Fill in the blanks with suitable forms of the verbs in brackets. Dialog 1 Dimas: I saw you in a toy shop yesterday evening. What were you doing there? Ajeng: I [1. choose] ____ a doll for my cousin. Dimas: Was it her birthday? Ajeng: Nope! You know, I [2. promise] ____ to buy her a doll if she won a dancecompetition and she [3. do] ____ it. Dimas: Congratulations! You must keep you word. Ajeng: That's right, thanks. By the way, what were you doing there? Dimas: I [4. sit] ____ in front of the toy shop while my mother [5. buy] ____ soup at the stall next to the toy shop. Ajeng: I see.

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Soal ini menanyakan bentuk kata kerja atau verb yang tepat untuk melengkapi kalimat rumpang nomor 4dan 5 . Terjemahan dialog Ajeng, " ... By the way, where were you doing there? " adalah "... Omong-omong, di mana kamu kemarin ketika melihaku?" Lalu, Dimas merespons dengan " I [4. sit] ____ in front of the toy shop while my mother [5. buy] ____ soup at the stall next to the toy shop. " Dari pertanyaan Ajeng "what were you doing there?" terdapat kata were dan mengikuti kata kerja ing ( doing ) yang menunjukan kalau pertanyaannya adalah dalam bentuk present continuos tense dengan 5W1H. Rumus nya adalah 5W1H + to be (was/were) + Verb ing + there? Jadi, jawaban yang akan diberikan oleh dimas juga merupakan present continuos tense dengan rumus : S + to be (was/were) + Verb ing + O/C. Dengan demikian, kalimat lengkapnya menjadi " I was sittuing in front of the toy shop while my mother was buying soup at the stall next to the toy shop ." yang artinya "Aku sedang duduk di depan toko mainan sementara ibuku sedang membeli sup di warung sebelah toko mainan." Jadi, jawaban yang tepat adalah (4) was sitting dan (5) was buying .