Simple Past Tense
Simple past tense digunakan untuk membicarakan suatu kejadian yang
terjadi di masa lampau dan berakhir pula di masa lampau dalam waktu yang
spesifik. Kalimat dalam simple past tense ditandai dengan kata kerja kedua
(verb2) yang menunjukkan waktu lampau.
Verbal Simple Past
(+) Subject + Verb2 + Object
(-) Subject + did + not + verb1
(?) Did + Subject + Verb1
Examples :
My mom and I went to the zoo yesterday (Saya dan ibu pergi ke kebun
binatang kemarin)
I played football last week (Saya bermain bola minggu lalu)
Arini did not attend my birthday party (Arini tidak menghadiri pesta
ulang tahun saya)
Last monday, We didn’t come to the opening ceremony (Senin kemarin,
kami tidak datang ke upacara pembukaan)
Did you go to the school yesterday? (Apakah kamu pergi ke sekolah
kemarin?)
Did your dad give you money? (Apakah ayahmu memberikanmu uang)
Nominal Simple Past
(+) Subject + to be (was/were) + adjective/adverb
(-) Subject +to be (was/were) + adjective/adverb
(?) to be (was/were) + Subject + adjective/adverb
Notes:
Was digunakan untuk subjek I, She, He, It
Were digunakan untuk subjek You, They, We
Examples :
I was here last night (Semalam saya ada disini)
We were late yesterday (Kami semua terlambat kemarin)
He was not happy because of me (Dia tadi tidak senang karena saya)
They were not home last night (Mereka tidak ada di rumah tadi malam)
Was she pretty? (Apakah dia cantik?)
Were you at Dina’s house? (Apakah kamu tadi ada di rumah Dina?)
Adverb of Frequency
Yesterday : kemarin
The day before yesterday : sehari sebelum kemarin
Last night : tadi malam
Last week : pekan lalu
Last month : bulan lalu
A few days ago : beberapa hari lalu
Just now : tadi/baru saja
In 2010 : di tahun 2010
A long time ago : dahulu kala
Two weeks ago : dua minggu lalu
Regular Verb dan Irregular Verb
Regular verb (kata kerja beraturan) dan Irregular verb (kata kerja tidak
beraturan).
Regular verb
Bentuk Dasar (V1) Bentuk Kedua (V2) Bentuk Ketiga (V3)
Answer Answered Answered M
Allow Allowed Allowed M
Add Added Added Me
Believe Believed Believed Me
Borrow Borrowed Borrowed M
Cry Cried Cried M
Cook Cooked Cooked M
Examples :
1. I cooked fried rice for breakfast (Saya memasak nasi goreng untuk
sarapan tadi)
2. She borrowed my pen (Dia meminjam pulpenku)
3. Baby cried last night (Bayi menangis semalam)
Irregular Verb
Bentuk Dasar (V1) Bentuk Kedua (V2) Bentuk Ketiga (V3)
Burst Burst Burst
Cost Cost Cost
Cut Cut Cut M
Hit Hit Hit M
Hurt Hurt Hurt
Put Put Put Me
Read Read Read M
Set Set Set M
Shed Shed Shed Me
Shut Shut Shut M
Spread Spread Spread M
Bet Bet Bet
Bentuk Dasar (V1) Bentuk Kedua (V2) Bentuk Ketiga (V3)
Bend Bent Bent
Bind Bound Bound
Creep Crept Crept
Deal Dealt Dealt
Feel Felt Felt
Get Got Got
Grind Ground Ground
Have Had Had
Hear Heard Heard
Meet Met Met
Shine Shone Shone
Smell Smelt Smelt
Bentuk Dasar (V1) Bentuk Kedua (V2) Bentuk Ketiga (V3)
Arise Arose Arisen
Awake Awoke Awoken
Begin Began Begun
Break Broke Broken M
Choose Chose Chosen
Do Did Done M
Eat Ate Eaten
Forbid Forbade Forbidden
Forget Forgot Forgotten
Freeze Froze Frozen M
Know Knew Known M
See Saw Seen
Sink Sank Sunk T
Write Wrote Written
Examples :
1. Last month, I went to the zoo with my friends (Bulan lalu, saya pergi ke
kebun binatang bersama teman-teman)
2. You broke my heart into pieces (Kamu menghancurkan hatiku hingga
berkeping-keping)
3. She bought me a drink (Dia membelikanku minuman)
A. Change the verbs on the brackets into past form !
1. She …………………. (leave) college last year.
2. Our team …………………….. (defeat) them yesterday.
3. I was watching TV when dad …………………………. (arrive).
4. After she ………………………. (eat) her breakfast, she went to work.
5. By the time I reached the station, the train had ……………………..
(depart).
6. She ………………………….. (come) here yesterday.
7. He was driving home late when the accident …………………. (occur).
8. The guests had left before I ………………….. (reach) home.
9. I didn’t …………………. (sleep) well last night.
10. Every morning, he ………………….. (go) for a walk.
11. She ……………….. (weep) when she heard the news
12. I thought of it just when you ………………………… (open) your mouth.
B. Put the sentences into past tense.
1. She wins the money. She ……………… the money.
2. They can eat. They ……………….. eat.
3. She must go. She ………………… go.
4. We go shopping. We ………………………. Shopping.
5. She runs to school. She ………………. to school.
6. I can walk. I ……………….. walk.
7. We buy a new car. We ………………..a new car.
8. They leave the party. They …………………..the party.
9. We collect coins. We ……………….. coins.
10. You allow to eat. You …………… to eat.
11. Peter eats a hamburger. Peter ……………….. a hamburger.
12. She has to wash it. She ………………. to wash it.
13. They want to go home. They ………………. to go home.
14. I close the windows. I ……………….. the windows.
15. She studies for a test. She ……………. for a test.
16. They can drive. They ……………… drive.
17. Sam likes to laugh. Sam ………………. to laugh.
18. Mary goes home. Mary ……………… home.
19. We write a letter. We …………….. a letter.
20. She opens the window. She ………………… the window.
Change the verb into the correct form:
1. Dan (leave) very early today.
2. Sam and Sue (buy) a new house last month.
3. I (visit) Germany the previous week.
4. You (play) very well.
5. They (find) this book on their trip to Italy.
6. I (bake) this cake by myself.
7. We (open) the store in 1987.
8. The rain finally (stop), and we (go) home.
9. She (plan) to come, but she (have) some problems.
10. Kate (have) a big house, but she (sell) it.
11. Rose (be) very thin.
12. You (be) at work yesterday morning.
13. We (think) New York was in England!
14. They (bring) this from their trip.
15. She always (dance) in the summer.
Tick the correct answer !
1. I _____ to the mall after school.
goed
gone
went
2. My brother _____ a bear an hour ago.
seen
saw
sees
3. _____ Mike visit his grandmother last night?
Did
Are
Does
4. Alex did not _____ last weekend.
working
worked
work
5. _____ Judy and Liz at last month's meeting?
Was
Were
Are
6. We _____ not happy after the sad ending.
were
was
did
7. _____ you see Jody's new dog yesterday?
Are
Did
Do
8. Sorry, I ________ hear you at the door.
wasn't
didn't
am not
9. I _____ English for two years.
studying
study
studied
10. What _____ you eat for lunch yesterday?
do
did
were
