Tugas Mandiri II Bahasa Inggris

Tugas Mandiri II Bahasa Inggris

Nama : Marhadilla Samosir

Jurusan : S1 Sistem Informasi Perpajakan

Kelas : Eksekutif 

Lengkapi kalimat berikut menggunakan SIMPLE PAST atau SIMPLE PRESENT PERFECT yang tepat dengan verb yang telah diberikan. 

(Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses)

Since computers were first introduced to the public in the early 1980's, technology (change) _______has changed_____ a great 

deal. The first computers (be) ___were___________ simple machines designed for basic tasks. They (have, not) 

did not have_ much memory and they (be, not) __were not___ very powerful. Early computers were often 

quite expensive and customers often (pay) __paid__ thousands of dollars for machines which actually (do) 

___did__ very little. Most computers (be) __were__ separate, individual machines used mostly as 

expensive typewriters or for playing games. 

Times (change) _have changed_. Computers (become) __have become_____ powerful machines with very practical 

applications. Programmers (create) ______have created_______ a large selection of useful programs which do everything from 

teaching foreign languages to bookkeeping. We are still playing video games, but today's games (become) 

__have become_ faster, more exciting interactive adventures. Many computer users (get, also) have also get_ on the 

Internet and (begin) __have begun___ communicating with other computer users around the world. We (start) 

_have started  to crate international communities online. In short, the simple, individual machines of the past 

(evolve) have evolved into an international World Wide Web of knowledge.