2. Simple past is used to express
the activities or events in the past.
Signal word for Simple Past are :
Yesterday
Just now
……. Ago
Last …….
3. VERBAL SENTENCE
( + ) S + V2 + O
( - ) S + did not + V1 + O
( ? ) did + S + V1 + O
NOMINAL SENTENCE
( + ) S + tobe + Adj/Noun
( - ) S + tobe + not + Adj/Noun
( ? ) tobe + S + Adj/Noun
4. Tobe
- Was : I, She, He, It
- Were : They, We, You
Example Verbal Sentence
( + ) She wrote a letter to her
boyfriend last night.
( - ) I did not sleep well last
night.
( ? ) Did you come in the
party yesterday ?
5. Example Nominal Sentence
( + ) She was happy last night. ( Adv)
We were in Jakarta two weeks ago. ( N)
( - ) He was not happy last night.
We were not in Bali two weeks ago.
( ? ) Were you sad last night ?
Was She in Bali yesterday ?
6. One upon a time in lombok, there was in kingdom
named kuripan. The king of kuripan was very wise.
She did not want anyone killing each other
because of her. That’s why she decided to go the sea.
She died in the south sea of lombok. The king and
princes were sad and felt guilty. They regretted and
stopped fighting.
