Simple Past Tense , Used To And Use To , Irregular Verbs And Memories

Simple Past Tense , Used To And Use To , Irregular Verbs And Memories

·        What is the Simple Past Tense ?                                                                                

Simple past tense is used to describe an events or activity that happened in the past.

·        Forming of the simple past tense

(+) SUBJECT + WAS/WERE + OBJECT

      SUBJECT + DID + OBJECT

(-) SUBJECT + WAS/WERE + NOT + OBJECT

     SUBJECT + DID + NOT + OBJECT

( ? ) WAS/WERE + SUBJECT + OBJECT

          DID + SUBJECT + OBJECT

                       

                                 OR

( + ) SUBJECT + VERBII + OBJECT

( - ) SUBJECT + DID + NOT + VERB I + OBJECT

( ? ) DID + SUBJECT + VERB I + OBJECT

·        How To Use Simple Past Tense ? (Example)

(+) : I was a Teacher

(-) : I was not a teacher

(?) : Was I a Teacher ?

(+) : The Students played in the school yard

(-) : The students did not play in the school yard

(?)  Did the students play in the school yard ?

(+) : Sherlina went to Bali

(-) : Sherlina did not go to Bali

(?) : Did Sherlina go to Bali ?

(+) : I saw you at cinema yesterday

(-) : I did not see you at cinema yesterday

(?) : Did I see you at cinema yesterday ?

                        Use To and Used To

Used to = an action or habit that was common in the PAST but not anymore.

Use to = accustomed to something (normally out of habit or experience)

·   Example for Use to and used to

Used to

I used to drink black tea every night but now I drink green tea.

Ari used to motorcycle to go to office but now he chose a car.

He used to play basketball professionally but he had to quit because of an injury.

she used to listen to some music

Use to

she didn't use to listen to some music

I didn’t use to motorcycle to school. I would normally go by bus.

·        Forming for ‘’ use to’’ and ‘’used to’’

Positive sentences : subject + used to + V1
negative sentences : subject + didn't + use to + V1

Irregular Verbs

infinitive	Simple past	Past participle	arti
become	became	become	menjadi
begin	began	begun	mulai
blow	blew	blown	Bertiup, mengembus
buy	bought	bought	membeli
catch	caught	caught	Menangkap
come	came	come	datang
do	did	done	Mengerjakan
eat	ate	eaten	makan
fall	fell	fallen	jatuh
fell	felt	felt	Merasa
go	went	gone	Pergi
hear	heard	heard	Mendengar
keep	kept	kept	Menyimpan
know	knew	known	mengetahui
make	made	made	membuat
lose	lost	lost	Kehilangan
overcome	overcame	overcome	Mengatasi
pay	paid	paid	Membayar
run	ran	run	Berlari
say	said	said	Mengatakan
write	wrote	written	menulis

A Person I Used To Know …….

I remembered my old friend, her name is Sri . I met her for the first time her when I was at junior high school. The One thing from her that always on my memories until now is she always made us laugh with her joke. She is very kind girl and always cares with the others .The last time I saw her when I went to Amelia’s wedding 3 weeks ago.

A Place I Used To Go…….

I used to go to Alun - Alun Kapuas park . i went  there every Sunday with my family. We went there by a car . when I was there, I always saw some ship and boats. I decide not go to there again because I feel bored.

An Activity I Use To Do…….

I used to do watch television. I watched television in with my parents, but sometimes I watched television alone in my bedroom until 4 hours. I stopped watching television because television programs is very boring to me . Watching movies at laptop and listening music is more entertaining than see television programs.