CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

A. Background of The Problem

Simple past tense in the form of tense or form of language in English
that shows the past events marked with the time statement contained in the
sentence and the form of a verb that can distinguish it with tensis or other
sentence form.
Simple past tense is a simple verb form to show that an event occurred
in the past. In simple past tense, the time of the incident (yesterday, last two
days, last year) or period of time (for two months, for a day, for an hour) can
be specified. Simple past tense can also be used to form conditional sentence
type 2. We use the past simple to talk about actions or situations in the past.
The Adverbs of time in this tense are yesterday, last, a week ago, this
morning , last night, yesterday morning, yesterweek, yestermonth, yesteryear,
etc.

B. Problem Identification
1. How is definition past tense?
2. What is simple past tense?
3. What is some functions and simple past tense sentence examples?
4. How is formulas and samples passive voice - simple past tense?
5. What is negative formula - simple past tense?
6. How is the yes-no question simple past tense formula?
7. How is the wh-question formula with simple past tense?

C. Purpose
1. Knowing definition past tense.
2. Knowing simple past tense.
3. Knowing some functions and simple past tense sentence examples.
4. Knowing formulas and samples passive voice - simple past tense.
5. Knowing negative formula - simple past tense.
6. Knowing the yes-no question simple past tense formula.
7. Knowing the wh-question formula with simple past tense.

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DISCUSSIONS

A. DEFINITION PAST TENSE

Past tense verbs are often called the second form of the verb is the past
tense verb in the English language that is used to indicate an event or events
that will happen in the past. The second form of the verb consists of two parts,
the regular verb and irregular verb.

a. Regular verb b. Irregular Verb

play - played make - made

stay - stayed use - used go - went sleep - slept

Based on these examples can be concluded that the irregular verb is a verb
work - worked build - built
that forms its past in the form by adding d / ed on the first verb (infinitive). irregular
live - lived take - took
verb is a verb that forms its past is not in a form based on a provision, but has its own
form.

B. SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Simple past tense is a simple verb form to show that an event occurred
in the past. In simple past tense, the time of the incident (yesterday, last two
days, last year) or period of time (for two months, for a day, for an hour) can
be specified. Simple past tense can also be used to form conditional sentence
type 2.

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 We use the past simple to talk about actions or situations in the past.
The Adverbs of time in this tense are yesterday, last.., a week ago, this
morning , last night, yesterday morning, yesterweek, yestermonth, yesteryear,
etc.
Pattern :
+} S+V2 +O/C
-} S+did not +V1 +O/C
?} Did + S+ V1 +O/C?

Example :
(+) He saw a good film last night
(-) He did not see a good film last night
(?) Did he see a good film last night?
The simple past tense is used to talk about finished actions that
happened at a specific time in the past. You state when it happened using a
time adverb.
You form the simple past of a verb by adding -ed onto the end of a
regular verb but, irregular verb forms have to be learnt. There are several
examples of irregular verbs in our Picture It section.

To be To be
Statements Statements Questions ?
+ -

I was. I wasn't. Was I?

He was. He wasn't. Was he?

She was. She wasn't. Was she?

It was. It wasn't. Was it?

You were. You weren't. Were you?

We were. We weren't. Were we?

They were. They weren't. Were they?

Regular Verb (to Regular Verb (to Questions Short Short

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 work) Statements work) Statements answer answer
+ - + -

No, I
I worked. I didn't work. Did I work? Yes, I did.
didn't.

Did he Yes, he No, he

He worked. He didn't work.
work? did. didn't.

Did she Yes, she No, she

She worked. She didn't work.
work? did. didn't.

Yes, it No, it
It worked. It didn't work. Did it work?
did. didn't.

Did you Yes you No, you

You worked. You didn't work.
work? did. didn't.

Did we Yes we No, we

We worked. We didn't work.
work? did. didn't.

Did they Yes they No, they

They worked. They didn't work.
work? did. didn't.

C. SOME FUNCTIONS AND SIMPLE PAST TENSE SENTENCE

EXAMPLES

Example of the Simple Past

Function
Tense phrase

Simple past tense to discuss actions that occur Vina and I went to the
with a certain time duration in the past. Preposition Ragunan zoo three months
"for" can be used to declare the time period of the ago.
event.
Did he come on time
yesterday?

The party started at 10.00

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 a.m.

Did you sleep enough last

night?

I studied civil engineering for

almost 4 years.

I often did exercises in the

Simple past tense to talk about habits in the past. gym when I lived in Bandung.
Subordinate conjunction "when" is usually used in When I was a senior high
this situation. school student, I always got
up at 4 am to study.

To show that there is a short duration action

I was reading a journal in the
(simple past tense) that occurs when a action of
library when someone burped
long duration (past continuous tense) is in
out loud.
progress.

To show that an action (simple past tense) directly I had already finished my
follow the action that has been completed (past breakfast when he picked me
perfect tense). up.

If she studied hard, she would

Simple past tense is used in conditional sentence be pass.
type 2. I would buy a sport car if I
had much money.

D. FORMULAS AND SAMPLES PASSIVE VOICE - SIMPLE PAST

TENSE
Passive voice in simple past tense is formed by auxiliary verb was /
were and past participle. Subject to passive voice is the object of active voice
with was for single subject, while the for subject is plural. The agent on
passive voice is the subject of active voice.
Here is the passive voice formula in simple past tense:

Active Voice Passive Voice

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S + verb-2 + direct S (direct object) + was/were + past participle +/- by
object (agent)

The above formula applies to transitive verbs. What about intransitive

verb? Sentences with intransitive verbs may be passive if they have a
prepositional phrase.
See: Passive Voice on Intransitive Verb
Subject to passive voice is the object of preposition in active voice.

Active Voice Passive Voice

S + verb-2int + preposition + object S (object of preposition) + was/were + past

of preposition participle + preposition +/- by (agent)

No. Active Voice Passive Voice

Sunmark Press printed The first book was printed in 2005

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the first book in 2005. by Sunmark Press.

Someone left the letter

The letter was left when he was
2 when he was away from
away from his desk.
his desk.

Tio ate sardines and Sardines and rice were eaten for
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rice for dinner. dinner by Tio.

They just talked about Mental health was just talked by

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mental health. them.

Yesterday, my father Yesterday, the hotel was stayed at

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stayed at the hotel. by my father.

E. NEGATIVE FORMULA - SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Positive simple past tense using linking verb "be" (was / were) or with
verb-2 other than be as a verb. In simple past tense with be, negative sentence
can be made directly by adding "not" afterwards, but in simple past tense with
verb-2 it is necessary to add dummy auxiliary verb "did", followed by notes,
and verb-2 change to infinitive bare also .

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 Kalimat Positive Kalimat Negative

S + verb-2 +/- direct object S + did not + bare infinitive

S + be (was/were) + subject complement S + was/were not + subject complement

(noun/adjective/) (noun/adjective/)

Catatan:
1. was untuk subject I dan third person singular (Vera, mother, she, he, it)
2. were untuk you dan plural subject (Vera and her mother, we, they)

No Kalimat Positive Kalimat Negative

I came late. I didnt come late.
1
(Saya datang terlambat.) (Saya tidak datang terlambat.)
You left one question blank. You didnt leave one question blank.
2 (Kamu meninggalkan satu pertanyaan (Kamu tidak meninggalkan satu
kosong.) pertanyaan kosong.)
She had teaching experience.
She didnt have teaching experience.
3 (Dia mempunyai pengalaman
(Dia tidak punya pengalaman mengajar.)
mengajar.)
Those people were nice to me. Those people werent nice to me.
4 (Orang-orang itu dulu baik pada (Orang-orang itu dulu tidak baik pada
saya.) saya.)

F. THE YES-NO QUESTION SIMPLE PAST TENSE FORMULA

Positive simple past tense can use linking verb "be" (was / were) or with
verb-2 instead of be as a verb. In simple past tense with be, yes-no question
can be directly made by swapping the subject of verb (S) and be; But in
simple past tense with verb-2 besides the need to add dummy auxiliary verb
"did" and verb-2 to change into infinitive bare (base form).

Kalimat Positive Yes-No Question

Did + S + bare infinitive +/- direct

S + verb-2 +/- direct object
object

S + be (was/were) + subject Be (was/were) + S + subject

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complement (noun/adjective/) complement (noun/adjective/)

Catatan:
1. was untuk subject I dan third person singular (Vera, mother, she, he, it)
2. were untuk you dan plural subject (Vera and her mother, we, they)
Contoh Kalimat Yes-No Question Simple Past Tense
No Kalimat Positif Yes-No Question
She came to my house yesterday. Did she come to my house yesterday?
1 (Dia datang ke rumah saya (Apakah dia datang ke rumah saya
kemarin.) kemarin?)
They bought some snacks. Did they buy some snacks?
2 (Mereka membeli beberapa (Apakah mereka membeli beberapa
makanan ringan.) makanan ringan?)
I was shy. Was I shy?
3
(Saya dulu pemalu.) (Apakah saya dulu pemalu?)
Those students were late this
Were those students late this morning?
morning.
4 (Apakah siswa-siswa itu terlambat tadi
(Siswa-siswa itu terlambat tadi
pagi?)
pagi.)

Short Answer Response Simple Past Tense

Yes-No Question Short Answer Response

Was I here before? Yes, you were.

Were we here before? No, you werent.

Yes, she/he/it was.

Was she/he/it here before?
No, she/he/it want.

Were you here before?

Yes, I was.

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 No, I wasnt.

Yes. they were.

Were they here before?
No, they werent.

Yes, you did.

Did I/we miss the point of the story?
No, you didnt.

Yes, she/he/it did.

Did she/he/it miss the point of the story?
No, she/he/it didnt

Yes, I did.
Did you miss the point of the story?
No, I didnt.

Yes, they did.

Did they miss the point of the story?
No, they didnt.

G. THE WH-QUESTION FORMULA WITH SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Here are some wh-questioning formulas (questions that begin with what,
where, when, why, which, who, who, or how) with simple past tense using
verb "be" (was / were) or verb-2 (Bare infinitive + -ed, -en, -d, -t, -n, or -ne for
regular verb or inconsistent form on irregular verb).

Kalimat Positif Fungsi Kalimat Interogatif (?)

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 (+)
menanyakan Who/What + be(was/were)
subject Whose/Which + noun + be(was/were)
S + be When/Where/Why + be(was/were) + S
menanyakan
How + adverb(much/far/) + be(was/were) +
adverb
S
menanyakan Who/What + V2
subject Whose/Which + noun + V2
Who/What + did + S + bare infinitive ?
menanyakan
Whose/Which + noun + did + S + bare
S + verb-2 object
infinitive
When/Where/Why + did + S + bare infinitive
menanyakan
How + adverb(long/slowly/) + did + S
adverb
+ bare infinitive

Contoh Kalimat (+) Fungsi Contoh Wh- Question

Who were here ten minutes
menanyakan ago?
subject (Siapa yang disini sepuluh

The children were here ten menit lalu?)

When were the children
minutes ago.
here?
(Anak-anak disini sepuluh menit
(Kapan anak-anak disini?)
lalu.) menanyakan
Where were the children ten
adverb
minutes ago?
(Dimana anak-anak sepuluh
menit lalu?)
This book was popular when we Which book was populer
were a child. menanyakan when we were a child?
(Buku ini populer ketika kita subject (Buku mana yang populer
kecil.) ketika kita kecil?)
menanyakan When was this book

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 popular?
adverb
(Kapan buku ini populer?)
Who worked well enough
menanyakan yesterday?
subject (Siapa yang bekerja cukup
baik kemarin?)
When did the new
administrative assistant work
The new administrative assistant well enough?
worked well enough yesterday. (Kapan asisten administrasi
(Asisten administrasi baru bekerja baru bekerja dengan cukup
cukup baik kemarin.) menanyakan baik?)
adverb How well did the new
administrative assistant work
yesterday?
(Seberapa baik asisiten
administrasi baru bekerja
kemarin?)
Who received ten calls after
sending resume?
menanyakan
(Siapa yang mendapat
She received ten calls after subject
sepuluh panggilan setelah
sending resume.
mengirim resume?)
(Dia menerima sepuluh panggilan
What did she receive after
setelah mengirimkan resume.)
menanyakan sending resume?
object (Apa yang dia terima setelah
mengirimkan resume?)
Whose car did he borrow for
He borrowed his friends car for
menanyakan several weeks?
several weeks.
object (Mobil siapa yang dia
(Dia meminjam mobil temannya
(possessive) pinjam selama beberapa
selama beberapa minggu.)
minggu?)

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CLOSING

A. Conclusion
Simple past tense is a simple verb form to show that an event occurred in
the past. In simple past tense, the time of the incident (yesterday, last two
days, last year) or period of time (for two months, for a day, for an hour) can
be specified.
The simple past tense is used to talk about finished actions that
happened at a specific time in the past. You state when it happened using a
time adverb.
Passive voice in simple past tense is formed by auxiliary verb was /
were and past participle. Subject to passive voice is the object of active voice
with was for single subject, while the for subject is plural. The agent on
passive voice is the subject of active voice.
Positive simple past tense using linking verb "be" (was / were) or with
verb-2 other than be as a verb. In simple past tense with be, negative sentence
can be made directly by adding "not" afterwards, but in simple past tense with
verb-2 it is necessary to add dummy auxiliary verb "did", followed by notes,
and verb-2 change to infinitive bare also .

B. Suggestion
We realize that in this paper are still many shortcomings and oversight
therefore, readers and experts writers main suggestions and criticisms or
scolds courtesies that are build will be accepted gladly for the perfection of the
next paper.

FOREWORD

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 Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh

Praise and thanksgiving authors say over the presence of Allah Swt.
Almighty, for His grace, His taufiq and guidance was, I can finish this paper. This
paper is intended to fulfill the first task of the author in this course, which can
thank God the author completed on time. Authors say thank you to those who
have helped in the completion of this paper.
Hopefully this paper can be useful not only for authors, but also for those
who deign to take the time to read this paper. Given the limitations of the writer as
an ordinary man who did not escape the errors and sins, the authors realized that
this paper is very far from perfect. Therefore, criticism and constructive
suggestions very authors expect. So that the future can be better writers. Wrong
and make mistakes authors apologize. to God, the author of forgiveness.

Wassalammu'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.

Bengkulu, Mei 2017

Author

LIST OF CONTENTS
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TITLE PAGE
FOREWORD..................................................................................................i
LIST OF CONTENTS....................................................................................ii

CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY
A. Background....................................................................
1
B. Problem Identification....................................................1
C. Purpose...........................................................................
1

CHAPTER II DISCUSION
A. Definition past tense.............................................................................3
B. Simple past tense..................................................................................4
C. Some functions and simple past tense sentence examples...................6
D. Formulas and samples passive voice - simple past tense.....................7
E. Negative formula - simple past tense....................................................8
F. The yes-no question simple past tense formula....................................9
G. The wh-question formula with simple past tense.................................11

CHAPTER III CLOSING

A. Conclusion............................................................................................14
B. Suggestion ...........................................................................................14

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By :
Dona Saputra : 1611160009
Tri Hidayanti : 1611160018

Lecture :
Yosi Marita, M.Pd

PROGRAM STUDI ZAKAT DAN WAKAF

FAKULTAS EKONOMI DAN BISNIS ISLAM
INSTITUT AGAMA ISLAM NEGERI (IAIN)
BENGKULU
2017

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