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BAHASA INGGRIS
TALKING ABOUT PAST TIME
• PAST TENSE
• It began and ended in the past
• Things to remember
• Verb 2 : bought, cut, stopped,
walked, etc
• Linking 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 okay
b. I will be terrible
c. I was terrible
d. 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 class
b. I go to class
c. I stayed at home
d. 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 milk
b. I don’t drink milk
c. You used to drink tea
d. You didn’t drink coffee
• Key answer: A
• Explanation : Ana asked Boni’s habit in the past