Past tense

 PAST TENSE

 The Use of Simple Past Tense

We use the past simple to talk about actions or situations in the past.

The Adverbs of time  used

      

         The adverbs of time used in this tense are Yesterday, last….., a week ago, this morning , last night, yesterday morning, yesterweek, yestermonth, yesteryear, etc.

The Patterns of Simple Past  Tense

          The Positive Pattern

S + Verb 2…………………………………………………… Yesterday

              S  +   2…………………………………………………..

               Examples :

1.      John saw a crocodile in the river yesterday.

2.      We studied English  here last week.

3.      They played football in the field yesteryear  

              2.3.2. The Negative Pattern

S + didn’t + Verb 1…………………………………… ……..Yesterday

              S   +   tidak +  1…………………………………kemarin

              Examples :

1.      John didn’t see a crocodile in the river yesterday.

2.      We didn’t study here last week.

3.      They didn’t play football in the field yesteryear.

               The Interrogative Pattern

Did  + S + Verb 1……………………………………………..Yesterday?

               Apakah + S + 1…………………………………………kemarin?

              Examples:

1.      Did John see a crocodile in the river yesterday ? Yes, he did/No, he didn’t

2.      Did you study here last week ? Yes, we did/ No, we didn’t

3.      Did they play football in the field yesteryear? Yes, they did/No, they didn’t

              The Question-word Pattern

QW + did  + S + Verb 1……………………………….………Yesterday?

            Qw + yang + S +  1…………………………………….?

           

             Examples:

1.      What  did John see in the river yesterday ? a crocodile

2.      When did John see a crocodile in the river? yesterday 

QW +  Verb 2……………………………….………Yesterday? S + did

            QW  + 2……………………………..?

           

             Examples :

1.      Who saw a crocodile in the river yesterday ? John did

2.      What grew in the rice-field last year? A coconut tree did