Belajar Bahasa Inggris (Past Tense)

 CHAPTER 2

 PAST TENSE

2.1. The Use of Simple Past Tense

We use the past simple to talk about actions or situations in the past.

2.2.   The Adverbs of time  used

       

         The adverbs of time used in this tense are Yesterday, last….., a week ago, this morning , last night, yesterday morning, yesterweek, yestermonth, yesteryear, etc.

2.3.    The Patterns of Simple Past  Tense

          2.3.1. The Positive Pattern

S + Verb 2…………………………………………………… Yesterday

              

               Examples :

1.      John saw a crocodile in the river yesterday.

2.      We studied English  here last week.

3.      They played football in the field yesteryear  

              2.3.2. The Negative Pattern

S + didn’t + Verb 1…………………………………… ……..Yesterday

              

              Examples :

1.      John didn’t see a crocodile in the river yesterday.

2.      We didn’t study here last week.

3.      They didn’t play football in the field yesteryear.

               2.3.3. The Interrogative Pattern

Did  + S + Verb 1……………………………………………..Yesterday?

               

              Examples:

1.      Did John see a crocodile in the river yesterday ? Yes, he did/No, he didn’t

2.      Did you study here last week ? Yes, we did/ No, we didn’t

3.      Did they play football in the field yesteryear? Yes, they did/No, they didn’t

             2.3.4. The Question-word Pattern

QW + did  + S + Verb 1……………………………….………Yesterday?

            

             Examples:

1.      What  did John see in the river yesterday ? a crocodile

2.      When did John see a crocodile in the river? yesterday 

QW +  Verb 2……………………………….………Yesterday? S + did

            

             Examples :

1.      Who saw a crocodile in the river yesterday ? John did

2.      What grew in the rice-field last year? A coconut tree did

     EXERCISE I : Translate these sentences into English !

1. Kami menjual mobil kami kemarin
2. Apakah kamu pergi ke luar tadi malam ?
3. Dia tidak datang ke pesta itu minggu lalu
4. Apakah kamu tidur nyenyak tadi malam ?
5. Kami menjual rumah kami di Jakarta tahun lalu.
6. Manajer pemasaran tersebut melakukan penelitian minggu lalu.
7. Apakah perusahaan anda menjual kursi tahun lalu ? Ya.
8. Kapan anda menjalankan usaha anda di Jakarta ? tahun lalu
9. Siapa yang  membuat kue itu kemarin ? ibu saya.
10. Apa yang jatuh di jalan kemarin ? Tas saya.

      EXERCISE II. Change the following sentences into (+), (-), ( ?),  Present Continous Tense.

1.      Tom saw the cats having business under the tree yesterday

2.      They played cricket at school last week

3.      Did the policeman arrest the thief last night ?

4.      The teacher did not attend the meeting this morning