Simple past tense digunakan untuk fakta-fakta dan peristiwa-peristiwa yang terjadi di masa lampau. Contoh:
- I was with my grandmother yesterday.
- They were at home last week.
Tunggal I was You were He was She was It was | Jamak We were You were They were |
- I was happy yesterday
- We were teachers for 20 years
- There was a lot of rain yesterday
- I was really busy yesterday. (Waktu dalam kalimat ini dinyatakan)
- I was really busy. (Waktu dalam kalimat ini tidak dinyatakan, tetapi dalam sebuah percakapan waktu yang dimaksud dapat dimengerti).
Kalimat negatif simple past tense dibuat dengan menambahkan not setelah kata kerja “to be”. Contoh:
- It was not sunny yesterday
- They were not in the library
- She was not hungry -> She wasn’t hungry
- They were not abroad last year -> They weren’t abroad last year.
Pertanyaan dibuat dengan menukar posisi subjek dan kata kerja “to be”. Contoh:
- He was a teacher
- Was he a teacher?
- We were happy to see your family.
- Were you happy to see my family?
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