Name: sang bagus putu Arnawa

No: 35

Class: x ips 6

Example Simple Past tense

Narrative text is a text about imaginative story. The purpose of narrative text is to entertain or to
amuse the readers.

Pembahasan

Tense yang digunakan pada Narrative text adalah simple past tense atau past tense.

Simple past tense adalah tense yang digunakan pada kejadian yang terjadi di waktu lampau.
Rumus dari simple past tense adalah

Positive: Subject + past verb (verb 2)

Negative: Subject + didn’t + present verb (verb 1)

Affirmative: Did + subject + present verb (verb 1)?

Contoh penggunaan simple past tense pada narrative text yaitu

The Legend of Singapore

Long ago, Sang Nila Utama, the prince of Sumatra, wanted a better place for a new city. He
tried very hard to look for it. Once, he spotted a deer at a nearby island and started chasing it. He
came to a very rock and climbed it. When he reached the top, he looked across the sea and saw
another island with a white sandy beach.

Kata kerja yang bergaris bawah merupakan kata kerja berbentuk lampau atau past verb yang
digunakan pada simple past tense.