BAHASA INGGRISBAHASA INGGRISTALKING ABOUT PAST TIME

PAST TENSEIt began and ended in the past

Things to rememberVerb 2 : bought, cut, stopped, walked, etcLinking verb : was, were

Look at the following examples :

a. Seto stayed home yesterday morning.

b. Dania took a taxi to the airport. c. She was very young.

d. They were at home.

Regular past form of the verbs : talk-talked, look-looked,

watch-watched, stay-stayed, etc

Irregular past form of the verbs :swim-swam, drink-drank, see-saw, write-wrote, etc

STATEMENT [ I, You, She, He, It, We, They ] worked yesterday ate breakfast

NEGATIVE

[I, You, She, He, It, We, They ] did not work yesterday Did not eat breakfast

INTERROGATIVE

Did [I, You, She, He, It, We, They ] work yesterday ? Did [I, You, She, He, It, We, They] eat breakfast ?

SHORT ANSWER

Yes, [ You, She, He, It, We, They ] did. No, did not

FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PAST

EXERCISESFor question 1-2 find the correct

answer!

1. I have a cold. Yesterday ………. But I’m feeling better today

a. I am okayb. I will be terriblec. I was terribled. I won’t be terrible

Key answer: C

Explanation: we know that the question needs the second form of verb.

2. Rika : Did you go to class yesterday?Firda : No, …………

a. I went to classb. I go to classc. I stayed at homed. I am staying at home

Key : C

Explanation : The question is about the activity in the past (did you…) so the answer must be activity in the past.

Question number 3 find the word/phrase that

is not correct!

3. When I went Shopping yesterday, I see

A B C

some light bulbs and a cooking pot. D

Key answer: C

Explanation: The activity happened in the past, the verb ’see’ has to be changed ‘saw’

THE PAST PROGRESSIVEIt was occurring, was happening inthe past/another action happened

Here are some examples:

When the phone rang, I was sleeping.The phone rang while I am sleeping.While I was doing my homework, my

roommate was watching TV.

STATEMENT {I-She-He-It} was working{You-We-They} were working

NEGATIVE {I-She-He-It} was not (wasn’t ) working{You-We-They} were not (weren’t) working

QUESTION Was {I-she-he-It} working?Were {you-we-they} working?

SHORT ANSWER

Yes { I-she-he-It} was. No { I-she-he-It} wasn’tYes {you-we-they} were. No {you-we-they weren’t

EXERCISES

Question number 1-2 find the word/phrase that

is not correct!

1. Student1: were you eating dinner when I

A B

knock on the door? C Student 2: No, I was watching TV D

Key: C

Explanation: This activity happened in the past

2. Mother : What did your sister do while

A B I was talking on the

phone? C

Seno : She will read a book D

Key : D

Explanation : Mother asked Seno’s sister activity in the past

( What did….}

For question number 3 find the correct

answer!

3. Mira : What were you doing when the light went out?

Santi : ………….

a. I am reading a bookb. I was reading a bookc. I will read a bookd. I can read a book

Key: B

Explanation; Mira asked Santi’s activity in the past

THE USING OF ‘USED TO’

‘Used to’ is used to express past habit

Here are some examples:

◦Anne used to be afraid of cats, but now she likes them.

◦I used to live with my parents. Now I live in my own apartment.

◦Did you use to live with your parents?

◦I didn’t use to live with my parents.

Forms

Statement : S + used to + V1Question : Did + S + use to + V1 + ?Negative : S + did not + use to + V1

EXCERCISESFor question number 1-2 find the

correctanswer!

1. Fathia : What time did you use to go to

bed when you were a child?Hafizha : ………………..

a. I went to bed yesterdayb. I used to go to bed at 9 p.m.c. I use to go to bed at 9 p.m.d. I go to bed early

Key answer: B

Explanation : Fathia asked about Hafizha’s habit in the past

2. Ana : Did you drink coffee when you were a child?

Boni: No, …………….

a. I used to drink milkb. I don’t drink milkc. You used to drink tead. You didn’t drink coffee

Key answer: A

Explanation : Ana asked Boni’s habit in the past