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Pumupunta Going
Pupunta Will go
Pumasok sa klase Went to class/Attended class (literally,
entered class)

Pumapasok sa klase Go to class
Papasok sa klase Will go to class

Dumadalo Attend
Nagbabakasyon Go on vacation

Lumalangoy Swimming
Nagsi-skiing Go skiing

Nagso-snowboarding Go snowboarding
Nagsa-skydiving Go skydiving
Naglalaro ng soccer Play soccer

Nagsa-soccer Play soccer
Namimitas Picking (for example, picking apples)

Mga Pangungusap

Study the following sentences about activities you do during particular months of
the year. Also pay attention to the use of the prepositions sa and nasa which are
used in answering sentences using the question words Saan and Nasaan.

1. Nasa Montreal ako tuwing Enero. I am in Montreal every
January.
2. Magsi-skiing ako sa buwan ng Enero. I will go skiing in the month of
January.

3. Pumupunta ako sa Negros tuwing I go to Negros every April.
Abril.
4. Nagbabakasyon ako tuwing Abril. I take a vacation every April.

5. Nasa Berkeley ako mula Setyembre I am in Berkeley from
hanggang Disyembre. September to December.
6. Nag-aaral ako sa unibersidad mula I study at the university from
Setyembre hanggang Disyembre. September to December.

7. Naglaro ako ng soccer noong Oktubre. I played soccer last October.
8. Mamimitas ako ng mansanas sa I will pick apples in November.
Nobyembre.

9. Dadalo ako ng kumperensiya I will attend a conference in