SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Fungsi:
• Di gunakan untuk menyatakan aktifitas yang dilakukan pada waktu lampau (pada waktu
tertentu)

Verbal Pattern:
(+) S + V2 + O
(-) S + did + not + V1 + O
(?) did + S + V1 + O + ?

Example:
(+) You called me last night
(-) You did not call me last night
(?) did you call me last night? Yes I did / No, I did not (didn’t)

I
You
They
We did/did not (didn’t)
He
She
It

Nominal Pattern:
(+) S + was/were + ANA (Adjective/ Noun/ Adverb)
(-) S + was/were + not + ANA (Adjective/ Noun/ Adverb)
(?) was/were + S + ANA (Adjective/ Noun/ Adverb) + ?
Example:
(+) You were sleepy last night
(-) You were not sleepy last night
(?) were you sleepy last night? Yes, I was / No, I was not (wasn’t)

You
They were/were not (weren’t)
We
I
He was/was not (wasn’t)
She
It

Time signals:
• Yesterday = kemarin ● Last year = tahun lalu
• Last night = tadi malam ● Last month = bulan lalu
• Last week = minggu lalu
• Two days ago = dua hari yang lalu
• This morning = Pagi tadi
• Last time = Tadi