Simple past tense merupakan tense yang menunjukkan bahwa pekerjaan atau kegiatan dilakukan pada waktu yang lalu atau sudah lampau, seperti dikutip dari website English Bridge.
Kalimat simple past tense menggunakan kata bantu atau to be bentuk kedua yaitu “was/were” sebagai predikat dalam kalimat.
Selain menggunakan “was/were” sebagai predikat, kalimat simple past tense juga menggunakan kata kerja bentuk kedua (verb 2).
Kata kerja bentuk kedua ini berupa kata kerja beraturan (regular verb) dan kata kerja tidak beraturan (irregular verb). Regular verb terbentuk dari V1 ditambah “-ed”.
rumus simple past tense
- Kalimat Positif:
Subject + to be (was/were) + adjective /adverb
ATAU
Subject + Verb 2 + Object
- Kalimat Negatif:
Subject + to be (was/were) +not + adjective/adverb
ATAU
Subject + did + not + Verb 1 + Object
- Kalimat Tanya:
Was/were + Subject + adjective/adverb?
ATAU
Did + Subject + Verb 1 + Object?
Contoh Kalimat Simple Past Tense Positif Negatif dan Tanya Untuk Dipelajari
Contoh Kalimat Simple Past Tense Positif (+)
- I met my girlfriend two years ago.
- She bought a new bracelet last night.
- They were good friends.
- Siska left her wallet at home.
- He drank coffee this morning.
Contoh Kalimat Simple Past Tense Negatif (-)
- I didn’t go to the museum two days ago.
- He didn’t tell me about the bad things that happened to him.
- She did not give up after losing a badminton match.
- I was not there when she fell from the stairs.
Contoh Kalimat Simple Past Tense Tanya (?)
- Were you lie to us about the test?
- Did he help his father to paint the wall?
- Did you begin studying math last Sunday?
- Where were you yesterday? Your family was looking for you.
- Was the film so good? If so, I want to watch it.
Contoh Regular Verb
Verb I Verb II Arti
abase abased menghina
account accounted menghitung
achieve achieved mencapai
bawl bawled berteriak
blame blamed menyalahkan
call called memanggil
chew chewed mengunyah
delete deleted menghapus
deride derided mengejek
earn earned memperoleh
examine examined memeriksa
face faced menghadapi
gaze gazed memandang
grumble grumbled mengeluh
handle handled menangani
hop hopped melomat
import imported mengimpor
kick kicked menendang
kidnap kidnapped menculik
kiss kissed mencium
lift lifted mengangkat
notify notified memberitahu
occur occured terjadi
qualify qualified memenuhi
rag ragged menggoda
rub rubbed menggosok
sail sailed berlayar
tie tied mengikat
train trained berlatih
travel traveled bepergian
type typed mengetik
use used menggunakanwait
wait waited menunggu
wash washed mencuci
Contoh Irregular Verb
Verb I Verb II Arti
awake awoke bangun
begin began mulai
bend bent membengkokkan
break broke mematahkan
bite bit menggigit
bring brought membawa
build built membangun
burn burnt membakar
buy bought membeli
catch caught menangkap
come came datang
cut cut memotong
choose chose memilih
dig dug menggali
do did mengerjakan
draw drew menggambar
drink drank minum
dream dreamt bermimpi
eat ate makan
feed fed memberi makan
fall fell jatuh
feel felt merasa
forgive forgave memaafkan
get got mendapatkan
grow grew tumbuh
hang hung menggantungkan
kneel knelt berlutut
lead led memimpin
leave left meninggalkan
lose lost kehilangan
make made membuat
mistake mistook membuat kesalahan
pay paid membayar
ride rode mengendarai
ring rang membunyikan
say said mengatakan
seek sought mencari
see saw melihat
sell sold menjual
shake shook menggoyangkan
shine shone bersinar
shoot shot menembak
show showed menunjukkan
shrink shrank menyusut
sing sang bernyanyi
speed sped mempercepat
spell spelt mengeja
spend spent menghabiskan
spread spread menyebarkan
stand stood berdiri
steal stole mencuri
swear swore bersumpah
sweep swept menyapu
swim swam berenang
throw threw melempar
take took mengambil
teach taught mengajarkan
tell told bercerita
think thought berpikir
wear wore memakai
win won menenangkan
write wrote menulis
understand understood mengerti