The second ceremony was Midodareni (ceremony on the eve before Paragraph …. the wedding). The bride had to stay in the room from 6 p.m. to midnight accompanied by some elder women giving her useful advice. My other cousins and I also visited her for a while. After the wedding rituals, the reception followed. The newly wed couple Paragraph …. received blessings and greetings from the guests. The newly wed couple looked very happy although they couldn’t hide their tired faces.
Task 16 Study the rule below. Then, complete the dialogues based on the clue. Look at the example.
Simple Past Tense (?) The ‘simple past tense’ is used to tell actions or situations in the past. In Unit 1 you learned the ‘simple past tense’ used in positive and negative sentences. In this unit you learn the ‘simple past tense’ in interrogative sentences. Here are the patterns. Actions (?)
Did + S + V1
Examples: • Did you go to her wedding party yesterday? • Did you wear your new skirt at the party last week? Situations/Conditions (?)
Was/Were + S + noun/adjective
Examples: • Was she angry with you last night? • Were they classmates in Junior High School? 1.
talk/Retno/yesterday Virga : Did you talk to Retno about the wedding yesterday? Arnys : No, I did not.
2.
look for/wedding gown/two days ago Ruben : … Retno : Yes, I did.
3.
accompany/Anita/boutique/last week Adib : … Denias : Yes, I did.
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Interlanguage: English for Senior High School Students X
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