Past Tense digunakan untuk menceritakan kejadian yang sudah terjadi — misalnya kemarin, tadi malam, atau minggu lalu.
Ciri-ciri kalimat Past Tense:
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Kata kerjanya berubah (bentuk ke-2 / Verb 2).
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Biasanya pakai keterangan waktu lampau (yesterday, last night, two days ago, dll).
📚 Contoh Kata Kerja (Verb 2)
Verb 1 (Sekarang) | Verb 2 (Lampau) | Arti |
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study | studied | belajar |
watch | watched | menonton |
play | played | bermain |
cook | cooked | memasak |
go | went | pergi |
read | read (dibaca "red") | membaca |
sleep | slept | tidur |
write | wrote | menulis |
🧩 Contoh Kalimat Past Tense
I studied English last night.
(Saya belajar Bahasa Inggris tadi malam.)
She cooked noodles this morning.
(Dia memasak mi pagi ini.)
We went to the zoo yesterday.
(Kami pergi ke kebun binatang kemarin.)
He read a book about animals.
(Dia membaca buku tentang hewan.)
✍️ Ayo Latihan!
Isi titik-titik dengan kata kerja yang tepat (Verb 2):
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I ________ (play) football yesterday.
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My mom ________ (cook) fried rice this morning.
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She ________ (watch) TV last night.
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We ________ (go) to the park last Sunday.
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He ________ (write) a story.