SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Simple Past Tense

Simple Past Tense digunakan untuk membicarakan sesuatu yang sudah terjadi dan selesai di masa lalu.

1. Kalimat positif

Rumus:

Subject + Verb 2

Contoh:

I worked yesterday.
Saya bekerja kemarin.

She studied English last night.
Dia belajar bahasa Inggris tadi malam.

They went to Jakarta.
Mereka pergi ke Jakarta.

👉 Untuk kalimat positif, gunakan Verb 2.

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2. Kalimat negatif

Rumus:

Subject + did not (didn't) + Verb 1

Contoh:

I didn't work yesterday.
Saya tidak bekerja kemarin.

She didn't study English.
Dia tidak belajar bahasa Inggris.

⚠️ Setelah didn't, gunakan Verb 1, bukan Verb 2.

❌ She didn't studied.
✅ She didn't study.

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3. Kalimat pertanyaan

Rumus:

Did + Subject + Verb 1?

Did you work yesterday?
Apakah kamu bekerja kemarin?

Did she study English?
Apakah dia belajar bahasa Inggris?

⚠️ Setelah Did, gunakan Verb 1.

❌ Did you worked?
✅ Did you work?

Cara mengingat 🧠

Positif: → Verb 2

I worked yesterday.

Negatif: → didn't + Verb 1

I didn't work yesterday.

Pertanyaan: → Did + Verb 1

Did you work yesterday?

👉 Kuncinya: Simple Past = kejadian yang sudah selesai di masa lalu.