The simple past tense is used to describe a completed activity that happened in the past.

1. Simple Past Tense
Kelas IX SMP
Fitriani Nurfadillah, S.Pd
Guru Bahasa Inggris SMP Terpadu Darul ‘Amal

2. Simple Past Tense
The simple past tense is used to
describe a completed activity that
happened in the past.

3. Verbs
Regular verb is (base form of verb)
+ ed
Example:
1. Wash  Washed
2. Stay  Stayed
3. Walk  Walked
4. Work  Worked
5. Paint  Painted
6. Study  Studied

4. Irregular Verbs
Irregular verb is used to
create simple past tense and
past paticiple. It is type of
verb that does not follow the
general rule. So that simple
past tense is formed in a
variety ways.
Example:
1. Drink  Drank
2. See  Sat
3. Eat  Ate
4. Sit  Sat
5. Take  Took
6. Say  Said
7. Tell  Told
8. Run  Ran
9. Swim  Swam
10. Do  Did

5. Examples of Past Tense
Regular Verbs
• Yesterday I washed clothes in
the bathroom.
• Last time I walked with my
friend to the canteen.
• My father worked in the office
last morning.
• Last Monday I studied English
with Ms. Fitri.
Irregular Verbs
• Yesterday I drank a cup of coffee.
• I ate a bowl of meatball last
time.
• Last morning my mother said
that I should go to school earlier.
• I saw beautiful view yesterday.
• I did my homework last night.

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