Simple Past Tense

·         Definition:

Simple Past Tense is a kind of tense which is used to describe an event or action that happened already in a certain time in the past.

·         The Pattern:

- Positive Form

      S + Verb II + Complement +                                           

      Example:

      I went to Tangkiling yesterday.

-          Negative Form

S + did not + verb I + complement + .

Example:

I did not go to Tangkiling yerterday.

-          Interrogative Form

Did + S + Verb I + ?

                        

Example:

Did you go to Tangkiling yesterday?

·         The Simple Past Tense Use:

-          Describing acts that have already been concluded and whose exact time of occurrence is known.

-          Furthermore, simple past tense is used for retelling successive event. That is why it is commonly used in story telling.

·         Adverb Use :

1.       Yesterday                                            5. A few minutes ago 2.       Last night                                             6. Last weekend 3.       Last week                                            7. Last month 4.       Two days ago                                     8. Last year, etc.