3. The simple past tense, sometimes called the preterite, is used to talk about a
completed action in a time before now. The simple past is the basic from of
past tense in English. The time of the action can be in the recent past or the
distant past and action duration is not important.
Signal words : Yesterday, last week, month ago, in 2018, etc.
FORMUL
A
VERBAL
S+V2
Exp : I student chemistry
last nigth NON VERBAL
S+ to be (was/were)
Exp : - They were in korea last week
- He was angry yesterday
Note :
-Was
( she, He, It)
-Were
( You, They, We)
4. NEGATIVE S+ to be/did (auxiliary verbs) + not + verb1
Exp :
He did not study English last night
They weren’t farhan last week
NOTE :
-Did auxiliary verbs in simple past tense
-After use “did” verb return to verb1
INTERROGATIVE
To be/did (auxiliary verbs) + S + verb1
Exp :
-Were they in Iceland last January?
-Did you have a motorcycle when you
were young?
5. The present perfect tense is a tense used to express completed action which
have occurred in the past, are connected to the present and still have effects
on it.
FORMULA
> Verbal
{ You, They, We } { She, He, It }
Exp : Sifa has already had breakfast
> Non Verbal
Signal words : Just, already, yet, since
Exp : Mr. Saeri has been Madinah
6. SIMPLE PAST
TENSE
1. Action finished in the past.
exp: I visited Singapore last week
2. Series of completed action in the past
exp : Frist I got up, then I had breakfast
PRESENT PERFECT
TENSE
1. Result of actions in the past is important
in the present – it is not important when
the action happened.
Exp: I have cleaned my room
2. Recently completed actions
exp: He has just played handball
3. States beginning in the past and still
continuing
exp: We have lived in Canada since 1986
4. Together with lately, recently, yet
exp: I have been to London recently