Simple Past Tense

  SIMPLE PAST TENSE (WAKTU LAMPAU SEDERHANA)

            Untuk meyatakan suatu perbuatan atau kejadian yang terjadi pada waktu lampau atau telah lewat dan waktu terjadi diketahui.

RUMUS Pada Kalimat NOMINAL:

(+) S + To be (Was/Were) + A.N.A. (Adjective, Noun, Adverb)

(- ) S + To be (Was/Were) + Not + A.N.A. (Adjective, Noun, Adverd)

(? ) To be (Was/Were) + S + A.N.A. (Adjective, Noun, Adverb)

 Note :

Subjek I, She, He, It memakai To be Was. Sedangkan Subjek You, We, They memakai subjek Were.

Bila dalam kalimat menyangkal (Negative) terdapat kata bantu (Was, Were, Could, Might, Must) maka setelah kata bantu hanya ditambah NOT.

Bila dalam kalimat pertanyaan (Introgative) terdapat kata bantu (Was, Were, Could, Might, Must) maka hanya kata bantunya saja yang diletakkan didepan.

Example :

1. (+) She was beautiful yesterday.

    (- ) She was not beautiful yesterday.

    (? ) Was She beautiful yesterday ?

2. (+) I was hungry last night.

    (- ) I was not hungry last night.

    (? ) Was I hungry last night ?

3. (+) They were lazy yesterday morning.

    (- ) They Were not lazy yesterday morning.

    (? ) Were They lazy yesterday morning ?

RUMUS Pada Kalimat VERBAL :

(+) S + Verb 2 + O

(- ) S + Did + Not + Verb 1 + O

(? ) Did + S + Verb 1 + O ?

Example :

1. (+) I visited to bali beach yesterday.

    (- ) I did not visit to bali beach yesterday.

    (? ) Did I visit to bali beach yesterday ?

2. (+) She drank the medicine last week.

    (- ) She did not drink the medicine last week.

    (? ) Did She drink the medicine last week ?

3. (+) A cat ate my fish last night.

    (- ) A cat did not eat my fish last night.

    (? ) Did A cat eat my fish last night ?