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Example of press release

Overseas development organization
Survey of temburong

Permission has now been obtained from the relevant authorities for a geological and ecological survey of the little known temburong district of north west Brunei.

The survey is taking place later this year and will be financed by the overseas development organization.

The party consists of:

Professor peter marsh Ph.D. B.Sc. an ecologist who has been seconded to the O.D.O. by the land and agricultural organization. Doctor Karen Adelby fil.mag. winner of the TAKAR PRIZE last year for work in peru. She is lecturer in economic Geography, at present working in Sweden.

Doctor Tony svaventa Ph.D. an America geologist who is at present working with marrison mining enterprise. He specialises in geological mapping and aerial surveying.

The team leaves England on September 22nd and returns from Brunei six weeks later. It will be appreciated that many details have yet to be finalized. For this reason we are arranging a final press conference on Monday September 18th when all members of the survey will be present and full details will be available to the press


Simple past tense

Digunakan untuk menunjukan peristiwa/ keadaan yang terjadi pada waktu tertentu di waktu lampau.

S + was/were + noun / adjective / adverb

S + to be + not + noun / adjective / adverb

To be + S + noun / adjective / adverb ?

Ex : he was a teacher

They were not in the same class

Was she sad

He was a driver



S + V II + object / complement

S + did + not + V I + object / complement

Did + S + V I + object / complement

Ex : he came to my house last night

Febrina did not take a breakfast this morning

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