Simple Past Tense, Past Perfect Tense, and Expressing

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Simple past tense is, to declare an act / event that happened in the past / make enormous time has passed and in the know.

Jenis Kalimat	Rumus	Example
positif (+)	S + Verb-2 (past tense) S + be (was/were)	The teacher came
		I was a stamp collector
negatif (-)	S + did + not + bare infinitive S + be (was/were) + not	The teacher didn’t come
		I wasn’t a stamp collector
interogatif (?)	Did + S + bare infinitive be (was/were) + S	Did the teacher come
		Was I a stamp collector

I	Was
You	Were
They
We
He	Was
She
It

I	Did / Didn't
You
They
We
He She It

We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past.

Examples:

• I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.
• He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.
• Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs?

The Simple Past can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the past. A duration is a longer action often indicated by expressions such as: for two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc.

Examples:

• I lived in Brazil for two years.
• Shauna studied Japanese for five years.
• They did not stay at the party the entire time.

The Simple Past can also be used to describe a habit which stopped in the past. It can have the same meaning as "used to." To make it clear that we are talking about a habit, we often add expressions such as: always, often, usually, never, when I was a child, when I was younger, etc.

Examples:

• I studied French when I was a child.
• He played the violin.
• He didn't play the piano. 

PAST PERFECT TENSE

The past perfect tense is often used in English when we are relating two events which happened in the past. It helps to show which event happened first. This page will explain the rules for forming and using the tense.

Past Perfect Tense ( verbal ):	Example:
(+) S + had + V3	(+) She had helped her mother after she played a game.
(-) S + had + not + V3	(-) She had not helped her mother after she played a game.
(?) Had + S + V3	(?) Had she helped her mother after she played a game?

More Examples

Positive sentences
      They had visited a doctor.
       He had slept.
       I had finished my work last year.
       It had rained heavily last month.
      The film had started before we reached cinema.

Negative sentences
      They had not visited a doctor.
      He had not slept.
      I had not finished my work last year.
      It had not rained heavily last month.
      The film had not started before we reached cinema.

Interrogative sentences
      Had they visited a doctor?
      Had he slept?
      Had I finished my work last year?
      Had it rained heavily last month?
      Had the film started before we reached cinema.

 

Expressing Love

• I love you
• I love you too
• I like..
• I enjoy..
• I'm very keen on...

 Expressing Sadness

• Oh, I just  don't know what to do
• Please leave me alone
• Come on! It can not be as bad as all that..
• I can see why you're so sad...but.

Expressing Pleasure

·         Great!

·         Terrific!

·         I’m pleased.

·         I enjoyed it.

·         I love it.

·         It was terrific.

·         I’m delighted.