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Past Tense He was my teacher!

You need to use simple past tense

when you talk about an action which
has happened in the past

TO BE (Was & Were)

(+) Positive (-) Negative

S + was/were + adjective/noun S + was not/were not + adjective/noun

They were friends They weren’t friends

(?) Interrogative

Was/were + S + adjective/noun?
Were they friends?

How to use was/were

More Sentence Examples:
o I was tired
I
o He was not thirsty
He
o Was she sleepy?
She Was
o It was hungry
It

o You were in Pontianak yesterday

You
o Were they happy?
They
Were o We were not in the kitchen
We

Andy : How was the movie?

Nate : It was really good.
Andy : Was it scary?
Nate : Yes, it was really scary.
Andy : Nice. Was it crowded?
Nate : No, it wasn’t. There weren’t
many people there, surprisingly.
 Practice 1
Complete the sentences with Was-Wasn’t-Were-Weren’t!

1. Paul ________ in the cinema yesterday.

2. ________ they happy at the party? Yes, they ________
3. ________ Paul at school yesterday? No, ________. He ________ sick.
4. They ________ very happy here.
5. I ________ in the museum. I ________ at home.

Practice 2
Circle the correct sentence!

a. It were my birthday yesterday.

b. It was my birthday yesterday.
a. Was it sunny at the beach?
c. It was do my birthday yesterday.
b. Were it sunny at the beach?
c. It were sunny at the beach?
a. We were at the cinema last night.
b. We’re be at the cinema last night.
a. They wasn’t at the swimming pool.
c. We was at the cinema last night.
b. They were’nt at the swimming pool.
c. They weren’t at the swimming pool.
a. Were Justin a famous artist?
b. Was Justin a famous artist?
c. Justin was a famous artist?

VERB

Positive Negative Interrogative

S + verb-2 + … S + did not + verb-1 Did + S + verb-1 + … ?

She worked yesterday She didn’t work Did she work yesterday?
yesterday

More Sentence Examples:

o I went to the market

o You did not clean your room

o Did they cook last week?

o We drank milk this morning

o He did not water the plant

o She slept well last night

o Did it eat yesterday?

 List of Regular Verb = Daftar Kata Kerja Beraturan

Verb 1 Verb 2 Meaning

Play Played Bermain
Cook Cooked Memasak
Kick Kicked Menendang
Wash Washed Mencuci
Paint Painted Melukis
Talk Talked Berbicara
Listen Listened Mendengarkan
Watch Watched Menonton

List of Irregular Verb = Daftar Kata Kerja Tidak Beraturan

Verb 1 Verb 2 Meaning

Go Went Pergi
Sleep Slept Tidur
Write Wrote Menulis
Read Read Membaca
Speak Spoke Berbicara
Buy Bought Membeli
Do Did Melakukan/Mengerjakan
Bring Brought Membawa
Eat Ate Makan
Drink Drank Minum

Adverb of Time – Simple Past Tense

Yesterday = Kemarin
Last night = Tadi malam
Last week = Minggu lalu
Last month = Bulan lalu
Last year = Tahun Lalu
This morning = Pagi ini
This afternoon = Siang ini
Two days ago = Dua hari yang lalu
Three weeks ago = Tiga minggu yang lalu
In the past = Di masa lalu

Conversation 1
Ali : What did you do yesterday?
Dinny : Nothing much. I just stayed at home and
cleaned the house.
Ali : How boring!
Dinny : Yeah, it was. And you? What did you do?
Ali : I drove to the mountains and went hiking.
Dinny : That sounds fun!
Ali : It was. I had a great time.
 Conversation 2
Jim : Did you do anything this weekend?
Inna : I did. I took the train to the city
and met my friend.
Jim : Oh, yeah! What did you do?
Inna : We had lunch and did some shopping.
Jim : Did you buy anything?
Inna : No, I didn’t. I just went window
shopping. I’m trying to save money.
Jim : Me too!

Practice 1
Complete the sentences!

1. (+) I _________ in my bedroom last night.

2. (-) She _________ do her homework yesterday.
3. (?) Did you _________ (memasak) this morning?
4. (+) My cat _________ (makan) ikan kemarin.
5. (-) Dara _________ go to school last week.
6. (?) _________ they buy some food?
7. (+) We _________ (bermain) football together last month.
8. (-) She did not _________ (membersihkan) the classroom.
9. (?) Did your uncle _________ (mencuci) car?
10. (+) Jono _________ (membawa) book to school.

Practice 2
Complete the sentences!

1. Mozart ___________ more than 600 pieces of music.

a. writes b. wrote c. writed d. was wrote

2. The bed was very uncomfortable. I ____________ sleep very well.

a. didn't b. did c. wasn't d. not

3. David __________ a new cartoon last night.

a. watches b. watched c. watching d. watch

4. We ___________ football yesterday afternoon.

a. was played b. playing c. played d. play

5. Did your father __________ his car?

a. wash b. washed c. washes d. washing

6. Milly __________ study for English test. So she __________.

a. didn't / fail b. wasn't / failed c. didn't / failed