simple past tense

Simple Past Tense : Dipergunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau peristiwa yang terjadi pada waktu lampau.

Pattern :
A. S + to be (was, were) + …………………
B. S + V2 + …………………

A. S + to be (was, were) + …………………

Example :

I was there last night (+)

We were happy last weekend (+)

1. Jika kita hendak membuat kalimat tanya (interrogative) maka to be (was, were) kita letakan di muka subjek.

   Example :
   

   Were you here last night ?

2. Jika kita hendak membuat kalimat menyangkal (negative) maka kita menambahkan not (n’t) di belakang to be (was, were).

   Example :

   You were not (weren’t) here last night.

B. S + V2 + …………………

Example :

I ate some apples two day ago (+)

We sang Indonesia Raya yesterday (+)

She stayes with me last July (+)

1. Jika kita hendak membuat kalimat tanya (interrogative) maka did diletakan di muka subjek.

   Example :

   Did they see film last Sunday ?

2. Jika kita hendak membuat kalimat menyangkal (negative) maka kita menambahkan not (n’t) di belakang kata bantu did.

   Example :
   

   Mr. Dhani did not (didn’t) go to Bali last week.

Time Signal : yesterday, yesterday morning, last moday, last week, last year, an hour ago, the other day, last night, every day last year, a few minute ago, a fortnight ago, the day before yesterday.