Toshi
(walk)
over to the window. Oscar
(point)
31
32
out one bicydist in particular. This bicyclist
(sreo)
with
one
33
hand whiie he
(drink)
a soda with the other.
At
the same
34
time, he
(weave)
in and out of the heavy tratFc. To Oscar,
35
the bicyclist
(seem)
fearless.
36
Oscar
([earn, never)
how to ride a bike when he
(be)
37
a child, so Toshi

king
(think)
. .
was
thi~knq
about his
daughters, he
(have)
had
an idea. He
Cfm)
Forwwd
a
plan for finding husbands for them.
131
(2)
When it
(come)
caw
time for the three daughters to marry, the
king
(announce)
awwkrzced
his plan. He said, "I'm going to take three jewels to
the fountain
in
the center of the village. The young men
(meet)
nee+*
together there every day. The three young men who find the jewels will become my

!I
XIhe
simple present is used bae because the story
is
giving
the
king's
exact
words
in
s
quorntion. Norise that
quorsdon marks
(".
.
!')
ace
used. See Cban
14-8,
p.
420,
for more information about quorntiona.
44
CHAPTER
2
(4)
But then a frog
(hop)
toward the diamond and
(pick)

(feel)
terrible. She said,
"I
(be)
the unluckiest person in the world." She
UaU)
to the floor and
(sob)
.
No one
(love)
her, she
(believe)
.
Her father
(understand,
not)
her. She
(hide)
from her friends and
(keep)
her pain in her heart. Every day, she
(gmw)
sadder and sadder. Her
two sisters
(have)
grand weddings. Their wedding bells
(rink,
with joy across the land.
.> ii

(swim)
for a long time and
(become)
very tired. While she
(swim)
back
toward the shore, she
(lose)
the desire to live. She
(quit)
-
trying
to swim to safety. She
(drown)
when the frog suddenly
(appear)
and with all his suength
(Push)
Tina to the shore. He
(save)
her life.
(9)
"Why
(save,you)
my life, Frog?"
"Because you
(be)
very young and you
(have)
a lot to live for."

(telI)
her about himself and his own
46
CHAPTER
2
unhappiness and loneliness. They
(share)
their minds and hearts.
Day after day, they
(spend)
hours with each other. They
(taw
,
(laugh)
,
(play)
and
(work)
together.
(1 1) One day while they
near the lake,Tina
(bend)
down and,
with
great affection,
(lziss)
the frog
on his forehead. Poof! Suddenly the frog
(cur)
into

find)
me love.
(12)
Tina and the prince
(return)
to the castle and
(get)
married. Her two sisters, she discovered,
(be)
very unhappy. The handsome husband
(ignore)
his wife and
(talk,
not)
to her. The wealthy husband
(make)
fun
of his wife and
(giwe)
her orders all the time. But Tina and her
Frog Prince
(live)
happily ever after.
EXERCISE
21.
Past time. (Chapter
2)
Directions:
Write a story that begins "Once upon a time,
. . .

I4ffm
Ifinrrned
my
work,'
'I
wenr
w
bed.
I
main clause time clause
@)
I
I
went
to
bed
I
Iqfter Ifinishod
my
work.
I
(c) I went to bed
4frsr Ifinished
my
work.
(d)
Befire
I
went
to

TV.
;,I
?r!:
1,awJ
I
lcij:,~
.!<;::
,-,
.$:n

:
. . .
(9 When the phone
rang,
I
answered
it.
-
(i)
Whiie I
was
doing
my homework, my
roommate
was wutchingTV.
Afrer
Ifinished
my
work
=

:bject and
werb
=
a
time clause
as soon
as
while
when
In
(e):
und=
"to that time and then no longer"**
In
(f):
as
soon
as
=
"immediately after"
PUNCTUATION:
Put a comma at the end of a time
clause when the time dause comes first in
a
sentence
(comes in front of the main clause):
time clause
+
comma
+

in progress at the same
time, the past progressive can be used
in
both parts
of the sentence.
'A
ehurs
is
a
suucture
that
has
a
subjen
and
a
wrb.
"Until
can
alsa
be
used
to
say
that
something
dm
NOT
happen
befox

Then:
I
ate dinner.
+
After
. .
OR
.
. .
after
.
.
After
I
got
home,
I
are
dinner.
OR
I
ate dinner
ajier
I
got home.
2.
First:
I unplugged the coffee pot.
Then:
I left my apartment this morning.

+
AS soon as
. . .
.
OR
.
. .
as soon as
.
.
:
'
5.
First:
The rabbit was sleeping.
Then:
The fox climbed through the window.
-r
While

. .
OR

.
while

. .
+
When
. .

At the same time:
I was lying in bed with the flu.
My friends were
swimmiig
at the beach.
-r
While

. .
OR
. . .
while

. .
EXERCISE
23.
Past
time
clauses. (Charts
2-1
+
2-10)
Directions:
Complete the sentences using the words in parentheses. Use the simple past or
the past progressive. Identify the time clauses.
1.
My mother called me around
5:OO.
My husband came home
a

Smith
(be)
in
the yard. She
(plant)
flowers in her garden.
Mr.
Smith
(be)
in the garage. He
(cork)
on their car. He
(change)
the oil. The children
(play)
in the front yard. In other words, while
Mr.
Smith
(change)
the oil in the car, the children
(play)
with a ball in the yard.