Past Tense

Simple Past Tense is a sentence that states an act or event in the past in the simplr form.

Rumus :
(+) S+verb2
( - )S+did+not+verb2
(?)Did+subject+verb1?

The example of adverb of time :
- Two days ago
- Last day
- Last night
- Last weeklast month
- Last year
- Eartier
- Before
- Just now
- Yesterday

Example :
(+) I saw a good film last night
( - ) You didn’t see a good film last night
(?) Did you see a good film last night?

Untuk menyatakan kebiasaan yang kita lakukan pada waktu lampau dan sekarang tidak dilakukan lagi.


The example of adverb of time :
- Every morning
- Every day
- Every Friday
- Every week
- Every month
- Every oktober
- Always
- Often
- Sometimes
- Usually
- Seldom
- Never

Example :
(+) We read the newspaper every morning
( - ) I didn’t go to the zoo with my family every week
(?) Did you meet your classmate every Sunday?

Past Continous Tense is a sentence stating an activity or action that is happening but in the past.

Rumus :
(+) S+was/were+V-ing
( - ) S+was/were+not+V-ing
(?) Was/were+S+V-ing

Example :
(+) You were swimming last Sunday
( - ) They weren’t swimming yesterday
(?) Was Annisa swimming at 7 o’clock morning?



Untuk menyatakan sebuah peristiwa yang sudah mulai terjadi ketika peristiwa lainnya terjadi. Untuk menyatakan ini umumnya Past Continous Tense digabungkan dengan Simple Past Tense.

Rumus :
- Past continous tense + when + simple past tense. Example : His sister was writing a letter when he watched TV.
- Past continous tense + while + past continous tense. Example : I was listening music while my mother cooking soup.
- Simple past tense + while + past continous tense. Example : He wrote a letter as he was watching TV.