SIMPLE PAST TENSE : MATERI KELAS 9 SEMESTER 2

 

A.   DEFINITION/PENGERTIAN

Simple past tense adalah kalimat tenses yang digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian yang terjadi di masa lampau dan telah berakhir di masa lampau.

Berbeda dengan past continous tense, yakni menyatakan kejadian yang terjadi di masa lampau, namun masih terjadi di masa sekarang.

 

B.   POLA KALIMAT SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Ada dua pola yang digunakan yakni dengan kata kerja dan dengan kata bantu.

1)    Kata kerja

(+) S + Verb2 + O + A

(-) S + did not + verb1 + O + A

(?) Did +S + verb 1+ O + A? Yes, S did/ No, S didn’t

Notes:

S= Subjek (He, She, It, they, We, You, I)

Verb = Kata Kerja

O = Objek (him, her, it, them, us, you, me)

A = Adverb/Kata keterangan (tempat, waktu maupun cara)

 

2)    Kata bantu

(+) S + was/were + Complement (Nouns/Adjectives/Adverbs)

(-) S + was/were not + Complement (Nouns/Adjectives/Adverbs)

(?) Was/Were +S + Complement (Nouns/Adjectives/Adverbs)?

Yes, S was/were

            No, S wasn’t/weren’t

Notes:

S= Subjek      (He, She, It, I ------- was

They, We, You -------were

Complement = Pelengkap

(Nouns= Kata benda)

(Adjectives= Kata sifat)

(Adverbs = Kata keterangan :tempat, waktu maupun cara)

 

C.   CIRI-CIRI SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Biasanya menggunakan kata keterangan waktu sebagai berikut:

Yesterday = kemarin

Last night = tadi malam

Last week = pecan kemarin

Last month = bulan lalu

Last year = tahun lalu

This morning = pagi ini

 

D.   EXAMPLE OF SIMPLE PAST TENSE

1. Abdul went to Bali for holiday last Sunday.
2. She joined the English club class at school yesterday.
3. Last Monday, Joni got in an accident at the office.
4. Dani bought new laptops last night.
5. They watched “Dilan”, the newest movie at the cinema yesterday
6. Ade went to school with his new bicycle this morning.
7. I did not sleep well last night.
8. Rani did not come to the office yesterday.
9. Adi did not win the English debate competition last month.
10. Arif was not the smartest students in the class.
11. Was he so busy? No, he wasn’t.
12. Was the movie so fantastic? Tell me.
13. Did he clean your room yesterday? No, he didn’t.
14. Was Dewi happy to work here? Yes, she was.
15. Did you see my bag on the table yesterday? No, I didn’t