ANDITA MAS PEBRIANTI (P17324417013)

TYA ANGGUN MUTIANINGSIH (P17324417029)

 SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Sometimes called the preterite, is used to talk about a completed action in a

time before now. The simple past is the basic form of past tense in English.
The time of the action can be in the recent past or the distant past and action
duration is not important.
The formula of simple past tense
Verbal
(+) S + V2 + O + C
(-) S + did + not + V1 + O + C
(?) Did + S + V1 + O + C ?
(?) WH + did + S + V1 + O + C ?
 EXAMPLES :

S + REGULAR +V2

(+) SHE PLAYED TENNIS WITH MY FRIENDS YESTERDAY

(-) SHE DID NOT PLAY WITH MY FRIENDS YESTERDAY
(?)DID SHE PLAY WITH MY FRIENDS YESTERDAY ?
(?) WHAT DID SHE PLAY WITH MY FRIEND YESTERDAY ?
S + IRREGULAR + V2
(+)THEY WENT TO THE BEACH
(-) THEY DIDN'T GO TO THE BEACH
(?)DID THEY GO TO THE BEACH?
(?) WHAT DID THEY GO TO THE BEACH ?
You always use the simple past when you say when something happened, so it is
associated with certain past time expressions

I walked home at lunchtime.

I brought my lunch to school.
a definite point in time: last week, when I was a child, yesterday, six weeks ago
We saw a good film last week.
Yesterday, I arrived in Geneva.
She finished her work atseven o'clock
I went to the theatre last night
an indefinite point in time: the other day, ages ago, a long time ago People lived in
caves a long time ago.
She played the piano when she was a child.
Note: the word ago is a useful way of expressing the distance into the past. It is
placed after the period of time: a week ago, three years ago, a minute ago.
AFFIRMATIVE &
NEGATIVE FORM

I was/wasn’t at school yesterday.

He
She
It

We were/weren’t at the beach last week.

You
They
SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF TO BE (NOMINAL)

The Formula :
(+) S + (was/were) + noun / adj / adv)
(-) S + ( Was/were) + not + noun/ adj / adv
(?) Was/were + s + noun / adj / adv ?
(?) Wh + was/were + S + n/adj/adv?
EXAMPLES :
 QUESTION FORM
Yes, she was hungry.
I Yes, she was.
He hungry? No, she wasn’t hungry.
Was She
No,she wasn’t.
It

Yes, we were.
We at the theatre
No,we weren’t.
Were You last weekend?
They
Examples :
He was in the hospital yesterday
He was not in the hospital yesterday
Was he in the hospital yesterday ?
What was he in the hospital yesterday ?
 AFFIRMATIVE FORM
I
worked in the garden yesterday.
You
He
She danced at the party last night.
It
carried the heavy box.
We
You
bought new shoes.
They
 NEGATIVE FORM

I didn’t play tennis last weekend.

You
He didn’t clean the windows.
She
It
We didn’t go the dentist.
You
They
 QUESTION FORM

I
You
find your umbrella?
He
Did She Yes, I found my umbrella.
It Yes, I did.
We No, I didn’t find my umbrella.
You No, I didn’t.
They
 NOMINAL & VERBAL SENTENCES OF PAST TENSE.

 She is at the park now.

(+) - She was at the park yesterday.
(-) - She wasn’t at the park yesterday.
(?) - Was she at the park yesterday?
 She goes to the hospital to visit her friend.
(+) - She went to the hospital to visit
her friend last week.
(-) - She didn’t go to the hospital to
visit her friend last week.
(?) - Did she go to the hospital to visit
her friend last week?
Why do we use Simple Past Tense?

Completed actions in the past.

- My mom made some pancake for us yesterday.

A series of completed actions in the past.

- I finished my work, walked to the beach, and

found a nice place to swim.
 PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE

Indicates continuing action, something that was happening, going on, at some
point in the past. Both action occurred at the same time, but one action began
earlier and was in progress when the other action occurred. We use clause
connector : when and while. This tense is formed with the helping "to be"
verb, in the past tense, plus the present participle of the verb (with an -
ing ending):
The Formula of Past Progressive :
(+) S + was/were + present participle ( v-ing) + o + c
(-) S + was/were + not + present participle (v-ing) + o + c
(?) was/were + s + present participle (v-ing) + o + c
(?) Wh + was/were + s + present participle (v-ing) + o + c
 Examples :

He was playing football when I came yesterday.

He was not playing football when I came yesterday.
Was he playing football when I came yesterday? Yes I was, no I wasn’t
What was he playing when I came yesterday?

While he was playing football, I came yesterday.

While he was not playing football, I came yesterday.
 Simple Past Past Progressive
irregular verbs: see 2nd column of irregular past form of 'be' + ing form of verb
verbs

I spoke I was speaking

you were speaking
regular verbs: verb + ed he / she / it was speaking
we were speaking
I worked they were speaking

Exceptions
Exceptions when adding 'ed' :
 when the final letter is e, only add d.
Example: love - loved
 after a short, stressed vowel, the final
consonant is doubled
Example: admit - admitted
 final l is always doubled in British
English (not in American English)
Example: travel - travelled
 after a consonant, final y becomes i. (but:
not after a vowel)
Example: worry - he worried
but: play - he played
Exceptions when adding 'ing' :
 silent e is dropped (but: does not apply for -
ee)
Example: come - coming
but: agree - agreeing
 after a short, stressed vowel, the final
consonant is doubled
Example: sit - sitting
 final l is always doubled in British English
(not in American English)
Example: travel - travelling
 final ie becomes y.
Example: lie - lying
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs.
1)Minnie________(bake)
baked a huge cake for
Mickey’s birthday party yesterday

broke
2)John________(break) a window while he was
playing football last week

3)____
Did you____(ask)
ask a question during the
lesson yesterday?

4)They __________(have)
had a picnic at the
weekend last week.

Were they at the party last night ?

5)____
 made
6)My mother________(make) a sandwich for
me two days ago.

7)He ____ didn’t go

was ill so he ___________(not,go) to
school yesterday.

bought
8)He _______(buy) an expensive car
last year.

9) ____she
Did _____
clean (clean) the house at
the weekend last week?
10)Students _________(not, listen) to the
teacher didn’t listen
11) I (Plan) about my studies when my
mother asked yesterday.
was planning