Bhs. Inggris

PAST       T ENSE

2.1. The Use of Simple Past Tense

We use

the past simple

to talk about

actions or situations in the past.

2.2. The Adverbs of time usedThe adverbs of time used in this tense are Yesterday, last….., a week ago, thismorning , last night, yesterday morning, yesterweek, yestermonth, yesteryear,etc.2.3. The Patterns of Simple Past Tense

2.3.1. The Positive Pattern

S + Verb 2…YesterdayS + 2…………………………………………………..

Examples :1.John saw a crocodile in the river yesterday.

2.We studied English here last week.

3.They played football in the field yesteryear 

2.3.2. The Negative PatternS + didn’t + Verb 1…………………………………… ……..YesterdayS + tidak + 1…………………………………kemarin

Examples :1.John didn’t see a crocodile in the river yesterday.

2.We didn’t study here last week.3.They didn’t play football in the field yesteryear.

2.3.3. The Interrogative PatternDid + S + Verb 1……………………………………………..Yesterday?Apakah + S + 1…………………………………………kemarin?

Examples:1.Did John see a crocodile in the river yesterday ? Yes, he did/No, he didn’t

2.Did you study here last week ? Yes, we did/ No, we didn’t

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Did they play football in the field yesteryear? Yes, they did/No, theydidn’t

2.3.4. The Question-word PatternQW + did + S + Verb 1……………………………….………Yesterday?

Qw + yang + S + 1…………………………………….?

Examples:1.What did John see in the river yesterday ? a crocodile2.When did John see a crocodile in the river? yesterday

QW + Verb 2……………………………….………Yesterday? S + did

QW + 2……………………………..?

Examples :1.Who saw a crocodile in the river yesterday ? John did2.What grew in the rice-field last year? A coconut tree did

EXERCISE I : Translate these sentences into English !1.Kami menjual mobil kami kemarin2.Apakah kamu pergi ke luar tadi malam ?3.Dia tidak datang ke pesta itu minggu lalu4.Apakah kamu tidur nyenyak tadi malam ?5.Kami menjual rumah kami di Jakarta tahun lalu.6.Manajer pemasaran tersebut melakukan penelitian minggu lalu.7.Apakah perusahaan anda menjual kursi tahun lalu ? Ya.8.Kapan anda menjalankan usaha anda di Jakarta ? tahun lalu9.Siapa yang membuat kue itu kemarin ? ibu saya.10.Apa yang jatuh di jalan kemarin ? Tas saya.EXERCISE II. Change the following sentences into (+), (-), ( ?), PresentContinous Tense.1.

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