Sentences in simple past tense are form by adding auxiliary + non verb noun and adjective. Negative sentences in simple past tense are form by adding waswere + not + non verb noun.

39 E. Sentences in simple past tense are form by adding auxiliary + non verb noun and adjective. Pattern: Subject + WasWere + Non Verb noun and adjective. Examples: No Simple Past Tense Page 1. It was a Beaunese sheltie, of about twelve or fourteen years of age. 6 2. This horse was born in the paternal homestad about thirteen years ago. 6 3. D’Artagnan was not the man ever to sue for quarter. 10 4. She was a pale, fair person, with long curling hair failing on her shoulders, large blue languishing eyes, rosy, lips, and alabaster hands. 13 5. He was the confidential friend of the king. 17 6. He was in a towering rage. 27 7. It was an age of flattery. 31 F. Negative sentences in simple past tense are form by adding waswere + not + non verb noun. Pattern: Subject + WasWere + Not + Non Verb noun. Examples: No Simple Past Tense Page 1. He was not the subject of conversation, but his horse worse. 8 Universitas Sumatera Utara 40 2. D’Artagnan was not the man to let anyone who had the insolence to mock him thus escape. 10 3. D’Artagnan was not the man ever to sue for quarter. 10 4. They were not to see the king twelve o’clock. 53 G. Interrogative question in simple past tense is form by adding waswere + non verb noun as question word. Pattern: WasWere + Subject + Non Verb noun. Example: No Simple Past Tense Page 1. Was this woman an Englishwoman? 31 6 Past Continuous Tense Past Continuous Tense used an action that was going on at a given time or period of time in the past and can interested in the action, not in the completion. Past Continuous Tense has the form of sentence pattern, they are: AffirmativePositive, Negative and Interrogative. Besides that, past continuous also has different kinds they are verb and non verb. Past continuous tense is the form by adding waswere + ing. The pattern of sentences is past continuous tense as the following. In the novel, the writer found only use active sentences in past continuous tense. Universitas Sumatera Utara 41 Pattern: Subject + WasWere + Verb-ing + Object + Complement. Examples: No Past Continuous Tense Page 1. A vast and accumulating mob was hastening with intense curiosity. 5 2. He was walking, and against the rough coat of his steed. 6 3. They were talking about him. 8 4. Your doublet was lying. 16 5. He was talking loudly over the group. 22 6. He was fainting. 28 7. Porthos was talking with one of the soldiers on guard. 35 8. Athos was watching them so attentively. 55 9. I was going to be ordained. 70 10. Planchet was having dinner on this economical fare. 74 11. I was leaving his house. 81 12. It was striking nine on the evening of the day after poor Bonancieu arrest. 86 13. I was getting late. 88 7 Past Perfect Tense Past Perfect Tense is used to express an action, event and activity which have been completed before other actions in definite time in the past. Universitas Sumatera Utara 42 Past perfect tense has the form of verb and non verb in the sentence pattern. The different kinds of the verb in the sentences are: active and passive. A. AffirmativePositive sentences in past perfect tense is form by adding had+v3. Pattern: Subject + Had + Verb3. Examples: No Past Perfect Tense Page 1. It had entered about a quarter of an hour before, by the gate of Beaugency, produced a somewhat unfavourable sensation or impression, which extended even to its master. 6 2. He had seen among some chance Gasconnocility in their provincial visits. 9 3. He had scarcely finished. 10 4. D’Artagnan had regained consciousness. 12 5. The yellow horse had eaten three times. 14 6. His mother had secretly taken from a nearly new doublet of the elder M.d’Artagnan. 16 7. He had climbed four rungs at a time. 17 8. M.de Treville had used this powerful lever, first for the king and his friends, and net for himself and his own friends. 19 9. Ha had passed one group. 20 10. He had seen his own province. 20 Universitas Sumatera Utara 43 11. He had taken his cloak. 22 12. I had forgotten you. 29 13. Aramis had dropped his handkerchief, and inadvertenly no doubt had put his foot upon. 38 14. He had changed his belt and laid aside his cloak. 44 15. He had merely changed hands, and fought with his left. 48 16. Three of my best soldiers, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis had made a party of pleasure with a young Gascon, a volunteer. 51 17. I had introduced to them the same morning. 51 18. He had told the three musketeers and their comrade. 62 19. His majesty had given d’Artagnan. 65 20. He had made up for his long abstinence by an attack upon the remnants. 66 21. Aramis had said these kinds of things being mysterious. 79 B. Negative sentences in past perfect tense by adding had + v3. Pattern: Subject + Had + Not + Verb3. Examples: No Past Perfect Tense Page 1. His name had not produced a greater effect on the young man. 54 2. He had not rescued me from the hands of Biscarrat. 64 3. D’Artagnan had not ceased to be a devoted friend. 95 Universitas Sumatera Utara 44 C. Interrogative sentence is form by adding had as question word. Pattern: Had + Subject + Verb3.