SIMPLE PAST TENSE

1. Pengertian (Definition)

Simple Past Tense adalah bentuk kalimat yang digunakan untuk menyatakan kegiatan, kejadian, atau keadaan yang terjadi dan berakhir di masa lampau (past).

Contoh:

• I went to school yesterday.

• She watched a movie last night.

Artinya:

• Saya pergi ke sekolah kemarin.

• Dia menonton film tadi malam.

2. Fungsi (Functions)

Simple Past Tense digunakan untuk:

1. Menceritakan kejadian di masa lalu.

   • I visited Bali last year.

2. Menyatakan kegiatan yang sudah selesai.

   • She finished her homework yesterday.

3. Menceritakan kebiasaan di masa lampau.

   • We played football every Sunday when we were children.

4. Menceritakan rangkaian kejadian di masa lalu.

   • He woke up, took a shower, and went to school.

3. Rumus (Formula)

A. Kalimat verbal

Kalimat yang menggunakan kata kerja (verb).

Bentuk	Rumus	Contoh
Positif (+)	S + V2 + O	I played football.
Negatif (−)	S + did not + V1 + O	I did not play football.
Tanya (?)	Did + S + V1 + O?	Did you play football?

Keterangan:

• S = Subject (subjek)

• V1 = Verb 1 (kata kerja bentuk pertama)

• V2 = Verb 2 (kata kerja bentuk kedua)

• O = Object (objek)

Penting: Setelah did atau did not, kata kerja harus kembali ke bentuk pertama (V1).

B. Kalimat nominal

Kalimat yang tidak menggunakan kata kerja tindakan, tetapi menggunakan was atau were.

Bentuk	Rumus	Contoh
Positif (+)	S + was/were + complement	She was happy.
Negatif (−)	S + was/were + not + complement	She was not happy.
Tanya (?)	Was/Were + S + complement?	Was she happy?

Penggunaan was dan were:

• Was: I, he, she, it.

• Were: you, we, they.

Contoh: They were tired yesterday. (Mereka lelah kemarin.)