This Powerpoint will explain to you about Simple Past Tense Nominal Form

1. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
NOMINAL
SITI YULAIKHAH, M.Pd
SMP NEGERI 2 DEPOK

2. NOMINAL SENTENCE
Nominal Sentences is a sentence without any
verb.
There is a to be and complement on it
COMPLEMENT
TO BE
SUBJECT

3. Subject
Noun = Hery, Nabil, Anna, Sarry, Abigail,
Dona and Rafa, The pencil, The cat, etc
Pronoun = They, We, I, You, He, she and It.
Gerund = Sleeping, talking, fishing, smoking,
driving, etc
Noun Clause= The man whom I really like was
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4. NOMINAL SENTENCE
Positive Subject + TO BE (was/were) + Complement
Subject + TO BE (was/were) + not+
Complement
TOBE (was/were) + Subject+ Complement?
Yes, Subject + to be (was/were)
No, Subject + was/were not
Negative
Interogative

5. TO BE (BE) Is, am, are

6. NOMINAL SENTENCE
Noun
Adjective
Adverb(of place)

7. Base Form Simple Past Tense Nominal
We (tobe/be) at Pelangi Cafe last night We at Pelangi Cafe last
night
Dona and Rafa (be) best friends Dona and Rafa best friend
My mother (be) a secretary five years ago
Andrew (be) here five minutes ago
My mother a secretary five years
ago
Andrew here five minutes ago
were
were
was
POSITIVE FORM OF NOMINAL SIMPLE PAST TENSE
I (be) sick last night I sick last night
You (be) in Pekalongan a month ago You in Pekalongan a month ago
was
were
was
My hat (be) black My hat black
was

8. Positive Form ( S + tobe + Complement) Negative Form (S + To be + not +
Complement)
We were at Pelangi Cafe last night We at Kopi Doank Cafe last
night
Dona and Rafa were best friends Dona and Rafa enemies
My mother was a secretary five years ago
Andrew (be) here five minutes ago
My mother a secretary five
years ago
Andrew at his house five
minutes ago
were not
were not
was not
NEGATIVE FORM OF NOMINAL SIMPLE PAST TENSE
I was sick last night I well last night
You were in Pekalongan a month ago You in Malang a month ago
was not
were not
was not
My hat was black My hat white
was not

9. INTERROGATIVE FORM OF NOMINAL SIMPLE PAST TENSE
POSITIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE YES ANSWER NO ANSWER
We were at
Pelangi Cafe
last night
We weren’t
at Kopi Doank
Cafe last night
Were we at
Pelangi Cafe last
night?
Yes, You were
Were we at Kopi
Doank Cafe last
night?
No, You
weren’t
Dona and
Rafa were
best friends
Dona and Rafa
were enemies
Were Dona and
Rafa ( they) best
friends?
Yes, they were
Were They
enemies?
No, they
weren’t
was not=wasn’t
were not = weren’t

10. INTERROGATIVE FORM OF NOMINAL SIMPLE PAST TENSE
POSITIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE YES ANSWER NO ANSWER
My mother
was a
secretary five
years ago
My mother was
not a teacher
five years ago
Was my mother a
secretary five
years ago?
Yes, she was
Was my mother a
teacher five years
ago?
No, she wasn’t
Andrew was
here five
minutes ago
Andrew wasn’t
at his house
five minutes
ago
Was Andrew here
five minutes ago?
Yes, he was
Was Andrew at his
house five minutes
ago?
No, he wasn’t

11. INTERROGATIVE FORM OF NOMINAL SIMPLE PAST TENSE
POSITIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE YES ANSWER NO ANSWER
I was sick last
night
I wasn’t well
last night
was I sick last
night
Yes, you were
was I well last
night
No, you
weren’t
You were in
Pekalongan a
month ago
You weren’t in
Malang a
month ago
Were You in
Pekalongan a
month ago?
Yes, I was
Were in Malang a
month ago?
No, you weren’t

12. INTERROGATIVE FORM OF NOMINAL SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Positive Negative Interrogative “Yes” Answer “No” Answer
My hat was
black
My hat
wasn’t white
was my hat
black?
Was my hat
black?
Yes, It was
No, it wasn’t