1. I heard a knock at the front door so I went to answer it.
2. At this time yesterday, I was writing an essay.
3. The football season began a month ago.
4. We entered the house quietly because everyone had slept.
5. She graduated from school in 2001.
6. By the time we got to the cinema, the film had started.
7. The children were playing in the garden while the parents were watching them.
8. They had left many hours before we arrived.
9. I was happy to see her because we had not seen each other for years.
10. She wore the shoes she had bought the previous day.

Pembahasan

A. Simple Past adalah bentuk kata kerja dalam Bahasa Inggris untuk menjelaskan kegiatan yang terjadi di masa lampau.

➡️ Rumusnya:

• (+) S + V²
• (-) S + did not + V¹
• (?) Did + S + V¹

➡️ Contohnya:

(3) The football season began a month ago.

• Ada ciri waktu lampau, yaitu "a mont ago" yang artinya "sebulan lalu."

(5) She graduated from school in 2001.

• Dia lulus sekolah pada tahun 2001, ada ciri waktu lampau, yaitu "in 2001."

B. Past Continuous adalah bentuk kata kerja dalam Bahasa Inggris untuk menjelaskan kegiatan yang sedang berlangsung di masa lampau.

➡️ Rumusnya:

• (+) S + Be (was/were) + V-ing
• (-) S + Be (was/were) + not + V-ing?
• (?) Be (was/were) + S + V-ing ?

➡️ Contohnya:

(2) At this his time yesterday, I was writing an essay.

• Misalnya di waktu sekarang berarti sedang berlangsung kemarin dia sedang menulis esai.

(7) The children were playing in the garden while the parents were watching them.

• Ada kata "while" yang artinya "sambil" berarti kegiatan tersebut sedang berlangsung berbarengan di masa lampau.

C. Past Perfect adalah bentuk kata kerja dalam Bahasa Inggris untuk menjelaskan kegiatan yang sudah selesai di waktu lain di masa lampau.

➡️ Rumusnya:

• (+) S + had + V³
• (-) S + had not + V³
• (?) Had + S + V³

➡️ Contohnya:

(8) They had left many hours before we arrived.

• Ada kata "before" yang artinya sebelum berarti ada kegiatan lain di waktu lampau.

(9) I was happy to see her because we had not seen each other for years.

• Ada kata "for" yang artinya "selama" yang merupakan ciri dari Past Perfect.

(10) She wore the shoes she had bought the previous day.

• Misalnya dia mengenakan sepatu kemarin yang dia beli di hari sebelumnya. Jadi, kegiatan belinya kemarin lusa.

Detail jawaban

• Kelas: 12
• Mapel: Bahasa Inggris
• Materi: Grammar/ Tenses
• Kode: 12.5

Kata kunci: Simple Past, Past Continuous, Past Perfect Continuous