An Analysison Seniorhighschool Students’ Abilityto Use Simple Past Tense: Acasestudyonthe Tenthyear Studentsofsman21 Medan

AN ANALYSISONSENIORHIGH SCHOOLSTUDENTS’
ABILITY TOUSESIMPLEPASTTENSE:A CASESTUDYON
THETENTHYEARSTUDENTS OFSMAN21MEDAN

ATHESIS
BY
MARIATY ASIHOMBING
REG. NO:130721017

DEPARTMENTOFENGLISH
FACULTYOFCULTURALSTUDIESUNI
VERSITY OFSUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN2015

AN ANALYSISON SENIORHIGHSCHOOL STUDENTS’ ABILITYTO
USE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: ACASESTUDYONTHE TENTHYEAR
STUDENTSOFSMAN21 MEDAN
ATHESIS

BY
MARIATYA SIHOMBING

REGNO. 130721017

SUPERVISOR

CO-SUPERVISOR

Drs. Chairul Husni, M.Ed. TESOL.

Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A.,

Ph.DNIP. 19570308 198403 1 004

NIP. 19750209 200812 1 002

SubmittedtoFacultyofCulturalStudiesUniversityofSumateraUtaraMedan
partialfulfillmentoftherequirements
Departmentof English.

DEPARTMENT OFENGLISH
FACULTYOFCULTURAL STUDIES

UNVERSITYOFSUMATERA UTARA
MEDAN2015

in

forthedegreeofSarjanaSastraForm

ApprovedbytheDepartmentof English, Facultyof CulturalStudies University of
Sumatera Utara (USU) MedanasthesisforTheSarjanaSastra Examination.

Head,

Secretary,

Dr.H. Muhizar Mucthar,M.S

Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A.,

Ph.DNIP. 19541117 198003 1 002

NIP. 19750209 200812 1 002

AcceptedbytheBoardof Examinersinpartialfulfillmentof requirementsfor
thedegreeof SarjanaSastra fromtheDepartment of English, Facultyof
CulturalStudies Universityof Sumatera Utara.

The examinationis heldinthefacultyof CulturalStudies Universityof
Sumatera Utara onMonday, July6th,2015

TheDeanof Facultyof CulturalStudies
Universityof Sumatera Utara

Dr. H. SyahronLubis,
M.A.NIP. 19511013 197603
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Boardof Examiners
Dr. H. Muhizar Muchtar,M.S.

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Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A., Ph,D.

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Dr. Hj. Masdiana Lubis, M. Hum.

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Drs. Chairul Husni, M. Ed. TESOL,…………………….

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TITLE OFTHESIS

: AN ANALYSISON SENIORHIGHSCHOOL
STUDENTS’ ABILITYTO USE SIMPLE PAST
TENSE:ACASESTUDYONTHETENTHYEAR

STUDENTSOFSMAN21 MEDAN

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ABSTRAK
JudulSkripsiiniadalahAN
ANALYSIS
ONSENIOR
HIGHSCHOOL
STUDENTS’ABILITY
TOUSESIMPLE
PASTTENSE:ACASESTUDYON
THETENTHYEAR STUDENTS OFSMAN 21 MEDAN.Skripsiinimembahas
seberapajauhsiswa/ikelas
10SMAN21MedandapatmenggunakanSimplePast
Tense.Jumlahsiswa/ikelas10SMAN21Medanadalah280orangdari7kelas.Dipilih
10
siswa/i
dari

setiapkelas untukmenjadi
responden
dengan
cara
memberikanloterekepadasetiapkelassehinggadiperoleh70siswa/i.Penelitian
yang
digunakandalampembahasanskripsiiniadalahpenelitiankepustakaandan
penelitian
lapangan.Penelitiankepustakaan dilakukandenganmengumpulkan beberapabuku dan
skripsiyangberhubungan dengan judul ini.Sedangkan peneliitian lapangandilakukan
denganmenggunakanmetodedeskripsikualitatif,yaitu
memberikantestertulistentang
“SimplePastTense”dalambentukpilihanberganda
kepadasiswa/i.Setelahitu,tes
diperiksadanakanmendapathasilberupanilaiuntuk masing-masing
siswa. Dari
pembahasan ditemukan nilai rata-rata (mean score) siswa/imenggunakansimplepast
tense
adalah68,2
yang

menandakanbahwamereka
mempunyaikemampuanyangbaikdalammenggunakansimplepasttense.Siswa/i
yang
mempunyaikemampuansangatbaikdalammenggunakansimplepasttense
sebanyak49orang (70%dariresponden),15orang (21,4%)berkemampuanbaik, 3
orang(4,3%)kemampuannyacukup,3orang(4,3%)kurangmampumenggunakan
simplepasttense.Datainimenunjukkanbahwasiswa-siswikelas10SMAN21
Medanmempunyaikemampuanyang
baikdalammenggunakansimplepasttense
dalamkalimatbahasaInggris.
Katakunci:Kemampuan siswa, Kemampuan, SimplePastTense

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ABSTRACT
Thethesis entitledANANALYSIS ONSENIOR HIGHSCHOOLSTUDENTS’
ABILITY TO USE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: A CASE STUDY ON THE TENTH
YEAR STUDENTS OF SMAN 21 MEDAN.The objectiveof
this
researchisTofindouttowhatextentthetenthyearstudentsofSMAN21Medan
abletousesimplepasttense.Therearesevenclassesaltogetherandeachclass
consistof40students.So,thereare280studentsofthetenthyear.Therefore,the
numberof
thestudents
whowillbetherespondents
are7
classes
x10students/each
class=70students.Itmeansthatthepercentageofthesample
is25%.Inwriting
this
thesis,Thewriterusesa
methodofresearch,namely:
descriptivequalitative.In
collectingdata,Thewriterusesdescriptivequalitativemethodbygivingthestudents
awrittentestinthemultiple-choiceformandcompletiontestonsimplepasttense.
Fromthisresearch,thepercentageofstudents’ability
inusingsimplepasttense,
it
showsthat49students(70% oftherespondents)haveverygoodability,15students (21,4%
oftherespondents)havegoodability,3students(4,3%
of
the
respondents)haveaverageability,and3
students(4,3%
oftherespondents)have
poorabilityand there isno of therespondentsthatshowsin verypoor ability.
Keywords:Students’ ability,Ability,SimplePast Tense

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Firstofall,I wouldliketothank tomyFather,JesusChrist,for all the blessing
andgivesmehealth,strength,andinspiration

tofinishthisthesisasoneof

therequirementstogetbachelorcertificatefromDepartmentofEnglish,University

of

SumateraUtara.
Specialthanksgotomy

amazingparents,M.SihombingandBiv.

M.Silaban,S.Thforsupporting,loving,caring,praying,andbelievinginme.My
belovedsiblings,Johansen

Martua,S.Pd.,BripkaJackson

Miduk,GandaJames,

S.Kep.,BrigadirMartinJosephinandSamuelManogar,thanksforloving

me.I

loveyou,guys.
ThankyoutoDr.SyahronLubis,M.A.,astheDeanofFacultyof
CulturalStudies.Dr.H.MuhizarMuchtar,MS.,astheHeadofDepartment

of

English.Thisthesiscouldhavebeenaccomplishedwiththeguidance,suggestions
andcommentsfrommany

people.Inthisoccasion,thewriterwouldliketoexpress

hersinceregratitudetowardhersupervisor,Drs.ChairulHusni,M.ED.TESOL
andthesecretary

ofDepartmentofEnglishandalsoasmy

co-supervisor,

RahmadsyahRangkuti,M.A,Ph.D,forthebenefitoftheir wideknowledgeand for their
suggestions,guidance and advicein makingcorrectionsto thisthesis.
Thankstomy

CompanioninArms:AtikaAkhmarandRezhaLFahlevi.

Thanksforyourhelps,advices,suggestionsandcaring

foreachother,guys.Weare

amazingwith ourtogethernessto finish atall.

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SpecialThankstomy

bestsisterseverGratciaDevianaSinabutarand

CarolinaLumbanGaol.Thanksforeverything.Hardtosay foryourcaring and lovingme
aslongasweknoweach other.
Thanksto

DwiKhairaniand

Sister

NovaJuanitaSiregar.Thanksforyour

advicesandsuggestions,sisters.Thankyouforallmy

ExtensionEnglishStudy

Program2013 friends.Imissyou all.
Andfinally,Irealizethatthisthesisisfarfrombeingperfect,Ihopethat thosewho read
thisthesismay give criticsand suggestionsfor makingitbetter.

Medan, July2015
TheWriter

MariatyA Sihombing
NIM. 130721017

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TABLE OFCONTENTS
AUTHOR’S
DECLARATION...................................................................................iCOPYRIGH
T
DECLARATION..............................................................................iiABSTRAK........
..........................................................................................................iii
ABSTRACT...............................................................................................................iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT…………….....................................................................v
TABLE OFCONTENTS.........................................................................................vii

CHAPTERIINTRODUCTION .............................................................................1
1.1 Background of theStudy................................................................1
1.2 Problemof theStudy......................................................................2
1.3 Objectiveof theStudy....................................................................2
1.4 Scopeof theStudy.........................................................................3
1.5 Significanceof theStudy...............................................................3

CHAPTER II REVIEW OFLITERATURE..........................................................4
2.1 Related Studies............................................................................4
2.2 GeneralConceptofTheSimplePastTense................................6
2.2.1TheUnderstandingof Tense........................................................6
2.2.2 TheUnderstandingof SimplePast Tense....................................7
2.2.3 Definition of SimplePastTense.................................................7
2.3 TheFormof SimplePastTense..................................................8
2.3.1 TheSimplePast Tensein Regular Verb.....................................8
2.3.2 TheSimplePast Tensein Irregular Verb..................................10
2.3.3SpellingRulesfor –edEndings.................................................14
2.4 Ability........................................................................................15
2.4.1 Definitionsof Ability.................................................................15
2.4.2FactorsofAbility.......................................................................16
2.5 Test.............................................................................................19
2.5.1 Definitionsof Test.....................................................................19
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2.5.2 Kind of Test...............................................................................20

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2.6 VerbForm.................................................................................23
2.7 TimeExpression........................................................................23
2.8 Diagramof SimplePastTense..................................................24

CHAPTER IIIRESEARCH METHOD................................................................25
3.1 Location of TheResearch.........................................................25
3.2 Method of TheAnalysis............................................................25
3.3 Population and Sample..............................................................25
3.4 ACaseStudy.............................................................................27
3.5 Instrumentsof CollectingtheData...........................................27
3.6 Scoringof theTest....................................................................28
3.7 Purposeof the Test....................................................................30
3.7.1 Administration of theTest........................................................30
3.8 Criteriaof test...........................................................................30
3.9 Research Procedures.................................................................34

CHAPTER IVANALYSISANDFINDINGS.......................................................35
4.1 DataAnalysis............................................................................35
4.1.1 Interview...................................................................................46
4.2 Findings.....................................................................................46

CHAPTERV CONCLUSIONANDSUGGESTION...........................................49
5.1 Conclusion.................................................................................49
5.2 Suggestion.................................................................................50

REFERENCES.........................................................................................................51
APPENDICES

:

Appendix 1

:TestQuestions

Appendix 2

:Letter of Research Authorization
viii