Simple Past Tense

Simple Past Tense adalah waktu yang digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau kegiatan yang terjadi dimasa lampau dan waktu terjadinya persitiwa itu telah diketahui.

I	Was
You	Were
They
We
He	Was
She
It

I	Did / Didn't
You
They
We
He She It

CATATAN:

DID  digunakan pada kalimat tanya.

DID NOT (DIDN'T)  digunakan pada kalimat negatif.

TO BE 2 (Was & Were) digunakan ketika suatu kalimat tidak ada unsur kata kerja hanya

Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat Simple Past Tense

Mengekspresikan kalimat Simple Past Tense yang menggunakan kata kerja

+	Subject + Verb 2 + Object
-	Subject + DID NOT (DIDN'T) + Verb 1 + Object
?	DID + Subject + Verb 1 + Object ?
?	Question Word + DID + Subject + Verb 1 ?

Contoh :

+	He bought a pair of shocks yesterday.
-	He didn't buy a pair of shocks yesterday.
?	Did he buy a pair of shocks yesterday? Jawaban: Yes He did, atau No, He did not (didn't)
?	Why did he buy a pair of shocks yesterday?

Pada contoh kalimat positif diatas menggunakan kata kerja bought (bentuk Verb 2 dari kata buy). Hanya pada kalimat positif saja Verb 2 digunakan.

Fungsi Simple Past Tense

Biasanya digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu keadaan yang telah dilakukan diwaktu lampau dan selesai pada saat itu juga atau untuk menggambarkan suatu kejadian yang terjadi pada saat tertentu diwaktu lampau, contohnya:  

She finished my cooking yesterday.

They worked with me two months ago.

Mengekspresikan kalimat Simple Past Tense yang tidak menggunakan kata kerja

+	Subject + To be 2 + Non Verb + Object
-	Subject + To be 2 + NOT + Non Verb + Object
?	To be 2 + Subject + Non Verb + Object?
?	Question Word + To be 2 + Subject + Non Verb + Object?

Contoh :

+	I was a singer 5 years ago. We were a singer 5 years ago.
-	I was not a singer 5 years ago. We were not a singer 5 years ago.
?	Were you a singer 5 years ago? Jawaban: Yes I was, atau No, I was not
?	Where were you last night? Jawaban: I was at home. Why was she absent yesterday? Jawaban: She was sick yesterday

Fungsi Simple Past Tense

Biasanya digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu kebiasaan diwaktu lampau tetapi tidak berlangsung lagi sekarang, contohnya:

When I was young, I worked hard

Keterangan waktu untuk Simple Past Tense  yang digunakan adalah: 

yesterday, last night, last week, yesterday morning, an hour ago, two days ago, and so on.