Simple Past Tense

The Simple Past Tense 

Pengertian, rumus,fungsi dan contoh Simple Past Tense...

1. DEFINITION / DEFINISI

Simple past tense is used to describe a completed activity that happened in the past, it means that it started in the past and ended in the past.

Menyatakan suatu aktifitas yang terjadi dan telah selesai dimasa lampau.

2. FORMULA / RUMUS

VERBAL SENTENCE

(+) S + V2 (PAST) + (O/C/A)
(-) S + DID + NOT + V1 + (O/C/A)
(?) DID + S + V1 + (O/C/A) + ?

NOMINAL SENTENCE

(+) S + WAS/WERE + (C/A)
(-) S + WAS/WERE + NOT + (C/A)
(?) WAS/WERE + S + (C/A) + ?

Catatan
S=Pelaku
V2=kata kerja bentuk lampau
V1=kata kerja
O=obyek stay penderita
C=komplemen
A=kata keterangan

3. FUNCTION
To tell the activity that began in the past and ended in the past too
I went to Surabaya last night.

General truth (in the past)
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was a president 2 Years ago.

Habbit (in the past)
My father often made a cake when I was young.

4. TIME SIGNAL
Yesterday, last night, last year, this morning, 2 days ago, a day ago, in 2001, just now, a minute ago…… etc.

5. EXAMPLE
I was here yesterday
I did not cut the flower last night.
Did you eat banana last night?
She played a game a day ago.
She was not a teacher.
You were here last night.
I had a car two years ago.
I was sick yesterday.
She wrote a letter.