PAST TENSE

S I N TA D E W I
Simple Past

Past continuous

Past Perfect
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT SIMPLE
PAST?
• How will you say “saya menang lomba debat tahun lalu” in English?

Subject To be Complement
I was tired Was not
They Were In Bandung Last year Were not

Subject Past verb (V2) Object Modifier

Jerry Made Breakfast for his Did not

wife
Kay Didn’t think Twice when he
bought the flowers
5W+H Auxiliary Subject Verb
What did you do
did he read the book?
WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND ABOUT
PAST CONTINUOUS?
I was working on my project while my mom
To describe parallel actions
was making dinner

To describe what someone was doing at a Last night at 6 p.m., I was watching Star Wars
particular point in time

My sister was cleaning the house when I came

To express interrupted action in the past
to the house
 Be + Verb-Ing

Be + Ving When V2

Be + Ving While Be + Ving

5W 1 H Be Subject Verb- ing
What were you doing When he
arrived?
Were you sleeping When your
mom called
you?
• Every day James Lullaby travels to London. Yesterday he _____ (drive) his car
when he _____ (see) a dog in the middle of the road. The dog ________(watch)
the car closely when it ______ (appear).
• James______ (stop) and ______ (get) out of his car carefully. James
______(go) back to his car and _____ (open) the front door. While he
_____(get) in the car, the dog ______ (approach) it again.
WHAT DO YOU UNDERSTAND ABOUT
PAST PERFECT?
How do you say “ saya sudah lulus dari IPI sebelum saya kuliah di UPI” in English?
“Setelah saya pergi ke London, dia menghubungi saya”
 Describe an action
finished before another I had tried to talk to him before he left
past action

Describe an action
happened before a
Past perfect specific time in the past

Described case and effect

HAD + V3 (PAST PARTICIPLE)

Had + V3 Before V2

V2 After Had + V3
WHAT TENSES ARE YOU GOING TO
USE FOR THE TEXT?
Kemarin saya pergi ke pameungpeuk. Saya pergi kesana pakai Motor. Pas saya sampai rumah,
ibu saya lagi ngobrol sama teteh saya. Kemudian saya sapa mereka dan ibu saya sangat seneng
saya datang. Ibu kemudian nawarin makan “ayo makan siang dulu”. Saya gak makan karena saya
sudah makan sebelum saya berangkat. Saya bilang “maaf bu saya sudah kenyang”.
 Run punch
explain
throw
write
Cook
meet sing
Lie
see

forgive Sing
Dream
appear
climb
draw
Give
feel

Grow break
send hurt