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Definition of the Simple Past Tense

2. Form of the Simple Past Tense

The type of verb that simple past tense used is verb type 2 past form. There are two types of verbs: Regular and Irregular Verbs. For examples: Table 2.1 Regular Verb V1 V2 Want Wanted Copy Copied Watch Watched Play Played Jespersen in his book Essentials of English Grammar said , “The Preterit is formed in various ways; as its form is in most verbs either identical with, or closely similar to the second participle, it will be convenient here to treat the two together.” 6 6 Otto Jespersen, Essentials of English Grammar, London: George Allen Unwin, 1979, p. 232 In irregular verb, it is better to know all forms of it very well. For examples: Table 2.2 Irregular Verb V1 V2 Go Went Write Wrote Bring Brought Take Took The formula in Simple Past Tense contains three parts: affirmative, negative, and interrogative. Based on the statement above the writer can formulate it as follows: a. Affirmative 1. The verb other than be: S + Verb 2 + O + Adverb of time Examples:  My uncle went to Palembang two days ago.  It happened very quickly.  I posted the letter yesterday. 2. The verb be: S + WasWere + Substantive Adverbial of Phrase + … Examples:  Those cakes were nice last week  My father was a manager last year  I was very sad last night b. Negative 1. The verb other than be: S + Did + Not + Verb 1 + Adverb of time Examples:  The car didn’t stop.  I didn’t buy many books in Gramedia last month.  They didn’t cook last night. 2. The verb be: S + WasWere + Not + Substantive Adverbial of Phrase + … Examples:  Opik was not in campus yesterday.  I was not glad this morning.  The doctor and the nurses were not in the operation room. c. Interrogative 1. The positive form of verb other than be: Did + S + Verb 1 + …? Examples:  Did she study hard last semester?  Did you spend your vacation in Bali? 2. The negative form of verb other than be: Didn’t + S + Verb 1 + …? Examples:  Didn’t you spend your vacation in Bali?  Didn’t you study hard last semester? 3. The positive form of verb than be: WasWere + S + Not + Substantive Adverbial of Phrase + …? Examples:  Were they at the pet shop?

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