SIMPLE PAST TENSE by NOVIA M

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

noviamt28 — 2022-04-19 04:31:47 UTC

Simple past tense is a sentence that is used to express an event that happened in the past and finished or ended in the past as well. So, the past tense is used when you talk in the present about past activities

Simple Past Tense Formula

noviamt28 — 2022-04-19 05:13:45 UTC

- Positive : Subject + verb2/ to be (was/were) + Object/adverb

example :
-Two year ago, the building was opened for the public
-My grandfather was born in 1927
-He was in Bandung yesterday

noviamt28 — 2022-04-19 05:18:41 UTC

-Negative : Subject + did not / didn't + Verb1 + Object/
Complement
or Subject + (was/were) + not + Object/Complement

Example :
-I didn't come to your party last night. Sorry.
-Andri did not receive the announcement last week
-She did not bring sweater last night

noviamt28 — 2022-04-19 05:23:15 UTC

-Interogative : Did + Subject + Verb1 + Object/Complement + ? or Was/were + Subject + Nonverb/Complement + ?

example :
-Did you play basketball with Andi yesterday?
-Was she happy on her graduation day a month ago?
-Did he exercise last morning?

noviamt28 — 2022-04-19 05:29:46 UTC

The verb used in this tense is the second form of the verb (verb2). Usually marked with the addition of -e/-ed after the word, or adjust whether the word is a regular verb (regular) or irregular (irregular verbs).