AN ANALYSISONSENIORHIGH SCHOOLSTUDENTS’
ABILITY TOUSESIMPLEPASTTENSE:A CASESTUDYON
THETENTHYEARSTUDENTS OFSMAN21MEDAN
ATHESIS
BY
MARIATY ASIHOMBING
REG. NO:130721017
DEPARTMENTOFENGLISH
AN ANALYSISON SENIORHIGHSCHOOL STUDENTS’ ABILITYTO USE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: ACASESTUDYONTHE TENTHYEAR STUDENTSOFSMAN21 MEDAN
ATHESIS
BY
MARIATYA SIHOMBING
REGNO. 130721017
SUPERVISOR CO-SUPERVISOR
Drs. Chairul Husni, M.Ed. TESOL. Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A.,
Ph.DNIP. 19570308 198403 1 004 NIP. 19750209 200812 1 002
SubmittedtoFacultyofCulturalStudiesUniversityofSumateraUtaraMedan in
partialfulfillmentoftherequirements forthedegreeofSarjanaSastraForm
Departmentof English.
DEPARTMENT OFENGLISH
FACULTYOFCULTURAL STUDIES
UNVERSITYOFSUMATERA UTARA
ApprovedbytheDepartmentof English, Facultyof CulturalStudies University of
Sumatera Utara (USU) MedanasthesisforTheSarjanaSastra Examination.
Head, Secretary,
Dr.H. Muhizar Mucthar,M.S Rahmadsyah Rangkuti, M.A.,
AcceptedbytheBoardof Examinersinpartialfulfillmentof requirementsfor
thedegreeof SarjanaSastra fromtheDepartment of English, Facultyof
CulturalStudies Universityof Sumatera Utara.
The examinationis heldinthefacultyof CulturalStudies Universityof
Sumatera Utara onMonday, July6th,2015
TheDeanof Facultyof CulturalStudies
Universityof Sumatera Utara
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TITLE OFTHESIS : AN ANALYSISON SENIORHIGHSCHOOL
STUDENTS’ ABILITYTO USE SIMPLE PAST TENSE:ACASESTUDYONTHETENTHYEAR STUDENTSOFSMAN21 MEDAN
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3 ABSTRAK
JudulSkripsiiniadalahAN ANALYSIS ONSENIOR HIGHSCHOOL
STUDENTS’ABILITY TOUSESIMPLE PASTTENSE:ACASESTUDYON
THETENTHYEAR STUDENTS OFSMAN 21 MEDAN.Skripsiinimembahas
seberapajauhsiswa/ikelas 10SMAN21MedandapatmenggunakanSimplePast Tense.Jumlahsiswa/ikelas10SMAN21Medanadalah280orangdari7kelas.Dipilih 10 siswa/i dari setiapkelas untukmenjadi responden dengan cara
memberikanloterekepadasetiapkelassehinggadiperoleh70siswa/i.Penelitian yang
digunakandalampembahasanskripsiiniadalahpenelitiankepustakaandan penelitian lapangan.Penelitiankepustakaan dilakukandenganmengumpulkan beberapabuku dan skripsiyangberhubungan dengan judul ini.Sedangkan peneliitian lapangandilakukan
denganmenggunakanmetodedeskripsikualitatif,yaitu memberikantestertulistentang
“SimplePastTense”dalambentukpilihanberganda kepadasiswa/i.Setelahitu,tes
diperiksadanakanmendapathasilberupanilaiuntuk masing-masing siswa. Dari
pembahasan ditemukan nilai rata-rata (mean score) siswa/imenggunakansimplepast
tense adalah68,2 yang menandakanbahwamereka
mempunyaikemampuanyangbaikdalammenggunakansimplepasttense.Siswa/i yang
mempunyaikemampuansangatbaikdalammenggunakansimplepasttense
sebanyak49orang (70%dariresponden),15orang (21,4%)berkemampuanbaik, 3
orang(4,3%)kemampuannyacukup,3orang(4,3%)kurangmampumenggunakan simplepasttense.Datainimenunjukkanbahwasiswa-siswikelas10SMAN21
Medanmempunyaikemampuanyang baikdalammenggunakansimplepasttense dalamkalimatbahasaInggris.
4 ABSTRACT
Thethesis entitledANANALYSIS ONSENIOR HIGHSCHOOLSTUDENTS’
ABILITY TO USE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: A CASE STUDY ON THE TENTH
YEAR STUDENTS OF SMAN 21 MEDAN.The objectiveof this
researchisTofindouttowhatextentthetenthyearstudentsofSMAN21Medan abletousesimplepasttense.Therearesevenclassesaltogetherandeachclass
consistof40students.So,thereare280studentsofthetenthyear.Therefore,the numberof
thestudents whowillbetherespondents are7 classes x10students/each
class=70students.Itmeansthatthepercentageofthesample is25%.Inwriting this
thesis,Thewriterusesa methodofresearch,namely: descriptivequalitative.In
collectingdata,Thewriterusesdescriptivequalitativemethodbygivingthestudents awrittentestinthemultiple-choiceformandcompletiontestonsimplepasttense.
Fromthisresearch,thepercentageofstudents’ability inusingsimplepasttense, it
showsthat49students(70% oftherespondents)haveverygoodability,15students (21,4%
oftherespondents)havegoodability,3students(4,3% of the
respondents)haveaverageability,and3 students(4,3% oftherespondents)have
poorabilityand there isno of therespondentsthatshowsin verypoor ability.
5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Firstofall,I wouldliketothank tomyFather,JesusChrist,for all the blessing
andgivesmehealth,strength,andinspiration tofinishthisthesisasoneof
therequirementstogetbachelorcertificatefromDepartmentofEnglish,University of
SumateraUtara.
Specialthanksgotomy amazingparents,M.SihombingandBiv.
M.Silaban,S.Thforsupporting,loving,caring,praying,andbelievinginme.My
belovedsiblings,Johansen Martua,S.Pd.,BripkaJackson Miduk,GandaJames,
S.Kep.,BrigadirMartinJosephinandSamuelManogar,thanksforloving me.I
loveyou,guys.
ThankyoutoDr.SyahronLubis,M.A.,astheDeanofFacultyof
CulturalStudies.Dr.H.MuhizarMuchtar,MS.,astheHeadofDepartment of
English.Thisthesiscouldhavebeenaccomplishedwiththeguidance,suggestions
andcommentsfrommany people.Inthisoccasion,thewriterwouldliketoexpress
hersinceregratitudetowardhersupervisor,Drs.ChairulHusni,M.ED.TESOL
andthesecretary ofDepartmentofEnglishandalsoasmy co-supervisor,
RahmadsyahRangkuti,M.A,Ph.D,forthebenefitoftheir wideknowledgeand for their
suggestions,guidance and advicein makingcorrectionsto thisthesis.
Thankstomy CompanioninArms:AtikaAkhmarandRezhaLFahlevi.
Thanksforyourhelps,advices,suggestionsandcaring foreachother,guys.Weare
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SpecialThankstomy bestsisterseverGratciaDevianaSinabutarand
CarolinaLumbanGaol.Thanksforeverything.Hardtosay foryourcaring and lovingme
aslongasweknoweach other.
Thanksto DwiKhairaniand Sister NovaJuanitaSiregar.Thanksforyour
advicesandsuggestions,sisters.Thankyouforallmy ExtensionEnglishStudy
Program2013 friends.Imissyou all.
Andfinally,Irealizethatthisthesisisfarfrombeingperfect,Ihopethat thosewho read
thisthesismay give criticsand suggestionsfor makingitbetter.
Medan, July2015
TheWriter
MariatyA Sihombing
vii TABLE OFCONTENTS
AUTHOR’S
TABLE OFCONTENTS...vii
CHAPTERIINTRODUCTION ...1
1.1 Background of theStudy...1
1.2 Problemof theStudy...2
1.3 Objectiveof theStudy...2
1.4 Scopeof theStudy...3
1.5 Significanceof theStudy...3
CHAPTER II REVIEW OFLITERATURE...4
2.1 Related Studies...4
2.2 GeneralConceptofTheSimplePastTense...6
2.2.1TheUnderstandingof Tense...6
2.2.2 TheUnderstandingof SimplePast Tense...7
2.2.3 Definition of SimplePastTense...7
2.3 TheFormof SimplePastTense...8
2.3.1 TheSimplePast Tensein Regular Verb...8
2.3.2 TheSimplePast Tensein Irregular Verb...10
2.3.3SpellingRulesfor –edEndings...14
2.4 Ability...15
2.4.1 Definitionsof Ability...15
2.4.2FactorsofAbility...16
2.5 Test...19
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2.6 VerbForm...23
2.7 TimeExpression...23
2.8 Diagramof SimplePastTense...24
CHAPTER IIIRESEARCH METHOD...25
3.1 Location of TheResearch...25
3.2 Method of TheAnalysis...25
3.3 Population and Sample...25
3.4 ACaseStudy...27
3.5 Instrumentsof CollectingtheData...27
3.6 Scoringof theTest...28
3.7 Purposeof the Test...30
3.7.1 Administration of theTest...30
3.8 Criteriaof test...30
3.9 Research Procedures...34
CHAPTER IVANALYSISANDFINDINGS...35
4.1 DataAnalysis...35
4.1.1 Interview...46
4.2 Findings...46
CHAPTERV CONCLUSIONANDSUGGESTION...49
5.1 Conclusion...49
5.2 Suggestion...50
REFERENCES...51
APPENDICES :
Appendix 1 :TestQuestions
