Past Tense

Past Tense digunakan untuk menggambarkan pekerjaan yang dimulai di waktu lampau dan berakhir di waktu lampau atau bisa juga masih berlangsung hingga kini.

Terdapat beberapa bentuk past tense yang umum digunakan dalam Bahasa Inggris yaitu: Simple Past, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, serta Past Perfect Continuous.

Simple Past Tense

RUMUS:

Infinitive + ed

atau

bentuk lampau (atau kolom ke-2) dari Irregular Verb

CONTOH:

– My brother drank the milk last night. (Kalimat Positif)
– My brother did not drink the milk last night. (Kalimat Negatif)
– Did my brother drink the milk last night? (Kalimat Tanya)

PENGGUNAAN:

Menyatakan kejadian lampau yang juga berakhir di waktu lampau, biasanya disertai waktu terjadinya
– We visited Bandung last year.

Menyatakan kebiasaan masa lalu (mirip dengan penggunaan used to)
– I played the guitar when I was young.

Menyatakan durasi sebuah kejadian di masa lalu (disertai penggunaan for)
– We lived in Minnesota for 9 years.

Past Continuous Tense

RUMUS:

was / were + infinitive + ing

CONTOH:

– She was writing a letter at 5 pm yesterday. (Kalimat Positif)
– She was not writing a letter at 5 pm yesterday. (Kalimat Negatif)
– Was she writing a letter at 5 pm yesterday? (Kalimat Tanya)

PENGGUNAAN:

Menyatakan kejadian lampau yang sedang berlangsung pada waktu tertentu
– Jodie was watching TV at seven o’clock yesterday.

Menyatakan dua kejadian lampau yang sedang berlangsung secara bersamaan
– While Virna was swimming, David was reading newspaper.

Menyatakan kejadian lampau yang disela oleh kejadian lainnya
– Dina was writing a letter when the teacher came into the class.

Past Perfect Tense

RUMUS:

had + past participle

CONTOH:

– Dani had read the book before he went to bed. (Kalimat Positif)
– Dani had not read the book before he went to bed. (Kalimat Negatif)
– Had Dani read the book before he went to bed? (Kalimat Tanya)

PENGGUNAAN:

Menyatakan suatu peristiwa lampau yang berakhir sebelum kejadian lampau lainnnya
– Rudi had studied German language before he went to Germany.

Membuat kalimat tak langsung atau indirect speech
– I told the teacher that I had finished my project.

Menyatakan penyesalan atas perbuatan di masa lalu
– He wished he hadn’t spent all his money on gambling.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

RUMUS:

had + been + infinitive + ing

CONTOH:

– Maria had been cleaning the room when her friends arrived. (Kalimat Positif)
– Maria had not been cleaning the room when her friends arrived. (Kalimat Negatif)
– Had Maria been cleaning the room when her friends arrived? (Kalimat Tanya)

PENGGUNAAN:

Menyatakan kejadian lampau yang telah berlangsung beberapa saat hingga kejadian lampau lainnya
– Raffi Ahmad had been cleaning his electric car when it started to rain.

Menyatakan peristiwa yang dimulai di masa lampau dan masih berlangsung di saat itu
– It had been raining all day.

Setelah mempelajari berbagai bentuk Past Tenses di atas, cobalah untuk mengerjakan latihan soal past tenses di bawah ini.

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Latihan Soal Past Tense

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