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    Simple past tense is used to describe actions or events that were completed in the past with no connection to the present. There are two structures for simple past tense sentences: nominal, using adjectives, nouns, or adverbs instead of verbs; and verbal, using verbs. Examples are given of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in both structures. Time signals that can be used with simple past tense like "yesterday", "last week", and specific dates are also defined.

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    Simple past tense is used to describe actions or events that were completed in the past with no connection to the present. There are two structures for simple past tense sentences: nominal, using adjectives, nouns, or adverbs instead of verbs; and verbal, using verbs. Examples are given of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in both structures. Time signals that can be used with simple past tense like "yesterday", "last week", and specific dates are also defined.

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    Simple past tense is used to describe actions or events that were completed in the past with no connection to the present. There are two structures for simple past tense sentences: nominal, using adjectives, nouns, or adverbs instead of verbs; and verbal, using verbs. Examples are given of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in both structures. Time signals that can be used with simple past tense like "yesterday", "last week", and specific dates are also defined.

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    Simple past tense is used to describe actions or events that were completed in the past with no connection to the present. There are two structures for simple past tense sentences: nominal, using adjectives, nouns, or adverbs instead of verbs; and verbal, using verbs. Examples are given of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences in both structures. Time signals that can be used with simple past tense like "yesterday", "last week", and specific dates are also defined.

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    Simple Past Tense

    Simple past tense adalah sebuah tenses yang digunakan untuk menyatakan sebuah kejadian
    atau peristiwa yang telah dilakukan pada masa lampau, dalam bentuk ini tidak ada
    hubungannya sama sekali dengan kejadian saat ini.
    Struktur kalimatnya ada 2 macam yaitu:
    Nominal (menggunakan selain kata kerja; yaitu menggunakan kata sifat, kata benda, dan kata
    keterangan)
    Strukturnya :
    (+) S + Tobe Past (was, were) + kata sifat /kata benda/kata keterangan
    (-) S + Tobe Past (was, were)+ Not + kata sifat /kata benda/kata keterangan
    (?) Tobe Past (was, were) + S + kata sifat /kata benda/kata keterangan?
    Yes, S + Tobe Past (was, were)
    No, S + Tobe Past (was, were) + not

    Catatan:
    Was =I
    Were = You, We, They
    Was = He, She, It
    Kata sifat : contoh; beautiful, handsome, bad dan lain sebagainya
    Kata benda : contoh; Pilot, President, student dan lain sebagainya
    Kata keterangan : contoh; Here, at morning, in mosque dan lain sebagainya

    Contoh:
    (+)Kamu disini kemarin.
    You were here yesterday.

    (-) Kamu tidak disini kemarin.


    You were not here yesterday.

    (?) Apakah kamu disini kemarin?


    Were you here yesterday?
    Yes, you were
    No, you were not
    Verbal (menggunakan kata kerja)
    (+) S + Verb 2 + O/C
    (-) S + did+ not + Verb 1 + O/C
    (?) Did + S + Verb 1 + O/C?
    Yes, S + did
    No, S + did +not

    Catatan:
    Verb 1: go
    verb 2 : went
    verb 3 : gone

    Contoh:
    (+) Saya pergi ke rumah paman saya minggu lalu.
    I went to my uncle’s house last week.

    (-) Saya tidak pergi ke rumah paman saya minggu lalu.


    I did not go to my uncle’s house last week.

    (?) Apakah Saya pergi ke rumah paman saya minggu lalu.


    Did I go to my uncle’s house last week.
    Yes, I did
    No, I did not
    Time Signal of Simple Past Tense
    Yesterday = kemarin
    Yesterday morning = kemarin pagi
    Last night = semalam, tadi malam
    Last week = pekan lalu
    Last Sunday = minggu lalu
    Last….. =………lalu
    An hour ago = sejam yang lalu
    Two hours ago = 2 jam yang lalu
    ……………..ago = …………..lalu
    In 1978 = pada th 1978
    The day before yesterday= kemarin dulu/ lusa
    On Sunday morning = pada hari Minggu

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