SIMPLE PAST TENSE

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Bentuk : Verb 2

Pola Kalimat :

(+) S + V₂ + ………

(-) S + did + not + V₁ + ……….

(?) Did + S + V₁ + ……. ?

Wh + did + S + V₁+ ……. ?

What/Who + V₂ . ……. ?

Kegunaan :

Kata kerja Simple Past Tense digunakan jika kita berbicara tentang suatu peristiwa / kegiatan yang terjadi di waktu lampau.

Contoh :

I met Mr. White yesterday.

Mr. Brown died ten years ago.

When I lived in Jakarta, I worked in a bank.

The police stopped me on my way home last night.

Keterangan Waktu yang biasa digunakan :

• Yesterday, last night/week/month/year
• ……… ago
• When S + V2/was/were
• In 19.., in 2004, dst.

Exercise 3

Tentukan kata kerja dalam kurung apakah dalam bentuk Present Perfect Past Simple berdasarkan konteks yang ada.

1. Setiawan _______ (write) his report last night.

2. Prabu _______ (see) the movie before.

3. Djuharie _______ (read) the newspaper already.

4. Mr. Dendi ________ (work) in the same place for thirty five years,

and he is planning not to retire yet.

5. We ______ (not begin) to study for test yet.

6. Prabu _______ (go) to the store at ten o'clock this morning.

7. Ratu ________ (travel) around the world.

8. Nunung ________ (write) a letter last night.

9. Setyadi _________ (call) his employer yesterday.

10. We ______ (not see) this movie yet.