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Minggu, 04 November 2012

Simple Past Tense



Simple past is used for describing acts that have already been concluded and whose exact time of occurrence is known. Furthermore, simple past is used for retelling successive events
Simple Past Tense (Waktu Lampau Sederhana)
Rumus :
+} S+Be+Was/Were+O/C
-} S+Be+Was/Were+not+O/C
?} Be+Was/Were+ S+O/C
Example :
+} We were at school yesterday
-} We were not at school yesterday
?} were we at school yesterday ?
For I, He, She, It = Was
They, we, you = were
Contoh :
(+) I saw a good film last night
(+) He came here last month
(-) I saw not a good film last night
(-) He came not last month
(?) Saw I a good film last night
(?) Came He here last month
* Verbal Sentence
  Formula :
(+) S + V2 + O + Time signal.
(-) S + did + not + V2 + O + Time signal.
(?) did + S + V1 + O + Time signal?


Example :
(+) I ate cake yesterday
(-) I did not eat cake yesterday
(?) did I eat cake yesterday?

Time signal :
-          Yesterday            : kemarin
-          Last……                :……yang lalu
-          Last night            : kemarin malam
-          Last week            : minggu yang lalu
-          ………ago              : yang lalu
-          Three days ago   : tiga hari yang lalu
-          Two years ago    : dua hari yang lau

Example:
My father gave me a gift last week.



* Nominal sentence

(+) S + was/were + complement.                                              was             : I, he, she, it
(-) S + was/were + not + complement.                                      were           : you, they, we
(?) was/were + S + complement?

Example :
(+) I was in Surabaya last week.
(-) I was not Surabaya last week.
(?) was I in Jakarta last week?

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