1st BACHILLERATO: PAST VERB TENSES REVIEW
A Hunting Trip (sample
narrative essay)
News of the tiger's attack on a
woman (SPREAD)** __________ like wildfire. This was not the tiger's first
appearance in the village. Before this attack, the villagers (LOSE)__________ a
few goats and poultry but the disappearances (REMAIN)** ___________ a mystery
as nobody (CAN) ________confirm that they
(BE)__________ a tiger's doing, Then the tiger (STRIKE) ____________.
This
time, the victim was a 32-year-old woman who (WASH) _______ clothes. The
villagers at once (ORGANIZE)___________ a hunting party. Armed with machetes
and rifles, the hunting party, comprising six stocky men and me, (LEAVE)
___________ on 10 June.
We
had an early night. Mosquitoes and eerie sounds made by the nocturnal creatures
of the jungle (KEEP)_______ us awake for most of the night. I almost (MAKE)
________ my mind to give up. At first break of daylight, we were up. We (EAT)________
the food we (BRING) _______ and (SET)________off for Kampung Melur. Our walk (SLOW)
_________ down to a snail's pace as we (HAVE TO)_______make our way across
muddy paddy fields. As it (BEGIN) _____ to get dark, we frantically (SEARCH)
________ for a site to set up camp. Suddenly, we (SEE) _____ the flicker of
kerosene lamps in the distance.
Our stomachs
(GROWL) ______ with hunger and our aching bodies(BE)_________ in dire need of
good rest, so we (DECIDE) ______ to spend the night at Kampung Melur. The
hospitable villagers (PROVIDE)________ us with a tasty meal of hot porridge and
salted fish. After we (DISCUSS)______ the details of the ambush on the tiger
with the villagers, we (GO) ________ to sleep.
At
the break of dawn, we (HEAD) _______ for the hills to the north of the village.
After we meticulously (SEARCH)_________ for the tiger's paw prints, we (COME)______
to a clearing. The leader of the hunting party (WAVE)______ us to a stop. We (EXCHANGE) ______ glances,
unable to contain our excitement. Al! of a sudden, some bushes (RUSTLE) _____
and there, among some bushes and shrubs, the figure of the king of the jungle (LOOM)
________ into sight. A shiver (CREEP) ______ up the spine of every single man
present.
Someone
(STEADY) _______ his rifle, (AIM)______ it between the tiger's eyes and (PULL)
___ the trigger. For a few hair-raising moments, we (STAND) ______ rooted to the ground, unable to move. The
tiger (STAGGER) ______, (GROAN) ______ in pain, (COLLAPSE)_______ and (DIE)________.
After
we (ACCOMPLISH) ______ our mission, we (HEAD)_______ back to our village. It
(BE) ** _____ an incredible adventure, one that would remain in our memories
for a long time to come.
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