Past Tense

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SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Apa itu Simple Past Tense ?
Simple Past Tense
Inti dari simple past tense adalah menyatakan peristiwa yang telah lampau.
Lampau disini tak harus sudah sangat lama, yang penting sudah berlalu,
sudah lewat. Mungkin kemarin, satu jam lalu, 2 tahun lalu, 2 abad yang lalu,
dsb. Semua itu sudah past. Itulah penekanannya.
A. Simple Past Tense Using BE: Affirmitve
PRESENT TIME PAST TIME
(a) I am in class today (b) I was in class yesterday
(c) Alice is at the library today (d) Alice was at the library yesterday
(e) My friends are at home today (f) My friends were at home yesterday
SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE

Singular Plural
I was We were
You were (one person) You were (more than one person)
She was They were
He was
It was
B. Simple Past Tenses Using BE: Negative
NEGATIVE CONTRACTIONS
(a) I was not in class yesterday. Was + not =is wasnt
(b) I wasnt in class yesterday. Were + not = werent
(c) They were not at home last night I, He, She, It + wasnt
(d) They werent at home lastnight We, You, They + werent
PRESENT PAST
Today Yesterday
This morning Yesterday Morning
This afternoon Yesterday Afternoon
Tonight Last night
This week Last week
C. Simple Past Tense Using BE: Question
YES/NO QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWER + (LONG ANSWER)
(a) Were you in class yesterday ? Yes, I was (I was in class yesterday)
(be) + (subject) No, I wasnt (I wasnt in class yesterday)
(b) Was Carlos at home last night ? Yes, he was (He was at home lats night)
(be) + (subject) No, he wasnt (He want at home last
night)
INFORMATION QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWER + (LONG ANSWER)
(a) Where were you yesterday ? In class (I was in class yesterday)
Where + (be) + (subeject)
(b) Where was Jennifer last night ? At home (She was at home last night)
Where + (be) + (subject)
D. Simple Past Tense Using -ED
SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE PAST
(a) I walk to school every day (b) I walked to school yesterday
(c) Ann walks to school every day (c) Ann walked to school yesterday
Verb + ed = the simple past tense
I, you, she, he, it, we, they + Walked ( verb + -ed)
E. Simple Past Tense Irregular Verbs
Some verbs dont have ed forms. Their past forms are irregular
PRESENT PAST
Come Came
Do Did
Eat Ate
Get Got
Go Went
Have Had
Put Put
See Saw
Sit Sat
Sleep Slept
Stand Stood
Write Wrote
F. Simple Past Tense Using DID NOT
SUBJECT + DID + NOT + MAIN VERB Subject :
(a) I did not walk to school yesterday I, you, he, she, it, we, they
(b) You did not walk to school yesterday
(c) Tom did not eat lunch yesterday Notice The simple form of the
(d) They did not come to class yesterday main verb is used with did not
INCORRECT : I did not walked to school yesterday
INCORRECT: Tom did not ate lunch yesterday
(e) I didnt walk to school yesterday NEGATIVE CONTRACTION
(f) Tom didnt eat lunch yesterday Did + not = didnt
G. Simple Past Tense: Yes/No Question
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB SHORT ANSWER + (LONG ANSWER)
(a) Did Mary walk to school ? Yes, she did (She walked to school)
No, she didnt (She didnt walk to school)
(b) Did you come to class ? Yes, I did (I came to class)
No, I didnt (I didnt come to class)