Simple Past Tense

Simple Past Tense : Dipergunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau peristiwa yang terjadi pada waktu lampau.

Pattern :
A. S + to be (was, were) + .....................
B. S + V2 + .....................

A. S + to be (was, were) + .....................

Example :

I was there last night (+)

We were happy last weekend (+)

1. Jika kita hendak membuat kalimat tanya (interrogative) maka to be (was, were) kita letakan di muka subjek.
   
   Example :
   

   Were you here last night ?
   

   
   
2. Jika kita hendak membuat kalimat menyangkal (negative) maka kita menambahkan not (n't) di belakang to be (was, were).
   
   Example :
   

   You were not (weren't) here last night.
   

   
   

B. S + V2 + .....................

Example :

I ate some apples two day ago (+)

We sang Indonesia Raya yesterday (+)

She stayes with me last July (+)

1. Jika kita hendak membuat kalimat tanya (interrogative) maka did diletakan di muka subjek.
   Example :
   
   

   Did they see film last Sunday ?
   

   
   
2. Jika kita hendak membuat kalimat menyangkal (negative) maka kita menambahkan not (n't) di belakang kata bantu did.
   
   Example :
   

   Mr. Dhani did not (didn't) go to Bali last week.
   

   
   

Time Signal : yesterday, yesterday morning, last moday, last week, last year, an hour ago, the other day, last night, every day last year, a few minute ago, a fortnight ago, the day before yesterday.