Past Tense and Past Continous To express the










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Past Tense and Past Continous To express the activities happened in the Past / previous action
Analyze these sentences!! Past Tense • I was sad last night • Doni was sick yesterday • We were the winner of the game last year • I watched football match yesterday morning • Karin bought a new car two weeks ago • They studied about Healthy Fish yesterday afternoon Past Continous • I was watching cartoon last night • They were playing soccer in campus last Saturday afternoon • Marina was talking on the last night
Analyze these sentences!! • I was talking on the phone when Tiwi knocked the door last night. • While I was cooking for lunch, the phone rang many times yesterday • When Bowo came to my • I hit the motorcycle in house yesterday, Didi front of me while I was sleeping on sofa. driving my own car two days ago
Formula/ Pattern To. Be Subject+was/were+kt sifat/kt. benda/kt. ket • He was exteremely hungry last night • I was so sleepy in the classroom yesterday • The cows were so fat a month ago Verb 2 Subject+verb 2 (regular/irregular)+ Object • I dreamt about being a president, last night. • Ferdi drank too much coffee last night. • I watched a detective movie on TV three days ago. • They played tennis in the city hall
Examples TO be (negative+interrogative) Verbs (negative+interrogative) • When I was young, I was not fat • We were not thirsty at all yesterday morning. • Was Susan sick last night? • Were you in Bali three days ago? • I did not eat anything last night. • They did not study Math a week ago. • Did you come late yesterday afternoon? • Did the leader tell us about the homework yesterday?
When and While When: can be used for Past Tense and Past Continous • When I was sleeping , a man broke the window last night • I was sleeping when a man broke the window last night While: Only used for Past Continous • While I was sleeping, a man broke the window.
Please, correct the sentences! • Fitri entered Tirtayasa University eight months ago • Aryo went to campus last night • Yeshi wrote an article last Sunday morning • Surya fed his fish yesterday afternoon • Fery celebrated her brother’s birthday yesterday afternoon • Tedi drew ricefield and city park last monday
Something, Anything, Nothing • I did not eat anything last night • I ate nothing last night • I ate something last night • I wanted to meet somebody last night • I did not meet anybody last night • I met nobody last night
Someone, Anyone, No One • I met someone special last night • I did not meet anyone special last night • I met no one at the book store last night • Did you see anyone here, yesterday morning? • I saw no one, here.
• • • Tito operated laptop this morning Desy was back to dormitory/boarding house Devy went to mosque Suhe had lunch Ita discussed her task