SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Nama : Angger Bagus Wicaksono

Kelas : 1EA11

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Nama Dosen: Nevi Forika

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Definition Simple Past Tense

 Simple past tense is the tense that serves to show the work that occurred in the past without wanting to emphasize that the work has (perfect) or moderate (continuous) done. Understanding of this tense is almost the same as the Simple Present Tense, only just a different time.

Formula Simple Past Tense

·         Positive (+)

Subject (I-You-She-He-It-We-They)+ Verb II + Object

·         Negative (-)

Subject (I-You-She-He-It-We-They)+ did not (didn’t) + Verb I + Object

·         Interrogative (?)

Did + Subject (I-You-She-He-It-We-They)+ Verb I + Object ?

Function Simple Past Tense

·         Simple past tense to talk about the action that occurs at a particular time in the past

·         Simple past tense to talk about the habit that is often done in the past. Subordinate conjunction "when" is usually used in these situations.

·         To show the two events in the past, slah a short duration of action (simple past tense) that occurs when an action other long-form (past continuous tense) is underway.

·         To show the two events in the past, slah a short duration of action (simple past tense) that occurs when an action other long-form (past continuous tense) is underway.

·         Simple past tense is used in one of the conditional sentence clausa type 2

·         To show that an action (simple past tense) occurred after another action completed in the past (past perfect tense).

Example sentences Simple Past Tense

·         She studied English last night.

·         She did not study English last night.

·         We went to Madura last year.

·         We did not go to Madura last year.

·         I wrote a letter yesterday.

·         I didn’t write a letter yesterday.