PREFACE
Thank to Almighty God who has given his bless to the writer for finishing the English paper about the Simple Past Tense & Past Continous Tense
On this occasion, we wish to thank all those who have helped contribute ideas and thoughts for the realization of this paper. Hopefully this paper can be useful for readers to add their knowledge and as a reference in the course of learning the English language.
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Author
Table of Contens
Title………...i
Preface ...ii
Table of contens ...iii
Chapter I Introduction... Background of the paper...1
Purpose of the paper...1
Problem of the paper...1
Chapter II ... Simple past tense...2
Past continuous tense...4
Past perfect...6
Past perfect continuous...7
Chapter III ... Conclusion...8
Suggest...8
Chapter I
Introduction
Background of the paper
In this era most of people are speak english without pay attention of tenses and grammar. They are just marely talking, as a result they are understood. Beside it most of people using the google translate which is not necessarily true. Therefore we make this paper for knowledge about past tense.
Purpose of the paper
1. For known about past time, so that easy to use in communicate englsh. 2. As a reference so that is can understand about the past time.
Problem of the paper
1. What does it mean about simple past tense? 2. What does it mean about past continuouse tense? 3. What does it mean about past perfect?
Chapter II
Simple Past Tense
Definition
Past tense is a tenses talk about actions or situations in the past. FORM:
1. VERBAL SENTENCE
(+) S + V2
(-) S + did + not + V1 (?) did + s + V1
2. NOMINAL SENTENCE
S+WAS/WERE+ADJ/ADV
The use of simple past tense:
1. Use the past tense for events that happened at a specific time in the past. E.g : - Danny swam with me yesterday afternoon.
- I drank a glass of milk yesterday morning.
2. Stating habits conducted in the past, now is not done anymore. E.g : - I never smoked
3. Stated that an event or action that is clearly done in the past, although the timing is not mentioned.
E.g : - my sister gave me a present - the bus was 15 minutes late
4. Used in conditional type 2
E.g : - if you loved me, you would not leave now
- if i were you, i wouldn’t make relationship with him
Adverb of time for simple past tense:
Yesterday
Sample of simple past story
Past Continuous Tense
Definition
Past continous tense is a form of tenses to declare the events that are happening in the past.
FORM:
S + WAS/WERE + VERB + ING
The use of Past Continuous Tense:
1. Use the past continous tense to declare the event or events that are taking place in the past.
E.g : - Sinta was teaching English last year - I was talking to him ten minutes ago
2. Use the past continous tense to declare that an event or action that is clearly done in the past. Although timing is not know.
E.g : - She was getting dinner
- She was wearing a wedding dress
3. Use the past continous tense for an action that was going on at a time in the past when something else happened.
E.g : - I was watching tv while my father was reading magazine - I was studying when you came
4. Use the past continous tense to declare an event that takes place between two moments in the past.
E.g : - Between Monday and Friday, I was taking English course
Adverb of time for Past Continuous Tense:
This morning Yesterday When While Etc.
Sample of past continuous story
I was writing a lesson all day yesterday with my friend, we were studying english and math yesterday. When my mother called me, i was studying english and she was studying math. Then, later, we decided to leave the house after that. we were going out all the night yesterday.
A. Definition
Past Perfect Tense shows action in the past that happened before some other action in the past and usually shown by a past tense verb.
B. Conditions
There are many conditions to use Past Perfect Tense. These include:
• To show how often something happened in the past Example: I had read the book three times.
• To be used on Reported Speech
Example: I thought he had changed to be a better man
• To express hopes or dreams which is didn’t come true. (Conditional Sentence Type 3)
Example: If he had taken a bath first, he would have missed the train.
C. Formula
(+) S + had + Verb 3 (-) S + had + not + Verb 3
(?) Had + S + Verb 3
Past Perfect Continuous
A. Definition
Past Perfect Continuous tense shows an action that in the past was temporary happened within the time it lasted when something else happened.
B. Conditions
There are many conditions to use Past Perfect Continuous Tense, these include:
To show period of time which something happened.
To show and action that happened by the time something else happened
C. Formula
(+) S + had been + Verb –ing (-) S + had not been + Verb –ing
(?) Had + S + been + Verb –ing
If we want to know what tense is used in the sentence, we can find these following keywords to help us analyze, there are:
Finally Before After
Chapter III
CLOSING
Conclusion
Past time is spend time doing something. There is any four of past time, they are simple past tense, past continuous tense, past perfect tense, past perfect
continuouse tense.
1. Past tense is talk about action or situation in the past.
2. Past continouse tense to declare the events that aree happening in the past. 3. Past perfect tense to express an activity that has been done before a certain
time limit in the past.
4. Past perfect continuous tense to disclose activities or thing that have been done for a certain period before a certain time limit in the past
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