Contoh Kalimat Simple Past Tense

Bagaimana sampai disini? Masih bingung dengan apa itu simple past tense & kapan menggunakannya?
Baiklah, untuk memperdalam materi pelajaran, berikut saya berikan beberapa contoh kalimat simple past tense
dalam bentuk positif, negatif dan interogatif.

A. Contoh Kalimat Simple Past Tense Positif

Nah, kita sudah belajar dua jenis simple past tense. Pada contoh kalimat simple past tense dalam bentuk positif
ini, bisakah sobat mengetahui mana kalimat verbal (menggunakan kata kerja) & kalimat non verbal (tanpa kata
kerja) ?
Untuk membantu sobat membedakan mana kalimat verbal dan non verbal, sobat bisa gunakan kamus untuk
mengetahui vocabulary yang belum sobat hapal.
1. Nina & I were in the library yesterday.
2. The monkey ate banana.
3. My mother cooked fried rice this morning.
4. John was handsome two years ago.
5. My younger brother was at school yesterday.
6. I wrote a letter to grandmother last week.
7. We visited Dempo mount last weekend.
8. She deleted my message last hour.
9. They joined the group a few minutes ago.
10. Noah was in Padang last September.
11. I was here last year.
12. Deni bought a new car a couple hours ago.
13. My mother was a policewomen three months ago.
14. The crocodile ate a zookeeper yesterday.
15. She played volleyball every afternoon last month.
16.  We fished in the river once a week last year.
17. Bambang was a football player.
18. Rini worked at Permata Bank last month.
19. Dina camped in Merbabu last week.
20. My brother drove to uncle house 15 minutes ago.

B. Contoh Kalimat Simple Past Tense Negatif

Masih ingat rumus simple past tense dalam kalimat negatif?
Ya, kita cukup menambahkan not setelah did/was/were. Dan merubah kata kerja ke-2 (verb-2) ke dalam bentuk
kata kerja pertama (Verb-1) pada kalimat verbal.
Tapi sebelum melanjutkan, apakah sobat sudah bisa membedakan kalimat verbal & non verbal dari contoh
kalimat simple past tense diatas?
Jika IYA, selamat sobat sudah mulai faham mana kalimat verbal & non verbal. Dan tentunya tidak akan ada
masalah dalam merubah kalimat positif diatas ke dalam kalimat negatif.
Yuk, kita rubah kalimat di atas menjadi kalimat dalam bentuk negatif.
1. Nina & I weren’t in the library yesterday.
2. The monkey didn’t eat banana.
3. My mother didn’t cook fried rice this morning.
4. John wasn’t handsome two years ago.
5. My younger brother wasn’t at school yesterday.
6. I didn’t write a letter to grandmother last week.
7. We didn’t visit Dempo mount last weekend.
8. She didn’t delete my message last hour.
9. They didn’t join the group a few minutes ago.
10. Noah wasn’t in Padang last September.
11. I wasn’t here last year.
12. Deni didn’t buy a new car a couple hours ago.
13. My mother wasn’t a policewomen three months ago.
14. The crocodile didn’t eat a zookeeper yesterday.
15. She didn’t play volleyball every afternoon last month.
16.  We didn’t fish in the river once a week last year.
17. Bambang wasn’t a football player.
18. Rini didn’t work at Permata Bank last month.
19. Dina didn’t camp in Merbabu last week.
20. My brother didn’t drive to uncle house 15 minutes ago.

C. Contoh Kalimat Simple Past Tense Interogatif (Tanya)

Jika sobat sudah bisa membuat kalimat simple past tense dalam bentuk positive & negative, sekarang saatnya
sobat melatih apa yang sudah dipelajari pada sesi sebelumnya dengan merubah kalimat tersebut dalam bentuk
kalimat interrogative.
Untuk merubah kalimat positif kedalam kalimat negatif, sobat perlu meletakkan Did/Was/Were di awal
kalimat dan menambahkan kata tanya (?) di akhir kalimat.
Yuk, kita rubah kalimat diatas kedalam bentuk kalimat tanya.
1. Were Nina & I in the library yesterday?
2. Did The monkey eat banana?
3. Did My mother cook fried rice this morning?
4. Was John handsome two years ago?
5. Was My younger brother at school yesterday?
6. Did I write a letter to grandmother last week?
7. Did We visit Dempo mount last weekend?
8. Did She delete my message last hour?
9. Did They join the group a few minutes ago?
10. Was Noah in Padang last September?
11. Was I here last year?
12. Did Deni buy a new car a couple hours ago?
13. Was My mother a policewomen three months ago?
14. Did The crocodile eat a zookeeper yesterday?
15. Did She play volleyball every afternoon last month?
16. Did We fish in the river once a week last year?
17. Was Bambang a football player?
18. Rini didn’t work at Permata Bank last month?
19. Did Dina camp in Merbabu last week?
20. Did My brother drive to uncle house 15 minutes ago.?

D. Contoh Kalimat Simple Past Tense Dengan Menggunakan Question

Words.
Selain kalimat sederhana diatas, kita juga bisa mengembangkan kalimat simple past tense dengan menggunakan
“Question Words” seperti where, what, when, whom, who, why & how.
A : Where did you go yesterday?
B : I went to school yesterday
A : What did she ate last night?
B : She ate rice last night
A : When did they swim?
B : They swam last Sunday
A : What time did they arrive here yesterday?
B : They arrived here at seven o’clock a.m yesterday
A : Whom did you call yesterday morning?
B : I called my friend yesterday morning
A : Who taught you English last year?
B : Mr. Anopri taught me English last year
A : With whom did they travel to Bali two weeks ago?
B : They traveled to Bali with their classmates two weeks ago
A : How did he come here yesterday?
B : He came here by plane yesterday
A : What day was yesterday?
B : Yesterday was Monday
A : What month was last month?
B : Last month was April
A : Where were you last night?
B : I was at home last night
A : When was she sick?
B : She was sick last week
A : Who was in the office yesterday?
B : Ani was in the office yesterday
A : What time were they at school yesterday ?
B : They were at school at half past six yesterday
A : With whom was he in the garden last Sunday?
B : He was in the garden with his family last Sunday
A : How was your mother last month?
B : She was fine last month
A : Why were you in the hospital last week?
B : Because I was ill