Simple Past Tense

Simple past tense digunakan saat menerangkan pekerjaan yang terjadi pada masa lampau.

Rumus:
Kalimat verbal        : (+) S + Verb2 + O.
                                (-) S + Did + Not + Verb1 + O.
                                (?) Did + S + Verb1 + O + ?
Kalimat nominal     : (+) S + to be (were, was) + O.
                               (-) S + to be (were, was) + Not + O.
                               (?) To be (were, was)  + S + O + ?
Keterangan        : S = Subjek
                           O = Objek
                           Were untuk subjek “they, we, I, you” atau kata gantinya.
                           Was untuk subjek “he, she, it” atau kata gantinya.



          Rumus di atas dapat dipersingkat agar mudah di ingat menjadi "SUKERDA" yang merupakan kepanjangan dari subjek, kata kerja dua.

Contoh kalimat Simple Past Tense kalimat verbal:
(+) They palyed football.
(-) We did not play football.
(?) Did they play football?
(+) Mr. Yadi took the book.
(-) Mr. Yadi did not take the book.
(?) Did Mr. Yadi take the book?

Contoh kalimat Simple Past Tense kalimat nominal:
(+) Miss. Rita was my sister.
(-) Miss. Rita was not my sister.
(?) Was Miss. Rita my sister?