The document discusses the simple past tense in English. It explains that the simple past tense is used to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past or habitual actions in the past. It provides examples of regular and irregular verbs in the positive, negative, and interrogative forms in simple past tense. It also discusses using time expressions like yesterday or last year with the simple past tense. The document concludes by providing example sentences using simple past tense verbs.

1. BAHASA INGGRIS 1
NIRWANA S.Pd, M.Pd
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
AND
REGULAR AND IRREGULAR
VERB

2. WE USE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
1. untuk membicarakan aksi yang terjadi dengan durasi waktu
tertentu di masa lampau.
EXAMPLE :
• The party started at 10.00 a.m.
• I studied civil engineering for almost 4 years
2. untuk membicarakan kebiasaan pada masa lampau
EXAMPLE :
• When I was a senior high school student, I always got up at
4 am to study.
• I often did exercises in the gym when I lived in Bandung.

3. Simple past tense
Positif (+)
S + Verb-2 /S + be(was/were)
The teacher came
I was a stamp collector
Negatif (-)
S + did + not + bare infinitive/S + be(was/were) + not
The teacher didn’t come
I wasn’t a stamp collector
Interogatif (?)
Did + S + bare infinitive/be(was/were) + S
Did the teacher come
Was I a stamp collector

4. TIME USE IN SIMPLE PAST TENSE
(yesterday, last two days, last
year) atau periode waktunya
(for two months, for a day, for
an hour) dapat disebutkan
secara spesifik

8. PENGUNAAN SIMPLE PAST TENSE DALAM
PARAGRAP
last year, I went to my village to meet with
my friend. when I arrived at his home, he was not
there. I was bored because he left me. he fished
with his friend until four hours. I was sad and
angry but I didn’t do something. I just waited
until he came. when he came, I said for him if I
didn’t like to wait until some hours. it was very
bored. and then I never came to his house again.
and finally, we were not friend again.

9. SIMPLE PAST TENSE IN SENTENCES
1. She crossed over the bridge by motorcycle last night
(ia menyebrangi jembatan dengan sepeda motor kemarin
malam)
2. I sent you a letter a month ago
(aku mengirimimu sebuah surat sebulan yang lalu)
3. They left me alone in the middle of the jungle yesterday
(mereka meninggalkan aku di tengah hutan kemarin)
4. Michael Jackson sang in his last concert at 2011
(Michael Jackson bernyanyi di konser terakhirnya pada tahun
2011).
5. My mother cooked fried chicken for my birthday party last
week
(Ibuku memasak ayam goring untuk acara ultahku minggu
yang lalu

10. WRITE YOUR EXPERIENCE IN ONE
PARAGRAPH

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