Apa itu Simple Past Tense? Simple Past Tense adalah bentuk waktu lampau yang digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian atau tindakan yang telah terjadi dan selesai di masa lalu. Tense ini biasanya menggunakan kata kerja bentuk kedua (Verb 2), baik yang beraturan (regular) maupun tidak beraturan (irregular).
Regular and Irregular Verbs Regular verbs: add -ed to form the past (e.g., walk → walked). Irregular verbs: change completely or stay the same (e.g., go → went, cut → cut).
Sentence Patterns (+) Subject + V2 + Object She visited the museum. (-) Subject + did not + V1 + Object She did not visit the museum. (?) Did + Subject + V1 + Object? Did she visit the museum?
Common Time Expressions • Yesterday • Last night/week/month/year • Two days ago • In 2010
Practice Sentences 1. I ______ (go) to the market yesterday. 2. She ______ (not come) to class last week. 3. ______ you ______ (see) the movie? 4. They ______ (play) football two days ago.