Ringkasan Materi: Rumus Simple Past Tense Contoh Simple Past Tense
Tell and ask about actions/events that were kalimat positif (+) The teacher came
happening in the past. I was a stamp collector
Simple Past tense adalah suatu bentuk tense • S + Verb-2 (past tense)
• S + be (was/were)
yang menggambarkan suatu kejadian yang
kalimat negatif (-) The teacher didn’t come
terjadi pada satu spesifik waktu di masa
I wasn’t a stamp collector
lampau. Kata kerja yang digunakan pada • S + did + not + bare infinitive
tense ini harus berupa kata kerja kedua • S + be (was/were) + not
(verb 2). Serupa dengan simple present kalimat interogatif (?) Did the teacher come
tense, bentuk ini merupakan salah satu tense Was I a stamp collector
yang paling dasar dan sering digunakan pada • did + S + bare infinitive
• be (was/were) + S
saat penulisan atau percakapan dalam bahasa
Inggris.
Contoh Kalimat Simple Past Tense
Soal:
1. Vina and I went to the Ragunan zoo three months ago.
(Saya dan Vina pergi Ragunan tiga bulan lalu.) 1. I sometimes … my head under the water when
2. I often did exercises in the gym when I lived in Bandung. I swam in the ocean.
(Saya sering berlatih di gym ketika tinggal di Bandung.)
3. I was reading a journal in the library when someone burped out loud. a. put
b. puts
(Saya sedang membaca jurnal di perpustakaan ketika seseorang
2. He was sleeping when you … him last night.
bersendawa keras.)
4. I had already finished my breakfast when he picked me up. a. called
(Saya telah selesai sarapan ketika dia menjemput.) b. was calling
5. If she studied hard, she would be pass. 3. The woman had already left when her friends
…
(Jika dia belajar keras, dia akan lulus.)
a. come
b. came
Catatan: 4. You … regret if you joined the community.