Simple Past

Simple Past

Simple Past Tense expresses events or situation at one particular time in the past, this situation happened (it began and ended in the past).

Tense ini untuk menunjukkan bahwa suatu kejadian terjadi di masa lampau. Keadian yang dimulai dan diakhiri pada masa lampau

Simple past tense dibentuk dari verb-2 (past tense) atau linking verb “be” (was, were). Verb-2 merupakan bare infinitive (bentuk dasar verb) dengan tambahan –ed atau -d  untuk regular verb atau bentuk yang tidak konsisten pada irregular verb.

The Past Simple with 'be'

1.  Here's how to make the positive:

Pattern:      S + was/were + adjective

·        she was cold

·        you were so tired

·        she was in the garden

·        she was late

·        it was sunny day

·        we were on holiday

·        they were thirsty

1.  To make the negative with 'be', just add 'not':

Pattern:      S + was/were not + adjective

     ·        she was not (wasn’t) cold
·        you were not (weren’t) so tired
·        she wasn’t in the garden
·        she wasn’t late
·        it wasn’t sunny day
·        we weren’t on holiday
·        they weren’t thirsty

2.  Here's how to make the interrogative:

Pattern:      was/were + adjective S

     ·         was she cold?
·         were you so tired?
·         was she in the garden?
·         was she late?
·         was it sunny day?
·         were we on holiday?
·         were they thirsty?

3.  And the 'wh' questions with 'be' (the question word just goes at the beginning, everything else is the same):

     ·        How  was she cold?
·         Why were you so tired?
·         Where was she?
·         Why was she late?
·        When were we on holiday?

    

     Past Tense with verbs

We make the past simple just like the present simple except we use 'did' instead of  'do / does'. It's really easy because 'did' doesn't change, even with 'he / she / it'.

We usually make the positive by adding '-ed/-d' to the infinitive. For example, 'play' becomes 'played'. However, there are some irregular verbs, for example 'sing' becomes 'sang' and 'run' becomes 'ran'.

The difference between a regular and an irregular verb is the formation of the simple past and past participle. Regular verbs are dependably consistent—the simple past ends in –ed/d as does the past participle. And the irregular isn’t consistent as well.

Regular Verbs(Kata Kerja Beraturan)

infinitive verb - past verb

stop - stopped

watch - watched

study -  studied

walk - walked

book - booked

show - showed

Irregular Verbs (Kata Kerja Tidak Beraturan)

infinitive verb - past verb

sing - sang

drink - drank

write - wrote

sit - sat

come - came

go – went

PATERN

(+) S + V-II

     They  studied English by e-kelas lastnight

     ·        She walked alone yesterday

     ·        Children gave their homework

     ·        Two moths ago Siska went to Kuta Bali with her cousin

     ·        I wrote some novels

     ·        We did something wrong.

     ·        He cut it an hour ago

(-) S + did not + V-I  

     They  did not (didn’t) study  by e-kelas  lastnight

     ·        She didn’t walk alone yesterday 

     ·        Children didn’t give their homework

     ·        Two moths ago Siska didn’t go to Kuta Bali with her cousin

     ·        I didn’t write some novels

     ·        We didn’t do something wrong.

     ·        He didn’t cut it

(?) Did + S + V-I....?

           Did they study by e-kelas  lastnight?

      ·        Did she walk alone yesterday?

      ·        Did children give their homework?

      ·        Did siska go to Kuta Bali with her cousin two moths ago?

      ·        Did you write some novels?

      ·        Did we do something wrong? 

      ·        Did he cut?

Time Signal

     ·        Yesterday

     ·        Last...

      lastnight, lastweek, last year,...etc

     ·        ...... ago

      two days ago, a week ago, Few months ago

Short Answers with ‘Did’

1.     Did you like cokies?

Yes, you did (affirmative)

2.     Did I need an eraser?

Yes, I did (affirmative)

3.     Did you both like cookies?

No, We didn’t (negative)

4.     Did they like chocolate?

No, They didn’t (negative)

Past tense in dialog

Dialog 1

Kina  : Hi Jo, How’s your day?

Jo      : Great! I visited some places in Bali.

Kina  : Awsome, where did you go?

Jo      : I went to Kuta beach, Tanah Lot, Nusa Dua.

Kina  : Tell me more...

Jo      : I saw many tourists in Kuta and the beach was so beautiful,

  I saw  sunset too there

Kina  : How was Tanah Lot?

Jo      : It was amazing, their culture, people, I love Bali very Much.

Kina  : Ohhh, I must to go there.

Dialog 2

Teacher       : Hello Rin, Are you busy now?

Rinda           : Hello, I’m free sir. May I help you?

Teacher       : I need some information about Rani. I know you’re her

                       best.

Rinda           : What about sir?

Teacher        : I didn’t see her since three days ago. Where was she?

Rinda                   : I don’t know exactly but Dani saw her in the hospital three

                        days ago.

Teacher       : What did he do ther e?

Rinda          : She said that her mother was sick.

Teacher       : Thanks for the information.

Rinda           : My pleasure

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