SIMPLE PAST TENSE

SIMPLE PAST TENSE => di gunakan untuk menyatakan pekerjaan di waktu lampau atau kebiasaan di waktu lampau.

Ada 2 macam rumus simple past, yaitu :

a.      Nominal => menggunakan to be ( was & were )

( + ) S + to be ( Was, were ) + O      Was   =  I, He, she, it, nama orang

(  - ) S + to be + not + O                   Were  = They, We, You

(  ? ) To be + S + O?

Example :

~ Yuri was a singer from South Korea ten years ago

~ When we were child, we always went to beach

~ You weren’t a teacher a month ago but you were a student

~ Was Kyla a nurse three week ago?

b.      Verbal => menggunakan kata kerja yang berarti menunjukan pekerjaan.

( + ) S + V2 + O

(  - ) S + didn’t + VI + O

(  ? ) Did + S + VI + O?

Ada dua kata kerja yang di gunakan di simple past, yaitu Reguler Verb ( kt. Kerja bentuk beraturan ) dan Irreguler Verb( kt. Kerja bentuk tidak beraturan).

Contoh Reguler Verb :

VI ( Infinitive )	V2 ( Preterite )	V3 ( Past Participle )	Arti
Love	Loved	Loved	Mencintai
Like	Liked	Liked	Menyukai
Paint	Painted	Painted	Melukis, Mengecat
Stop	Stopped	Stopped	Berhenti
Cry	Cried	Cried	Menangis
Believe	Believed	Believed	Mempercayai
Fry	Fried	Fried	Menggoreng
Play	Played	Played	Bermain
Jump	Jumped	Jumped	Melompat
Lock	Locked	Locked	Mengunci

Example :

(+) They played football on the yard yesterday

( -) They didn’t play football on the yard yesterday

( ?) Did they play football on the yard yesterday? Yes, they did/No, they didn’t

Contoh Irreguler Verb :

VI ( Infinitive )	V2 ( Preterite )	V3 ( Past Participle )	Arti
Cut	Cut	Cut	Memotong
Read	Read	Read	Membaca
Make	Made	Made	Membuat
Leave	Left	Left	Meninggalkan
Have, Has	Had	Had	Mempunyai
Fly	Flew	Flown	Terbang
Drink	Drank	Drunk	Minum
Eat	Ate	Eaten	Makan
Fall	Fell	Fallen	Jatuh
Come	Came	Come	Datang

Example :

(+) YoonA came back from Japan last night

( -) YoonA didn’t come back from Japan last night

( ?) Did YoonA come back from Japan last night? Yes, she did / No, she didn’t

Note :

Cara paling mudah untuk mengetahui apakah kata kerja yang di gunakan adalah Reguler Verb atau Irreguler Verb adalah dengan mengetahui dan menghafal semua Verb ( kt. Kerja ) yang masuk pada kategori Irreguler Verb, karena sisa dari kata kerja yang tidak masuk pada Irreguler Verb masuk pada kategori Reguler Verb

Keterangan Waktu :

~ yesterday                 ~ this ...                       ~ in 1996

~ .... ago                      ~ just now                   ~ etc

~ last ....                      ~ a moment ago

Contoh Soal :

1.      Q : What did Agus say to you?

A : . . .

a.      She told me to send him postcard of Borobudur

b.      He told you to send him postcard of Borobudur

c.       He told me to send him postcard of Borobudur

d.      I told you to send him postcard of Borobudur

Penjelasan :

Bentuk kedua ( VII ) dari tell adalah told, sehingga jawaban yang benar adalah “c. He told me to send him postcard of Borobudur”, sedangkan B berarti mengirimu bukan mengirimiku padahal Questionnya “Apa yang di katakan Agus padamu?”, untuk A yang salah adalah subjeknya

2.      Q : Where was you going yesterday?

A : . . .

a.      I am going                                                c.  You are going

b.      I was going                                   d.  You were going

Penjelasan :

Sudah jelas ( lihat soal dan samakan )

3.      Q : Did you go to park yesterday afternoon?

A : . . .

a.      No, I did                                       c.  Yes, I did

b.      Yes, I didn’t                                 d.  Yes, I do

Penjelasan :

Sudah jelas ( lihat soal dan samakan )