Simple Past
Tense adalah bentuk waktu yang digunakan untuk
menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau kegiatan yang terjadi dimasa lampau dan waktu
terjadinya persitiwa itu telah diketahui.
Simple Past
Tense menggunakan jenis "TO BE 2" and "VERB
2"
TO BE 2 terdiri dari: was & were (untuk selengkapnya, lihat tabel berikut)
I
|
Was
|
You
|
Were
|
They
|
|
We
|
|
He
|
Was
|
She
|
|
It
|
I
|
Did / Didn't
|
You
|
|
They
|
|
We
|
|
He
She
It
|
CATATAN:
DID digunakan pada kalimat tanya.
DID NOT
(DIDN'T) digunakan pada
kalimat negatif.
TO BE 2 (Was
& Were) digunakan ketika suatu kalimat tidak ada
unsur kata kerja (NON VERB)
VERB 2 hanya digunakan pada kalimat positif saja.
Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat Simple Past Tense
Mengekspresikan
kalimat Simple Past Tense yang
menggunakan kata kerja (VERB)
+
|
Subject + Verb 2 + Object
|
-
|
Subject + DID NOT (DIDN'T) + Verb 1 + Object
|
?
|
DID + Subject + Verb 1 + Object ?
|
?
|
Question Word + DID + Subject + Verb 1 ?
|
Contoh :
+
|
He bought a pair of shoes yesterday.
|
-
|
He didn't buy a pair of shoes yesterday.
|
?
|
Did he buy a pair of shoes yesterday?
Jawaban: Yes He did, atau No, He did not (didn't)
|
?
|
Why did he buy a pair of shoes yesterday?
|
Pada contoh
kalimat positif diatas menggunakan kata kerja bought (bentuk Verb 2 dari kata buy). Hanya pada kalimat positif saja Verb 2 digunakan.
Fungsi Simple Past Tense pada kalimat verbal
Biasanya digunakan
untuk menyatakan suatu keadaan yang telah dilakukan diwaktu lampau dan selesai
pada saat itu juga atau untuk menggambarkan suatu kejadian yang terjadi pada
saat tertentu diwaktu lampau, contohnya:
She finished my homework in the library yesterday.
They worked with me two months ago.
Mengekspresikan
kalimat Simple Past Tense yang tidak
menggunakan kata kerja (Non VERB)
+
|
Subject + To be 2 + Non Verb + Object
|
-
|
Subject + To be 2 + NOT + Non Verb + Object
|
?
|
To be 2 + Subject + Non Verb + Object?
|
?
|
Question Word + To be 2 + Subject + Non Verb +
Object?
|
Contoh :
+
|
I was a singer 5 years ago.
We were a singer 5 years ago.
|
-
|
I was not a singer 5 years ago.
We were not a singer 5 years ago.
|
?
|
Were you a singer 5 years ago?
Jawaban: Yes I was, atau No, I was not
|
?
|
Where were you last night?
Jawaban: I was at home.
Why was she absent yesterday?
Jawaban: She was sick yesterday
|
Fungsi Simple Past Tense pada kalimat nomial
Biasanya
digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu kebiasaan diwaktu lampau tetapi tidak
berlangsung lagi sekarang, contohnya:
When I was young, I worked hard
Keterangan waktu untuk Simple Past Tense yang digunakan
adalah:
yesterday, last night, last week, yesterday morning,
an hour ago, two days ago, and so on.
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