Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct Past Tense forms. Legend 2 How the Zebra Got the Stripes This is one of the African legends that originates with the Bushmen. There once 1) ____(be) an arrogant Baboon, a self-appointed "Lord of the Water." He guarded one of the only sources of water that remained during times of drought, a small pool, and forbid any of the other animals from drinking there. Legend has it that one day a Zebra and his son arrived at the pool. The weather had been very dry and hot, and there 2) ____ (be) little water to be found anywhere. They 3) ____ (go) to have a drink when suddenly a voice boomed"Go Away! I am the Lord of the Water, and this is my pool!" The Zebras looked up, startled, and 4) ____ (see) the angry Baboon sitting by his fire.

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Perintah dari soal tersebut adalah melengkapi teks dengan merubah kata kerja di dalam kurung menjadi bentuk Past Tense. Rumus Simple Past Tense yaitu S + V2 + Complement untuk kalimat verbal dan S + be (was/were) + Complement untuk kalimat nominal. Perhatikan bahwa di bagian rumpang nomor 1 terdapat noun berupa an arrogant Baboon yang merupakan singular noun atau "benda tunggal". Artinya, to be yang digunakan adalah was . Bagian rumpang nomor 2 terdapat uncountable noun atau "benda yang jumlahnya tidak dapat dihitung" berupa little water atau "sedikit air". Uncountable noun menggunakan to be berupa was . Pada bagian rumpang nomor 3, terdapat kata when yang memisahkan dua klausa, yakni: -Klausa 1: "They ____ to have a drink ..." - Klausa 2: "... suddenly a voice boomed ..." Terjemahannya menjadi "Mereka akan pergi minum ketika tiba-tiba sebuah suara berteriak ...". Perhatikan bahwa klausa 2 merupakan aksi yang menginterupsi sehingga menggunakan rumus Simple Past Tense. Sedangkan klausa 1 merupakanaksi yang diinterupsi atau diganggu sehingga harus menggunakan rumus Past Continuous Tense. Rumus Past Continuous Tense adalah S + was/were + V-ing + O/C. Berdasarkan rumus tersebut, kalimat yang benar adalah: 1) There once was an arrogant Baboon, a self-appointed "Lord of the Water." 2) The weather had been very dry and hot, and there was little water to be found anywhere. 3) They went to have a drink when suddenly a voice boomed "Go away! I am the Lord of the Water, and this is my pool!". 4) The Zebras looked up, startled, and saw the angry Baboon sitting by his fire. Jadi, jawaban yang benar adalah was;was; were going;saw.