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Simple past tense digunakan untuk memberikan informasi mengenai suatu kejadian atau peristiwa yang terjadi pada waktu tertentu di masa lampau atau yang sudah lalu.
SUBJECT | TO BE |
I | WAS |
YOU | WERE |
THEY | WERE |
WE | WERE |
HE | WAS |
SHE | WAS |
IT | WAS |
Rumus Simple Past Tense
Rumus simple past tense dibagi menjadi tiga jenis sesuai dengan penggunaannya, yaitu:
Affirmative (+) :
Negative (–) :
- Subject + To be (was / were) + Not + Adjective / Adverb / Noun
- Subject + Did + Not + Verb 1 + Adverb
Interrogative (?) :
- To be ( was / were) + Subject + Adjective / Adverb / Noun
- Did + Subject + Verb I + Adverb
Contoh Kalimat Simple Past Tense
- (+) The train was ten minutes late
- (–) The train was not ten minutes late
- (?) Was the train ten minutes late?
- (+) He worked in the bank for four years
- (–) he did not work in the bank for four years
- (?) Did he work in the bank for four years?
- (+) You walked to school yesterday
- (–) You did not walk to school yesterday
- (?) Did you walk to school yesterday?
- (+) I bought a book two days ago
- (–) I did not buy a book two days ago
- (?) Did I buy a book two days ago?
- (+) I was a student last year
- (–) I was not a student last year
- (?) Was I a student last year?
- (+) He was at my house two-days last week
- (–) He was not at my house two-days last week
- (?) Was he at my house two-days last week?
- (+) We helped our teacher yesterday morning
- (–) We did not help our teacher yesterday morning
- (?) Did we help our teacher yesterday morning?
Latihan Soal Simple Past Tense
Lengkapi soal di bawah ini dengan jawaban yang sesuai ‘to be’-nya (Was / Were)
- The kids ……. at a birthday party
- Jane …… very sick
- John and Jack…… very happy
- Peter …… in a big hurry
- Susan …… at the lobby when you were here
- I ate a hamburger when you …… in class
- I wish you …… at home
- The train …… ten minutes late
- You …. in school yesterday
- I…… a student last year
Lengkapi kata atau kalimat yang kosong dengan jawaban yang sesuai.
1.(+) The cat … afraid of small mouse
(-) The cat … … afraid of small mouse
(?)
2.(+) You walked to school yesterday
(-) You … … walk to school yesterday
(?)
3.(+) He worked in the bank for four years
(-) He … … work in the bank for four years
(?)
4.(+) Susan … tired of cooking
(-) Susan … … tired of cooking
(?)
5. (+) You … at cinema last night
(-) You … … at cinema last night
(?)
6. (+) You were angry last week
(-)
(?)
7. (+) It was cold yesterday
(-)
(?)
8. (+)
(-) You were not angry last night
(?)
9. (+) He was on holiday last weekend
(-)
(?)
10.(+)
(-) We were not at school last month
(?)
11.(+) The children …. in the garden last night
(-)
(?)
12.(+) I was sad yesterday
(-)
(?)
13. (+)
(-) Mother … not happy yesterday
(?)
14.(+) They … in my office
(-)
(?)
15.(+) I … in hospital yesterday
(-) I … … in hospital yesterday
(?)
Jawaban Latihan
- The kids were at a birthday party
- Jane was very sick
- John and Jack were very happy
- Peter was in a big hurry
- Susan was at the lobby when you were here
- I ate a hamburger when you were in class
- I wish you were at home
- The train was ten minutes late
- You were in school yesterday
- I was a student last year
1.(+) The cat was afraid of small mouse
(-) The cat was not afraid of small mouse
(?) Was the cat afraid of small mouse?
2.(+) You walked to school yesterday
(-) You did not walk to school yesterday
(?) Did you walk to school yesterday?
3.(+) He worked in the bank for four years
(-) He did not work in the bank for four years
(?) Did he work in the bank for four years?
4.(+) Susan was tired of cooking
(-) Susan was not tired of cooking
(?) Was Susan tired of cooking?
5. (+) You were at cinema last night
(-) You were not at cinema last night
(?) Were you at cinema last night?
6. (+) You were angry last week
(-) You were not angry last week
(?) Were you angry last week?
7. (+) It was cold yesterday
(-) It was not cold yesterday
(?) Was it cold yesterday?
8. (+) You were angry last night
(-) You were not angry last night
(?) Were you angry last night?
9. (+) He was on holiday last weekend
(-) He was not on holiday last weekend
(?) Was he on holiday last weekend?
10.(+) We were at school last month
(-) We were not at school last month
(?) Were we at school last month?
11.(+) The children were in the garden last night
(-) The children were not in the garden last night
(?) Were the children in the garden last night?
12.(+) I was sad yesterday
(-) I was not sad yesterday
(?) Was I sad yesterday?
13. (+) Mother was happy yesterday
(-) Mother was not happy yesterday
(?) Was mother happy yesterday?
14.(+) They were in my office
(-) They were not in my office
(?) Were they in my office?
15.(+) I was in hospital yesterday
(-) I was not in hospital yesterday
(?) Was I in hospital yesterday?