Past Tense

 Simple Past Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan peristiwa atau tindakan yang telah selesai dilakukan di masa lampau. Biasanya, tense ini digunakan untuk menceritakan pengalaman, kejadian, atau aktivitas yang sudah terjadi.

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Ciri-Ciri Simple Past Tense:

1. Menggunakan Verb 2 (kata kerja bentuk lampau):

   • Regular verbs ditambahkan "-ed" (contoh: walked, played).
   • Irregular verbs memiliki bentuk khusus yang harus dihafalkan (contoh: went, saw).

2. Menggambarkan tindakan yang terjadi dan selesai di masa lalu.

   • Contoh: I visited Bali last year.

3. Menggunakan kata keterangan waktu (time signals) yang menunjukkan masa lampau.

   • Contoh: yesterday, last night, two days ago, in 2010.

4. Kalimat negatif dan pertanyaan menggunakan "did" sebagai kata bantu, dan kata kerja kembali ke bentuk dasar (Verb 1):

   • Kalimat negatif: I did not (didn't) go to the party.
   • Pertanyaan: Did you visit the museum?

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Struktur Kalimat Simple Past Tense:

1. Kalimat Positif (Positive Sentence):

   • Subjek + Verb 2 + objek/keterangan.
   • Contoh: She watched a movie yesterday.

2. Kalimat Negatif (Negative Sentence):

   • Subjek + did not (didn’t) + Verb 1 + objek/keterangan.
   • Contoh: They did not (didn’t) play football last weekend.

3. Kalimat Pertanyaan (Interrogative Sentence):

   • Did + Subjek + Verb 1 + objek/keterangan?
   • Contoh: Did you see the concert last night?

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Contoh Narasi Menggunakan Simple Past Tense:

Narasi:
Last weekend, I went to the beach with my family. We left home early in the morning and arrived at the beach at 9 a.m. The weather was sunny and perfect for a day at the beach. I swam in the sea, built sandcastles with my younger brother, and played volleyball with my friends. We had a picnic on the beach, and my mom prepared delicious sandwiches. In the afternoon, we watched the sunset. It was a beautiful day, and we went home feeling happy and relaxed.

Penjelasan:

• Went, left, arrived, swam, built, played, had, watched adalah Verb 2 yang digunakan untuk menggambarkan peristiwa di masa lalu.

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Contoh Dialog Menggunakan Simple Past Tense:

Dialog:

• Tom: What did you do last weekend?
• Sara: I went to the beach with my family.
• Tom: That sounds fun! Did you swim in the sea?
• Sara: Yes, I did. I also played volleyball and built sandcastles with my brother.
• Tom: Wow, that’s great! What time did you get home?
• Sara: We got home around 6 p.m., just after sunset.

Penjelasan:

• Dialog ini menunjukkan penggunaan Simple Past Tense dengan kata kerja bentuk lampau seperti went, did, played, built, got.

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Time Signals untuk Simple Past Tense:

1. Yesterday (kemarin)

   • Contoh: I saw a movie yesterday.

2. Last (week/month/year/night) (minggu/bulan/tahun/malam yang lalu)

   • Contoh: She visited her grandmother last month.

3. Ago (yang lalu) - biasanya dengan satuan waktu.

   • Contoh: They moved to this city three years ago.

4. In + tahun atau masa lampau.

   • Contoh: He graduated in 2015.

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Contoh Recount Text:

Title: My Trip to the Beach
Orientation:
Last Sunday, I went to the beach with my family. It was a bright and sunny day, perfect for a beach trip.

Events:
We left home early and reached the beach at 9 a.m. First, we set up our tent and then I went swimming with my brother. After that, we built sandcastles and played beach volleyball with some other kids. At noon, we had a picnic. My mom made delicious sandwiches, and we ate them while sitting on the sand.

Reorientation:
In the afternoon, we watched the beautiful sunset before heading home. It was a fun and relaxing day, and I can’t wait to go back to the beach!

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15 Soal Melengkapi Kalimat dan Dialog Terkait Simple Past Tense:

1. I ______ (visit) my grandparents last weekend.
2. They ______ (not/see) the movie yesterday.
3. ______ (do) you go to the park last Sunday?
4. She ______ (buy) a new dress two days ago.
5. We ______ (play) basketball after school yesterday.
6. He ______ (not/eat) dinner with us last night.
7. My father ______ (fix) the car yesterday.
8. ______ (did) she travel to Japan last year?
9. I ______ (watch) TV for three hours last night.
10. We ______ (not/attend) the meeting last week.
11. They ______ (arrive) at the hotel at 7 p.m. last night.
12. I ______ (study) hard for the test last night.
13. My brother ______ (clean) his room two days ago.
14. Did you ______ (go) to the concert last weekend?
15. She ______ (not/call) me yesterday.