SIMPLE PAST TENSE

PENGERTIAN SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu tindakan yang terjadi di waktu lampau dan benar-benar sudah selesai dan tidak ada kaitannya dengan sekarang.

RUMUS SIMPLE PAST TENSE

(+) S + V2 + O
(+) S(I/SHE/HE/IT) + TOBE(WAS) + SELAIN KATA KERJA
(+) S(YOU/WE/THEY) + TOBE(WERE) + SELAIN KATA KERJA

(-) S + DID + NOT + V1 + O
(-) S(I/SHE/HE/IT) + TOBE(WAS) + NOT + SELAIN KATA KERJA
(-) S(YOU/WE/THEY) + TOBE(WERE) + NOT + SELAIN KATA KERJA

(?) DID + S + V1 + O + ?
(?) TOBE(WAS) +  S(I/SHE/HE/IT) + SELAIN KATA KERJA + ?
(?) TOBE(WERE) +  S(YOU/WE/THEY) + SELAIN KATA KERJA + ?

KETERANGAN
V2 = kata kerja bentuk ke dua

CONTOH

(+) I ATE ICE CREAM

(+) I WAS HERE LAST NIGHT

(+) WE WERE HERE LAST NIGHT

(-) I DID NOT EAT ICE CREAM

(-) I WAS NOT HERE LAST NIGHT

(-) WE WERE NOT HERE LAST NIGHT

(?) DID I EAT ICE CREAM ?

(?) WAS I HERE LAST NIGHT ?

(?) WERE WE HERE LAST NIGHT ?