English Language

Teuku Azhari, S.Pd.I., M.Ed

Week VII
Simple Present vs Simple Past
 Formula

Was
Nominal (to
be)
Were
Simple past
Tense Verb 1
(-&?)
Verbal (verb)
Verb 2
(+) 2
 Rules
Simple Past Tense:
1.With ‘to be’ (was & were)
WAS I, HE, SHE, IT
WERE YOU, WE, THEY

2.With ‘Verb’ (V1 & V2)

V1 NEGATIVE &
INTERROGATIVE 3

V2 POSITIVE
 Please notice the change
Simple present Simple past

I walk to school I walked to school

You jump on my bed You jumped on my bed
She plays with her friends She played with her friends
My mother cooks dinner My mother cooked dinner
They study English They studied English
Sams has lunch on campus Sams had lunch on campus
Indah and Tina have good car Indah and Tina had good car
We believe that Tuti is innocent We believed that Tuti was innocent 4
 PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THE EXAMPLES

PRESENT TENSE I GO TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY

PAST TENSE I WENT TO SCHOOL YESTERDAY.

PRESENT TENSE WE STUDY IN THE CLASS
PAST TENSE WE STUDIED IN MY HOUSE LAST NIGHT
PRESENT TENSE I ALWAYS WALK TO CAMPUS.
PAST TENSE TINA WALKED TO CAMPUS 2 DAYS AGO.
PRESENT TENSE I LIKE TO PLAY BADMINTON
PAST TENSE WE PLAYED BADMINTON TOGETHER 3 DAYS AGO
PRESENT TENSE I AM VERY THIRSTY. I NEED TO DRINK SOME WATER.
PAST TENSE HE DRANK SOME COFFE IN CAFÉ LAST WEEK.
PRESENT TENSE PLEASE OPEN YOUR BOOK CHAPTER SEVEN.
PAST TENSE INDAH OPENED HER BOOK SEVERAL MINUTES AGO. 5
Simple Present I am very happy today
Simple Past I was very happy yesterday

Simple Present They are all in the classroom

Simple Past They were all in the classroom when teacher came

Simple Present Siti is very confused about her problem

Simple Past Siti was very confused about her problem last night

Simple Present Many students are not ready about the exams
Simple Past Many students were not ready about the exams last week

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Simple Past I was very happy yesterday
Simple Past I was NOT very happy yesterday

Simple Past They were all in the classroom when teacher came
Simple Past They were NOT all in the classroom when teacher came

Simple Past Siti was very confused about her problem last night
Simple Past Siti was NOT very confused about her problem last night

Simple Present Many students were ready about the exams last week
Simple Past Many students were NOT ready about the exams last week

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POSITIVE I was very happy yesterday
NEGATIVE I was NOT very happy yesterday
INTERROGATIVE Were you happy yesterday?

POSITIVE They were all in the classroom when teacher came

NEGATIVE They were NOT all in the classroom when teacher came
INTERROGATIVE Were they all in the classroom when teacher came?

POSITIVE Siti was very confused about her problem last night
NEGATIVE Siti was NOT very confused about her problem last night
INTERROGATIVE Was Siti very confused about her problem last night?

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 Verb Change
NO V1 V2 V3
1 STUDY STUDIED STUDIED
2 WALK WALKED WALKED
3 PLAY PLAYED PLAYED
4 DRINK DRANK DRUNK
5 OPEN OPENED OPENED
6 SIT SAT SAT
7 TAKE TOOK TAKEN
8 GIVE GAVE GIVEN
9 ASK ASKED ASKED
10 WATCH WATCHED WACTHED
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 Verb Change
NO V1 V2 V3
11 SLEEP SLEPT SLEPT
12 SEE SAW SEEN
13 PUT PUT PUT
14 SPEAK SPOKE SPOKEN
15 LISTEN LISTENED LISTENED
16 DRIVE DROVE DRIVEN
17 RIDE RODE RIDEN
18 STAND STOOD STOOD
19 ARRIVE ARRIVED ARRIVED
20 CALL CALLED CALLED
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21 ANSWER ANSWERED ANSWERED
 1. She listens to the radio every day.
2. They play football in the football field.
3. Linda and Wati read book in the library.
4. Mary sleeps in her room alone.
5. Cynthia studies by herself in the room.
Change the sentences above into Simple Past Tense in affirmative or positive form
Use the following adverb of time for each of the sentences above.

1. Last night with her best friend.

2. 3 days ago.
3. Several hours ago.
4. 2 nights ago.
5. Last weekend. 11
 Change into Simple Past Tense
“you may use any time markers you like”

Example:
Budi is not home yet. He is not usually late.
Budi was not home at 8 last night. He was usually on time.

1. Shanty is already here in the conference room.

2. James and Richard are not here yet. They are late again today.
3. Our friends are all anxious to see the new student from Jember.
4. Jono and family watch movie in the leisure room.
5. My sister is sad today. She has bad day on campus. 12
 Change into Interrogative
1. Shanty was already here in the conference room when the
helpers came in.

2. James and Richard were present in the class to attend Prof.

Ferritor’s lecture.

3. Our friends were all anxious to see the new student from
Jember coming into the classroom.

4. My sister was really proud of her improved grades in math

and statistics on campus.
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 Past Tense
This was the situation in
Hadi’s room yesterday.

1. Was the room in big

mess?

2. Did Budi clean up the

room by himself?

3. What were on the

floor?

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Answer the following questions

1. What did the elves put to light

the caves?

2. Did the cave look beautiful?

3. Did many people come to visit?

4. How many people brought

camera to the cave?

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Answer the following Qs

1. Did people come to see

the cave?

2. How did the elves feel?

3. Was the place beautiful?

4. How was the expression

of the elf in red?

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Answer the following Qs

1. Was the cave open?

2. Were there many people at

the caves?

3. How was the situation at

the caves?

4. What did the elf sell?

5. Did people buy anything?

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1.What did he do?

2.Did he wear slippers

during the game?

3.Did he play the game

by himself?

4.When did he play

basket ball? 18
1. What did the boy
bring?

2. How many flowers

did the boy hold on
his hand?

3. How did the old man

feel when he saw the
boy?

4. Was the old man

angry with boy? 19
 INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES

Type Indonesia English

  Apakah kamu ada belajar tadi Did you study last night?
  malam?
Verbal Apakah Budi membaca buku minggu Did Budi read book last week?
lalu?
Buku apa yang Budi baca tadi What book did Budi read last night?
malam?
  Apakah kamu sakit kemarin? Were you sick yesterday?
 
Apakah Indah sedih karena nilainya Was Indah sad because her grades
Non-Verbal
tidak bagus? were not good?
Apakah Mira gendut sewaktu dia Was Mira fat when she was kid?
kecil?
 RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

1. What time do you often wake up in the morning?

2. What time did you wake up this morning?
3. Do you usually eat breakfast?
4. What did you eat for breakfast this morning?
5. Do you usually help your mother to clean up the room in the morning?
6. Did you clean up your room this morning?
7. Do you take shower in the morning often?
8. Did you take shower this morning?
 THE CHANGES: From positive to interrogative

1. They studied in the classroom yesterday.

Did they study in the classroom yesterday?
2. Many people from all over Indonesia came to attend the gathering.
Did many people from all over Indonesia come to attend the gathering?
3. Some of my friends went inside building as the rained started to pour.
Did some of your friends go inside building as the rained started to pour? 
4. Andi was so excited to listen to the news about his grades 2 days ago.
Was Andi so excited to listen to the news about his grades 2 days ago?
5. We were at Budi’s house when his father arrived from work last weekend.
Were you at Budi’s house when his father arrived from work last weekend?
 Change the following into interrogatives

1. My key was on this table few minutes ago.

2. I sat on this chair several minutes ago with some friends.
3. I talked to Jamal few minutes ago and I left my car key here.
4. Budi was confused because he lost his car key in that café.
5. Budi tried to explain how his key looks like to other people in that café.
6. Budi came back from the car park looking for car key.
 Answer the questions based on the text

Situation 1
Teacher gave assignment to students. Students were doing their task in the
class. Many students were too busy with their chores that they were not
aware that it started to rain out side.

1. Apa yang terjadi di luar?

2. Mengapa siswa tidak sadar kalau di luar sedang hujan?
3. Apa yang sedang lakukan oleh siswa di kelas?
4. Apa yang membuat para siswa sibuk di kelas?
Answer the questions based on the text
Situation 2
Budi went to café with Ali and Jamal last night. Someone took Jamal’s car key
from the table. They were too busy talking with each other that they didn’t
realize that someone took the key.

1. What did they do last night?

2. What happened to them?
3. Where was the key?
4. Why were they not aware that the key was stolen?
 Answer the questions based on the text

Situation 3
Budi is my classmate. We studied English in the same class. He is such a diligent
student. He completed his tasks before due date and never missed any of them. Last
week, I asked for his help about English homework and he helped me.

1. Who is Budi?
2. Did you study in the same class with him?
3. Is he a good student?
4. Did he do all the assignments on time?
5. Did you ever asked for his help? When and for what?