Simple past tense

English Department Education

The simple past tense
• The simple past tense, yaitu suatu kalimat yang perubahan kata
kerjanya menyatakan suatu kejadian/peristiwa atau keadaan yang
terjadi di masa lampau.

• (1) untuk kalimat yang menggunakan kata kerja bantu am, is, are
• I am happy -------- I was happy
• He is happy --------- He was happy
• She is happy -------- She was happy
• It is wild ----------- It was wild
• You are fine -------- You were fine
• They are kind --------- They were kind
• We are pretty ------ we were pretty
The simple past tense
• (2) menggunakan kata kerja utama (verb)

Subject + verb (the past tense)

I + went to school.

The present tense The past tense

Begin began
Hurt hurt
Sit sit
The simple past tense
• Form non-main verb
(+) I/He/She/It was happy
(+) You/tThey/We were happy

(-) I/He/She/It was not/wasn’t happy

(-) You/tThey/We were not/weren’t happy

(?) Was I/He/She/It happy ?

(?) Were You/tThey/We happy ?
The simple past tense
• Form main verb
(+) He/She/It saw
(+) I/ You/tThey/We saw

(-) He/She/It did not/didn’t see him

(-) I/ You/tThey/We did not/didn’t see him

(?) Did He/She/It see him ?

(?) Did I/ You/tThey/We see him ?
Thank You
Exercises
• Ubahlah kalimat di bawah ini dengan the simple past tense

1. I just ________________ (not, see) it before

2. I ______ (get) home late last night. I ________ (not, get) much
sleep
3. You _________ (think) wrong
4. We _________ (not, wait for) anybody
5. I am sorry. I _________ (not, notice) you.
Simple present tense & Simple past
tense
(1)I____ (know) Peter. (2)We _____ (be) in the
same class 10 years ago. (3)He ____(be)very kind
to me.(4) I still ____ (remember) his kindness
now. (5)I_____ (meet) him lastweek when (6)I
____ (go) to Sarinah. (7)He ____ (be) with his
family. (8)He_____ (have/has) 2 children, a boy
and a girl.
I. Translate these sentences into English rightly !
1. Dia (wanita) minum secangkir kopi kemarin
2. Dia (wanita) tidak minum secangkir kopi kemarin
3. Apakah dia (wanita) minum secangkir kopi kemarin?
4. Saya pergi ke sekolah kemarin
5. Toni pergi kesekolah kemarin
6. Kita pergi ke sekolah dengan mereka kemarin
7. Dia (pria) pergi ke sekolah kemarin
8. Toni tidak pergi kesekolah kemarin
9. Kita tidak pergi ke sekolah dengan mereka kemarin
10.Dia (pria) tidak pergi ke sekolah kemarin
II. Translate these sentences into English rightly !
1. Saya bermain sepak bola dengan budi kemarin.
2. Saya bermain sepak bola kemarin
3. Mereka tidak bermain sepak bola kemarin
4. Apakah mereka bermain sepak bola kemarin?
5. Kamu bermain apa kemarin?
6. Kenapa kamu tidak bermain sepak bola kemarin?
7. Apakah semalam kamu belajar ?
8. Apakah Toni belajar bersama Tina semalam ?
9. Kenapa dia (wanita) pergi dari rumah kemarin ?
10.Dia (wanita) pergi dari rumah kemarin.