SIMPLE PAST TENSE Erin Isnaini Okky Arya Pratama Putra

Restika Virgina Sofia Munjila

Wisnu Yan Purnomo

Simple Past Tense

Simple Past Tense is used to talk about a completed action in a time before now. Duration is not important. The time of the action can be in the recent past or the distant past.

Simple Past Timeline

In Simple Past tense, have a Particular Time in the Past or Adverb of Time. They

are:

- Long time ago- Once upon a time- One day- Long ago- Two years ago- Yesterday- Last week- A few years ago- The day before yesterday

Subject + V2 + Object + Adverb of Time

Formula with Verb

Subject + To be + not + V1 + Object + Adverb of Time

To be + Subject + V1 + Object + Adverb of Time

Note: To be: Did

+ (Affirmative)

- (Negative)

? (Interrogative)

If use 5W/1H: Where, Why, What, When, Who and How

5W/1H + Did + Subject + V1 + Object?

  Subject Auxiliary verb   Main verb  

+I      went  to school

you     worked very hard

-she did not go with me

we did not work yesterday

?did you   go to London?

did they   work at home?

  V1 Base V2 Past V3 Past Participle  

Regular Verbs

workexplode

likeplaystop

watchlive

workedexploded

likedplayed

stoppedwatched

lived

workedexploded

likedplayed

stoppedwatched

lived

The past form for all regular

verbs ends in -ed.

Irregular Verbs

goseesingsitputcuttake

wentsawsangsat putcuttook

goneseensungsatputcut

taken

The past form for irregular

verbs is variable. You

need to learn it by heart.

EXAMPLE OF REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS

• We gave her a doll for her birthday.• Did he go to club last night?• My parents came to visit me last July. • He didn’t send me a letter six months ago.• Where did you spend your holiday?• We crossed the Channel yesterday.• She finished her work at seven o’clock.• Yesterday, I arrived in Geneva.• John Cabot didn’t sail to America in 1498.• Did she come to my house last week?• When did miss Doyle ride the horse ?

Subject + Was / Were + Noun / Adjective + Adverb of time

Formula with Noun /Adjective

if you don’t know the verb, to be turned into was /were

Subject + Was / Were + Not + Noun / Adjective + Adverb of Time

Was / Were + Subject + Noun / Adjective + Adverb of Time + ?

+ (Affirmative)

- (Negative)

? (Interrogative)

If use 5W/1H: Where, Why, What, When, Who and How

5W/1H + Was / Were + Subject + Object + ?

  Subject Main verb    

+I, he/she/it Was   here.

You, we, they Were   in London.

-I, he/she/it Was not there.

You, we, they Were not happy

?Was I, he/she/it   right?

Were You, we, they   late?

EXAMPLE OF REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERB WITH

WAS/WERE

She was very beautiful Was I a shuffle dancer? They were very famous in this school We were in Bali last year They weren’t in Rio last summer. Were they on this school yesterday? Wasn’t she diligent? Who was the best yesterday? Were they in Jakarta last week?

Change to interrogative sentence!

1) Chika shopped at the mall yesterday

2) The mountain was high

EXERCISE

Did Chika shop at the mall yesterday ?

Was the mountain high ?

Write back sentences below:  I (was/were) angry yesterday It (was/were) cold The children (was/were) in the garden We (be) _____ very lucky with the weather She / home / walk _________ (Interrogative) Answer: Did she walk home? He washed the car _________ (negative) Answer: He didn’t wash the car He / the question / answer ________ (positive) Answer: He answered the question Fiona visited her grandma ________

(negative) Answer: Fiona didn’t visit her grandma

Thanks for your Attention guys ;) I think

its enough for our group to explain about

simple past tense.

Wassalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb