MAKALAH

BAHASA INGGRIS
Past Form
Untuk Memenuhi Salah Satu Tugas

Mata Kuliah Bahasa Inggris

Dosen Pembimbing: Efrini Panjaitan, M. Hum

Disusun Oleh:

KELOMPOK 6

1. Batara Wardana Yuswar

2. Helmi Irayani Manurung
3. Nadia Luthfia Khairina
4. Tasya Azra Rizkya Umri

FAKULTAS SAINTEK
JURUSAN SISTEM INFORMASI
UNIVERSITAS ISLAM NEGERI SUMATERA UTARA
2018
 PREFACE

Praise and thank you, let us fear Allah Almighty which on this occasion we are still
given His grace and guidance so that the task of this paper entitled "Civilized Just Humanity"
can be completed. We made this paper as an obligation to fulfill our duties.
We are fully aware that this paper is far from perfect because of the limited experience
and knowledge we have. Therefore, we expect all forms of advice and input and even
constructive criticism from various parties. Finally, we hope that this paper can provide
benefits to readers.

Medan, 05 November 2018

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Preface..........................................................................................................................

2. Table Of Contents.........................................................................................................

3. CHAPTER I Introduction..............................................................................................
A .Background Of The Paper.........................................................................................
B. Problem Formulation................................................................................................
C. Purpose Of The Paper...............................................................................................

4. CHAPTER II Theory And Disscusion...........................................................................

I .Simple Past Tense........................................................................................................
II. Past Continous Tense..................................................................................................
III. Past Perfect Tense......................................................................................................
IV. Past Perfect Continous Tense....................................................................................

5. CHAPTER III Cover ................................................................................................

A. Conclusion .............................................................................................................
B. Suggestion..............................................................................................................

6. Biblioghrapy.............................................................................................................
 CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. BACKGROUND OF THE PAPER

English is the international language. By mastering English well, we will be able to

communicate with other nations in this world. In addition, we will be able to add insight and
knowledge to the progress of our nation and country, because we will be able to read English
literature, listen to foreign radio broadcasts, and watch films, add insight into science other.

Thus, in the end we can master the beauties in all fields. Tenses are important in English
education. And also various rules in the English context. If someone wants to master English
well, then he must be able to change the tenses properly. Among other forms of tenses, in this
paper we explain the simple past.

B. PROBLEM FORMULATION
1. What is the meaning of past tense?
2. What is the formula for making past tense sentences?
3. What functions can be used in making past tense sentences?

C. PURPOSE OF THE PAPER

1. Knowing the distribution of past tense?
2. Know the formula for past tense in making sentences?
3. Know the functions that can be used in making past tense sentences?
 CHAPTER II
THEORY AND DISCUSSION

1. Simple Past Tense

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 form 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.

EXAMPLES

 John Cabot sailed to America in 1498.

 My father died last year.

 He lived in Fiji in 1976.

 We crossed the Channel yesterday.

You always use the simple past when you say when something happened, so it is
associated with certain past time expressions

 frequency: often, sometimes, always

I sometimes walked home at lunchtime.
I often brought my lunch to school.

 a definite point in time: last week, when I was a child, yesterday, six weeks ago
We saw a good film last week.
Yesterday, I arrived in Geneva.
She finished her work atseven o'clock
I went to the theatre last night

 an indefinite point in time: the other day, ages ago, a long time ago
People lived in caves a long time ago.
She played the piano when she was a child.

Note: the word ago is a useful way of expressing the distance into the past. It is
placed after the period of time: a week ago, three years ago, a minute ago.
 Be Careful: The simple past in English may look like a tense in your own language,
but the meaning may be different.

FORMING THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

PATTERNS OF SIMPLE PAST TENSE FOR REGULAR VERBS

Affirmative

Subject + verb + ed

I skipped.

Negative

Subject + did not + infinitive without to

They didn't go.

Interrogative

Did + subject + infinitive without to

Did She zarrive?

Interrogative negative

Did not + subject + infinitive without to

Didn't You play?

TO WALK
 Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I walked I didn't walk Did I walk?

You walked You didn't walk Did you walk?

He walked He didn't walk Did he walk?

They walked They didn't walk Did they walk?

SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF TO BE, TO HAVE, TO DO

Subject Verb

Be Have Do

I Was Had Did

You were Had Did

He/She/It Was Had Did

We were Had Did

You were Had Did

They were Had Did

NOTES ON AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE, & INTERROGATIVE FORMS

AFFIRMATIVE
 The affirmative of the simple past tense is simple.

 I was in Japan last year

 She had a headache yesterday.

 We did our homework last night

NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE

For the negative and interrogative simple past form of "to do" as an ordinary verb, use
the auxiliary "did", e.g. We didn't do our homework last night.
The negative of "have" in the simple past is usually formed using the auxiliary "did", but
sometimes by simply adding not or the contraction "n't".

The interrogative form of "have" in the simple past normally uses the auxiliary "did".

EXAMPLES

 They weren't in Rio last summer.

 We didn't have any money.

 We didn't have time to visit the Eiffel Tower.

 We didn't do our exercises this morning.

 Were they in Iceland last January?

 Did you have a bicycle when you were young?

 Did you do much climbing in Switzerland?

Note: For the negative and interrogative form of all verbs in the simple past, always use
the auxiliary 'did''.

SIMPLE PAST, IRREGULAR VERBS

Some verbs are irregular in the simple past. Here are the most common ones.

TO GO

 He went to a club last night.

  Did he go to the cinema last night?

 He didn't go to bed early last night.

TO GIVE

 We gave her a doll for her birthday.

 They didn't give John their new address.

 Did Barry give you my passport?

TO COME

 My parents came to visit me last July.

 We didn't come because it was raining.

 Did he come to your party last week?

2.Past Progressive (Continuous) Tense

The past progressive tense is used to demonstrate an action that was happening in the
past for a period of time in a particular context. The context can be a specific time or another
action.
Structures:

Subject + was/were + verb + ing + . . . a specific time

Alex was sleeping yesterday at 6.30 AM

I was cleaning the dishes at around 5.30-6.30 yesterday.

When + subject + simple past tense + subject + was/were + verb+ing . . .

When I went out, you were shouting from behind.

When Alex came, I was sleeping.

 Subject + was/were + verb+ing + when + subject + simple past tense . . .

You were shouting from behind when I went outside.

I was sleeping when Alex came home.

While + subject + was/were + verb+ing + subject + was/were + verb+ing . . .

While I was sleeping, you were making noises.

While Alex was playing, I was sleeping.

3.Past Perfect Tense

The past perfect is used to demonstrate an action that occurred before another action
in the past. There are usually two completed actions in the sentence; one happens before the
other.

Structures:

Subject + had + past participle form of the main verb + before + subject + simple past
tense . . .

Alex had completed the task before the teacher asked.

I had bought a phone before you came here.

Before + subject + simple past tense + subject + had + past participle form of the verb +. .
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 Before I went to the office, I finished some business with her.

Before she went home, she had taken a test.

Subject + simple past tense + after + subject + had + past participle . . .

Mark ate after I had bought him a bat.

I went to the office after I had finished some business with her.

After + subject + had + past participle + subject + simple past tense . . .

After I had bought a phone, she came to the shop.

After she had gone, I came in.

4. Past Perfect Progressive Tense

The past perfect progressive tense is an extension to the past perfect tense and its
structures. Past perfect progressive is used to demonstrate an action which continued for a
specific period of time but stopped before another action.

Structure:

Subject + had + been + verb+ing +. . .+ for/since +. . .+ before + subject + past simple

tense

Alan had been playing cricket for 18 years before he retired.

Jack had been living in Sydney since 2010 before he moved to Melbourne.
 CHAPTER III

A. COUNCLUSSION

Simple Past Tense function on verbal sentence So for countries that have been done in
the past and completed at that time or for events that occur at certain times in the past. Simple
Past Tense function on nomial sentences

In the past for some menus, it was usually in the past but it doesn't work anymore
now. Time information for Simple Past Tense which is: Yesterday (yesterday), last night (last
night), last week (last week), yesterday morning (morning), an hour ago (an hour ago), two
days ago (two days ago), and so on.

B. SUGGESTION

We realize that in making this paper, we still have a lot of mistakes and shortcomings
in our writing or we say English sentences and words. Because we are not foreigners whose
daily language is English. And we hope that we can improve in terms of writing and
understanding and use of English in everyday life, and be useful in the future.
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