Simple past

SIMPLE PAST

Wulida Sudrajat

STUDY THE EXAMPLE

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian musician and composer. He lived from 1756 to 1791. He started composing at the age of five and wrote more than 600 pieces of music. He was only 35 years old when he died.

Lived/started/wrote/was/died are all past simple

What is SIMPLE PAST?

•The simple past indicates that an activity or situation began and ended at a particular time in the past.

• The simple past is a verb that is used to express repeated, habitual actions in the past.

• Time markers : yesterday, last ; last week, last year etc, ago; two weeks ago, two days ago, etcin; in 1999, in 1885 etc

Form of be

PRONOUNI

YouHeSheIt

WeThey

BEWas

WereWasWasWas

WereWere

NEGATIVE FORMWas not/ wasn’t

Were not/ weren’t

Was not/ wasn’tWas not/ wasn’tWas not/ wasn’t

Were not/ weren’t

Were not/ weren’t

QUESTION FORMWas I?

Were you?Was he?Was she?Was it?

Were we?Were they?

LOOK AND LEARN!

AFFIRMATIVE (+) S + Be (was/were) + C•I was angry because they were late.•It was warm and we were happy.

NEGATIVE (-) S + Be (wasn’t/weren’t) + C•They weren’t able to come because they were busy.•The film wasn’t very good.QUESTION (?) Be (was/were) + S + C •Was the weather good when you were on holiday?•Were they scientiests?

Form of verb

PRONOUN

I YOUHE

SHEIT

WE THEY

VERB 2

WENTWORKED

CUTGOTATELEFTLost

NEGATIVE

Did not/ didn’tDid not/ didn’tDid not/ didn’tDid not/ didn’tDid not/ didn’tDid not/ didn’tDid not/ didn’t

QUESTION FORM

Did I?Did youDid he?Did she?Did it?

Did we?Did they?

Look and learn!Affirmative (+) S + V2 •She saw sheep in the sea shore yesterday.•I went to cinema three times last week.

Negative (-) S + didn’t + V1 •They didn’t do anything all day long.•She didn’t want to go alone.

Question form (?) Did + S + V1 •Did you go out last night or were you too tired?•Did they enjoy the music concert?

References

Azar, Betty Schrampfer. (1989). Understanding and Using English Grammar. New Jersey: Prentice Hall Regents.

Beaumont, Digby. (1993). Kesaint Blanc – Heinemann Elementary English Grammar. Jakarta : Kesaint Blanc.

Murphy, Raymond . (1985). English Grammar in Use: a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students with answer. Indonesia: Erlangga by arrangement with Cambridge University Press.

Riyanto, Slamet. (2011). Easy TOEFL. Yogyakarta: Pustaka Pelajar

www.goodfon.com.sandwall