Simple Past Tense

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 What is Simple Past Tense?
Simple Past Tense is a grammatical tense whose function is
to place an action or situation in the past.

Simple Past Tense adalah tenses untuk menunjukkan aksi

yang terjadi di masa lampau dan telah selesai pada waktu
tertentu di masa lampau.

Simple Past Tense diakhiri dengan -ed untuk Regular Verb,

sedangkan untuk Irregular Verb bentuknya berbeda-beda.
 EXAMPLE

“He visited his grandparents last week.”

 Characteristics of the
Simple Past Tense
1. The simple past tense or past simple always uses verb 2 from a regular
verb (regular verb) or irregular verb (irregular verb) to indicate that the
activity occurred in the past.
2. There is the use of "was" for singular pronouns, namely I, he, she, it and
"were" for plural pronouns in the form of we, you, they as to be past
tense.

3. Have time information that explains the past such as last night, yesterday,
two weeks ago, three days ago, and last month.
What is the Simple Past Tense
Formula?

Subject + Verb 2 + Object + Complement

 Nominal Simple Past Tense
Pada kalimat nominal, bagian predikat akan diisi oleh to be “was” untuk
subjek tunggal dan “were” untuk subjek jamak sebagai bentuk lampau to
be setara dengan am dan are dari simple present tense.

(+) Subject + to be (was/were) + complement

(-) Subject +to be (was/were) + not + complement
(?) To be (was/were) + Subject + complement
 EXAMPLE

Kalimat Past Tense Positive :

(+) Subject + to be (was/were) + complement

• I was a teacher. (Aku dulu seorang guru.)

• She was fat. (Dia dulu gemuk.)
• We were a doctor. (Kita dulu adalah seorang dokter.)
• They were rich. (Dulu mereka kaya.)
 EXAMPLE
Kalimat Past Tense Negative :

(-) Subject +to be (was/were) + not + complement

• I was not fat. (Aku dulu tidak gemuk.)

• She was not sick yesterday. (Dia tidak sakit kemarin.)
• We were not tired. (Kita tidak capek kemarin.)
• They were not a bad kid. (Mereka dulu bukan anak yang nakal.)
 EXAMPLE
Kalimat Past Tense Interrogative :

(?) To be (was/were) + Subject + complement

• Was she so busy? (Apakah dulu dia sangat sibuk?)

• Was Intan happy to work here? (Apakah dulu Intan senang bekerja di
sini?)
• Were they happy to work here? (Apakah dulu mereka senang bekerja di
sini?)
• Were you late to come to the office? (Apakah dulu kamu terlambat datang
ke kantor?)
 Verbal Simple Past Tense
Verbs in tenses consist of three forms, namely verb 1, verb 2, and verb
3. In this case, as a simple past tense sentence, what will fill the
predicate position is verb 2 or the second verb. This means that this
verb is no longer the basic one, it has changed form because it is
influenced by time (past). Verbs in the verbal simple past tense are
not influenced by the subject. So, whatever the subject, the verb
form will remain the same.
Verbal Form Past Tense Formula

(+) Subject + Verb 2 + Complement

(-) Subject + Did + Not + Verb 1

(?) Did + Subject + Verb 1

 EXAMPLE

(+) The nurse went to the hospital yesterday. (Suster itu

pergi ke rumah sakit kemarin.)
(-) The nurse didn’t go to the hospital yesterday. (Suster
itu tidak pergi ke rumah sakit kemarin.)
(?) Did the nurse go to the hospital yesterday? (Apakah
suster itu pergi ke rumah sakit kemarin?)
 Regular Verb

Pada verb ini, setiap kata kerja selalu ditambahkan

akhiran -ed, -d atau -ied setelah kata kerja dasar atau

kata kerja bentuk pertama.

 Regular Verb
• Jika kata kerjanya berakhiran -e, tambahkan saja -d.

Misalnya, simple past tense dari move menjadi moved.

• Jika kata kerjanya berakhiran konsonan, tambahkan saja -ed.

Misalnya, dari dump menjadi dumped.

• Untuk kata kerja yang berakhiran -y, -y biasanya berubah menjadi –i jika mengikuti

konsonan, lalu tambahkan -ed.

Misalnya dari cry menjadi cried.

move
 EXAMPLE
Contoh Regular Verb Dalam Suatu Kalimat:
• She moved to the other division. (Dia pindah ke divisi
lain.)
• I didn’t dump a banana peel into the trash. (Aku tidak
membuang kulit pisang ke tempat sampah)
• Did the baby cry last night? (Apakah bayi itu menangis
tadi malam?)
 Irregular Verb

In accordance with its meaning, namely an irregular

verb, this verb changes from the form of the first
verb. However, irregular verbs are divided into 3
types.
 Adverb of Frequency /
Adverb of Time

Time words or adverbs of time are adverbs of

time that always appear as complements to
every tense in English.
 Examples of Simple Past Tense Positive
Negative and Interrogative Sentences
Contoh Simple Past Tense Verbal dan Nominal:

1. Verbal: I watched a movie last night.

Nominal: My sister’s graduation ceremony was last week.

2. Verbal: He ran 5 kilometers yesterday morning.

Nominal: The concert ended at 10 PM last night.
3. Verbal: She cooked dinner for us last weekend.
Nominal: The museum tour lasted for 2 hours.
 Examples of Simple Past Tense Positive
Negative and Interrogative Sentences
Contoh Kalimat Past Tense Bentuk Negatif dan Interogatif :

1. The company was not profitable last year.

2. She did not travel abroad last year.

3. I did not buy a new phone last month.

4. Was the concert crowded last night?

5. Did they enjoy the party last Friday?

6. Were the exam results satisfactory?

 Simple Past Tense Function
1. Menjelaskan aktivitas yang biasa dilakukan di masa lampau
When I was in Senior High School, I went to school at 07.00 a.m.

2. Menjelaskan kejadian di masa lampau dan telah selesai saat itu juga
I was sick two days ago.

3. Menjelaskan kejadian di masa lampau dalam waktu yang pasti

She hit her boyfriend last night.

4. Menjelaskan perasaan atau emosi yang terjadi di waktu lampau

Bambang was happy to see his girlfriend.

5. Menjelaskan kejadian yang menjadi kebiasaan pada masa lampau

namun sudah tidak lagi dilakukan
I used to love him, but not anymore.
Thank You 