Cute Onion Club - Onion Head SRI INDRIANA E-PRIMBON: SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Rabu, 22 Februari 2012

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Simple Past Tense is used to indicate the activity in the past. Furthermore, simple past is used for retelling successive events. So, it is commonly used in a story telling.


The formula of Simple Past Tense :
A. Without Verb :
(+) S + to be (was/were) + Obj. / Compliment
(-) S + to be (was/were) + not + Obj. / Compliment
(?) To be (was/were) + S + Obj. / Compliment + ?
   Example :
      (+) I was at home last night
      (-) I was not at home last night
      (?) Was I at home last night?

B. With Verb :
(+) S + V2 + Compliment
(-) S + did + not + V1 + Compliment
(?) Did + S + V1 + Compliment + ?
     Example :
       (+) I called him last night.
       (-) I did not call him last night.
       (?) Did I call him last night?

Time Signal of Simple Past Tense :
¯ Yesterday
¯ Yesterday afternoon
¯ Last night
¯ Last month
¯ Last week
¯ Last year
¯ An hour ago



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