Jawaban:

On Saturday night, we went to the Town Hall. It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock. It would strike twelve in twenty minutes’ time. Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped.

The big minute hand did not move. We waited and waited, but nothing happened. Suddenly someone shouted,”It’s two minutes past twelve! The clock has stopped!”

I looked at my watch. It was true. The big clock refused to welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing.

Materi :

• VERB-2 : On Saturday night, went, was, would, passed, stopped, waited, happened, shouted, looked, refused, began, at that time

Past Tense merupakan suatu bentuk kata

kerja sederhana yang berfungi untuk

menjelaskan suatu kejadian pada masa lalu.

Kata-kata yang sering digunakan pada tenses

jenis ini adalah yesterday, last two days, last

year dan lain-lain.

Rumus yang digunakan untuk tenses ini

Rumus yang digunakan untuk tenses iniadalah :

• Kalimat positif Subjek + verb2 (past tense)
• Subjek + be (was/ were)
• Kalimat negatif Subjek + did + not + bare infinitive
• Subjek + be (was/ were) + not
• Kalimat tanya Did + subjek + bare infinitive
• Be (was/ were) + subjek

Perhatikan contoh kalimat yang menggunakan

Perhatikan contoh kalimat yang menggunakanpast tense berikut ini :

(+) You called Ryan.

(+) I was a student here.

(+) They were doctors in this hospital.

(-) You did not call Ryan.

(-) I was not a student here.

(?) Did you call Ryan?

(?) Was he a teacher?