PAST TENSE

When do we use it?

When we talk about something in the past with
the particular time
Divided into 2 parts
1. No Verb
2. Verb
 Using to be 2 for “no verb”
(was, were)
 Using verb 2 for “verb”
(studied, sang, worked, slept, etc.)
Adverb of time
Yesterday
Last night
2 days ago
Last ….
(last night, last year, last holiday, last
meeting, etc.)
…. ago
( 2 days ago, 30 minutes ago, 10 years
ago, etc.)
Where were you last night?
Dimana kamu kemarin
malam?
Focus on “No Verb”
Subject To Be 2
I was
You were
They were
We were
He was
She was
It was
No Verb (to be 2)
+) S + to be 2 + adj, noun, adv
 She was angry last night (adjective)
 We were in my room 30 minutes ago (adverb of place)
–) S + to be 2 + not + adj, noun, adv
 He was not upset (adjective)
 His brothers were not sailors (noun)
?) To be 2 + S + adj, noun, adv ?
 Were you sleepy on the last meeting? (adjective)
Yes, I was/No, I wasn’t
 Was your sister at school this morning? (adverb of
place)
Yes, she was/No, She was not
Abbreviation
NO VERB
Positive Negative
I was I was not = I wasn’t
You were = You’re You were not = You’re not / You weren’t
They were = They’re They were not = They’re not / They weren’t
We were = We’re We were not = We’re not / We weren’t
She was = She’s She was not = She’s not / She wasn’t
He was = He’s He was not = He’s not / He wasn’t
It was = It’s It was not = It’s not / It wasn’t
Examples
1. I was there last night.
2. They were curious about the movie
3. There was a large factory last year
4. You were in my heart, but not anymore.
5. Bill was thin, but he is so fat now.
6. Frank and Dave were not in London last month.
7. The weather was not good yesterday.
8. Where was your father last night?
9. Who was she on the stage with?
10. Were you a teacher 10 years ago?
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PAST TENSE
(Verb)
Focus on “Verb”
What did you do
lastnight?

Apa yang kamu lakukan

kemarin malam?
Verb 2
Subject Auxiliary Verb
I did
You did
They did
We did
He did
She did
It did
The example of conversation
( Contoh Percakapan )
• What did you do last night?
 I watched television last night.
• What did they do yesterday?
 They played football yesterday.
• What did he do two days ago?
 He washed his car two days ago.
• What did Mrs. Jean do last month?
 Mrs. Jean/She cooked a lot of meatball last
month.
>> Did you listen radio in your bedroom last night?
> Yes, I did
> Yes, I listened radio in my bedroom last night

>> Did he watch a movie two hours ago?

> No, he didn’t
> No, he didn’t watch a movie two hours ago
but he watched football two hours ago

>> Did they borrow some books in the library

yesterday?
> Yes, ……………………
> No, ……………………
Verb
Kalimat Possitive
S + Verb II + O + Keterangan waktu
We washed the clothes yesterday.
Kalimat Negative
S + didn’t/did not + Verb + O + Keterangan waktu
My father didn’t repair his car last month.
Kalimat Interrogative
Did + S + Verb + O + Keterangan waktu ?
Did they paint the wall last year?
Yes , they did
No, they didn’t
Abbreviation
Verb
Negative
I did not = I didn’t
You did not = You didn’t
They did not = They didn’t
We did not = We didn’t
She did not = She didn’t
He did not = He didn’t
It did not = It didn’t
Conclusion of using Verb
Using Verb 2 only for affirmative sentence
(positive sentence)
REGULAR VERBS
Examples of Verb 2
Play – Played Borrow – Borrowed
Study – Studied Carry – Carried
Listen – Listened Walk – Walked
Wash – Washed Kiss – Kissed
Watch – Watched Cook – Cooked
Paint – Painted Dance – Danced
Kick – Kicked Jump – Jumped
Clean – Cleaned Climb – Climbed
Erase – Erased Water – Watered
Push – Pushed Pull – Pulled
Plant – Planted Close – Closed
Lock – Locked Open – Opened
IRREGULAR VERBS
Examples of Verb 2
Eat – Ate Throw – Threw
Drink – Drank Run – Ran
Wake up – Woke up Bring – Brought
Go – Went Sweep – Swept
Read – Read Take – Took
Write – Wrote Put – Put
Buy – Bought Cut – cut
Sell – Sold See – Saw
Sleep – Slept Drive – Drove
Draw – Drew Ride – Rode
Sing – Sang Sit – Sat
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