Name : Isni Fitriawati

Nim : 7011190004
Class : Civil 1A

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

 Definition of Simple Past Tense

Simple past tense is a sentence tenses used to express events that occurred in the past and

have ended in the past. Unlike the past continuous tense, which states the events that occurred in

the past, but still occur in the present.

 Simple Past Tense formula

To form a simple past tense sentence, the formula is as follows

S + Verb 2 + O

In simple past tense sentences, the verb / verb used is the second verb form. first form. For

example there are 2 types of verbs / Verb, namely Regular Verb and Irregular Verb. For

regular verbs, add -ed / -d behind the verb.

 Stay -> stayed (Tinggal)

 Punch -> Punched (Memukul)

 Play -> Played (Bermain)

 Touch -> Touched (Menyentuh)

 Write -> Writed (Menulis)

For Irregular verbs, including to be, the form of the two verbs is very different. As an example :

 Awake -> Awoke (Terbangun)

 Begin -> Began (Memulai)

 Drink -> Drank (Minum)

 Eat -> ate (Makan)

 Run -> ran (Berlari)

However, there are some irregular verbs that have the same verb form as the basic verb form.

As an example :

 Put -> Put (Meletakkan)

 Split -> Split (Membagi)

 Spread -> Spread (Menyebarkan)

 Set -> Set (Mengatur)

 Cut -> Cut (Memotong)

 Example of Simple Past Tense Affirmative

Sentences Following this, Wall Street English gives examples of simple past tense positive

sentences:

1. Abdul went to Bali for holiday last Sunday (Minggu kemarin, Abdul pergi ke Bali untuk

berlibur)

2. She joined english club class at school yesterday. (Kemarin, dia bergabung kedalam klub

bahasa Inggris di sekolah).

3. Last Monday, Joni got an accident at the office (Senin lalu, Joni terkena musibah di

kantor).

4. Dani bought new laptops last night. (Dani membeli laptop baru kemarin malam)

5. They watched “Dilan”, the newest movie at the cinema yesterday. (Kemarin, mereka

menonton film “Dilan”, film terbaru di bioskop)

6. Ade went to school by his new cars this morning. (Ade pergi ke sekolah menggunakan

mobil barunya pagi ini)

7. Dewi applied for manager position at Wall Street English company. (Dewi melamar

pekerjaan sebagai posisi manager di perusahaan Wall Street English)

8. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was the president of Indonesia. (Susilo Bambang

Yudhoyono dulu merupakan presiden Republik Indonesia)

9. I was born on Surabaya. (Dulu, saya lahir di Surabaya)

10. My mother cooked grilled fish for my birthday party. (Ibuku dulu memasak ikan bakar

untuk pesta ulang tahunku).

 Examples of simple past negative

Tense sentences To form simple negative past tense sentences, the formula is as follows

S + did + not + Verb 1

or

S + To Be (Was / Were) + not

The following is an example sentence :

1. I did not sleep well last night, (Aku tidak bisa tidur dengan nyenyak, tadi malam).

2. Rani did not come to the office yesterday. (Rani tidak datang ke kantor, kemarin)

3. Adi did not win english debate competition last month. (Adi tidak memenangkan

kompetisi debat berbahasa inggris bulan lalu)

4. Arif was not the smartest students in the class. (Dulu, Arif bukan murid yang paling

pintar di kelas)

5. She did not complete her job. (Dia tidak menyelesaikan tugasnya)

6. Many kids did not like horror movies. (Banyak anak-anak yang tidak menyukai film

horror)

7. Dodi did not eat the vegetables. (Dodi tidak makan sayuran)

8. John did not buy a car. (John tidak membeli sebuah mobil)

9. Thomas did not come to my party yesterday (Thomas tidak pergi ke pesta saya, kemarin).

10. George did not go to the dentist because he was afraid. (George tidak pergi ke dokter gigi

karena dia sangat takut)

 Examples of Simple Past Tense Interogative Sentences

To form simple interrogative past tense sentences, the formula is as follows

Did + S + Verb 1

or

Was / Were + S
The following is an example of a simple past tense question sentence :

1. Did you see my bag on the table ? (Apakah kamu melihat tas ku di atas meja ?)

2. Did the student come to school ? (Apakah para murid datang ke sekolah ?)

3. Did you sleep enough last night ? (Apakah kamu tidur dengan nyenyak kemarin

malam ?)

4. Did she deliver the pizza on time ? (Apakah dia mengantar pizza tepat waktu ?)

5. Did they allow you to join their english club ? (Apakah mereka mengizinkan kamu

bergabung ke dalam klub bahasa Inggris ?)

6. Were you late to come to the office at 11 am yesterday ? (Apakah kamu datang

terlambat ke kantor jam 11 kemarin ?)

7. Was he so busy ? (Apakah dia sangat sibuk ?)

8. Was the movie so fantastic ? tell me (Apakah filmnya sangat berkesan ? Ceritakan

kepadaku)

9. Did he clean your room yesterday ? (Apakah dia membersihkan ruanganmu kemarin ?)

10. Was Dewi happy to work here ? (Apakah dewi senang bekerja disini ?)