SIMPLE PAST

A. Sentences with VERBS

+ S + V2 + .......
- S + did + not + V1
? Did + S + V1 .....?

Example:
S V O Adv. of Time
We took (V2) the test three days ago
Tom broke my CD yesterday
I sent my letter last week

didn’t take (V1) the test three days ago

didn’t break my CD yesterday
didn’t send my letter last week

Did you take (V1) the test three days ago?

Did Tom break my CD yesterday?
Did you send my letter last week?

Example:
(+) I ate a noodle.
(-) I did not eat a noodle.
(?) Did I eat a noodle.

(+) Nana kept the money last week.

(-) Nana didn’t keep the money last week.
(?) Did Nana keep the money last week.

(+) Yuka learned how to make handcraft 2 days ago.

(-)Yuka didn’t learn how to make handcraft 2 days ago.
(?) Did Yuka learn how to make handcraft 2 days ago.

(+) Dina arrived at home yesterday.

(-) Dina didn’t arrive at home yesterday.
(?) Did Dina arrive at home yesterday.
B. Sentences without VERBS

+ S + to be + complement
- S + to be + not + complement
? To be + S + complement?

I Was
You Were
We Were
They Were
He Was
She Was
It Was
Dinda/ Joko Was

Example:
S TO BE ADJ/ A NOUN/ A PLACE
Mark and Tom were students.
My sister was friendly.
I was at home yesterday.

Mark and Tom weren’t students.

My sister wasn’t friendly.
I wasn’t at home yesterday.

Were Mark and Tom students?

Was my sister friendly?
Were you at home yesterday?

Example:
(+) We were tired
(-) We weren’t tired
(?) Were we tired?

(+) I was at school two weeks ago.

(-) I was not at school two weeks ago.
(?) Was you at school two weeks ago.
 PAST CONTINUOUS or PAST PROGRESSIVE

A. Sentences with VERBS

+ S + to be + Verb(-ing)
- S + to be + not + Verb(-ing)
? To be + S + Verb(-ing)?

Example:
S TO BE V(-ing) O
Tom was watering flowers at five yesterday
They were taking a test this time last week

Tom wasn’t watering flowers at five yesterday

They weren’t taking a test this time last week

Was Tom watering flowers at five yesterday

Wer They taking a test this time last week
e

Tom was watering flowers when I saw him.

They were taking a test when the lights went
out.

While Tom was watering flowers, I saw him.

While They were taking a test, the went out.
lights
When I saw him, Tom was watering flowers.

B. Sentences without VERBS

+ S + to be + complement
- S + to be + not + complement
? To be + S + complement?

Example:
S TO BE ADJ/ A NOUN/ A PLACE
Mark and Tom were students.
My sister was friendly.
I was at home yesterday.
 Mark and Tom weren’t students.
My sister wasn’t friendly.
I wasn’t at home yesterday.

Were Mark and Tom students?

Was my sister friendly?
Were you at home yesterday?
 SIMPLE PAST VS PAST CONTINUOUS

Simple Past Past Continuous

Habitual past (kebiasaan yang terjadi di Untuk menyatakan kejadian yang sedang
waktu lampau) berlangsung ketika kejadian lain terjadi
pada waktu lampau
(yesterday, yesterday morning, just now,
last …, last week, last month, … ago, 2
days ago, in 1997, this morning, etc.)
Example: Example
- Jack read the newspaper yesterday. - Jack was reading the newspaper when
- Did you watch the film on TV last the phone rang.
night? - Were you watching TV when I phoned
- It rained yesterday morning. you?
- I walked to school two days ago. - When we went out, it was raining.
- I was walking down the street when it
began to rain.
- Joy fell asleep while she was reading.
- I started work at 9:00 and finished at 4:30. At 2:30 I was working.
- I saw Lucy and Tom this morning. They were standing at the bus-stop.
- Last year at this time, I was attending school.
- At 8:00 o’clock last night, I was studying.
- A: Did you see the accident in front of our school this morning?
B: No. I was teaching.
- I was walking down the street when it began to rain.
- It began to rain when I was walking down the street
- While I was walking down the street, it began to rain.
- When I opened the box, a frog jumped out of it.
 EXERCISE

Choose “simple past “or “past continuous” to complete the sentences below.
1. We (win) __ won / were winning __ the game last week.

2. While Anne (drink) __ drank / was drinking __ her coffee, she quickly (read) _ read /
was reading __ the morning newspaper.

3. Kirk (not, drive) __ did not drive / was not driving __ fast when the accident (happen) _
happened / was happening _.

4. In Dec., 1995, I (fly) _ flew / was flying _ to Australia.

5. I (hurt) _ hurt / was hurting _ my knee when I (play) _ played / was playing _ football.

6. I (want) _ wanted / was wanting _ to see Mrs. Harrison this morning around 10:15 but I
couldn’t because at that moment she (give) _ gave / was giving _ an oral exam.

7. I don’t have much money now. Last Sunday I (spend) _______________ too much on
clothing.

8. Somebody (steal) _______________ my money when I (be) _______________ in the

crowd. (di keramaian)

9. The book (fall) _______________ from the table to the floor.

10. I (look) ___________________ through the classroom window. A geometry lesson (go)
___________________ on. The teacher (draw) _________________ diagrams on the
blackboard.