SIMPLE PAST TENSE

A. Kalimat Verbal

(+) Subject + Past Tense (V2)

Ex. She studied English last night.

(-) Subject + did + not + Main Verb (V1)

Ex. She did not study English last night.

(?) Did + Subject + Main Verb (V1)?

Ex. Did she study English last night?

(?) Question Word + did + Subject + Main Verb (V1)?

Ex. Where did you meet her last night?

(?) Question Word + Past Tense (V2) + Subject?

Ex. Who helped you last week?

B. Kalimat Nominal

(+) I/He/She/It + was + Non Verb

Ex. He was ill yesterday.

(+) You/We/They + were + Non Verb

Ex. They were happy last night.

(-) I/He/She/It + was + not+ Non Verb

Ex. He was not ill yesterday.

(-) You/We/They + were + not + Non Verb

Ex. They were not happy last night.

(?) Was + I/He/She/It + Non Verb?

Ex. Was he ill yesterday?

(?) Were + You/We/They + Non Verb?

Ex. Were they happy last night?

Time Signal: yesterday, last night, an hour ago, etc

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(+) I/He/She/It + was + Verb-ing

Ex. She was writing a letter when the bell rang.

(+) You/We/They + were + Verb-ing

Ex. They were washing when I visited them yesterday.

(-) I/He/She/It + was + not + Verb-ing

Ex. She was not writing a letter when the bell rang.

(-) You/We/They + were + not + Verb-ing

Ex. They were not washing when I visited them yesterday.

(?) Was + I/He/She/It + Verb-ing?

Ex. Was she writing a letter when the bell rang?

(?) Were + You/We/They + Verb-ing?

Ex. Were they washing when I visited them yesterday?

(?) Question Word + was/were + Subject + Verb-ing?

Ex. What was he doing when she came?
What were you doing when she came?

Time Signal:

(when) Past Continuous Tense + when + Past Tense

Ex. My father was talking with my mother when I came.

(while) Simple Past Tense + while + Past Continuous Tense

Ex. My sister arrived while I came.

(as) Simple Past Tense + as + Past Continuous Tense

Ex. They saw the accident as they were crossing the street.

(while) Past Continuous Tense + while + Past Continuous Tense

Ex. We were studying English while he was watching television.