PAST TENSE

PAST TENSE

         Used to express actions completed in the past.
a.Simple Past Tense
        Used to declare an act that happened in the past and specific and well, but it has nothing to do with the present.
Formula :
Subject + to be ( was / were )+…..
Subject + verb II+….
Example:
 ♣ She was in the classroom yesterday
♣ He borrowed my motorcycle last week

Tenses are often used in the simple past tense:
 ♣ Last Sunday                    = minggu lalu
♣ Yesterday                        =  kemaren
♣ Last week                        = minggu lalu
♣ In 1998….                         = ditahun 1998
♣ Last year                          = tahun lalu
♣ Last month                       = bulan lalu
♣ An hour a go                     = sejam yang lalu
♣ Ago                                   = yang lalu
♣ Yesterday night                = kemaren malam
♣ A few minute ago             = beberapa menit lalu

b.Past Continues Tense
     Used to declare an act of direct / is going on in the past.
Formula: subject + to be ( was/were ) + verb ( ing ) + ……
Example : I was speaking english all time last Sunday
I was reading a newapaper yesterday

Tenses are often used in the past continues tense:
While = sementara


The whole day last week = sepanjang hari minggu yang lalu
At 7 o’clock yesterday = pada jam 7 kemarin
All day yesterday = sepanjang hari kemaren
As      = ketika

c.Past Perfect Tense
       Used to declare the deeds done in the past and the activity is completed before another past event, it is also the perfect time ago.
Formula : 
subject + had + been +…..
Subject + had + verb3 +……
 Example : She had been classroom
                 I had written the letter before I want to south korea.

Tenses are often used in the past perfect tense:
 ♣ until                        = hingga
♣ before                    = sebelum
♣ by the end of        = menjelang akhir
♣ after                       = sesudah
♣ just                          = baru saja
♣ as soon as             = segera sesudah
♣ already                  =  selalu
♣ when                       = ketika

d.Past Perfect Continues Tense
      Used to declare an act that began in the past and ongoing, also completed in the past.
Formula : subject + had + been + verb (ing) + ……



Example : He had been working in unilever.
                 It had been in the diningroom.

Tenses are often used in the past perfect continuous tense:
♣ for             = selama
♣ after         = sesudah
♣ before      = sebelum
♣ when        = ketika
♣ since        = semenjak