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PAST TENSES

1Simple Past Tense

Menyatakan kegiatan yang dilakukan di masa lalu.

Pola :

(+) S + V2 + O/C

Was, were

(-) S + Did + not + V1 + O/C

(?) Did + S + V1 + O/C

Adv of Time

Yesterday morning, yesterday.

Last week, last..

Two days ago, .ago

In 2010, In . etc

Eg :

They tv last night

a. Was watching c. had watched

b. Watched d. had been watching

2Past Continuous Tense

Menyatakan kegiatan yang sedang dilakukan di masa yang lalu.

Pola :

(+) S + was, were + Ving + O/C

(-) S + was,were + not + Ving + O/C

(?) Was, were + S + Ving + O/C

Adv of Time

At 7 oclock last night

At this time yesterday

Etc

Eg :

My mother in the kitchen at this time last week.

a. Cooked c. had been cooking

b. was cooking d. had cooked

Note :

Past Cont Tense + When + S Past Tense

S Past Tense + While + Past Cont Tense

Eg :

I was having dinner when She watched tv

She watched tv while I was having dinner

3 Past Perfect Tense

Menyatakan kegiatan sebelum S. past. T

Pola :

(+) S + Had + V3/ been + O/C

(-) S + Had + not + V3/Been + O/C

(?) Had + S + V3/been + O/C

Note.

Past Perfect T + By the time/Before+S past T

 Before/By the time + S Past T+ Past perfect T

* After + Past perfect T + S past T

* S past T + After + Past perfect T

Eg :

The man . The problem before I told him.

a. Was knowing c. knew

b. had known d. is knowing

4Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Menyatakan kegiatan yang sedang dilakukan sebelum kegiatan simple past tense.

Pola :

(+) S + had + been+ Ving + O/C

(-) S + had + not + been + Ving + O/C

(?) Had + S + been + Ving +O/C

Note:

Past perf cont T (for) + By the time/before + S past T

After +past perfect cont T (for) + S past T

Eg :

The boy. For two hours before I came home.

a. Had cried c.cried

b. Had been crying d.was crying

Note:

1. Past Cont T + when + S past T

2. S past T
3. Past Perfect T

Past Perfect cont T (for)

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Kesimpulan

Ciri ciri : Bila terdapat adv of time di kalimat soal maka soal dikatakan soal Past
Tenses

Penyelesaian : sesuaikan adv of Time dengan Past Tenses yang sesuai di

choice.

Soal- Soal

1. The chief accountant the monthly report for seven hours when the director
arrived.

A. Had been scrutinizing

B. Has been scrutinizing

C. Had been scrutinized

D. Has been scrutinized ( STAN 2011)

Kunci: A

Pembahasan :

Pola kalimat yang diminta adalah Past Perfect Cont Tense (for) + When + S Past
Tense

2. Joe a terrible role model for his younger brother all day yesterday.

A. Was

B. Being

C. Has been

D. Was being ( STAN 2011)

Kunci : A
Pembahasan :

Penanda keterangan waktu yang terdapat pada soal adalah yesterday sehingga
pola kalimat yang diminta adalah S Past Tense

3. The children by the time their parents got home.

A. Sleep

B. Was sleeping

C. Has already slept

D. Had already slept (STAN 2010)

Kunci : D

Pembahasan :

Pola kalimat yang diminta pada soal adalah Past Perfect Tense + By the time + S
Past Tense

4. you fatter when you studied in senior high school?

A. Was C. Were

B. Are D. Have (STAN 2009)

Kunci : C

Pembahasan :

Pola kalimat yang diminta adalah S Past Tense + When + S Past Tense

Kristina to an opera before she lived in Jakarta.

A. Was never going

B. Has never gone

C. Had never gone

D. Did not go (STAN 2009)

Kunci : C

Pembahasan :

Pola kalimat yang diminta adalah Past Perfect Tense + Before + S Past Tense

6. I have spent three weeks in Germany last July. (STAN 2006)

A B C D

Kunci : A

Pembahasan :

Penanda keterangan waktu yang terdapat pada soal adalah last July sehingga
pola kalimat yang diminta adalah S Past Tense

7. Ditto Indonesia before he came to Jakarta to study in the International

student program.

A. Has never visited

B. Never visited

C. Would never visited

D. Had never visited (STAN 2006)

Kunci : D

Pembahasan :

Pola kalimat yang diminta pada soal adalah Past Perfect T + Before + S Past T

8. The Titanic four days when a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted.

A. Sailed

B. Was sailing

C. Has sailed

D. Had been sailing (STAN 2002)

Kunci : D
Pembahasan :

Topik : Past Tenses

Penanda yang terdapat pada soal adalah Past Perfect Cont Tense (durasi waktu) +
When + S. Past Tense

9. After Michael failed the first math test, he thought he the course.

A. Will

B. Is going to

C. Failed

D. Was going to (STAN 2009)

Kunci : C

Pembahasan :

Pola yang diminta pada soal adalah S Past Tense,selain itu will + V1 dan Be going
To + V1