past Verb + Complement

She worked yesterday.

I ate breakfast.

ü  Negative

Subject + did not + Simple Form Verb + Complement

She did not work yesterday.

I did not eat breakfast.

ü  Question*

Did + Subject + Simple Form Verb + Complement

Did she work yesterday?

Did you eat breakfast?

Note:

Did is not used with was and were.

ü  Negative

She was not (wasn’t) busy.

ü  Question

Was he right?

Were you right?

Now, you have mastered the simple past tense. You can apply this grammar point properly. Good luck!