SIMPLE PAST

Simple past tense is a kind of tenses which has 2 functions.

Function

1. Telling the habits in the past

I usually rode a bicycle to the school when I was SMP.
He usually rode a bicycle to the school when she was SMP.
We usually rode a bicycle to the school when we were SMP.

Stella always played badminton.

Stella didn’t pay badminton.
Did Stella play badminton?
She did not ride a motorcycle to the office.
We didn’t meet them.
Why did you always come late?
What did you buy in Matos?
Where did they go last week?

2. Telling the completed action in the past

My brother cried this morning.
My brother didn’t cry this morning.
Did my brother cry this morning?
Didn’t my brother cry this morning?
Why Did my brother cry this morning?

I came late this morning.

We finished the duty last night.
I didn’t join the class.
We went to cinema last we
 She didn’t bring the id card. He was tired.
Didn’t you sleep well last night? He wasn’t tired.
Did she cook Empek-empek? Was He tired.?
Did they attend the class? Wasn’t He tired.?
Where did she buy this food? They were tired.
Why did you call me? They weren’t tired.
Why didn’t you call me? Were they tired.?
What did they do in Kediri? Weren’t they tired.?

*How to use was and were in simple Past Tense

I He
You She
We It
were in the garden. was in the garden
They Jane
Jane and Rose Rose
The students The student