SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Simple Past Tense (Bentuk lampau sederhana) adalah bentuk waktu yang digunakan untuk menerangkan peristiwa atau perbuatan yang dilakukan pada saat tertentu di waktu lampau dalam bentuk sederhana. Waktu terjadinya peristiwa atau perbuatan itu telah diketahui. Jika kita membicarakan masa lampau, itu bisa beberapa menit yang lalu, sejam yang lalu, 2 hari yang lalu, bulan lalu, tahun lalu dan sebagainya, yang penting masa waktunya sudah lewat dan tidak ada hubungannya dengan masa sekarang. 

Berikut rumus dari Simple Past Tense  dalam bentuk verbal:

(+) S + V2 + O + Adj / Noun / Adverb (ANA)

(-) S + did + not + V1 + O + ANA

(?) Did + S + V1 + O + ANA ?

Contoh Kalimat Verbal Simple Past Tense:

(+) The Doctor went to the hospital yesterday.

(-) The Doctor did not go to the hospital yesterday.

(?) Did the Doctor go to the hospital yesterday?

Berikut rumus dari Simple Past Tense dalam bentuk nominal:

(+) S + to be 2 (was/were) + ANA

(-) S + to be 2 (was/were) + ANA

(?) to be 2 + S + ANA ?

Contoh Kalimat Nominal Simple Past Tense:

(+) He was a teacher.

(-) He was not a teacher.

(?) Was he a teacher?

Keterangan:

Was = I, He, She, dan It.

Were = You, We, They.

EXERCISE

Fill the blanks !

1. She (meet) ............................................................. her uncle last night.

2. We (do) ................................................................. the test yesterday.

3. You did not (bring) ................................................. the dictionary.

4. Did your father (drink) ............................................ the coffee yersterday?

5. They (play) ............................................................. the game last night.

6. He (give) ................................................................ me an orange last week.

7. I (go) .....................................................................  to Medan last month.

8. She (sing) ..............................................................  a song yesterday morning.

9. Mother (make).......................................................  a rainbow cake last week.

10. Ditta (wash).........................................................  her shoes yesterday morning.