PENGERTIAN SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Simple past tense adalah bentuk tenses bahasa Inggris yang digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu kejadian, tindakan, atau keadaan yang sudah terjadi dan selesai di masa lampau.

RUMUS

(+) SUBJECT+VERB 2+OBJECT
EX: I WENT TO SCHOOL YESTERDAY
(-) SUBJECT+DID NOT/DIDN'T+VERB 1+OBJECT
EX: I DIDN'T GO TO SCHOOL YESTERDAY
(?) DID+SUBJECT+VERB 1+ OBJECT?
EX: DID I GO TO SCHOOL YESTERDAY?

VERBS

(+) SUBJECT+WAS/WERE+COMPLEMENT
EX: I WAS AT SCHOOL YESTERDAY
(-) SUBJECT+WAS/WERE+NOT+COMPLEMENT
EX: I WAS NOT AT SCHOOL YESTERDAY
(?) WAS/WERE+SUBJECT+COMPLEMENT
EX: WAS I AT SCHOOL YESTERDAY?

TO BE