PERTEMUAN KE 4 SIMPLE PAST TENSE

MEETING 4
SIMPLE PAST TENSE

A.

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

After studying this meeting, the students will be able to :
1. Understand function of simple past
2. Understand formula of simple past

B.

MATERIAL DESCRIPTION

1.

Function of Simple Past Tense
Simple Past Tense is used to show the facts or moments which happened in past

time.

Example :


I played tennis with some guys from work yesterday.



We stayed in Shanghai for five days.

We just add “-ed” from Verb 1 (regular) in simple past tense.
Example :


jump -> jumped: The dog jumped over the fence.



walk -> walked: I walked 22 kilometers yesterday.




work -> worked: We worked together as lawyers for 15 years.

2.

Formula Simple past Verbal

Positive Sentences
S + V2 + O + C
Example :


We watched a movie at the weekend



She arrived on Thursday

Negative Sentences
S + did not + Verb 1 + O + C

We just add did not in making negative.
Example :
I

arrived

in

London

on

Monday

->

I

didn’t


arrive

on

- They stayed at the Vivaldi Hotel -> They didn’t stay at the Carlton Hotel.

Interrogative Sentence
Did + S + Verb 1 + O + C


You lived in Japan -> Did you live in Japan?



They stayed at the Vivaldi Hotel -> Did they stay at the Vivaldi Hotel?

Sunday.

Simple Past Nominal
Subject + Was/Were+ adjective/Noun/Adverb


Subject

To Be

I, She, he, it

Was

They, we, you

Were

Example :
I was a student last year

Simple Past Timeline

Irregular verbs


infinitive

simple past

past participle

be

was/were

been

bear

Bore

borne/born (AE)

beat


Beat

beaten

become

Became

become

begin

Began

begun

bend

Bent


bent

bet*

Bet

bet

bid

bid, bade

bid, bidden

bind

Bound

bound


bite

Bit

bitten

bleed

Bled

bled

blow

Blew

blown

break


Broke

broken

breed

Bred

bred

bring

Brought

brought

broadcast

Broadcast


broadcast

build

Built

built

burst*

Burst

burst

bust*

Bust

bust

buy

Bought

bought

cast

Cast

cast

catch

Caught

caught

choose

Chose

chosen

cling

Clung

clung

come

Came

come

cost

Cost

cost

creep

Crept

crept

cut

Cut

cut

deal

Dealt

dealt

dig

Dug

dug

dive

dived/dove(AE) dived

do

Did

done

draw

Drew

drawn

drink

Drank

drunk

drive

Drove

driven

eat

Ate

eaten

fall

Fell

fallen

feed

Fed

fed

feel

Felt

felt

fight

Fought

fought

find

Found

found

flee

Fled

fled

fling

Flung

flung

fly

Flew

flown

forbid

forbade, forbad forbidden

forecast*

Forecast

forecast

forget

Forgot

forgotten

forsake

Forsook

forsaken

freeze

Froze

frozen

get

Got

got, gotten (AE)

give

Gave

given

grind

Ground

ground

go

Went

gone

grow

Grew

grown

hang

Hung

hung

have

Had

had

hear

Heard

heard

hide

Hid

hidden

hit

Hit

hit

hold

Held

held

hurt

Hurt

hurt

keep

Kept

kept

know

Knew

known

lay

Laid

laid

lead

Led

led

leave

Left

left

lend

Lent

lent

let

Let

let

lie

Lay

lain

light*

Lit

lit

lose

Lost

lost

make

Made

made

mean

Meant

meant

meet

Met

met

pay

Paid

paid

prove*

Proved

proven

put

Put

put

quit*

Quit

quit

read

Read

read

rid

Rid

rid

ride

Rode

ridden

ring

Rang

rung

rise

Rose

risen

run

Ran

run

say

Said

said

see

Saw

seen

seek

Sought

sought

sell

Sold

sold

send

Sent

sent

set

Set

set

sew*

Sewed

sewn

shake

Shook

shaken

shear*

Sheared

shorn

shed

Shed

shed

shine

Shone

shone

shoot

Shot

shot

show*

Showed

shown

shut

Shut

shut

sing

Sang

sung

sink

Sank

sunk

sit

Sat

sat

slay

Slew

slain

sleep

Slept

slept

slide

Slid

slid

sling

Slung

slung

slink

Slunk

slunk

slit

Slit

slit

sow

Sowed

sown

speak

Spoke

spoken

speed*

Sped

sped

spend

Spent

spent

spin

Spun

spun

spit

spat, spit

spat, spit

split

Split

split

spread

Spread

spread

spring

Sprang

sprung

stand

Stood

stood

steal

Stole

stolen

stick

Stuck

stuck

sting

Stung

stung

stink

stank, stunk

stunk

stride

Strode

stridden

strike

Struck

struck

string

Strung

strung

strive

Strove

striven

swear

Swore

sworn

sweep

Swept

swept

swell*

Swelled

swollen

swim

Swam

swum

swing

Swung

swung

take

Took

taken

teach

Taught

taught

tear

Tore

torn

tell

Told

told

think

Thought

thought

thrive*

Throve

thrived

throw

Threw

thrown

thrust

Thrust

thrust

tread

Trod

trodden, trod

understand

Understood

understood

wake*

Woke

woken

wear

Wore

worn

weave

Wove

woven

weep

Wept

wept

wet*

Wet

wet

win

Won

won

wind

Wound

wound

wring

Wrung

wrung

write

Wrote

written

* regular form (+ -ed) also possible.
The trend, in English, and especially in American English, is to standardize the
irregular verbs. We do not foresee all the irregular verbs ever being standardized, but
some of the more minor variations in less commonly used words will probably
disappear in the next generation or two.
The following English irregular verbs are now obsolete and use the standard past and
participle forms (-ed).

infinitive

simple past

past participle

be

was/were

been

I am

I was

I have been

he is

he was

he has been

we are

we were

we have been

beat

beat

beaten

become

became

become

begin

began

begun

bet*

bet

bet

blow

blew

blown

break

broke

broken

bring

brought

brought

build

built

built

burst

burst

burst

buy

bought

bought

catch

caught

caught

choose

chose

chosen

come

came

come

cost

cost

cost

cut

cut

cut

deal

dealt

dealt

do

did

done

draw

drew

drawn

drink

drank

drunk

drive

drove

driven

eat

ate

eaten

fall

fell

fallen

feed

fed

fed

feel

felt

felt

fight

fought

fought

find

found

found

fly

flew

flown

forget

forgot

forgotten

freeze

froze

frozen

get

got

got, gotten (AE)

give

gave

given

go

went

gone

grow

grew

grown

hang

hung

hung

have

had

had

hear

heard

heard

hide

hid

hidden

hit

hit

hit

hold

held

held

hurt

hurt

hurt

keep

kept

kept

know

knew

known

lay

laid

laid

lead

led

led

leave

left

left

lend

lent

lent

let

let

let

lie

lay

lain

light*

lit

Lit

lose

lost

lost

make

made

made

mean

meant

meant

meet

met

met

pay

paid

paid

put

put

put

read

read

read

ride

rode

ridden

ring

rang

rung

rise

rose

risen

run

ran

run

say

said

said

see

saw

seen

sell

sold

sold

send

sent

sent

set

set

set

shake

shook

shaken

steal

stole

stolen

shine

shone

shone

shoot

shot

shot

show*

showed

shown

shut

shut

shut

sing

sang

sung

sink

sank

sunk

sit

sat

sat

sleep

slept

slept

slide

slid

slid

speak

spoke

spoken

spend

spent

spent

spring

sprang

sprung

stand

stood

stood

stick

stuck

stuck

swear

swore

sworn

sweep

swept

swept

swim

swam

swum

swing

swung

swung

take

took

taken

teach

taught

taught

tear

tore

torn

tell

told

told

think

thought

thought

throw

threw

thrown

understand

understood

understood

wake*

woke

woken

wear

wore

worn

weave

wove

woven

win

won

won

write

wrote

written

* regular form (+ -ed) also possible.
Learn irregular verbs effectively.
Here you will find irregular verbs listed to their forms. So you can learn them
more effectively.
all 3 forms are similar

infinitive

simple past

past participle

bet*

bet

Bet

burst

burst

burst

cost

cost

cost

cut

cut

Cut

hit

hit

Hit

hurt

hurt

hurt

let

let

Let

put

put

Put

read

read

read

set

set

Set

shut

shut

shut

Infinitive and Simple Past are similar

infinitive

simple past

past participle

beat

beat

beaten

Infinitive and past participle are similar

infinitive

simple past

past participle

come

came

come

run

ran

run

become

became

become

Simple Past and past participle are similar

infinitive

simple past

past participle

bring

brought

brought

build

built

built

buy

bought

bought

catch

caught

caught

deal

dealt

dealt

feed

fed

Fed

feel

felt

Felt

fight

fought

fought

find

found

found

get

got

Got

hang

hung

hung

have

had

Had

hear

heard

heard

hold

held

held

keep

kept

kept

lay

laid

Laid

lead

led

Led

leave

left

Left

lend

lent

lent

light*

lit

Lit

lose

lost

Lost

make

made

made

mean

meant

meant

meet

met

met

pay

paid

paid

say

said

said

sell

sold

sold

send

sent

sent

shine

shone

shone

shoot

shot

shot

sit

sat

Sat

sleep

slept

slept

slide

slid

Slid

spend

spent

spent

stand

stood

stood

stick

stuck

stuck

sweep

swept

swept

swing

swung

swung

teach

taught

taught

tell

told

Told

think

thought

thought

understand

understood

understood

win

won

won

all 3 forms are different

infinitive

simple past

past participle

be

was/were

Been

begin

began

Begun

blow

blew

Blown

break

broke

broken

choose

chose

chosen

do

did

Done

draw

drew

Drawn

drink

drank

Drunk

drive

drove

Driven

eat

ate

Eaten

fall

fell

Fallen

fly

flew

Flown

forget

forgot

forgotten

freeze

froze

frozen

give

gave

Given

go

went

Gone

grow

grew

Grown

hide

hid

hidden

know

knew

known

lie

lay

Lain

ride

rode

Ridden

ring

rang

Rung

rise

rose

Risen

see

saw

Seen

shake

shook

shaken

show*

showed

shown

sing

sang

Sung

sink

sank

Sunk

speak

spoke

spoken

spring

sprang

sprung

steal

stole

Stolen

swear

swore

Sworn

swim

swam

Swum

take

took

Taken

tear

tore

Torn

throw

threw

thrown

wake

woke

woken

wear

wore

Worn

weave

wove

woven

write

wrote

written

* regular form (+ -ed) also possible.

C.

EXERCISE

1.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of irregular verbs
a)

She __________ (go) to France two years ago.

b)

Ricky __________ (eat) noodle last night.

c)

Sabrina __________ (buy) a dictionary yesterday.

d)

My father __________ (send) a package to Singapore this morning.

e)

Lily __________ (write) a letter to her pen pal last month and
__________ (get) the reply yesterday

2.

Write a story talking about your experience on holiday by using simple past
tense!

D.

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Nettle, Mark and Hopkind, Diana, Developing Grammar in Context, Grammar
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