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    English - Group 6

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    The document discusses the simple past tense and past continuous tense in English. The simple past tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past, using time words like yesterday, last week, in 2004, etc. Examples of simple past tense sentences are given using both nominal (noun) and verbal (verb) structures. The past continuous tense expresses activities that were ongoing at a specific time in the past, using helping verbs like "was" or "were" plus the "-ing" form of the main verb. Examples are provided to illustrate the positive, negative, and interrogative forms of the past continuous tense.

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    The document discusses the simple past tense and past continuous tense in English. The simple past tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past, using time words like yesterday, last week, in 2004, etc. Examples of simple past tense sentences are given using both nominal (noun) and verbal (verb) structures. The past continuous tense expresses activities that were ongoing at a specific time in the past, using helping verbs like "was" or "were" plus the "-ing" form of the main verb. Examples are provided to illustrate the positive, negative, and interrogative forms of the past continuous tense.

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    The document discusses the simple past tense and past continuous tense in English. The simple past tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past, using time words like yesterday, last week, in 2004, etc. Examples of simple past tense sentences are given using both nominal (noun) and verbal (verb) structures. The past continuous tense expresses activities that were ongoing at a specific time in the past, using helping verbs like "was" or "were" plus the "-ing" form of the main verb. Examples are provided to illustrate the positive, negative, and interrogative forms of the past continuous tense.

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    SIMPLE PAST TENSE

    AND PAST CONTINUOUS


    TENSE
    Annisa Adinda
    Putri
    Harahap
    Lamhot
    Parulian
    Hutauruk
    Setia Juwita
    Panjaitan
    Simple Past Tenses
    Definition :
    The simple past tense, sometimes called the preterite, is used to talk about a
    completed action in a time before now. The simple past is the basic form of
    past tense in English. The time of the action can be in the recent past or the
    distant past and action duration is not important.
    Formula Simple Past Tense :
    Nominal
    (+) Subject + be (was/were) + Non Verb + Object
    (-) Subject + be (was/were) + NOT + Non Verb + Object
    (?) be (was/were) + Subject + Non Verb + Object? (-?)
    Verbal
    (+) Subject + Verb 2 + Object
    (-) Subject + Didn’t + Verb 1 + Object
    (?) Did + Subject + Verb 1 + Object
    The Use of
    Example for Simple Past
    Signal Time Simple Past Tense
    of Simple Tense Nominal
    Past We use it with 

    (+) I was fifteen years old last year.
    (-) I was not fifteen years old last year.
    Tense finished actions,  (?) was I fifteen years old last year?
     yes, I was. / No, I was not.
    Yesterday states or habits in
    Last Monday the past when we  (+) They were here two hours ago.
     (-) They were not here two hours ago.
    An hour ago have a finished  (?) Were they here two hours ago?

    Last night time word Yes, they were. / No, they were not.
    Verbal
    Last week (yesterday, last  (+) We watched a football match
    In 2004 week, at 2 o'clock, yesterday.
     (-) We didn't watch a football match
    The other day in 2003). yesterday.
     (?) Did we watch a footbal match
    Last year Example : yesterday?
    I went to the  Yes, we did. / No, we did not.

    cinema yesterday.  (+) She drank a glass of milk this


    We spent a lot of morning(-) She didn't drink a glass of
    milk this morning.
    time Japan in  (?) Did she drink a glass of milk this
    morning?
    2007.  Yes, she did. / No, she did not.
    SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

    Definition of the past continuous tense :


    General understanding past continuous tense sentence is a
    sentence that states the events taking place in the past. On t
    he use of
    Past Continuous Tense verb used must end with-ing /
    (Verb + ing). Past Continuous Tense form of time using this
    type of "TO BE" (was / were).
    Signal Time of Past Continuous Tense :
    When, While, As, Al day yesterday, and than The whole day l
    Formula past Sentence type The formula
    continuous positve(+) S + be(was/were) + V1-ing/present participle
    tense
    negative(-) S + be(was/were) + not + V1-ing/present participle

    The use of past interogative(?) be(was/were) + S + V1-ing/present participle?


    continuous tense :

    Past Continuous is used to


    express the following :  Example for past continuous tense
    Stating activities being carried
    out at a specific time in the (+)The team was running
    past (-)The team was not running
    Example : (?) Was the team running?
    We were gardening at 7 a.m
    yesterday. (+) The workers were queuing
    He was eating at 8 p.m last (-) The workers weren’t queuing
    night. (?)Were the workers queuing?
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