1. By : Dian Nendi Agustina
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
By : Dian Nendi Agustina

2. What is Simple Past Tense ?
Simple Past Tense is used to talk about actions that happened in the past.

3. The Simple Past Tense
Time Expressions :
Yesterday , last month, last year ,last time , last week , many years ago , etc.

4. Formation of the Simple Past Tense :
Regular Verb
-ed after the verb
Irregular Verbs
Play Played
Do did
Install Installed
Be was,were
Work Worked
Have had
Start Started
Go went
Look Looked
Say said
Earn Earned
Buy bought
Want Wanted
Come came

5. Formula :
(+) S + V2 + C
(-) S + did not + V1 + C
(?) Did + S + V1 + C
Example :
1. (+) He worked on Sunday.
(-) He didn’t work on Sunday.
(?) Did he work on Sunday?
2. (+) Rina bought a new laptop last week.
(-) She didn’t buy a new laptop last week.
(?) Did She buy a new laptop last week?

6. Past Progressive
Past Progressive is used to describe an on-going activity in the past. Often, it is used to set the scene for another action.
Formula :
(+) S + was/were + Verb-ing + C
(-) S + was/were + not + Verb-ing + C
(?) Was/were + S + Verb-ing + C

7. Using was and were : I We She You were He was They It Example :
(+) He was playing football last week.
(-) He wasn’t playing football last week.
(?) Was He playing football last week ?
2. (+) You were speaking English yesterday.
(-) You weren’t speaking English yesterday.
(?) Were you speaking English yesterday?