Simple Past Tense and Past Continues Tense

Activity 5.  Use the simple past or the past continues

1. Lucy  : What's wrong with your foot?

  Sarah : I steppedon a snake whileI was running barefoot through the grass. It bit me.

2. Tom was climbingthe stairs when hetrippedandfell. Luckily, he did not hurt himself.

3. Rick : How did you break your arm?

   Tom : I slippedon the banana skin while Iwas crossing the street.

4. I went to Ivan's house at four yesterday, but he was not at home. He was playing football at the Sambiroto field.

5. Tom and Rick were fightingwildly when Iwalked into the room.

Pembahasan

Simple Past Tense digunakan pada kalimat dengan keterangan waktu lampau. Kalimat dengan pola ini dibedakan menjadi 2 yaitu kalimat aktif dan pasif. Kalimat pasif disebut juga Passive Voice.

Rumus Simple Past Tense:

S + Verb 2 + O    

Sedangkan, Past Continuous Tense  juga digunakan pada kalimat dengan keterangan waktu lampau namun ada perbedaan dengan Simple Present Tense. Pola kalimat ini menyatakan peristiwa atau hal yang sedang terjadi/berlangsung di waktu lampau.

Rumus Past Continuous Tense:

S + Verb 2 while S + was/were + V-ing

S was/were V-ing when S + Verb 2

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Pelajari lebih lanjut  

1. Materi tentang contoh Past Tenses yomemimo.com/tugas/14718789

2. Materi tentang Rumus Passive Voice pada Past Perfect Tense yomemimo.com/tugas/4496586

3. Materi tentang Perbedaan Passive Voice dan Past Tense yomemimo.com/tugas/4081997

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Detil jawaban

Kelas: 8

Mapel: Bahasa Inggris

Bab: Past Tense (Past Simple and Continuous)

Kode: 8.5.9

Kata Kunci: past tense, past continuous tense