Simple Past Tense

Arranged by :
Yuni Wulandari
Suci Amelia
 Definition of Simple Past Tense

Simple past tense is a simple form of

verb to show facts of past events.
• in simple past tense, the time of
occurrence (yesterday, the last two days,
last year) or the arrival period (for two
months, for one day, for one hour) can
be specially adjusted. Simple past tense
can also be used to make type 2
conditional sentences.
Simple Past Tense
formula

Simple past tense is formed from verb-2 (past

tense) in the form of ordinary verbs or verb
"to be". Verb-2 is a bare infinitive (verb basic
form) with the addition of -ed, -en, -d, -t, -n,
or -ne for regular verbs or inconsistent forms
of irregular verbs, whereas in verb "to be" ,
verb-2 in the form of was and were.
• Regular and Irregular Verb
Was which is a singular verb is used in the
singular subject in the form of singular noun
(such as: Andi, book, and paint) and singular
pronoun (such as: I, she, he, and it) except
"you", otherwise were the plural verb used on
plural subject in the form of plural nouns (such
as cats, people, books), plural pronoun (such
as: you, they, we, and cats), compound
subjects with the conjunctions "and" (such as:
you and I, Andi and Susi), and you.
 Example of Verb-2 Table
S bare infinitive verb-2

I / you / she / he / Study Studied

they / we / Andi /
people / you and I / Buy Bought
Andi and Susi
it Break Broke

I / she / he / it / Andi Be Was

you/ they / we / be were

people / you and I /
Andi and Susi
• The following simple past tense formula
for positive, negative, and interrogative
sentences.
Simple Past Tense formula Example of Simple Past Tense

positive sentence (+) The teacher came

S + Verb-2 (past tense)
I was a stamp collector
S + be (was/were)

negative sentence(-) The teacher didn’t come

S + did + not + bare infinitive
S + be (was/were) + not
I wasn’t a stamp collector

Interrogative sentence (?) Did the teacher come

did + S + bare infinitive
be (was/were) + S Was I a stamp collector
 Time Expressions on Simple Past
Tense.

Here are some time expressions that can be used

in simple past tense.
 Time Expression
yesterday (kemarin)
last night/week/month/year/time
(semalam / minggu lalu / tahun lalu /
waktu yang lalu)
this morning (pagi ini)
one hour/day/week/month/year ago
(satu jam/hari/minggu/bulan/tahun lalu)
in January (di bulan Januari)
in 1999 (pada tahun 1999)
on Saturday (pada hari Sabtu)
when + S + verb-2 (when he arrived, when
I was stuck in traffic jam)
Examples of Simple Past Tense Sentences
A friend of mine was here yesterday.
(Teman saya disini kemarin.)
He ignored my call last week.
(Dia mengacuhkan telepon saya minggu
lalu.)
I met my client this morning.
(Saya bertemu klien tadi pagi.)
My sister was born in 1999.
(Saudara perempuan saya lahir pada tahun
1999.)
The water heater stopped working on
Saturday.
(Pemanas air itu berhenti bekerja pada
hari Sabtu.)
I rolled down the window and took a
breath when I was stuck in the heavy
traffic jam.
(Saya menurunkan jendela dan menarik
napas ketika saya terjebak di kemacetan
berat itu.)
 Functions and Examples of Simple Past Tense
Sentences
1. Simple past tense to discuss actions taken with a
certain duration of time in the past. The "to"
preposition can be used to determine the time
period of the event.
• Vina and I went to the Ragunan zoo three months
ago.
• Did he arrive on time yesterday?
2. Simple past tense to discuss habits in the past.
Subordinate conjunctions "when" are usually used
at this time.
• I often did exercises in the gym when I lived in
Bandung.
3. To show that there is a short past action (simple past
tense) that occurs when a long duration action (past
continuous tense) is in progress.
• I was reading a journal in the library when someone
burped out loud.
4. To show that an action (simple past tense) directly
follows the action that has been completed (past
perfect tense). I had finished my breakfast when he
picked me up
5. Simple past tense is used in conditional sentence
type 2.
• If she studied hard, she would be pass.
• I would buy a sports car if I had much money.
 ESSAY
1. She___football last month
( plays/played )

2. Grandmother___friend chicken yesterday

( cooks/ cooked )

3. He___ in the school a minute ago

( were/was )

4. Mrs.Bella___a novel in book store ast night

( buys/bought )

5. My mother___bring some food last week

( doesn’t/ didn’t )
6. Did your mother___ the tea last night
( drink/drinks )

7. Jenna ___ her shirt yesterday afternoon

( washed/ washes )

8. she___ me an orange last night

( gives/gove )

9` Did you___ the resvit of my exam

( tells/tell )

10.. My sister___a rainbow cake lastday

( made/make )
Multiple Choice Questions
1. He.... The violin
A. Played
B. Play
C. Plays
D. Playing
E. Will play

2. We.... For one hour

A. Waiting
B. Wait
C. Waited
D. Waits
E. Is wait

3. They.... At the beach all day

A. Sit
B. Sat
C. Sitting
D. Will sit
E. Sits

4. Shauna.... Sapanere for five years

A. Studied
B. Study
C. Studying
D. Is study
E. Was studied

A.
5. i.... In london
A. Working
B. Work
C. Works
D. Worked
E. Worker

6. I.... A movie yesterday

A. See
B. Seeling
C. Saw
D. Is see
E. Seen

7. I.... Yesterday
A. Arrive
B. Arrived
C. Arriving
D. Will arrive
E. Is arrive

8. We.... For the movie yesterday

A. Go
B. Going
C. Went
D . Goes
E. Gone
9. You.... Debby
A. Calling
B. Called
C. Calls
D. Call
E. Is call

10.He.... Away in 2001

A. Pass
B . Passsing
C. Passed
D. Passed
E. Will Pass
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