SIMPLE PAST TENSE

A. Kegunaan
1. Untuk menyatakan kegiatan yang terjadi dimasa lampau (biasanya digunakan untuk
bercerita)
Contoh:
Sentences Meaning
She ate breakfast in the canteen Dia sarapan di kanten kemarin
yesterday
They prayed in Darussalam mosque Mereka sholat di Masjid Darussalam
yesterday kemarin
They read holy Qur’an in Darussalam Mereka membaca Al-Qur’an di
mosque last night Masjid Darussalam kemarin malam

2. Digunakan dalam Conditional sentence type 2

Sentence Meaning
If you studied, you would pass the test Jika kamu belajar, kamu akan berhasil
yesterday dalam tes kemaren
If you waited for her, you could meet Jika kamu menunggunya, kamu bisa
her yesterday menemuinya kemaren

2) Menjadi kalimat penyela terhadap sesuatu yang sedang berlangsung di masa lampau
(Past continuous tense)
Sentence Meaning
Ani came into the class when the Ani masuk kelas ketika dosen sedang
lecturer was teaching yesterday mengajar kemarin
I looked at you and Ahmad that you and Saya lihat kamu dan Ahmad kalau kamu
he were sitting in the park yesterday dan dia duduk di taman kemarin

3) Untuk menerangkan pekerjaan yang terjadi pada masa lalu setelah kejadian lainnya
selesai (Urutan kejadian)
Sentence Meaning
I had already gone out from that Saya telah keluar dari gedung itu
building before the bomb blew up two sebelum bomnnya meledak dua jam
hours ago yang lalu.
She had studied hard before she joined Dia telah belajar dengan sungguh-
TOEFL test yesterday sungguh sebelum dia mengikuti ujian
TOEFL kemarin
B. Cara menyususn Kalimat Pada Simple Past Tense
Auxiliary Verb
They, we, you were She, He, It, Ani, I was
I, You, They, We did She, He, It, Ani, did
a. Nominal Sentence
Predicate-nya berbentuk
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
 Hafalkan dahulu Auxiliary  Hafalkan dahulu Auxiliary Verb yang digunakan
Verb yang digunakan
They, We, You were
She, He, It, Ani, I was
 Contoh Predicate-nya
berupa Noun
I was a teacher.
She was not a teacher.
Were you a teacher?
Who was a teacher?
Where was your teacher?
 Contoh Predicate-nya
berupa Adjective
I was happy last week.
She was not happy last
night.
Were you happy
yesterday?
Who was happy
yesterday?
Why was she sad last
night?
 Contoh Predicate-nya
berupa Adverb
I was at home yesterday.
You were not at home last
night.
Was she at home last
week?
Who was at home last
night?
Why were you at home
yesterday?
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
b. Verbal Sentence
Predicate-nya berbentuk Verb
I, You, They We did She, He, It, Ani, did
 Kalau kalimat Contoh:
positif gunakan I studied English yesterday.
V-2 You studied English yesterday.
She studied English yesterday.
 Kalau kalimatnya Contoh:
menanyakan Who studied English yesterday?
subject gunakan Who called you yesterday?
V-2 Who invited you yesterday?
 Kalau Contoh:
kalimatnya She didn’t study English last night.
negative I didn’t watch television yesterday.
gunakan They didn’t go to campus last week.
did not /
didn’t + V1
 Kalau menanyakan Contoh:
selain subject Did you study English yesterday?
tambahkan did Did she study English yesterday?
sebelum subject What did you study?
What did she study?
What time did you study English?
What time did she study English?
When did you study English?
When did she study English?
Where did you study English
yesterday?
Where did she study English
yesterday?
C. Keterangan Waktu pada Simple Past

Yesterday : Kemarin Yesterday morning : Kemarin pagi

Yesterday afternoon : Kemarin sore Before yesterday : Kemarin lusa
Just now : Tadi Last night : Tadi malam
Last week : Minggu lalu Last month : Bulan yang lalu
Last year : Tahun lalu Last ..... : ........... yang lalu
A week ago : Satu minggu yang lalu Two week ago : Dua minggu lalu
Three months ago : Tiga bulan yang lalu ....... ago : ........ yang lalu
In 1945 : Pada tahun 1945

Catatan:
1. V-2 Pada kalimat Verbal Simple Past hanya digunakan pada dua tempat yakni:
a. Kalimat Verbal Positif, contoh:
We called you last night.
She studied English yesterday.
He went to school this morning.
They slept at your home last night.
I wrote a letter two days ago.
You waited for me at office this afternoon.
b. Kalimat menanyakan Subyek, contoh:
Who called you last night?
Who studied English yesterday?
Who called you yesterday?
Who went to school this morning?
Who slept at your home last night?
Who wrote a letter two days ago?
Who waited for you at office this afternoon?
2. V-1 (tanpa tambahan apapun) digunakan jika sudah ada “did”, atau “didn’t ( did not),
contoh:
I did not call you last night.
Did you study English yesterday?
Whom did we call last night?
What did you study yesterday?
Where did you wait for me this afternoon?
 3. Jangan pernah menggunakan V-2 pada Kalimat Negatif dan Kalimat yang
menanyakan selain subyek pada Simple Past
I didn’t studied English yesterday.(Salah) What did you studied yesterday? (Salah)
I didn’t study English yesterday.(Benar) What did you study yesterday? (Benar)

4. Jika sudah ada “did”, “didn’t atau “did not” jangan menggunakan V-2 tetapi harus
menggunakan V-1, contoh:
We didn’t brough a book yesterday. (Salah)
We didn’t bring a book yesterday. (Benar)
Did Rahmat went to Palangka Raya two weeks ago? (Salah)
Did Rahmat go to Palangka Raya two weeks ago? (Benar)
What did you took last night? (Salah)
What did you take last night (Benar)
Where did you bought a book last night? (Salah)
Where did you buy a book last night? (Benar)

D. Latihan-latihan
Latihan menerjemahkan Kalimat Nominal Simple Past!
1. Dia (pr) seorang murid SMS tiga tahun yang lalu.
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2. Dia (pr) bukan seorang murid SMA tiga tahun yang lalu.
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3. Apakah dia (pr) seorang murid SMA tiga tahun yang lalu?
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4. Dia (lk) sedih kemarin.
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5. Dia (lk) tidak sedih kemarin.
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6. Apakah dia (lk) sedih kemarin?
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7. Mengapa dia (lk) sedih kemarin?
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8. Mereka disini minggu lalu.
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9. Mereka tidak disini minggu lalu.
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10. Apakah mereka disini minggu lalu?
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11. Dimana mereka minggu lalu?
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 12. Mengapa mereka disini minggu lalu?
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13. Ayahmu ada di kantor kemerin sore.
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14. Apakah ayahmu ada di kantor kemarin sore?
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15. Dimana ayahmu kemarin sore?
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16. Mengapa ayahmu ada di kantor kemarin sore?
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17. Dimana kamu kemarin?
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18. Apakah dia (lk) seorang polisi tahun lalu?
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19. Apakah dia (pr) seorang pencuri 2 tahun lalu?
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20. Dimana pencuri itu tadi malam?

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21. Mengapa polisi ada disini kemarin sore?
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22. Dia (lk) seorang supir kemarin.
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23. Dia (lk) bukan seorang supir kemarin.
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24. Apakah dia (lk) seorang supir kemarin?
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25. Mengapa kamu disana kemarin?
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26. Apakah kemarin kamu disini?
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27. Apakah kemarin dia (lk) disini?
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28. Apakah kemarin mereka disana?
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29. Mengapa mereka disana kemarin?
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30. Dimana mereka kemarin?
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Latihan menerjemahkan Kalimat Verbal Simple Past!

1. Dia (pr) minum jus mangga di kantin kemarin sore.
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2. Dia (pr) tidak minum jus mangga di kantin kemarin sore.
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3. Apakah dia (pr) minum jus mangga di kantin kemarin sore?
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4. Siapa yang minum jus mangga di kantin kemarin sore?
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5. Apa yang dia (pr) minum di kantin kemarin sore?
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6. Kapan dia (pr) minum jus mangga di kantin?
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7. Dimana dia (pr) minum jus mangga kemarin sore?
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8. Dia (lk) menangkap seekor kucing tadi malam.
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9. Dia (lk) tidak menangkap seekor kucing tadi malam.
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10. Apakah dia (lk) menangkap seekor kucing tadi malam?
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11. Siapa yang menangkap seekor kucing tadi malam?
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12. Apa yang dia (lk) tangkap tadi malam?
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13. Kapan dia (lk) menangkap seekor kucing?
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14. Rani menangis di kelas minggu lalu.
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15. Rani tidak menangis di kelas dua hari yang lalu.
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16. Apakah Rani menangis dua minggu yang lalu?
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17. Siapa yang menangis kemarin pagi?
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18. Mengapa Rani menangis kemarin sore?
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19. Dimana Rani menangis tiga hari yang lalu?
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20. Rahmad menulis sebuah surat di dalam kelas bulan lalu.

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21. Rahmad tidak menulis sebuah surat di dalam kelas dua hari lalu.
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22. Apakah Rahmad menulis sebuah surat di dalam kelas tahun lalu?
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23. Siapa yang menulis sebuah surat di dalam kelas kemarin?
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24. Apa yang Rahmad tulis di dalam kelas minggu lalu?
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25. Saya membaca buku ini tahun lalu.
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26. Saya tidak membaca buku ini tahun lalu.
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27. Apakah kamu membaca buku ini tahun lalu?
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28. Saya tidak pergi ke sekolah bulan lalu.
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29. Siapa yang pergi ke sekolah bulan lalu?
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30. Dia tidak makan pisang kemarin lusa.
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31. Mengapa dia makan pisang kemarin pagi?
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32. Dia (lk) tidak memukulmu kemarin sore.
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33. Siapa yang memukulmu kemarin sore?
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34. Siapa yang dia(lk) pukul kemarin sore?
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35. Mereka tidak membeli sebuah mangga tadi malam.
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36. Dia (pr) tidak memberi saya sebuah pensil minggu lalu.
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37. Siapa yang memberimu sebuah pensil minggu lalu?
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38. Apakah dia (pr) menemuimu kemarin malam?
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39. Siapa yang menemuimu kemarin malam?
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40. Apakah ibumu memasak nasi tadi pagi?
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41. Apa yang ibumu masak tadi pagi?
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42. Siapa yang memasak nasi tadi pagi?
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43. Apakah dia (lk) bermain bola minggu lalu?
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44. Dimana dia (lk) bermain bola minggu lalu?
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45. Apakah kamu menungguku tahun lalu?
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46. Siapa yang menungguku tahun lalu?
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47. Siapa yang kamu tunggu tahun lalu?
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48. Siapa yang memanggil kamu kemarin malam?
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49. Siapa yang kamu panggil kemarin malam?
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50. Ibunya siapa yang bernyanyi lagu dangdut tadi sore?
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51. Dimana ibunya Budi bernyanyi lagu dangdut tadi sore?
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52. Rani membawa bukuku tadi malam.
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53. Apa yang Rani bawa kemarin pagi?
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54. Siapa yang membawa bukuku kemarin pagi?
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55. Apa yang dia letakan di atas meja tadi sore?
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56. Mengapa kamu duduk di sini kemarin sore?
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57. Rahmat mengendarai mobil tadi malam.
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58. Rahmat tidak mengendarai mobil kemarin.
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59. Siapa yang mengendarai mobil tadi pagi?
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60. Motornya siapa yang kamu kendarai tadi malam?
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61. Mobilnya siapa yang kamu supir tahun lalu?
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62. Tara meminjam sepedaku dua minggu yang lalu.
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63. Tara tidak meminjam sepedaku dua minggu yang lalu.
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64. Apakah Tara meminjam sepedaku dua minggu yang lalu?
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65. Siapa yang meminjam spedaku dua minggu yang lalu?
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66. Rani meletakan tasnya di atas meja kemarin.
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67. Dimana dia meletakan tasnya kemarin?
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68. Apa yang Rani letakan kemarin di atas meja?
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69. Siapa yang memanggilmu kemarin?
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70. Kamu memanggil siapa kemarin?
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