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The simple past tense

Risna Oktaviati
Meaning & Use
When do we use the Simple Past tense?
We use the Simple Past to express the idea that an
action started and finished at a specific time in the past.
What are some common time expressions used with the
past tense?

 In 1980
 Yesterday
 Last year
 Last month
 Last week
 Ago
Rumus Simple Past Tense yang
Menggunakan Kata Sifat
(+) S + was/were + kata sifat + …
(-) S + was/were + not + kata sifat + …
(?) was/were + S + kata sifat + …
Contoh
(+) she was slim
(-) she was not slim
(?) was she slim?
Rumus Simple Past Tense yang
Menggunakan Kata Kerja
(+) S + Verb2 + Objek + …
(-) S + did + not + Verb1 + Objek + …
(?) Did + S + Verb1 + Objek + …
Contoh
(+) I went to Jakarta yesterday.
(-) I did not go to Jakarta yesterday.
(?) did you go to Jakarta yesterday?
Examples:
I saw Maria yesterday.
yesterday

Last Friday,
Friday the students took their spelling and
vocabulary tests.

They got married two years ago.


ago
How do we form the simple past tense . . .?

English has two types of


verbs in the past tense: taught
walked
 Regular verbs
studied
 Irregular verbs
gave
became
Look at the following
list of past tense verbs… cried

which verbs are lived


regular, and which are did
irregular?
Regular verbs are verbs that ….
…end with –ed

Simple Form Past Tense


Walk
Study
Cry
Live
Irregular verbs are verbs that . . . .
…DON’T end with –ed

some irregular verbs


Have a vowel change in the past tense :

Simple Form Past Tense


become became
Give gave
drive drove
forget forgot
other irregular verbs
Have a different kind of change:
Simple Past
Teach taught
bring brought
Leave left
Hear heard
Buy bought

Danar bought a new computer last week


And some irregular verbs
don’t change at all . . .

Simple Past
hit hit
put put
set set

The children set the table every Sunday.


The children set the table last night.
For regular verbs, simply use the –ed form of
the verb in a positive sentence.

When I was a child, I ___________ the


piano. (play)
Donna ______________ Paris. (visit)
Cara pengucapan irregular -ed
Bunyi “id”
Bunyi “id” dipakai apabila bunyi akhir suatu kata kerja adalah “t” atau “d”
seperti pada contoh kata di bawah ini:

•want + ed = wantid
•need + ed = needid

Bunyi “t”
Bunyi “t” dipakai apabila bunyi akhir suatu kata kerja adalah bunyi
“Voiceless” seperti contoh kata di bawah ini:
•watch + ed = watcht
•kiss + ed = kisst

Bunyi “d”
Bunyi “d” dipakai apabila bunyi akhir suatu kata kerja adalah bunyi
“Voiced” seperti contoh kata di bawah ini:
•Name + ed = Namd
•Turn + ed = Turnd
For irregular verbs, use the correct past tense
form in positive sentences. (We use the same form with different
subjects .)

Last week, I ___________ you a letter. (send)

The students __________an English exam.


(have) They _______ a great job! (do)
For negative sentences, USE

Did not Verb , Kembali ke


kata dasar
Base (V1)

OR +
Form
Didn’t (infinitive)

(+)you went to work yesterday.


(-)you didn’t go to work yesterday.
(?) Did you work yesterday?
Exception =
VERB BE!
The verb be is special.
Never use DID NOT or DIDN’T with the
verb BE. Instead, just use:

Was
Or + Not
Were
Put the verbs (between brackets) into the correct
form (simple past).

Last year, I (spend) ________my holiday in Ireland. It (be)


________great. I (travel)___________ around the city by car
with two friends and we (visit) ________lots of interesting
places. In the evenings, we usually (go)_______ to a café.

We (be) ________very lucky with the weather. It (not /


rain)___________ a lot. We(see) ________some beautiful
rainbows.

I (have) ______ an amazing holiday!

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