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Simple past tense digunakan untuk menunjukan suatu peristiwa, kejadian, atau kedaan yang terjadi pada waktu lampau

I met my music teacher yesterday.
My mother bought a new carpet last Sunday.
Rendy closed the window five minutes ago.
The students presented their project work this morning.

Kata kerja beraturan (regular verb) dibentuk dengan menambahkan akhiran “d/ed” pada kata kerja pertama (infinitive). Jika kata kerja berkakhiran huruf ”d” atau ”y” akhiran ”ed” diucapkan ”id”.

I wanted to see the Personal Manager yesterday.
He decided to return to Bali.

Kata kerja yang tidak beraturan (irregular verb) tidak dibentuk dengan menmabahkan akhiran “d/ed” pad akata kerja. Kata kerja tidak beraturan mempunyai bentuk tersendiri.

I bought this map last week
She went to Indonesia six weeks ago

Pattern

Kalimat	Affirmative (+)	Negative (-)	Interrogative (?)	Keterangan
I bought a book two days ago	S + Verb bentuk II	S + did + not + Verb I	Did + S + Verb I	Kalimat Verbal
Amy could come to my office yesterday	S + Aux (could, might, must)	S + Aux (could, might, must) + not	Aux (could, might, must) + S	Kata bantu
I was a student last year	S + To be (was/were)	S + To be (was/were) + not	To be (was/were) + S	Kalimat Nominal

Tanda Waktu :
Yesterday, last Monday, an hour ago, the day before yesterday, last year, last night, in 1945, the other day


Present perfect tense digunakan untuk menunjukan suatu kejadian atau peristiwa yang terjadi pada waktu lampau dan masih berlangsung sampai sekarang.

They occupied the house for ten years.
John has studied English for two years.
My elder brother has worked here for three years

Present perfect tense digunakan untuk menunjukan suatu kejadian atau peristiwa yang terjadi pada waktu lampau dan masih ada hubungannya denganwaktu sekarang atau akibatnya dapat dilihat/dirasakan sekarang.

He has just bought a new motorcycle.
Linda has passed from senior high school
Jack has just left for office

Present perfect tense juga digunakan dengan “this morning, this afternoon, today, this month, this year“ untuk menunjukan bahwa sesuatu kejadian atau perbuatan telah dilakukan berulang-ulang kali

I have tried to contact her three times this morning
The man has visited this city twice this month.
He have smoked six cigarette today.

Pattern

Kalimat	Affirmative (+)	Negative (-)	Interrogative (?)	Keterangan
Wulan has brought my book	S + have/has + Verb bentuk III	S + have/has + not + Verb III	Have/has + S + Verb III	Kalimat Verbal
I have been here since morning	S + have/has + been	S + have/has + not + been	Have/has + S +been	Kalimat Verbal

Tanda Waktu :
Once, twice, just, already, so far, never, ever, many time, this week, for an hour, several times, at last, since