Simple Past Tense

by Phoenix Flame 1:32 PM 0 comments

Penggunaan:
-Kejadian lampau (telah terlewati)
-Menceritakan pengalaman

Formula:
Nominal:
(+) S + be II (were, was) + Complement + Adv.
(-)  S + be II (were, was) + not + Complement + Adv.
(?) be II (were, was) + S + Complement + Adv?

Example:
(+) Grandma was beautiful 50 years ago.
(-) Grandma was not beautiful 50 years ago.
(?) Was Grandma beautiful 50 years ago?

Verbal:
(+) S + V2 + O + Adv.
(-)  S + did not + V2 + O + Adv.
(?) Did + S + V2 + O + Adv?

(+) Bagas wrote a letter last night
(-) Bagas did not wrote a letter last night.
(?) Did Bagas wrote a letter last night?