B.Inggris Praktis : Simple Past Tense

Rumus :

Digunakan untuk menyatakan perkerjaan/perbuatan yang terjadi pada waktu lampau / telah lewat.

Skema :

To be : was / were.

Keterangan waktu yang digunakan :

      Yesterday, last week, a year ago, during, when ….. etc.

Example Verb Form:

      +    Jerry went to Bogor.

      -     Jerry did not go to Bogor.     <kata kerja kembali ke bentuk pertama>

      ?    Did Jerry go to Bogor ?          <kata kerja kembali ke bentuk pertama>

      +    Iwan played tennis last week.

      -     Iwan did not play tennis last week.    <kata kerja kembali ke bentuk pertama>

      ?    Did Iwan play tennis last week ?         <kata kerja kembali ke bentuk pertama>

Example Non Verb Form:

      +    John was in Bali last month.

      -     John was not in Bali last month.

      ?    Was John in Bali last month ?

      +    They were sad yesterday.

      -     They were not sad yesterday.

      ?    Were They sad yesterday ?

Exercise :   Transalte into god English.

1.   Dimana kamu tinggal sebelumnya ?

            Where did you lived before ? <salah, karena did maka kata kerja kembali ke bentuk satu>

            Where did you live before ? 

2.   Siapa yang menulis surat itu kemarin ?

            Who did wrote a letter yesterday ?  <salah>

            Who wrote a letter yesterday ?

3.   Tn. John tidak ada di kantornya Senin kemarin.

            Mr. John didn’t at the office on yesterday Monday. <salah, bukan kata kerja>

            Mr. John wasn’t at the office on yesterday Monday.

4.   Mengapa kamu tidak datang ke pesta saya Minggu yang lalu ?

            Why  did you  not come to my party on last week ? <salah>

            Why  didn’t you  come to my party on last week ?

5.   Ibu membersikan dapur pagi ini.

            My mother did clean the kitchen this morning.  <salah, kata kerja>

            My mother cleaned the kitchen this morning.

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6.   Siapa yang menulis surat-surat itu ?

            Who wrote the letters ?

7.   Ayah saya tidak membelikan saya sepatu.

            My father didn’t buy me a shoes.

8.   Saya tidak melihat seseorang dijalan itu kemarin.

            I did’t see anybody at the street  yesterday.

9.   Apa yang kamarin Tuty beli ?

            What did Tuty buy yesterday ?

10. Ibu saya ada di Bandung bulan lalu.

            My mother was in Bandung last month.

Homework.

1.   Siapa yang menerima surat saya kemarin ?

            Who was received my letter yesterday ?  <salah, kata kerja>

            Who received my letter yesterday ?

2.   Kamana kamu pergi minggu yang lalu ?

            Where were you go last week ?    <salah, kata kerja>

            Where  did  you go last week ?

     

3.   Apakah Yanti ada dirumah kemarin ?

            Were Yanti at home yesterday ?

4.   Tadi pagi saya tidak sibuk.

            This morning I was not busy.

5.   Minggu yang lalu ayah saya ke Jogja.

            Last week my father went to Jogja.

6.   Siapa yang sakit kemarin ?

            Who was sick yesterday.

7.   Tadi pagi ibu saya membuat kue.

            This morning my mother made a cake.

8.   Jam berapa kamu bermain tennis minggu yang lalu ?

            What time was you play tennis last week ? <salah, kata kerja>

            What time did you play tennis last week ?

Salam,
Mas Admin