iTapuih.com - Penjelasan Simple Past Tense Beserta Contoh Terlengkap. Simple Past Tense adalah salah suatu bentuk tenses kata kerja dalam bahasa inggris yang bertujuan untuk menunjukkan bahwa suatu kejadian atau kegiatan telah terjadi di masa lampau. Pada simple past tense, waktu kejadian diketahu seperti (yesterday, yesterday morning, last two days, last year) atau (two weeks ago, one month ago, three years ago) semua itu disebutkan secara spesifik dan jelas. Dalam pembuatan kalimatnya tergolong agak sedikit sudah karena menggunakan kata kerja bentuk kedua (Simple Past ). Hal itu disebabkan adanya perubahan kata kerja yang disebut regular dan irregular verb, untuk lebih jelasnya anda bisa melihat pola pada kalimat dibawah ini.
Dalam kalimat Simple Past Tense terdapat dua susunan kalimat yaitu Verbal sentence dan Nominal sentence.
Bentuk Verbal (+) Subject + Verb-2 + Object (-) Subject + Didn't + Verb-1 + Object (?) Did + Subject + Verb-1 + Object Contoh (+) Jane wrote a letter yesterday. (-) Jane didn't write a letter yesterday. (?) Did Jane write a letter yesterday? |
Subject | Verb-2 | Object | Adverb |
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I | |||
You | |||
We | listened | the music | last night. |
They | |||
Jack and Jane | |||
He | |||
She | |||
It | listened | the music | last night. |
Jack | |||
My mother |
Subject | Auxiliary | Verb-1 | Object | Adverb |
---|---|---|---|---|
I | ||||
You | ||||
We | did not | listen | the music | last night. |
They | ||||
Jack and Jane | ||||
He | ||||
She | ||||
It | did not | listen | the music | last night. |
Jack | ||||
My mother |
Auxiliary | Subject | Verb-1 | Object | Adverb |
---|---|---|---|---|
I | ||||
You | ||||
Did | we | listen | the music | last night? |
They | ||||
Jack and Jane | ||||
He | ||||
She | ||||
Did | it | listen | the music | last night? |
Jack | ||||
My mother |
Penggunaan tenses Simple Past Tense (Verbal Form)
Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu aktifitas yang dilakukan atau terjadi diwaktu lampau (waktunya diketahui), berikut beberapa contohnya.
No | Example | Translate |
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1 | My father bought me a new motorcycle. | Ayah membelikan saya sepeda motor baru. |
2 | He didn't do the homework last night. | Dia tidak mengerjakan PR tadi malam. |
3 | We sang a song together last week. | Kami menyanyikan lagu bersama-sama minggu lalu. |
4 | The show started at 07.00 pm. | Pertunjukan itu mulai pukul tujuh malam. |
5 | I didn't talk to Jane last week. | Saya tidak bicara dengan Jane minggu lalu. |
No | Example | Translate |
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1 | We often played chess when we lived in Pasaman. | Kami sering bermain catur ketika kami tinggal di Pasaman. |
2 | When I was in elementary school, I always went to school at 6 am. | Ketika saya masih SD, saya selalu berangkat sekolah pukul 6 pagi. |
3 | I never played volleyball when I was a child. | Saya tidak pernah bermain bola voli ketika masih kecil. |
4 | When He was younger, he looked handsome. | Ketika masih muda, dia terlihat tampan. |
5 | They all laughed at me, when I read a poetry. | Mereka semua tertawa, ketika saya membaca puisi. |
No | Example | Translate |
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1 | I always smoked after eating last month. | Saya selalu merokok setelah makan bulan lalu. |
2 | Andy never got up early last year. | Andy tidak pernah bangun pagi hari tahun yang lalu. |
3 | We often went to theater three years ago. | Kami sering pergi ke bioskop tiga tahun yang lalu. |
4 | They often climbed to the mountain six months ago. | Mereka sering mendaki gunung enam bulan yang lalu. |
5 | My mom hardly ever prepared breakfast. | Ibu hampir tidak pernah menyiapkan sarapan. |
No | Example | Translate |
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1 | If he had more time, he would learn design. | Jika dia punya banyak waktu, dia akan belajar design. |
2 | I would help you if I knew how. | Saya akan menolongmu jika saya tahu caranya. |
3 | My brother would buy a Ducati if he had the money. | Saudara saya akan membeli motor Ducati jika dia punya uang. |
4 | She would not talk to you if she were mad at you. | Dia tidak akan berbicara dengan Anda jika ia marah padamu. |
5 | My mom would prepare lunch if my father came home. | Ibu akan menyiapkan makan siang, jika ayah sudah pulang. |
Simple past tense menggukan kata kerja kedua (Simple Past) pada setiap kalimat positifnya, namun kata kerja kedua itu berubah menjadi kata kerja pertama (Infinitive) untuk kalimat negatif dan pertanyaan dengan syarat harus mengikuti beberapa aturan seperti penambahan kata kerja bantu atau auxiliary "Did" pada kalimat yang membutuhkan.
Bentuk Nominal (+) Subject + Was/Were + Complement (-) Subject + Wasn't/Weren't + Complement (?) Was/Were + Subject + Complement Contoh (+) It was ancient. (-) It wasn't ancient. (?) Was it ancient? |
Subject | To be | Complement | Adverb |
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You | |||
We | were | sick | yesterday. |
They | |||
Jack and Jane | |||
I | |||
He | |||
She | |||
It | was | sick | yesterday. |
Jack | |||
My mother |
Subject | To be | Complement | Adverb | |
---|---|---|---|---|
You | ||||
We | were not | sick | yesterday. | |
They | ||||
Jack and Jane | ||||
I | ||||
He | ||||
She | ||||
It | was not | sick | yesterday. | |
Jack | ||||
My mother |
To be | Subject | Complement | Adverb | |
---|---|---|---|---|
You | ||||
Are | we | sick | yesterday? | |
They | ||||
Jack and Jane | ||||
I | ||||
He | ||||
She | ||||
Was | it | sick | yesterday? | |
Jack | ||||
My mother |
Penggunaan tenses Simple Past Tense (Nominal Form)
Perlu dicatat, dalam kalimat nomimal setelah to be diikuti complement yang terdiri dari (Adjective, Noun, Adverb).
No | Example | Translate |
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1 | I was the best student. | Saya merupakan murid terbaik. |
2 | We were very anxious last night. | Kami sangat cemas tadi malam. |
3 | They were arrogant boys. | Mereka adalah laki-laki yang sombong. |
4 | The phone was beneficial for me. | Handphone itu bermanfaat bagi saya. |
5 | Was the computer available? | Apakah komputer itu masih tersedia? |