Rumus Simple Past Tense
Kalimat simple past tense terdiri dari dua jenis yaitu nominal sentence dan verbal sentence.
Nominal sentence menggunakan ‘to be’ atau ‘be’. Sedangkan verbal sentence menggunakan ‘verb’ (kata kerja).
Berikut rumusnya:
Nominal sentence
(+) Subject + to be (was/were) + complement
(- ) Subject + to be (was/were) + not + complement
(?) To be (was/were) + subject + complement
Contoh kalimat simple past tense bentuk nominal:
Kalimat past tense positif:
- I was a teacher. (Aku dulu seorang guru.)
- She was fat. (Dia dulu gemuk.)
Kalimat past tense negatif:
- I was not fat. (Aku dulu tidak gemuk.)
- She was not sick yesterday. (Dia tidak sakit kemarin.)
Kalimat past tense interogatif: