SERAYUNEWS- Simple past tense merupakan salah satu kalimat dalam bahasa Inggris yang menunjukkan kejadian di masa lampau.
Simple past tense juga memiliki rumus penulisan. Karena terjadi di masa lampau, keterangan waktu yang biasa digunakan adalah last night, yesterday, last week, a minute ago, a year ago, dan sebagainya.
Yuk, biar semakin paham, simak penjelasan mengenai 20 contoh simple past tense lengkap dengan rumusnya.
A. Using auxiliary did
a. Positive
Subject + Verb2+ Complement
Contoh: The board of director began the meeting an hour ago
b. Negative
Subject + Didn’t + Verb1 + Complement
Contoh: He didn’t join the class this morning
c. Interrogative
Did + Subject + Verb 1 + Complement
Contoh: Did all the students do the assignment yesterday?
B. Using to be was and were
a. Positive
Subject + Was/Were + Non Verb
Contoh: She was sad yesterday
b. Negative
Subject + Was/Were + Not + Non-Verb
Contoh: He was not happy because you were late
c. Interrogative
Was/Were + Not + Subjcet + Non-Verb
Contoh: Was the girl tired so she went to bed early
Yuk, simak 20 contoh simple past tense berikut ini.
1. She wanted to go to the beach last week.
Arti: Dia ingin pergi ke pantai minggu lalu.
2. He didn’t want to study math yesterday.
Arti: Dia tidak ingin belajar matematika kemarin.
3. Did you go to Jakarta yesterday?
Arto: Apa kamu kemarin pergi ke Jakarta?
4. My parents were able to come here?
Arti: Orang tua saya bisa datang ke sini?
5. The bed was not comfortable for me
Arti: Kasurnya tidak nyaman untuk saya.
6. Was your mother at home when your father called?
Arti: Apakah ibumu di rumah saat ayah menelepon?
7. She cooked fried rice yesterday evening.
Arti: Dia masak nasi goreng kemarin malam.
8. She taught English for ten years.
Arti: Dia mengajar bahasa Inggris selama 10 tahun.
9. When I was seven years old, I took an English course there.
Arti: Saat aku berumur 7 tahun, aku mengambil kelas bahasa Inggris di sini.
10. Your mom came to your apartment a month ago.
Arti: Ibumu datang ke apartemen ini sebulan lalu.
11. Lilian got a scholarship in USA.
Arti: Lilian mendapatkan beasiswa ke Amerika Serikat.
12. David completed his bachelor degree yesterday.
Arti: David menamatkan jenjang sarjananya kemarin.
13. The contractor designed this building in 1939.
Arti: Kontraktor merancang bangunan ini pada 1939.
14. She drank a glass of boba tea an hour ago.
Arti: Dia minum segelas teh boba sejam yang lalu.
15. They ignored my call this morning.
Arti: Mereka mengabaikan teleponku pagi ini.
16. The kid slept enough last night.
Arti: Anak itu tidur cukup tadi malam.
17. My cat died last year.
Arti: Kucingku mati tahun lalu.
18. He sailed to Africa in 1950.
Arti: Dia berlayar ke Afrika pada 1950.
19. Sakura joined Photography Club at campus last semester.
Arti: Sakura bergabung ke klub fotografi kampus semester lalu.
20. Sekar walked to school last week.
Arti: Sekar jalan kaki ke sekolah minggu lalu.
Demikian 20 contoh simple past tense beserta rumusnya. Semoga dapat bermanfaat! *** (Putri Silvia Andrini)
