Simple

Past Tense
Yulia Eolia Putri
2015 7479 111

English Education
Post Graduate Program
UNINDRA
2017
The Instructional Objectives

The student will be able to use simple past

tense in the right situation.

The Specific Instructional Objectives

The student will be able to:

To use the right simple past structure : S+
Verb 2+ (Object) + Adverb of time.
To identify the Verb 2 that will be used.
To use the appropriate adverb of time.
To use the simple past tense in the right
situation.
The Use

Short past finished action.

I gave the letter to Yulia.

Past habit.
She often played badminton with him.

One action after another.

He got up, paid the bill, and left.
The Form of Simple Past

S+ Verb 2+ (Object)
+ Adverb of time.
The Form of Simple Past

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES:
Regular : Verb+ed

I cooked yesterday.

Irregular : buy bought - bought

He bought a new car last year.

The Form of Simple Past

INTERROGATIVE AND NEGATIVE SENTENCES:

Negative sentence:
Subject + did not + Verb 1
E.g: I did not eat your food.

Interrogative sentence:
Did + Subject + verb 1?
E.g: Did you eat my food?
The adverb of time

Last
( last week, last month, last year, etc)
Yesterday
In 1980
3 months ago, 2 days ago, etc
The Verb Classification

How can be verbs classified according to the

way they form their past tense?

Verb

Regular Irregular
Regular Verbs
REGULAR VERBS ADD ED.
Irregular Verbs

IRREGULAR VERBS DO NOT ADD ED

TAKE A LOOK AT THE CHART BELOW.

Infinitive Form Simple Past Tense (V2)

Cost Cost

Write Wrote

Go Went

Do Did
Exercise 1
Look at these verbs! Are they regular or
irregular?

Danced Regular Played Regular

Went Irregular Liked Regular
Read Irregular Wrote Irregular
Cut Irregular Came Irregular
Bought Irregular
Exercise 2

brought gave
buy go

came shut

did swam

drink took

drive told

found teach
Do the English Speak English?

To celebrate my graduation as a Doctor of Philosophy in

English language, I went London. After a long journey I arrived in
London at last. The railway station was big and busy. I did not know
the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter. I tried to speak clearly and
slowly. The porter, however, could not understand me. I repeated my
questions several times and at least he understood. He answered
me, but he spoke neither slowly nor clearly. I did not understand him.
I told him that I was a foreigner. He smiled and said: Youll soon
learn English.
(From: Practice and Progress)
Example
To celebrate my graduation as a Doctor of Philosophy
in English language, I went London.
S + V2 (Irregular Verb) + Object

After a long journey I arrived in London at last.

S + V2 (Regular Verb) + Object

The railway station was big and busy.

S + V2 (Irregular Verb)

I did not know the way to my hotel, so I asked a porter.

S + V2 (Regular Verb) + Object
Quiz

Answer the question according to the text.

1. Why did the writer go to the London?

To celebrate graduation as a Doctor of Philosophy in
English language
2. How was the railway station?
The railway station was big and busy.
3. Who was a foreigner?
The writer was a foreigner.
Summary
 Task:

Write 20
sentences in Past
Tense Form!