A.

1.

30 BASIC VERBS IN PAST TENSE for PAPER 2 SECTION C

accepted ( terima )
o He accepted the money from the
man.
o The girl accepted the offer.

2. apologised for / apologised to (

memohon maaf )
o The boy apologised for his
mistake.
o Amin apologised for being so
naughty.
o The pupils apologised to their
teacher.
3.

arrived at / 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 asked the students to

queue before they entered the hall.
o The poor boy asked the woman for
help.

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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.

7.

8.

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.
carried ( membawa )
o Amin carried his bag on his bag.
o The scouts carried some firewood
for the campfire.
o He carried the box carefully.
decided to ( bercadang )
o The children decided to spend their
holidays at Pulau Langkawi.
o They decided to help the school
raise some funds.

o Amin decided to take the wallet to

the police
o station.
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 hiding behind
the bushes.
o The disciplinary teacher found the
boys smoking in
the toilet.
11. gave ( memberi )
o The kind woman gave some cash 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 to ( 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 to save the poor boy.

o The bus driver picked the pupils at

the school gate in the morning.
17. praised ( memuji )
o Amin's parents praised him for
being so honest.
o The headmaster praised the pupils
for their good work in the recent
examination.

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.

18. promised to / promised that /

promised not to
( berjanji )
o The boy promised to help his
parents.
o The children promised that they
would come early to school.
o Amin promised not to steal again.

15. left ( bertolak/meninggalkan )

o Amin and his family left their house
early in the morning.
o Encik Azrul quickly left for Kuala
Lumpur because he had a meeting.

19. received ( menerima )

o Amin received a big trophy from
the headmaster.
o The players received a big
applause.

16. picked ( mengutip )

o He picked the purse.

20. regretted ( menyesal )

The boy regretted over his bad
behaviour.

The thief regretted for what he had done.

21. saw (nampak) / watched / looked at
(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 watched the
footballer dribbled the ball
amazingly.
o The boy looked at his watch and
smiled.
o The pupils looked at 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)/

talked about ( bercakap tentang )

o He talked to the policeman nicely.
o The teacher talked about dengue.
24. thanked
for (mengucapkan
terima kasih)
o The man thanked Azmi for the
help.
o They thanked the boys for helping
them.
o The school thanked everyone for
the success.
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. tried to ( mencuba )
o They tried to run away but the
orchard owner finally came.
o He tried to help the boy but he
couldn't.
o The man tried to climb the tree but
it was too tall.
28. walked ( berjalan ) /
was walking ( sedang berjalan )
o Ali walked by the road.
o Kumar walked slowly 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 to see how
bread is made.
o The football players wanted to win
the game.
30. went to / went for ( pergi )
went home ( pulang )
o The children went to Pulau
Langkawi last 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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2.

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5.

BASIC ADJECTIVES for PAPER 2 SECTION C

afraid ( takut )
o She was afraid of the snake.
o Amin and his brother were not
afraid of cockroaches.

6.

angry ( marah )
o The teacher was angry when the
pupils made noise.
o Amin was angry when the boy lied
to him.

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.

excited ( teruja )
o Amin was excited when his father
planned to bring him to Legoland.
o All the players were excited when
the coach cancelled the training.

thankful (berterima kasih)

o The woman was thankful to the
boy for saving her daughter's life.
o The teacher was thankful to rich
man for being so generous.

8.

grateful ( bersyukur )
o He was grateful when the teacher
did not punish him.
o They were nervous when they
entered the ghost house.

tired ( letih )
o The boys were tired after finished
pitching the tent.
o Amin was a bit tired after the extra
class.

9.

worried ( bimbang )
o The woman was worried with her
son's safety.
o The thief was quite worried if the
policemen might arrest them.

happy ( gembira )
o The children were happy but a
little bit tired.

o She was happy to win the first

prize in the drawing competition.