GRADE 8 – CHAPTER 1 Match the game with Galang or Pak Rahmansyah.

A. VOCABULARY · ·
Put the words in the box into the corresponding pictures
l Pak Rahman l
panjat pinang tandem race marble in spoon race
tug of war sack race kerupuk race · ·
l Galang l

· ·

C. Read the dialogue in B. Discuss with your friends, decide which timeline
a. ____________ b. ____________ c. ____________
best describes the situation. Put a check in the box

c Timeline A c Timeline B

Pak Rahman joined in

panjat pinang.

d. ____________ e. ____________ f. ____________ NOW PAST PAST

· School celebrated · School celebrated
Independence Day.
B. READING 1 Independence Day.
· Galang played some games. · Galang played some
Read the following dialogue and answer the following questions. · Pak Rahman joined in panjat games.
Galang : Assalamu’alaikum. pinang.
Pak Rahman : Wa’alaikumsalam. How was your school, son?
Galang : It was good, Dad. Today, our school celebrated Independence Day
Follow Up Discussions
and we played some games like marble in spoon race, sack race,
1. Write the red colored words from the dialogue.
and tug of war.
________________________________________________
Pak Rahman : That sounds fun!
Galang : Yes, absolutely. I won the marble in spoon race. 2. I think, the red colored words are…. subjects / verbs / adjectives
Pak Rahman : Nice. Congratulations! 3. Do you notice something different with the red colored words?
Galang : Thank you, Dad. By the way, what game did you join when ________________________________________________
celebrating Independence Day? 4. Complete the following information
Pak Rahman : I joined in Panjat Pinang. My team got many prizes from climbing
joined à join + ______
the Pinang tree! celebrated à ___________ + ed
Adapted from English for Nusantara untuk SMP/MTs Kelas VIII
played à ___________ + ______

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D. NOW I KNOW 1 F. PRACTICE 2
Complete the following sentences with past verbs.
To tell about past events, we add _____ at the end of the verbs 1. Yesterday I ………………………………… (walk) to school.
2. I ………………………………… (study) English last night.

We call verbs + _____ as PAST VERBS (V2) 3. This morning the school bus ………………………………… (arrive) late.
4. We ………………………………… (clean) the classroom a week ago.

E. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING TABLES 5. Last Sunday Eli ………………………………… (listen) to K-Pop songs.
Group 1 – ed Group 2 – d 6. My brothers and I ………………………………… (watch) “Jumbo” movie a month ago.
work + ed = worked like + ed = loved 7. In 2020 my family ………………………………… (live) in Magelang.
8. Cici ………………………………… (fry) two eggs for her breakfast this morning.
1. play + ed = ………………………………….. 1. love + ed = …………………………………..
9. My father ………………………………… (stop) smoking last year.
2. join + ed = ………………………………….. 2. live + ed = …………………………………..
10. My brother ………………………………… (cook) chicken soup for lunch yesterday.
3. clean + ed = ………………………………….. 3. use + ed = …………………………………..
4. walk + ed = ………………………………….. 4. dance + ed = ………………………………….. Some words to indicate past events are:
5. talk + ed = ………………………………….. 5. smile + ed = ………………………………….. yesterday, ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. listen + ed = ………………………………….. 6. arrive + ed = ………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. paint + ed = ………………………………….. 7. bake + ed = ………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. call + ed = ………………………………….. 8. bike + ed = …………………………………..
9. cook + ed = ………………………………….. 9. phone + ed = …………………………………..
10. watch + ed = ………………………………….. 10. move + ed = ………………………………….. G. PRACTICE 2
1. Every day I walk. Yesterday I ..........................................................................................
Group 3 -ied Group 4 -xxed 2. Every day I study. Yesterday I .......................................................................................
try + ed = tried stop + ed = stopped
3. Every morning Linda cooks. This morning she ..................................................
1. cry + ed = ………………………………….. 1. plan + ed = …………………………………..
4. Every night Iwan studies. Last night he ..................................................................
2. dry + ed = ………………………………….. 2. rob + ed = …………………………………..
3. fry + ed = ………………………………….. 3. hop + ed = ………………………………….. 5. Every day people smile. Yesterday they ...............................................................

4. carry + ed = ………………………………….. 4. jog + ed = ………………………………….. 6. Every weekend we watch movies. Last weekend we ............................................ movies.
5. study + ed = ………………………………….. 5. tap + ed = …………………………………..
7. Every day I talk to my friends. Yesterday I ...................................................... to my friends.
6. marry + ed = ………………………………….. 6. clap + ed = …………………………………..
7. worry + ed = ………………………………….. 7. hug + ed = ………………………………….. 8. Every Tuesday Kiki dances. Last Tuesday she ...................................................

8. hurry + ed = ………………………………….. 8. skip + ed = ………………………………….. 9. Every Sunday my father jogs. Last Sunday he ..................................................
9. tidy + ed = …………………………………..
10. Every Monday Cita bakes cookies. Last Monday she .......................................... cookies.
10.copy + ed = …………………………………..

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H. PRACTICE 3
Write 3 past activities using the words in Activity E. K. NOW I KNOW 2
...............................................................................................................................................................................................
To tell about past events, we use PAST VERBS (V2)
...............................................................................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................................... There are 2 kinds of PAST VERBS (V2):
............................................................................................................................................................................................... regular / irregular* regular / irregular*
verbs -ed random
I. VOCABULARY 2
Present Verb Past Verb Present Verb Past Verb
Match the picture with its meaning.
join joined win won
celebrate celebrated get got
play played
*cross out the incorrect one

L. VOCABULARY 3
Put the words in the box into the corresponding pictures.
put fail give up grease reach hard
ladder climb wipe off throw make slippery

J. PRACTICE 4
Read text B (Reading 1), find the past verb of the following words:
1. join : ……………………………….
2. win : ………………………………. a. ___________ b. ___________ c. ___________ d. ___________
3. celebrate : ……………………………….
4. get : ……………………………….
5. play : ……………………………….

Follow Up Discussion
e. ___________ f. ___________ g. ___________ h. ___________
1. Pay attention to the past verb of “win” and “get”.
Do they have -ed ending? YES / NO
2. Galang: “I won the marble in spoon race.”
Does Galang tell about past event? YES / NO
3. Pak Rahman: “I got many prizes from Panjat Pinang.”
i. ___________ j. ___________ k. ___________ l. ___________
Does Pak Rahman tell about past event? YES / NO
4. Are they past verb? YES / NO
5. Do all past verbs have -ed ending? YES / NO
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M. READING 2 O. PRACTICE 6
Complete the table using the words from the text, and underline the past verbs. Match the present verbs (V1) and the past verbs (V2)
Galang : Dad, please tell me more about the Panjat Pinang.
Pak Rahman : At that time, the committee put a lot of prizes like sarong, groceries,
radio, TV, and even a bike on the top of the tree.
Galang : Wow! It’s really hard to climb the tree, isn’t it?
Pak Rahman : Yes, it is. The tree was full of grease.
Galang : Did you reach the top of the tree?
Pak Rahman : At first, I didn’t. Many climbers also failed to climb up because the tree
was slippery. That was the funniest part, though.
Galang : Did you give up?
Pak Rahman : No, we never gave up.
Galang : So, what did you do then?
Pak Rahman : First, we made a human ladder and wiped the grease bit by bit.
Galang : Then, what?
Pak Rahman : One of us finally reached the top and threw the prizes to the ground.
Adapted from English for Nusantara untuk SMP/MTs Kelas VIII

Past Verb Present Indonesian Past Verb Present Indonesian

Verb Verb
1 told beri tahu 6 gave up

2 put 7 make

3 climbed 8 wipe

4 reach 9 throw

5 fail 10 did melakukan

N. PRACTICE 5
Group the past verbs in activity M into regular or irregular.
REGULAR (V-ed) IRREGULAR/ RANDOM

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