ADVANCED ENGLISH COUR SE SIMPLE PAST TENSE Rahayu

ADVANCED ENGLISH COUR SE SIMPLE PAST TENSE Rahayu Kencana Arkhami 1305020100 6 C

What is simple past tense ? Simple past tense indicates that an activity or situation began and ended at a particular time in the past. What is the function of it ? Simple past tense is used to talk about a complete action in a time before now.

TIME SIGNALS • • Just now This morning Yesterday afternoon Yesterday evening Last night Last week Last Sunday Last month Last year The day before yesterday • An hour ago • A few minutes ago • • •

PATTERNS OF SIMPLE PAST TENSE FOR NON VERBAL SENTENCES The sentences below change TOBE into WAS and WERE. As was for I, he, she, it and were for you, they, we. A. Positive Sentence S + Was / Were + Non Verb He was sick last night B. Negative Sentence S + Was/Were + Not + Non Verb He was not sick last night A. Positive Question Was / Were + S + Non Verb ? Was he sick last night ? A. Negative Question Was / Were + Not + S + Non Verb ? Wasn’t he sick last night ?

PATTERNS OF SIMPLE PAST TENSE FOR VERBAL SENTENCES A. Positive Sentence S + Verb ( past form ) She bought a book yesterday B. Negative Sentence S + did + not + Verb 1 She did not buy a book yesterday C. Positive Question Did + S + Verb 1 Did she buy a book yesterday ? D. Negative Question Didn’t + S + Verb 1 Didn’t she buy a book yesterday ?

QUESTION WORDS IN SIMPLE PAST TENSE • • What did you buy this morning ? Where did you buy this book ? Why did you buy this book ? When did you buy this book ? How much did you buy this book ? With whom did you buy this book ?

REFERENCES • Azar, Betty Schrampfer. (1999). English Grammar : Third Edition. New York. Longman. • Suryadi Junaidi, S. Pd. (2007). Complete English Grammar. Yogyakarta. Pustaka Belajar. • Lado, M. J. (2008). Practical Complete English Grammar. Jakarta. Titik Terang.