Nama : Syalwa Aztiza Muslimin

Nim : 035017182210175
Tingkat : 1b

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

The Past Tense is used to express an action or event that happened in the past.
The characteristics of the simple past tense are using the 2nd form of the verb 2 or to be in the
form of was/were.

The form of simple past tense:

Sentence Verbal & Nominal Formula
Positive (+) Verbal Subject + Verb2 + Object
Positive (+) Nominal Subject + to be (was/were) + object
Negative (-) Verbal Subject + did + not + Verb 1
Negative (-) Nominal Subject + to be (was/were) + not
Interrogative Verbal Did + Subject + Verb1 + (?)
(?)
Interrogative Nominal To be (was/were) + Subject + (?)
(?)
Notes :
 For positive sentence use verb 2
 For negative and interrogative use verb 1
 If we want to make an interrogative sentence then to be (was,were) for pattern a and did
for pattern b we place it in front of the subject.
Time Signal of Simple Past Tense :
 Yesterday
 Last night
 This morning
 Last week
 Few days ago
 An hour ago
 In 2008
 A month ago
 When I was a kid
 Yesterday morning
 Example :

1. Positive sentence :

 Ferry bought new handphones yesterday

 I was bored this morning
 I talk to Wati two minutes ago
 We watched a movie last night
 I slept at 2 AM last Saturday
 Selvi went to course by her new motorcycle this afternoon

2. Negative sentence :
 Toni did not find the item she wanted to buy yesterday
 I didn’t drink tea this morning
 Fera didn’t visit Lita yesterday
 He didn’t complete his task

3. Interrogative sentence :
 Was Shavina sick yesterday?
 Did he drink tea this morning?
 Did he buy carrots yesterday?
 Did he find the item he wanted?
 Did he watch the film last night?
 Was he so busy?
 Didn’t she tell you the news?

Regular verb :

Most verbs add – ED Ask- asked

Want- wanted
Fail- failed
Visit- visited
Verbs ending in –E add a – D Bake- baked
Dance- danced
Like- liked
Live- lived
Hate- hated
Love- loved
 Verbs ending in Stop- stopped
CONSONANT + VOWEL + Mop- mopped
CONSONANT Skip- skipped
Double the last consonant and Chop- chopped
add – ED Shop- shopped
Verbs ending in Study- studied
CONSONANT + Y Carry- carried
change “Y” to “I” and add Worry- worried
– ED Hurry- hurried
Dry- dried

Irregular Verb :
Infinitive Past Tense Negative
to be was,were was not, were not
to have had did not have
to do did did not do
to say said did not say
to get got did not get
to make made did not make

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Present perfect tense is a form of verb that is used to express an action or situation that started in
the past and still continues until now or has been completed at a certain point in time in the past
but the effect is still ongoing.
The form of present perfect tense:
Sentence Formula
 Positive (+) Subject + have/has + Verb3
Negative (-) Subject + have/has + not + Verb3
Interrogative (?) Have/has + subject + Verb3 + (?)

Note :
 If you make an interrogative sentence, have and has placed in front of the subject.
Example : Have you eaten you bread?
 if you make a negative sentence then add not behind have and has.
Example : They haven’t come here yet.
Time Signal :
 ever
 never
 yet
 already
 still
 just
 once
 many times
Example of present perfect tense :
1. Talk about experience
 I have been to France
 I think I have seen that movie before
 How many times have you traveled abroad?
2. A change
 You have grown since the last time I saw you
 The government has become more interested in arts education
3. Achievement or result
 Man has walked on the moon
 Scientist have spilt the atom
4. Unfinished activity
 Bill has still not arrived
 The rain hasn’t stopped
5. Activities that occur at different times
 We have had many major problems while working on this project.