PART I PRELIMINARY 1.1 Rear
Englis English h is the interna internati tional onal language. language. With With master master Englis English h well, well, then then we will will be able able to communicate communicate with other nations in the world. world. In sampingitu, sampingitu, we will be able to add insight and our knowledge for the advancement bangsadan our country, because we will be able to read literat literature ure in Englis English, h, listen listen to radio radio broadc broadcast astss abroad abroad,, as well well as watchi watching ng movies, movies, add wawasanilmu knowledge of the other. Thus, in the end we can master the knowledge-knowledge at all bidang.Tenses is important in language education inggris.Dan also a rule in the English language. language. If someone someone wants to master master English well, then he should be able to master the tenses well. mong the forms of other tenses, in this paper we describe the simple past tense. 1.2. Formulation of the problem
What is the past tense and division! 1.3. Aim
The purpose of this paper is to understand and apply tensesdalam everyday conversations or activities that use the language of formal inggrissebagai main language
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2.1.Rumu% "imple Pa%t Ten%e& Fun'tion E(ample "enten'e% A. #n)er%tan)in* "imple Pa%t Ten%e
"imple past tense is the tense that serves to show the work that occurred in the past without wanting to emphasi#e that the work has $perfect% or moderate $continuous% done. &nderstanding of this tense is almost the same as the "imple 'resent Tense, only time(s different and often used in conversation or in writing.
+. Formula "imple Pa%t Ten%e.
)ecause the formula is simple $simple%, then the formula is simple. We *ust need the +erb- as a formula absolute traits past tense. "o the basic formula of the verbal sentence is " +erb-. s for the nominal sentence, then we must make /to be/ her into a verb-, that /was and were/. Tense is said to be simple because simple past tense *ust want to provide information about a *ob that has occurred in the past without wanting to show that his *ob was being perpetrated.
Form
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Formula%
E(ample "enten'e%
+erbal
" +erb-
"he killed a snake yesterday
0omina l
" was1were nominal
I was there but you did not see me
+erbal
" did not Infinitive
"he did not know where to go.
0omina l
" was1were not nominal
When I was a child, I used to cry.
+erbal
Did " Infinitive
Did you take my money!
0omina l
Was1were " nominal!
Was the case hard to solve!
C. Fun'tion% "imple Pa%t Ten%e
2. "hows the work happened in the past without wanting to emphasi#e the work is happening or has happened. If you are confused by the difference with the present perfect tense because both have occurred, please read the difference E(ample,
o I knocked on your door last night but no one 3ame out. $I(m knocking on your door last night, but no one was coming out% o Did you tell her that I was with my friend last weekend another girl! $Do you tell her when I(m with my boyfriend last weekend another!%
. &sed in 3onditional "entence type . E4ample o I would invite you to go along with me if the car was not full at that time. $I(m going to ask you to go along if the car was not full time% o If you did not cheat me, I would be nice to you. $If you do not lie to me, I(ll be good to you%.
5. )eing interrupters sentence against an ongoing work in the past $past continuous tense%. E4ample o "he 3ame into the class when the teacher was teaching. $6e entered the classroom when the teacher was teaching%. o 7ast night I almost got an accident since a cat crossed in front of my car when I was driving my car. $7ast night I almost crash because of a cat passing in front of me when I drove my car "endan%
8. To e4plain the work that happened in the past after another incident completion $se9uential or chronological%. The first incident usually use the past perfect tense. E4ample
o I had already gone out from that building before the bomb blew up. $I have been out before the bomb went off% o "he had finished her *ob before I 3ame. $6e had already completed his work before I came%
!. !e%'ription
: "imple past tense using time information showing the past, like yesterday $yesterday%, last week $last week%, last night $last night%, one year ago $a year ago%, the day before $the day before%, the once upon a time $at a time%.
E. E4ample "entences "imple 'ast Tense. 2. ;y mother cooked fried chicken for my birthday party last week. $;y mother was cooking fried chicken for the event ultahku weeks ago%. . I tried to call you yesterday, but no one picked up my phone. $I tried to reach you yesterday, but nobody raised telphon%. 5.
. ;any of life(s failures are people who did not ?eali#e how close they were to success when they @ave up $;ost who fail in life are those who are not aware of how close they were to success when they gave up%. A. I wonder why you did not take the scholarship to study abroad. $I wonder why you did not take a scholarship to study abroad%. B. Were you so sleepy last night that you left the show before it(s over!
$re you so sleepy until you leave the show before it(s finished!% C. I would wait for you if I was not in hurry to catch my flight. $I(ll wait if I(m not in a hurry to catch a plane%. 2. The weather was not good enough to play football yesterday. $The weather is not good enough to play football yesterday%.
2.2.Rumu% Pa%t Ten%e Continuou% Fun'tion E(ample "enten'e%
. &nderstanding the 'ast 3ontinuous Tense 'ast continuous tense is also known as progressive past tense. This tense is used to describe a *ob or activity that is happening in the past. Is said to be continuous or progressive because the work is being done. nd say past because it happened in the past.
+. The formula Pa%t Continuou% Ten%e.
The formulation of this tense is composed of two elements, namely the past and continuous. The characteristics of the past he always uses +erb- while continuous always used to be +erb-ing. When combined, the second form $verb-% than to be is was and were thus the basic formula is the past continuous " was 1 were +erb-ing. Form
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Formula%
E(ample "enten'e%
+erbal
" was1were +erb-ing
"he was reading a book when I come
0ominal
" was1were nominal
When I was child, I was so handsome
+erbal
" was1were not +erb-ing
I was not sleeping at seven oclock yesterday
0ominal
" was1were not nominal
;eeting president was not in my schedule
+erbal
Was1were " +erb-ing
Were you hiking with your friends last week!
0ominal
Was1were " +erb-ing
Were you alone now!
C. Fun'tion% Pa%t Continuou% Ten%e
2. "hows the work was going on in the past. E4ample o I am sorry
. Demonstrate two activities that are going on together in the past. E4ample o The fire was burning my house when my mother was cooking last night. $;y father was in the shower when my mama was cooking last night% o
5. "erves to indicate that activity is happening in the past when other events intervened. E4ample o ;y father was taking a bath when I knocked the door $yaku was in the shower when I knocked on the door% o "he always interrupted me when I was delivering my speech. $6e always interrupted when I was making a speech%
!. The u%e !e%'ription Time
: Description of time spent together with the past tense, which contains last time or time ago. : In the function number and 5, there is always a word while or when that means when 1 at the time. We may use one of them and may be e4changed, *ust that it would be appropriate if the activities are conducted simultaneously using a while, and if one uses when interrupting operations.
E. E4ample "entences 'ast 3ontinuous. 2. I was there when you was delivering your speech on the stage. $I was there when you are delivered a speech on the stage%. . . "he was reading a book while the library was closed. $"he was reading a book when the library is closed%. A. That building was being built last year when I passed last year, but now it(s already broken down. $The building was under construction when I passed last year but now torn down%. B. re you the one who called when I was walking around with my girl friend in the mall yesterday!
$If you(re the one that I call my time again the same way my girlfriend at the mall yesterday!%. C. Were you dancing with my girl friend when I went to the toilet! $If you(re dancing with my boyfriend when I go to the toilet%. 2. The music was playing when I left that bar last night. $The music was still playing when I left the bar last night%.
Referen'e%,
2. 'ast 'rogressive.http11grammar.ccc.commnet.edu1grammar1tenses1pastFprogressive.htm. ccessed on Gebruary 2>, 25. . 'ast 3ontinuous Tense.http11www.stanford.edu1Hkenro1EduB1@rammar&nits1pastcontinous&nit.html. ccessed on Gebruary 2>, 25. 5. The 'ast 3ontinuous Tense. http11esl.fis.edu1grammar1rules1pastcont.htm. ccessed on Gebruary 2>, 25. 8. +erb Tenses. http11faculty.washington.edu1marynell1grammar1verbtenses.html. on Gebruary 2>, 25. =. +erbs with 6elpers. http11owl.english.purdue.edu1owl1resource1>21=1. Gebruary 2>, 25.
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This paper was made in order to fulfill the tasks sub*ects of English, while the theme of this paper 'ast Tense. In making this paper, with the limitations of science authors have, the authors tried to find the source of the data from various information sources, especially activity preparation of this paper provides additional authors knowledge that can benefit the lives of ita. The author would like to thank 7ecturer of English as a religion lecturer who has guided us in the preparation of this paper.
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