Rumus:
(1) Kalimat Verbal
- Kalimat Positif = Subjek + V2 + dll
- Kalimat Negatif = Subjek + did + non + V1 + dll
- Kalimat Tanya = Did + Subjek + V1 + dll?
(2) Kalimat Non-Verbal
- Kalimat Positif = Subjek + was, were + dll
- Kalimat Negatif = Subjek + was, were + not + dll
- Kalimat Tanya = Was, Were + Subjek + dll?
CATATAN:
- “Did” digunakan untuk semua Subjek.
- “Was” digunakan untuk Subjek I, he, she, It.
- “Were” digunakan untuk Subjek You, We, They
Perhatikan contoh berikut ini:
- They went to school
- They did not go to school.
- Did they go to school?
- She was here yesterday.
- She was not here yesterday.
- Was she here yesterday?
Keterangan Waktu
Keterangan waktu yang sering digunakan pada Simple Past Tense adalah:
- yesterday
- last week
- 5 minutes ago
- just now
Kalimat Negatif = Subjek + did + not + V1 + dll ( verbal )
Kalimat Negatif = Subjek + was, were + not + dll ( non- verbal )
1. He didn’t homework last night
2. I didn’t read newspapaer last morning
3. they were not here yesterday.
4. We didn’t read magazines every morning
5. She didn’t go to the market alone