Saturday, October 5, 2013

Simple Past Tense




Pattern :


 ( + ) S + V2 + O

 Ex :
-         - I saw the movie yesterday.
-         - Last year, I traveled to Japan.
-         - She washed her car.

Note :
If subject following adjective or noun use was or were.
·        Use was if the subject I, He, She, It.
·        Use were if the subject You,They We.

Pattern :




 ( + ) S + Was/Were + Adj/Noun


Ex :
-         He was poor.
-         She was a good teacher.



Use Of Simple Past Tense
1.     Simple past tense used to express the event ended/complete action.
Ex :
-         I went to Prigi beach yesterday.
-         She was my girlfriend.

2.     To make the sub-clause from second unreal conditions type, that is if fact in simple present tense.
Ex :
-         If he were here now, he could help solve our problem.
-         If my English were very good, I wouldn’t need to read this formula.

3.     To make indirect sentence (indirect speech) if its direct sentence (direct speech) using simple present tense.
Ex :
-         He said that he was tired.
-         He said that she couldn’t make sentence.



 


        ( - ) S + Didn't + V1 + O
   
Ex :
-         I didn’t go to Surabaya last week.
-         They was not vacation last holiday.



 
( ? )  Did + S + V1 + O ?

Ex :
-         Where did you go last night ?
-         What did you do Saturday night ?


Note :
Kata keterangan waktu yang digunakan dalam past tense :
          Ago, Last, Yesterday, This morning, dan lain-lain.



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