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SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Menerangkan suatu kejadian pada waktu tertentu yang berawal dan berakhir di masa lampau.

Pola Kalimat :
(+) Subject + Verb-2 + Object + Adverb of Place + Adverb of Time

(-) Subject + Did Not + Verb 1 + Adverb of Place + Adverb of Time

(?) Did + Subject + Verb-1 + Object + Adverb of Place + Adverb of Time

Keterangan Waktu (Adverb of Time) dalam Simple Past Tense, adalah :

Yesterday, just now (baru saja),
Last day(s) atau Last two (with number) days A day ago atau two days ago
Last week(s) Last two weeks A week ago two weeks ago
Last month(s) Last two months A month ago two months ago
Last year(s), etc. Last two years, five minutes, etc. A year ago, etc. two years ago
Five minutes ago,etc.
Examples :
1. (+) Rita/she saved money in the bank just now
(Verb 2 berubah jadi Verb 1)

(-) Rita/she did not (didn’t) save money in the bank just now
(Verb 1 tidak berubah)

(?) Did Rita./she save money in the bank just now ?

2. (+) My father drove a car to Jakarta last two days

(-) My father did not (didn’t) drive a car to Jakarta just now
(?) Did your father drive a car to Jakarta just now ?

3. (+) Brazil team won the World Cup in Japan two months ago
(-) Brazil did not (didn’t) win the World Cup in Japan two months ago
(?) Did Brazil win the World Cup in Japan two months ago ?

Pola kalimat di atas adalah pola kalimat yang menerangkan suatu kegiatan dengan menggunakan kata kerja bentuk 2.

Berikut ini adalah pola kalimat Simple Past Tense yang mengandung : Adjective, Noun, Adverb of Time dan Adverb of Place

Pola Kalimat
(+) Subject + Be-2 + Adjective, Noun, Adverb of Time dan Adverb of Place
(-) Subject + Be-2 + Not + Adjective, Noun, Adverb of Time dan Adverb of Place
(?) Be-2 +Subject + Adjective, Noun, Adverb of Time dan Adverb of Place

Examples :
1. My father was not busy yesterday
(adjective)

2. The children were very happy in the birthday party last night
(Adjective)

3. Were you at home yesterday afternoon?

(Adv. of Place)

4. It was ten o’clock, when the thief entered the house.

(Adv. of Time)

5. My sister was a secretary in the foreign company last two years, but now she is not anymore
(Noun)

6. Was your father in Jakarta two days ago?

(Adv. of Place)

Keterangan Waktu (Adverb of Time)

7. My father was not busy yesterday

(adjective)

8. The children were very happy in the birthday party last night
(Adjective)

9. Were you at home yesterday afternoon?

(Adv. of Place)

10. It was ten o’clock, when the thief entered the house.
(Adv. of Time)

11. My sister was a secretary in the foreign company last two years, but now she is not anymore
(Noun)

12. Was your father in Jakarta two days ago ?

(Adv. of Place)

Exercises:
Exercises:
A. Choose the right answer by crossing A, B, C, or D.

1. My father _____________ to my uncle’s house last week

A. going B. goes C. went D. go

2. She ______________ know how to answer the tests this morning

A. doesn’t B. isn’t C. don’t D. didn’t

3. Why did you ___________ outside, John?

A. stay B. stayed C. staying D. stays

4. What time ___________ she leave her house last night?

A. does b. did C. is D. was

5. My sister __________ an English course last year

A. takes B. taking C. take D. took

6. When he played football, he __________ sick

A. feel B. felt C. feels D. feeling

7. The teacher _____________ English just now

A. thought B. taught C. teaches D. teaching

8. He ____________ a car carelessly last night

A. drives B. drive C. drove D. to drive

9. He nearly _____________ a truck yesterday

A. crashed B. to crashing B. to crash D. crash

10. _____________ you tell him about her yesterday?

A. were B. was C. did D. do

11. Shinta _____________ me her photos when I came to her house

A. showed B. show C. to show D. was showing

12. He _____________ a dictionary to school yesterday

A. to brought B. brought C. bring D. bringing

13. My father ___________ this newspaper from the news-stand in the morning
A. bought B. to buy C. buy D. buying

14. I _____________ you were wrong

A. thought B. to think C. thinking D. thinked

15. The thief ____________ my shoes last night

A. steals B. steal C. to steal D. stole

B. Choose the right answer by crossing A, B, C, or D, and give your reasons.

1. We both don’t like the movie very much last night

A B C D
2. Kim feels very well yesterday, but today he felt sick again
A B C D
3. I stayed at home last night and write several letters
A B C D
4. The meeting last about two hours last night and came to the three decisions
A B C D
5. “Did she study in our class last semester?” “No, I don’t know”
A B C D
6. We didn’t changed the plane in Seattle we just flew in the same plane
A B C D
7. We expected to go to Europe last month, in fact, I just stay at home
A B C D
8. She arrives late for class this morning because the traffic was busy
A B C D
9. I post your letter on my way to work yesterday
A B C D
10. We both learn how to swim many years ago
A B C D
11. Perry married Barbara in the old castle next month
A B C D
12. The meeting began at eight and end at ten last night
A B C D
13. I gave him a message and also tell him my ideas on my subject
A B C D
14. We watching television in the living room until eleven o’clock last night
A B C D
15. He doesn’t know how to answer the questions because he didn’t understand it
A B C D

C. Change the sentences below into the right ones.

Example : = She (live) in Peru last year

 (-) She didn’t live in Peru last year

1. The crowd (not-wait) a long time to see the President

(-) _____________________________________________________________________

2. Carla and Dave (know) each other when they were children

(?) _____________________________________________________________________

3. The woman and her husband (not-work) together

(-) _____________________________________________________________________

4. I (speak) with George about that matter last night

(?) _____________________________________________________________________

5. I (not-give) you my new telephone number yesterday

(-) _____________________________________________________________________

6. The meeting (not-last) a long time yesterday

(-) _____________________________________________________________________

7. She (tell) them all about her last month’s trip

(?) _____________________________________________________________________

8. We (not-go) home after we finished the work last night

(-) _____________________________________________________________________

9. She (not-feel) much better after her operation

(-) _____________________________________________________________________

10. He (forgive) my mistake last night

(?) _____________________________________________________________________

11. Andrew (fly) the plane to New York yesterday

(?) _____________________________________________________________________

12. She (not-take) the final test last week

(-) _____________________________________________________________________

13. They (not-stay) in Europe last summer

(-) _____________________________________________________________________

14. I (not-see) you walking on the busy street

(-) _____________________________________________________________________

15. The baby (learn) to walk step by step when he was a child

(?) _____________________________________________________________________