Simple past tense adalah tense yang digunakan untuk menyatakan kegiatan yang dilakukan di waktu lampau.
Simple past tense terbagi menjadi dua, yaitu:
- nominal past tense (kalimat yang tidak membutuhkan kata kerja)
Rumusnya:
subject + was/were + noun
subject + was/were + not + noun
was/were + subject + noun?
- verbal past tense (kalimat yang membutuhkan kata kerja)
Rumusnya:
subject + v2
subject + did not + v1
did + subject + v1?
Ciri simple past tense adalah adanya keterangan waktu lampau, seperti yesterday, ago, last.
Pembahasan
Contoh kalimat nominal past tense
(+) i was fifteen years old last year.
(-) I was not fifteen years old last year.
(?) was I fifteen years old last year?
yes, I was. / No, I was not.
(+) They were here two hours ago.
(-) They were not here two hours ago.
(?) Were they here two hours ago?
Yes, they were. / No, they were not.
Contoh kalimat verbal past tense
(+) We watched a football match yesterday.
(-) We didn't watch a football match yesterday.
(?) Did we watch a footbal match yesterday?
Yes, we did. / No, we did not.
(+) She drank a glass of milk this morning.
(-) She didn't drink a glass of milk this morning.
(?) Did she drink a glass of milk this morning?
Yes, she did. / No, she did not.
(+) My mother wrote a letter for her sister last week.
(-) My mother didn't write a letter for her sister last week.
(?) Did my mother write a letter for her sister last week?
Yes, she did. / No, she did not.
Pelajari lebih lanjut
Kata kerja (verb) dalam bentuk present, past, for an action progress, dapat dilihat di: brainly.co.id/tugas/18238965
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Detil Jawaban
Kelas: VIII
Mapel: Bahasa Inggris
Bab: When I was a child (Chapter 10)
Kode: 8.5.10
Kata kunci: Past tense, contoh kalimat simple past tense positif negatif dan interogatif, contoh kalimat simple past tense verbal