Simple Past Tense

Simple Past Tense merupakan hal terpenting dalam struktur berbahasa inggris. untuk itu kita akan  membahas bersama apa itu Past Tense

A.      KALIMAT VERBAL

Rumus : Subject + Verb 2

1.       Kalimat Berita (affirmative)

Contoh :

-          I studied English yesterday

-          They went to Jakarta yesterday

-          You wrote a letter last night

-          We played football two days ago

-          She washed her car last week

-          He passed his exam last year 

2.       Kalimat Menyangkal (negative)

Untuk membuat kalimat negative bentuk simple past Tense, maka digunakan kata bantu “did” dan kemudian menambahkan kata “not” sesudah menggunakan “did”, maka kata kerjanya harus kembali kata kerja infinitive (kata kerja diatas)

Contoh :

-          I didn’t study English yesterday

-          They didn’t go to Jakarta yesterday

-          You didn’t write a  letter last night

-          We didn’t play football two days ago

-          She didn’t wash her car last week

-          He didn’t pass his exam last year

3.       Kalimat Tanya (Interrogative)

Kalimat Tanya dalam bentuk past tense, dibentuk dengan menempatkan kata bantu “did” pad permulaan kalimat.

Contoh :

-          Did I Study English Yesterday ?

-          Did they go to Jakarta yesterday ?

-          Did you Write a letter last night ?

-          Did we play football two days ago ?

-          Did she wash her car last week ?

-          Did he pass his exam last year ? 

B.      KALIMAT NOMINAL Simple Past Tense

Rumus : We/You/They + were + bukan kata kerja

               I/He/She/It + was + bukan kata kerja

1.       Kalimat berita (affirmative) dalam past tense

Contoh :

-          I was very busy everyday

-          They were here last night

-          You were late two days ago

-          It was very expensive

-          He was very angry with me

-          She was in Surabaya last week

2.       Kalimat Menyangkal (negative)

Kalimat negative dalam bentuk past tense, dibentuk dengan menambahkan kata “not” setelah “were” atau “was”.

Contoh :

-          I was not very busy yesterday

-          They were not here last night

-          You were not late two days ago

-          It was not very expensive

-          He wasn’t very angry with me

-          She was not in Surabaya last week

3.       Kalimat Tanya (Interrogative)

Kalimat Tanya dibuat dengan menempatkan “were” atau “was” pada awal kalimat

Contoh Simple Past Tense dalam Kalimat tanya :

-          Was I very busy yesterday ?

-          Were they here last night ?

-          Were you late two days ago ?

-          Was it very expensive ?

-          Was he very angry with me ?

-          Was she in Surabaya last week ?
                                           Sumber : Belajar Sistematis Tenses 16 bentuk waktu