3. Simple Past Tense
Table 4.3 Table of Students’ Errors in Simple Past Tense
No Identification of
Errors Description
of Errors Cause of
Errors Reconstruction
1 I’m and my brother
go to Bandung Addition
Intra-lingual Transfer
My brother and I went to Bandung
2 I go to the museum
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer I went to the museum
3 I and my best friend
going to Salak Mountain
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer My best friend and I
went to Salak Mountain
4 I take a picture
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer I took a picture
5 Finally, I to be found
the lesson Addition
Intra-lingual Transfer
Finally, I found the lesson
6 She very surprise see
me Omission
She was very surprised to see me
7 On holiday me and
my family go to house grand mother
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer On holiday my family
and I went to grand mother’s house
8 We had not visited
this grand mother and grand father
house Addition
Intra-lingual Transfer
We did not visit to our grand mother and
grand father’s house 9
Grand father invited and pick it to garden
Omission Inter-lingual
Transfer My Grand father
invited and picked me to garden
10 I go with my brother Selection
Intra-lingual Transfer
My brother and I went to my
grand mother’s house
11 I met a student named Mita who
became his friend so far. In two day I
come home Mita and met a man named
Rio Selection
Intra-lingual Transfer
I met a student named Mita, she is my
brother’s friend so long. And the next day
I came to Mita’s home and met a man named
Rio.
12 To see different kinds of flowers
Omission Selection
Intra Inter- lingual
Transfer We saw different
kinds of flower
13 Do not forget we Addition
Intra-lingual We did not forget to
were buying Transfer
buy souvenir 14 Last week I went to
the market, I buy shoes
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer Last week I went to
the market, I bought shoes
15 I go to market with my mom
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer I went to the market
with my mom 16 I go to holiday
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer I went for holiday
17 After we eat …..
We seek beautiful coral, after that we
go to bring Selection
Intra-lingual Transfer
After we ate we sought the beautiful
coral, and then we brought it
18 I go to Ragunan wild animals
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer I went to Ragunan
19 During in trip I not stopped
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer During the trip I did
not stop 20 I go to water fall in
Cigentis Selection
Intra-lingual Transfer
I went to water fall in Cigentis
21 We wash in water fall
Omission Inter-lingual
Transfer We washed our hand
in the water fall 22 We do not buy food
for my friends Selection
Intra-lingual Transfer
We did not buy food for my friends
23 My last holiday go to Bali
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer Last holiday I went to
Bali 24 The tourist to wear
bikini Addition
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer The tourist wore
bikini 25 I
don’t see because I close my eyes
Selection Omission
Intra Inter lingual
Transfer I did not see because I
closed my eyes
26 I and friend go to garden park, I and
friends see show mask monkey with
enjoy. Selection
Intra-lingual Transfer
My friend and I went to garden park, and we
saw “Topeng Monyet” show happily. .
27 We also go hurry for go home each, I
arrive at home. I direct eat
Selection Omission
Intra Inter- lingual
Transfer Each of us went home
quickly. When I arrived at home I ate
directly.
28 My last free day me and family go to
from home at 09.00 o’clock
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer My last free day my
family and I left home at 09.00 o’clock
29 I’m and friend go
holiday to Bandung Addition
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer My friend and I went
holiday to Bandung 30
I’m and friend take a Addition Intra-lingual
My friend and I took a
picture Selection
Transfer picture
31 ……. I’m and friend
buy food and drink Addition
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer ……. My friend and I
bought food and drink 32 I and my friends go
to studio music …....we show in
MAN CIKARANG Selection
Intra-lingual Transfer
My friends and I went to the music studio
…....we performed at MAN CIKARANG
33 One time I was go to the Zoo
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer Once, I went to the
Zoo 34 He not follow to
look it Selection
Intra-lingual Transfer
He did not follow for looking it
35 I’m and family very
happy came to the Zoo
Addition Omission
Intra Inter lingual
Transfer My family and I were
very happy going to the Zoo
36 I am and family go home after we eat
Addition Selection
Intra-lingual Transfer
My family and I went home after we ate
37 I have made the experience that I do
not forget it Addition
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer I got the unforgettable
experience
38 I was visited grand mother’s house
Addition Intra-lingual
Transfer I visited to my grand
mother’s house 39 My brother swim in
river Selection
Intra-lingual Transfer
My brother swam in the river
40 I was go to Cibodas……I was
eat Addition
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer I went to Cibodas
41 I’m and my brother
go to grand mother house
Addition Selection
Intra-lingual Transfer
My brother and I went to grand mother’s
house 42
I’m and my sister go to grand mother
house Addition
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer My sister and I went
to grand mother’s house
43 I am and my family with mother, father,
brother, and my sister go to Danau
Toba Addition
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer My family and I went
to Danau Toba
44 I and friends to feel my holiday
Addition Selection
Intra-lingual Transfer
My friends and I felt happy on holiday
45 I am go holiday to Lubang Buaya
Addition Selection
Intra-lingual Transfer
I went holiday to Lubang Buaya
46 I and my friends go to holiday
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer My friends and I went
holiday 47 I and family see the
view is very Selection
Intra-lingual Transfer
My family and I saw the view which was
beautiful very beautiful
48 My friend go to forest
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer My friend went to the
forest 49 I get experience over
there Selection
Intra-lingual Transfer
I got the experience over there
50 - We go to the zoo, and we feel happy
- We take a rest in home
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer - We went to the zoo,
and we felt happy - We took a rest in
home
51 In my holiday I was invited grand
mother’s house Addition
Intra-lingual Transfer
In my holiday I visited grand mother’s house
52 I go to grand mother house
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer I went to grand
mother’s house 53 I look a beautiful
view…. look some mountains
Omission Inter-lingual
Transfer I looked a beautiful
view…. I looked some
mountains
54 When I and my family will to creep
every where Addition
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer My family and I crept
to every where
55 After to arrive direction
Addition Omission
Intra Inter lingual
Transfer After I arrived I ate
directly
56 We to try there game fault is Tornado
Addition Omission
Intra Inter lingual
Transfer We straight tried
Tornado game
57 We straight to try there game fault is
Tornado Addition
Omission Intra Inter
lingual Transfer
We straight tried Tornado game
58 After finish we to try there game, we
break to eat Addition
Omission Intra Inter
lingual Transfer
After we finished trying the game, we
ate.
59 After eat we straight back to home
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer After we ate we went
home directly 60 I go to my uncle
house in Jakarta Selection
Intra-lingual Transfer
I went to my uncle’s house in Jakarta
61 Me and family go to Mekarsari Garden
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer My family and I went
to Mekarsari
4. Past Continuous Tense