Past tense merupakan bentuk waktu yang digunakan untuk membicarakan masa ‘lampau’. Berdasarkan sifat kegiatannya, past tense ini juga dibagi menjadi 4 macam :
1. Simple past tense
2. Past continuous tense
3. Past perfect tense
4. Past perfect continuous tense
1.SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Formula → Kalimat verbal (predikatnya kata kerja)
Possitive form S + V2 + Objek/komplemen
→ Kalimat nominal (predikatnya bukan kata kerja )
Possitive form S + to be (was,were) + O/CContoh : -. Reza watched a football match yesterday
-. Doni was very sad hearing the news
Negative form S + did + not + V1 + O/C
S + was/were + not + O/C
Contoh : -. Chika did not come to my party last night
-. We were not happy yesterday
Introgative form Did + S + V1 + O/C + ...... + ?
Was/were + S + O/C + ?
Contoh : -. Did you go to the mall last week ?
-. Were you scared last night ?
FUNGSI
1. Menyatakan sesuatu yang terjadi pada saat tertentu di masa lalu. Ex: She called you two hours ago.
2. Menyatakan kebiasaan di masa lalu (sekarang sudah tidak menjadi kebiasaan). Ex: I was at your house the day before.
KETERANGAN WAKTU : yesterday, last .... , this morning ... , before, etc.
2. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
Formula →Kalimat verbal : S + to be + Ving
→Kalimat nominal : S + to be + being + C
FUNGSI
Menyatakan sesuatu yang sedang terjadi pada masa lampau pada saat kejadian lain terjadi. Example :
*. Emily was washing her clothes at that moment
*. He came while I was sleeping
KETERANGAN WAKTU : at the time, at the moment, etc.
