The document explains the use of the simple past tense in English, outlining the structure for both nominal and verbal sentences, and contrasts it with the simple present tense. It includes examples of regular and irregular verbs, sentence transformation exercises, and provides questions to practice forming sentences in the simple past tense. Additionally, it suggests activities for classroom discussion to reinforce understanding of the concepts presented.

1. WHAT DID YOU DO YESTERDAY?
What are you doing now?
What do you do every Sunday?

2. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
is used when you want to express the idea
that something has already finished/done.
There are 2 kinds of sentences: Nominal and
Verbal

3. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
•She was not tired
•My mom was mad last night
•Budi and Rini were not late yesterday
•I was happy at that time
• They were students last year.
•She stayed up late yesterday
•My parents cooked delicious meal
•You slept on the couch last night
• I drove my car two days ago
S + was/were + N/
adj/ Adv
S + Verb2 +
O/Complement + Adverb

4. Nominal Sentence
The book is expensive
You are smart
They are hungry
He is a lecturer
Michael and Rudi are students
(Nominal sentence : Noun and
Adjective)
S + is/am/are + Noun/Adjective/ C
HOW TO MAKE SENTENCES ???
“SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE”
Verbal Sentence
The car runs so fast
She works at the hospital
I play basketball
They make a project
Tina sleeps on the couch
(Verbal Sentence : Verb)
S + Verb (s/es) + O/Adverb
She,He,It : plus “s”/”es”
I, You, They, we : No additional
“s”

5. S. Present Tense VS S. Past Tense
I don’t drink mineral water everyday.
I didn’t drink mineral water yesterday.
She is sad.
She was sad last night.
Mom cooks for our dinner.
Mom cooked for our dinner two days ago.
Did your friend close the gate yesterday?
Do your friend close the gate every evening?

6. Regular and Irregular Verbs
• To make the past tense form of most verbs (regular
verbs) we simply add “ed” at the end.
Examples using the verb “walk”:
Past Tense: I walked through the maze.
• Irregular verbs are not that simple. We sometimes need
a dictionary to help us write the different forms of
irregular verbs.
Examples using the verb “see”:
Past Tense: We saw the secret maps.

7. Base Form Verb 2 Verb 3
see saw seen
go went gone
take took taken
Base Form Verb 2 Verb 3
decide decided decided
pull pulled pulled
cook cooked cooked

8. Change the verb that comes after each sentence to its past
tense form and write it in the blank. You may refer to a
dictionary. The first sentence has been completed for you.
1. I did all my homework in study hall. (do)
2. She ___________ of a better way to do it.
(think)
3. Sam ____________ us to lock the doors. (remind)
4. They ____________ their names on the list. (put)
5. Who ____________ my new shoes? (borrow)
6. We never _________ his real name. (know)

9. Examples
Question: Did you sit down?
Response: Yes, I sat down./ No, I did not sit down.
Question: Were you at home?
Response: Yes, I was at home./ No, I was not at home.
Sit is a verb, so you need to use ‘Did’, while, at home is Adverb of Place so you need
to use to be past “were”.

10. To make interrogative using Simple Past Tense, you need
to think whether your main element of your sentence is:
• showing action (using verb: verbal) or
• showing situation or explaining condition (using
adjective, adverb, noun: using nominal)
Example:
_____(do) you go out last night? I ______(call) you so
many times.

11. • Did you swim in the ocean?
• Did you wake up at 7 this morning?
• Did you take a bath?
• Did you sleep well last night?
• Did you break up with your girl?
• Did you steal my wallet?
• Were you mad at me?
• Did you drink some coffe before class?
• Did you text your boy this morning?
• Were you sad last night?
• Did you talk to your friend infront of you?
• Did you drive to campus?
• Did you eat your breakfast?

12. • Did you understand what I said?
• Did you wear a coat to campus?
• Were you sleepy before class?
• Did you study last night?
• Did you see someone last night?
• Did you take the LCD this morning?
• Were you fat two years ago?
• Did you put on your cloth before went to the campus?
• Were you sad this morning?
• Did you watch “Transformer”?
• Did you sing a song in the bathroom this morning?
• Did you hear me?

13. • Did you pray before went to the campus?
• Did you remember your family?
• Did you call someone up last night?
• Were you impatience?
• Did you find any difficulties when wrote in English?
• Did you come to the canteen this morning?
• Were you disappointed by someone?
• Did you chew a candy before class?
• Were you sick last week?
• Were you happy on the Val’s Day?
• Did you make a mistake?

14. Make a sentence (s. Past tense)
using the word !
eat
Sleep
Read

15. mad
thick
slim

16. short
sleep
cute

17. Compose a sentence using the words given below!
(Look at the word in bracket, adjective or verb?)
Ex : Jim (sick).
Jim was sick
Cathy (push) the door a minute ago.
Cathy pushed the door a minute ago.
1. Last year, she was (short).
2. Anne cries (cry) loudly this morning.
3. Bill and Jane (play) basketball yesterday.
4. They (happy) because of the holiday.
5. I (go) to the supermarket an hour ago.
6. Two years ago, she (fat).
7. We still (have) the money two weeks ago.
8. You (mad) of me last night.

18. 1. After the dinner, she (run) away.
2. I (not, drive) along the road two days ago.
3. She (come) to my house this morning.
4. Father (unhappy) last year.
5. The girls (slim).
6. My friends and I (smart, not).
7. They (sit, not) on the bench.
8. You (ugly) at that time.
9. He (slap) me on the cheek.
10. The bus (fall) down the road yesterday.
11. I (stand) under the tree when it (begin) to rain.
12. The students (raise) their hands.
13. She (lie, not) to me on the Val’s Day.
14. They (jump) when they (hear) the news.
15. I (do, not) believe those guys anymore.

19. Group 1
• Bring
• Touch
• Soft, not
• Like, not
• Sweet
Group 2
• Put
• Push
• Sit, not
• Sad
• Hot
• Take, not

20. Group 3
• Fly
• Touch, not
• Long
• Run
• Escape, not
• Drink
Group 4
• Sleep
• Thirsty, not
• Short
• Dream
• Awake
• Go, not

21. Group 5
• Draw
• Fall down, not
• Pick
• Sad
• Hard, not
• Listen
Group 6
• Crawl
• Run, not
• Mix
• Cold, not
• Relax
• bring

22. Group 7 :
• pray
• touch, not
• sad
• sleepy, not
• work, not
• climb
Stand up, not
Pres tense : She does not stand up there.
Past tense : She did not stand up there.
Hard, not:
Pres tense : The egg is not hard
Past tense : the egg was not hard

23. Complete the story….
Group 1: Yesterday, I went to the beach with
some of my classmates.
Group 2: The last new year holiday was so great.
Group 3: Two days ago was a nightmare for me.
Group 4: October 24th
2017 was my first date.
Group 5: There was nothing scarier than
what I saw last week at the hospital.
Group 6: A week ago, I visited my old friend.
Group 7: I had a very bad dream last night.

24. Work with your partner, explain one of these
points in front of the class!
1. a. What is Simple Past Tense (with the formula &
examples)?
b. In what situation we can use it?
2. a. What is a ‘Verb’?
b. Regular Verb vs Irregular Verb
3. a. Simple Past Tense vs Simple Present Tense
b. Examples of Simple Past & Simple
Present Tense