Past Simple

1. We take a lot of pictures.

(+) We took a lot of pictures.

(-) We didn't take a lot of pictures.

2. my friend and I go to Singapore.

(+) My friend and I went to Singapore.

(-) My friend and I didn't go to Singapore.

3. Sila brings some gifts for friends.

(+) Sila broughtsome gifts for friends

(-) Sila didn't bring any gifts for friends.

4. They walk along the sea.

(-) They walked along the sea.

(-) They didn't walk along the sea.

5. The lunch is ready at 02.00 p.m.

(+) The lunch was ready at 02.00 p.m.

(-) The lunch wasn't ready at 02.00 p.m.

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Explication

Past simple adalah bentuk kata kerja yang digunakan untuk menyatakan aksi atau keadaan yang terjadi dan selesai di suatu waktu tak tentu di kala lampau.

Kata kerja dalam past simple mengalami konjugasike dalam bentukpreterite (lampau).

Berdasarkan konjugasi ini, kata kerja terbagi ke dalam dua (2) kelompok yaitu:

1. regular verb → konjugasinya beraturan, yakni verb+ -ed. Ex. clean → cleaned, walk → walked
2. irregular verb → konjugasinya tidak beraturan. Ex. buy → bought, take → took

Negasiuntukpast simpledibentuk dengan menggunakan kata kerja bantudid + not + verb. Did notdapat dikontraksi menjadididn't.

Contoh:

(+) We cleaned the house.

(-) We didn't clean the house.

Kata kerja be (was/were) adalah kata kerja spesial karena tidak menggunakan kata kerja bantu untuk bentuk negatif ataupun interogatif.

Contoh:

(+) I was angry.

(-) I wasn't angry.

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Details

Year : 8

Subject : English

Category : Structure and Written Expression

Sub-Category: Past simple

Code: 8.5

Keywords : past simple, took, didn't take