Apa Itu Simple Past Tense? Pengertian, Fungsi, Rumus, dan Cara Menggunakannya
10. Irregular Verb
Irregular verb adalah kata kerja yang bentuk Verb 2-nya tidak menggunakan pola -ed secara umum.
| Verb 1 | Verb 2 | Arti |
|---|---|---|
| go | went | pergi |
| eat | ate | makan |
| drink | drank | minum |
| see | saw | melihat |
| buy | bought | membeli |
| take | took | mengambil |
| give | gave | memberi |
| come | came | datang |
| get | got | mendapatkan |
| make | made | membuat |
| write | wrote | menulis |
| read | read | membaca |
| sleep | slept | tidur |
| speak | spoke | berbicara |
| have | had | mempunyai |
| do | did | melakukan |
| find | found | menemukan |
| run | ran | berlari |
| sing | sang | bernyanyi |
| tell | told | menceritakan |
Contoh:
I went to the market yesterday.
Saya pergi ke pasar kemarin.
She bought a new book last week.
Dia membeli buku baru minggu lalu.
They ate fried rice this morning.
Mereka makan nasi goreng tadi pagi.
11. Perbandingan Verbal dan Nominal
| Jenis | Rumus | Contoh |
|---|---|---|
| Verbal (+) | S + V2 | I played football. |
| Verbal (-) | S + didn’t + V1 | I didn’t play football. |
| Verbal (?) | Did + S + V1? | Did you play football? |
| Nominal (+) | S + was/were + complement | I was happy. |
| Nominal (-) | S + wasn’t/weren’t + complement | I wasn’t happy. |
| Nominal (?) | Was/Were + S…? | Were you happy? |
12. Contoh Cerita Simple Past Tense
My Holiday
Last Sunday, I went to the beach with my family. We left home at seven o’clock in the morning. We arrived at the beach at eight o’clock. My brother played with the sand, while I swam in the sea. My mother prepared some food for lunch. We ate together under a big tree. In the afternoon, we went home. We were very happy.
Terjemahan:
Hari Minggu lalu, saya pergi ke pantai bersama keluarga saya. Kami meninggalkan rumah pada pukul tujuh pagi. Kami tiba di pantai pada pukul delapan. Saudara laki-laki saya bermain dengan pasir, sedangkan saya berenang di laut. Ibu saya menyiapkan makanan untuk makan siang. Kami makan bersama di bawah pohon besar. Pada sore hari, kami pulang. Kami sangat bahagia.
13. Contoh Soal
1. I _____ to school yesterday.
A. go
B. goes
C. went
D. going
Jawaban: C. went
Pembahasan:
Ada kata yesterday, sehingga menggunakan Simple Past. Verb 2 dari go adalah went.
Artinya: Saya pergi ke sekolah kemarin.
2. She _____ a book last night.
A. read
B. reads
C. reading
D. readed
Jawaban: A. read
Pembahasan:
Verb 2 dari read tetap ditulis read, tetapi pengucapannya berbeda.
Artinya: Dia membaca buku tadi malam.
3. They _____ football yesterday.
A. play
B. played
C. playing
D. plays
Jawaban: B. played
Artinya: Mereka bermain sepak bola kemarin.
4. He didn’t _____ breakfast this morning.
A. ate
B. eating
C. eat
D. eats
Jawaban: C. eat
Pembahasan:
Setelah didn’t, harus menggunakan Verb 1.
Artinya: Dia tidak sarapan pagi ini.
5. _____ you visit your grandmother last week?
A. Do
B. Does
C. Did
D. Were
Jawaban: C. Did
Artinya: Apakah kamu mengunjungi nenekmu minggu lalu?
Ringkasan Mudah
POSITIF VERBAL:
👉 S + V2
I went to school.
NEGATIF VERBAL:
👉 S + didn’t + V1
I didn’t go to school.
TANYA VERBAL:
👉 Did + S + V1?
Did you go to school?
POSITIF NOMINAL:
👉 S + was/were + complement
I was happy.
NEGATIF NOMINAL:
👉 S + was/were + not + complement
I wasn’t happy.
TANYA NOMINAL:
👉 Was/Were + S + complement?
Were you happy?
Kunci utama:
Simple Past = kejadian yang sudah selesai di masa lalu.
Verb → V2 untuk kalimat positif.
did/didn’t → Verb 1.
Nominal → was/were.
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