Simple Past Tense

Simple Past Tense

By shinta Ismiawati

What is Simple Past Tense?

Simple Past Tense tells about an activity, a situation or a phenomenon that happened in the past or it started and ended in the past.

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What is the pattern or formula of a Simple Past Tense sentence?

Positive Sentence : S + V-2 (Past Verb)+ Object

Negative Sentence : S + did not (didn't) + V-1 (Base Verb)

Interrogative Sentence : Did + S + V-1 (Base Vertb)​

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Verbal Simple Past Tense

Positive Sentence : S + Was/were + Complement

Negative Sentence : S + was/were not + Complement

Interrogative Sentence : Was/were + S + Complement ?

​Nominal Simple Past Tense

Positive Sentence : S + V-2 (Past Verb)+ Object

Negative Sentence : S + did not (didn't) + V-1 (Base Verb)

Interrogative Sentence : Did + S + V-1 (Base Verb)​ ?

​Verbal Simple Past Tense

What is the pattern or formula of a Simple Past Tense sentence?

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• She was really excited to learn about "quizizz".

• They were so curious to learn about "quizizz".

Note : Was for subject : I, She, He, it

Were for subject : You, they, we

​Nominal Simple Past Tense

1. I learned how to make a "quizizz" from Mrs. Uswatun.

2. We thanked the super trainer of "quizizz" for sharing their knowledge.

Verbal Simple Past Tense

The Example of Simple Past Tense

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