The Formula of Simple Past Tense

2. The Formula of Simple Past Tense

a. Verbal Sentence Table.2.3 Verbal Sentence Formula Type of Sentence Subject Verb Time Signal Affirmative I, you, we they, he, she, it Regular= V1+ ded Irregular= Dictionary Yesterday, ago, last time, week, just now,…etc Negative I, you, we they, he, she, it Didn’t did not + V1 without d ed Interrogative Did+ Subject I, you, we they, he, she, it Verb 1 without d ed Table.2.4 Verbal Sentences Examples 6 John worked here yesterday affirmativestatement John worked here yesterday Did John work here yesterday? Question Did John study yesterday? Question Affirmative short answer Did John study yesterday? Question Affirmative long answer 6 Robert Krohn, English Sentence Structure, Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, 1986, p.28 Singular Yes, I did Yes, you did Yes heshe did Plural Yes, we did Yes, you did Yes, they did Negative short answer Singular No, I didn’t No, you didn’t No heshe didn’t Plural No, we didn’t No, you didn’t No, they didn’t Singular Yes, I studied yesterday Yes, you studied yesterday Yes heshe studied yesterday Plural Yes, we studied yesterday Yes, you studied yesterday Yes, they studied yesterday Negative long answer Singular No, I didn’t study yesterday No, you didn’t study yesterday No heshe didn’t study yesterday Plural No, we didn’t study yesterday No, you didn’t study yesterday No, they didn’t b. Nominal Sentence Table.2.5 Nominal Sentence Formula Type of Sentence Subject To be was, and were adverb, adjective, noun of occupation Affirmative I, you, we they, he, she, it I= was Youthey= were He she it= was In the morning, quicly, in Bandung, ect. adv Hansome, beautiful, Negative I, you, we To be + not they, he, she, it ugly, etc adj Teacher, doctor, etc noun of accupation Interrogative To be+ Subject Table.2.6 Nominal Sentences Examples 7 Was John busy? Yes, he was Affirmative short answer Singular Yes, I was Yes, you were Yes, heshe was Plural Yes, we were Yes, you were Yes, they were Negative Short Answer Singular No, I wasn’t No, you weren’t No, heshe wasn’t Plural No, we weren’t No, you weren’t No, they weren’t Was John busy? Yes, he was Affirmative long answer Singular Yes, I was busy Yes, you were busy Yes, heshe was busy Plural Yes, we were busy Yes, you were busy Yes, they were busy Negative Long Answer Singular No, I wasn’t busy No, you weren’t busy No, heshe wasn’t busy Plural No, we weren’t busy No, you weren’t busy No, they weren’t busy 7 Krohn, p.25

3. The Use of Simple Past Tense

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