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Materi Simple Past Tense Bahasa Inggris SMP Kurikulum Merdeka : Penggunaan, Bentuk Kalimat Positif dan Negatif, Regular dan Irregular Verbs, Kalimat Tanya dan Latihan Soal

Materi Simple Past Tense Bahasa Inggris SMP Kurikulum Merdeka : Penggunaan, Bentuk Kalimat Positif dan Negatif, Regular dan Irregular Verbs, Kalimat Tanya dan Latihan Soal

Tenses dalam bahasa Ingris merupakan hal yang sangat penting, pasalnya tanpa menguasai tenses kita tidak akan dapat menguasai bahasa Inggris  baik tertulis maupun lisan dengan baik. Tenses dapat diartikan sebagai bentuk dari kata kerja (verb) yang menunjukkan waktu terjadinya suatu peristiwa atau perbuatan dan menunjukkan tingkat kesempurnaan suatu perbuatan pada waktu dilakukan atau peristiwa yang sedang terjadi.

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Nah, berkaitan dengan waktu, tenses digolongkan menjadi tiga macam yaitu Present Tense (waktu sekarang/ saat ini), Past Tense (waktu lampau) dan Future Tense (waktu akan datang). Sementara itu tenses yang berkaitan dengan tingkat kesempurnaan dibedakan menjadi empat jenis yaitu indefinite, Continuous (imperfect), Perfect dan Perfect Contiunuous. 

Modifikasi dari kedua bentuk tersebut membentuk tenses menjadi dua belas macam, yaitu Present Indefinite Tense atau Simple Present Tense, Present Continuous Tense, Present Perfect Tense, Present Perfect Tense, Past Indefinite Tense atau Simple Past Tense, Past Contiunuous Tense, Past Perfect Tense, Past Perfect Tense, Future Indefinite Tense atau Simple Future Tense, Future Contiunuous Tense, Future Perfect Tense, dan Future Perfect Tense.    

Pada kesempatan ini, saya akan membahas salah satu dari bentuk tenses yang disebutkan di atas yaitu simple past tense. Simple Past tense merupakan salah satu materi pada jenjang SMP dalam kurikulum Merdeka. Baik, langsung saja ya berikut uraian materinya. 

A. Simple Past Tense dan Penggunaannya
Seperti dalam intro yang dikemukakan sebelumnya, Simple past tense merupakan salah satu dari bentuk tenses yang ada dalam bahasa Inggris. Untuk lebih jelas dalam penggunaan Simple Past tense, berikut pembahasan penggunaan tenses tersebut :

1. Simple Past Tense merujuk pada suatu perbuatan atau peristiwa yang sudah terjadi atau dilakukan pada waktu yang sudah lalu secara spesifik. 
Contoh :
- We drove three hundred kilometers yesterday. 
- Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto won the men's doubles title at the All England 2023 badminton championships last month.
- Winda played tennis last week.

2. Simple Past Tense merujuk pada suatu perbuatan yang merupakan kebiasaan pada waktu lampau. 
Contoh :
- When I was young, I went hiking every month. 
- It rained frequently in this area last year.
- We usually spoken English when we met

3. Simple Past Tense menyatakan suatu perbuatan yang memang benar- benar dilakukan pada masa lalu meskipun tidak disebutkan keterangan waktunya. 
Contoh :
- The bus was ten minute late.
- I bought this bag in Paris.

B. Kalimat Verbal dan Nominal Simple Past Tense
1. Kalimat Verbal
Kalimat verbal dalam Simple Past Tense, predikatnya berupa kata kerja seperti play, work, sleep, get, dan sebagainya. Untuk membuat kalimat tanya dan kalimat negatif dalam simple past tense yang predikatnya adalah kata kerja, selalu menggunakan auxiliary "did" untuk semua jenis subyek. Pada kalimat tanya dan negatif, maka predikatnya akan kembali ke bentuk I (Simple Present).

Bentuk kalimat verbal dalam Simple Past Tense adalah sebagai berikut, 

(+) S + V 2
(-) S + did not + V 1
(?) Did + S + V 1
 
Contoh :
- My grandmother baked her own bread.
- She tried to build furniture.
- Rani mopped the floor.
- The children didn't do housework.
- They didn't usually wash dishes.
- Did you work after school?
- When did you come here?

2. Kalimat Nominal
Apabila predikat dalam kalimat Simple Past Tense berupa kata selain kata kerja, yaitu complement seperti kata sifat ( adjective), kata benda ( noun), dan kata keterangan (adverb), sehingga diperlukan pemakaian BE ( was, were) sebagai kata kerja bantunya. Dalam kalimat tanya dan negatif, selalu menggunakan auxiliary bentuk Be yaitu was dan Were. Perhatikan letak Be tersebut dalam kalimat. 

Bentuk kalimat nominal  dalam Simple Past Tense adalah sebagai berikut, 

(+)    S + was/ were + Complement
(-)    S + was/ were  not + Complement
(?)    (Was/Were) + S + Complement

Penggunaan Subjek:
I, He, She, It ; Was
They, We      ; Were

Contoh:
- Shanum was sad. 
- Fira was a student.
- He was never at school.
- They were a team.
- I wasn't interested Tv in those days.
- There weren't any video games in the 1950s.
- Were you with your family?
- Was your house clean?
- Wasn't there any internet connection?

Berikut ini beberapa contoh dari Complement;
Noun : a president, a teacher, a plumber, a mechanic, dsb.
Adjective : tired, busy, lazy, happy, dsb.
Adverbial of place : here, there, at home, in class, dsb.

C. Keterangan waktu dalam Simple Past Tense
Bentuk kalimat Simple Past Tense biasanya memakai keterangan waktu yang menjadi penanda spesifik dalam tense tersebut. 

Misalnya,
- yesterday (kemarin)
- last ... (yang lalu) seperti last week (minggu lalu), last year (tahun lalu)
- ... ago (yang lalu) seperti two days ago (dua hari yang lalu)
- the other day (dulu)
- in 2022 (pada tahun 2022)

dan sebagainya

D. Kaidah atau Aturan Pembentukan Kata Kerja II
Ciri khas bentuk Simple Past tense adalah menggunakan kata kerja kedua dalam kalimatnya. Ada dua bentuk kata kerja, yaitu regular verbs dan irregular verbs. Untuk kata kerja reguler (regular verbs) hanya menambahkan bentuk -ed di akhir dari kalimatnya. Lebih jelasnya, bisa diperhatikan pada uraian berikut ini,

1. Regular Verbs
Untuk membentuk kata kerja I menjadi kata kerja II, maka ada beberapa aturan yang dapat diperhatikan diantaranya sebagai berikut :
a. Kata kerja beraturan atau regular verb pada akhirannya ditambah dengan bentuk -ed
Contoh :

 V I  V II
 to cook  cooked
 to work  worked
 to summon  summoned
 to happen  happened

b. Kata kerja yang berakhiran "y" dan pada kata tersebut sebelumnya berakhiran huruf mati (konsonan) maka "y" tersebut diubah menjadi "i" kemudian ditambah dengan "ed". 
Contoh :

 V I  V II
 to carry  carried
 to cry  cried
 to apply  applied
 to worry
 worried

c Kata kerja yang berakhir dengan "y" tetapi huruf sebelumnya huruf hidup (vokal), maka tidak ada perubahan dan langsung saja ditambah bentuk ed.
Contoh :

 V I  V II
 to obey  obeyed
 to play  played
 to stay  stayed
 

d. Kata kerja yang terdiri satu suku kata dan berakhir dengan huruf mati (konsonan) maka konsonan tersebut didobelkan ketika ditambah bentuk -ed
Contoh :

 V I  V II
 to yell  yelled
 to stop  stopped
 to spel  spelled

2. Irregular Verbs
Irregular verbs merupakan bentuk perubahan kata kerja dalam past simple dan past participle tanpa menambahkan suffix -ed setelah kata kerjanya. Karena topik yang dibahas adalah bentuk Simple Past, maka pembahasan akan hanya dikhususkan untuk bentuk kata kerja II (V II) saja. 
Contoh :

 V I  V II  V II
 to begin  began  begun
 to break  broke  broken
 to make  made  made


Pada bentuk irregular verbs, pola pembentukan pada bentuk past simple  dan past participle dibedakan menjadi dua jenis yaitu bentuk past simple -- past participle yang mempunyai bentuk yang sama dan bentuk past simple -- past participle dengan bentuk yang berbeda. Untuk memudahkan dalam mempelajari bentuk irregular verbs, akan saya bagi menjadi beberapa kelompok. 

a. Bentuk present simplepast simple  (verb I dan verb II) yang sama bentuknya
1. Kelompok 1
  • cost --- cost 
  • cut --- cut 
  • hit --- hit 
  • hurt --- hurt 
  • let --- let 
  • put --- put 
  • shut --- shut 

 2. Kelompok 2
  • lend --- lent
  • send --- sent 
  • spend --- spent 
  • build --- built 
  • lose --- lost 
  • shoot --- shot
  • get --- got 
  • light --- lit 
  • sit --- sat 
  • burn --- burnt
  • learn --- learnt
  • smell --- smelt 
  • keep --- kept 
  • sleep --- slept 
  • feel --- felt 
  • leave --- left 
  • meet --- met 
  • dream --- dreamed/ dreamt
  • mean --- meant
3. Kelompok 3
  • bring --- brought
  • buy --- bought 
  • fight --- fought 
  • think --- thought 
  • catch --- caught
  • teach --- taught 
4. Kelompok 4
  • sell --- sold 
  • tell --- told 
  • find --- found 
  • have --- had 
  • heard --- heard 
  • hold --- hold 
  • read --- read (red) 
  • say --- said (sed) 
  • pay --- paid 
  • make --- made
  • stand --- stood
  • understand --- understood 

b. Bentuk present simplepast simple  (verb I dan verb II) yang berbeda bentuknya
1. Kelompok 1
  • break --- broke
  • choose --- chose
  • speak --- spoke
  • steal --- stole 
  • steal --- stole
  • wake --- woke 

2. Kelompok 2
  • drive --- drove 
  • ride --- rode
  • rise --- rose 
  • write --- wrote
  • bite --- bit 
  • hide --- hid 

3. Kelompok 3
  • eat --- ate
  • fall --- fell 
  • forget ---- forgot
  • give --- gave 
  • see --- saw 
  • take --- took 

4. Kelompok 4
  • blow --- blew 
  • grow --- grew 
  • know --- knew 
  • throw --- threw 
  • fly --- flew 
  • draw --- drew 
  • show --- showed 

5. Kelompok 5
  • begin --- began 
  • drink --- drank 
  • swim --- swam 
  • ring --- rang 
  • sing --- sang 
  • run --- ran 

6. Kelompok 6
  • come --- came
  • become --- became 
E. Latihan Soal Simple Past Tense
    Untuk lebih memperdalam pembahasan materi Simple Past Tense, berikut latihan soal yang dapat dicoba untuk dikerjakan. 
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    1. Dennis ... here in 2021.

    live
    lives
    lived

    2. We ... to Lombok in February.
    travel
    traveledk
    travels

    3. H. Rhoma Irama .... more than 1.000 pieces of music.
    writet
    written
    wrote

    4. It was warm, so I ... off my jacket.
    take
    took
    takes

    5. I knew Franda was busy so I ... her.
    bother
    bothered
    didn't bother

    6. I didn't like the house. It ... very clean.
    was
    wasn't
    isn't

    7. We were very tired, so we ... early last night.
    sleep
    slept
    sleeping

    8. The movie wasn't very good. I ... it much.
    enjoy
    enjoyed
    didn't enjoy

    9. The window was open and a butterfly .... into the room.
    flies
    flew
    fly

    10. Govar couldn't afford to keep our car so he ... it.
    sell
    sold
    sells.

    11. I wasn't hungry , so I ... anything.
    eat
    ate
    didn't eat

    12. The police ... me on my way home yesterday because I didn't wear helmet.
    stop
    stopped
    didn't stop

    13. They ... us to the wedding party, but we couldn't go.
    invite
    invited
    didn't invite

    14. She ... class now and then.
    miss
    misses
    missed

    15. The homework is difficult, so the students .... help with the homework.
    need
    needede
    didn't need

    16. A : .... the bus to work?
    B : No, he didn't.
    he did take
    did he take
    did he took

    17. A : ... the door?
    B : Yes, you did.
    Do I lock
    Did I lock
    Didn't I lock

    The conversation is for number 18 - 21
    A : I am sorry I'm late.
    B : What ... (18) ? Did you get up late?
    A : No, ... (19) get up late.
    B : .... (20)the bus?
    A : No, I didn't miss the bus.
    B : Well, ... (21) late?
    A : A thief ... my bicycle.
    B : Excuses! Excuses!

    18.
    happen
    happens
    happenedr

    19.
    I don't
    I didn't
    I did

    20.
    Do you miss
    did you miss
    were you missed

    21.
    Why do you
    Why are you
    Why were you

    The text is for number 22 to 30.
    I ... (22) a new neighbour the day before yesterday and we had a long talk last night. He's a student from Japan. His name is Yutaka.
    Yutaka ... (23) for admission to the University of California at Long Angels (UCLA) last winter and ... (24) his letter of acceptance on May 10, only a few weeks ago.

    Four days later, his mother ... (25) a plane ticket and some clothes for his trip. The night before his departure, his friends ... (26) him a big good-bye party. His family ... (27)him to the airport the next day, and his friends ... (28) good-bye there. He ... (29) on May 17, because there is a one-day time difference between japan and California.

    For his first two weeks here, Yutaka ... (30) to stay in a hotel. It took him a week to find an apartment. He moved into his apartment several days ago, on June 1.

    22.
    meet
    met
    meets

    23.
    apply
    applies
    applied

    24.
    get
    gets
    got

    25.

    buy
    bought
    brought

    26.
    give
    gave
    given

    27.
    take
    takes
    took

    28.
    say
    said
    had said

    29.
    come
    arrived
    departured

    30.
    has
    have
    had


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    Latihan Soal Simple Past tense dan Past Perfect Tense Bahasa Inggris

    Latihan Soal Simple Past tense dan Past Perfect Tense Bahasa Inggris

    Simple Past Tense menyatakan suatu aktifitas atau situasi yang mulai dan selesai pada waktu tertentu di masa lalu. Penanda waktu spesifik yang  sering digunakan dalam bentuk simple past tense adalah  yesterday, last (last week), ago ( a week ago), in (in 1980), at (at 7:00), from (from 1975 to 1998), atau when (when I was young). 

    Dalam sebuah kalimat, kadang kita menemukan bentuk simple past tense yang dipadukan dengan bentuk tense yang lain, salah satunya adalah bentu past perfect tense. Past Perfect Tense menyatakan suatu aktifitas yang sudah selesai dikerjakan sebelum peristiwa lain terjadi. Dalam penggunaan kalimat, past perfect tense diikuti oleh kejadian lain, misalnya
    • When I reached the station, the train had left.
    • We went climbing to Mount Prau after we had taken an exam.
    • As soon as they had finished working, they ran out to play.
    • Before the police came, the thief had escaped.

    Keterangan waktu yang sering digunakan untuk menghubungkan simple past tense dan past perfect tense adalah,
    • after = sesudah
    • as soon as = segera setelah
    • until/ till = hingga
    • before = sebelum
    • when = ketika

    Dalam beberapa kasus tertentu, bila urutan peristiwa sudah jelas, tanpa menggunakan perbedaan  tenses baik simple past tense maupun past perfect tense, untuk menatakan peristiwa tersebut dapat menggunakan bentuk simple past tense dan simple past tense dengan menggunakan penghubung before. 
    • Shanti closed the window before she got into bed. (sudah jelas bahwa Shanti menutup jendela terlebih dahulu sebelum pergi tidur)
    • The bus started just before I reached the bus stop.
    Latihan Soal
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    1. When I arrived at the train station, The train ... .
    went
    had already gone

    2. He ... a journalist before he ... a politician.
    was - had become
    had been - became

    3. The teacher ... a quiz when I ... to class.
    gave - had got
    had given - got

    4. The class ... by the time I ... there.
    had already begun - got
    began - had already got

    5. We arrived at the cinema late. The film ... .
    began
    had already begun

    6. I invited Mira to have dinner last night but she couldn't come. She ... to do something else.
    had arranged
    arranged

    7. Juna no longer had his car. He ... it.
    sold
    had sold

    8. Most of my friends were no longer here. They ... .
    left
    had left

    9. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody ... to bed.
    went
    had gone

    10. My roommates ... dinner by the time I ... home.
    finished - had got
    had finished - got

    11. The thief simply ... in. Someone ... to lock the door.
    had walked - forgot
    walked - had forgotten

    12. I ... a little better after I ... the medicine.
    had felt - took
    felt - had taken"

    13. The scientists ... the village when they ... enough data.
    had left - collected
    left - had collected

    14. It was raining hard, but by the time class ... over,the rain ... .
    had been - stopped
    was - had stopped

    15. When I got home, I found that someone ... into my flat and ... my laptop.
    broke - stole
    had broken - had stolen
    Score =
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    Soal Latihan Simple Past Tense vs Past Continuous (Progressive) Tense

    Soal Latihan Simple Past Tense vs Past Continuous (Progressive) Tense

    Dalam penggunaannya, Simple Past tense menyatakan suatu aktiffitas yang sudah selesai pada waktu tertentu di masa lalu, atau menyatakan suatu kebiasaan , kejadian yang berulang- ulang di masa lalu.
    Contoh kalimat,
    • He was in Jakarta yesterday.
    • I visited Lombok last year.
    • I always went to the mosque at night.
    Sedangkan bentuk Past Continuous atau yang sering juga disebut dengan Past Progressive menyatakan suatu aktifitas yang sedang terjadi pada masa lampau. 
    Contoh kalimat,
    • I was studying Grammar at 9:30 yesterday.
    • The boys were playing footbal at 4:30 yesterday afternoon.

    Kedua bentuk tenses Simple Past dan Past Continuous dalam sebuah kalimat sering digunakan bersama- sama dengan penanda "when" dan "while". Dalam waktu yang sama, ada dua kejadian yag terjadi, satu kejadian dimulai sebelum kejadian lain dan masih sedang terjadi ketika kejadian yang satunya tersebut terjadi.
    Contoh kalimat,
    • I was walking down the street when the accident happened.
    • I was standing under the tree when my friend called me.
    • While I was studying at my room, someone knocked my door.
    Nah, untuk mengasah keterampilan dalam menentukan atau membedakan kedua bentuk tersebut, sudah saya siapkan soal tentang Simple Past Tense vs Past Continuous (Progressive) Tense


    1. While Andy ... the dinner, the phone rang.
    is cooking
    cooked
    was cooking
    was being cooked

    2. Last night I ... in bed when suddenly I ... a scream.
    was reading - heard
    was reading - hear
    read - was hearing
    read - heard

    3. I ... very fast when the accident happened.
    am driving
    was not driving
    drove
    had driven

    4. What ... at this time yesterday?.
    are you doing
    did you do
    were you doing
    do you do

    5. Tom ... a photograph of me while I ....
    took - didn't look
    was taking - wasn't looking
    took - wasn't looking
    took - look

    6. It ... to rain when I was walking home.
    begins
    was beginning
    began
    is beginning

    7. We saw an accident when we ... for the bus.
    were waiting
    waited
    had waited
    wait

    8. When the teacher ..., the boys ... chess.
    come - played
    came - played
    came - were playing
    was coming - played

    9. Betty ... when I visited her.
    slept
    sleeps
    was sleeping
    were sleeping

    10. We ... English while the bell rang.
    studied
    was studying
    were studying
    had studied

    11. ... television when I phoned you?
    did you watch
    were you watching
    are you watching
    had you watched

    12. I saw Adel at the party. She ... a really beautiful dress.
    was wearing
    wore
    is wearing
    had been wearing

    13. Tom ... his hand when he was cooing in the kitchen.
    burns
    burnt
    was burning
    had burnt

    14. When I ..., It was raining.
    get up
    was getting up
    got up
    is getting up

    15. I saw Budi in the park. He ... and reading a book.
    sat
    was sitting
    sits
    is sitting

    16. Budi and Romi ... about something when I walked into the room
    was arguing
    were arguing
    argued
    had argued

    17. I ... the thunder during the storm last night because I ....
    did not hear - was sleeping
    was not hearing - was sleeping
    did not hear - slept
    was not hearing - was sleeping

    18. While I ... in one room of our apartment, my roommate was having a party in the other room.
    studied
    was studying
    study
    had studied

    19. We ... three new staff members last week. I'm happy with them so far.
    were hiring
    hired
    had hired
    had been hired

    20. "What were you doing at 8:45?"
    "At 8:45 I ... my assignment."
    did
    was doing
    had done
    do

    Score =
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    Latihan Soal Present Perfect vs Simple Past Bahasa Inggris

    Latihan Soal Present Perfect vs Simple Past Bahasa Inggris

    Dalam penggunaan sehari- hari, kadang kita sulit membedakan penggunaan antara Prresent Perfect Tense dengan Simple Past Tense. Meskipun keduanya sama- sama menyatakan aktifitas yang berhubungan dengan masa lampau, akan tetapi keduanya memiliki penggunaan yang sangatlah berbeda. 

    Sebelum mengetahui perbedaan Present Perfect Tense dan Simple Past Tense lebih jauh, akan saya sampaikan sedikit rangkuman mengenai kedua tenses tersebut, kemudian akan disimpulkan perbedaan keduanya ditinjau dari penggunaannya.

    Present Perfect Tense
    SUBJECT + HAVE/ HAS + V III

    a. Penggunaan
    Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu peristiwa/ perbuatan yang telah selesai terjadi atau dilakukan pada masa lampau dengan waktu yang tidak tertentu dan masih ada hubungannya dengan waktu sekarang.
    Contoh :

    • Sandy has written an email.
    • Jenita has bought a new bike.
    • They have done the homework.

    b. For and Since
    Kalimat dalam Present Perfect Tense sering menggunakan kata For atau Since, dalam menunjukkan keterangan waktunya.

    For (selama) , menunjukkan arti lamanya jangka waktu hingga kini, karenanya, For selalu diikuti oleh sejumlah jangka waktu tertentu.
    Contohnya,

    1. for a week
    2. for three months
    3. for six days
    4. for a long time, dst.

    Since (sejak), menunjukkan arti suatu saat tertentu pada waktu lampau hingga sekarang.
    Misalnya,

    1. since August
    2. since the last five years
    3. since 1998

    Contoh kalimat,

    • I haven't seen you since Saturday.
    • She hasn't seen me for a week
    • I have lived in Semarang since 2001.
    • They have built the monument for two months.

    c. Penanda adverb
    Dalam Present Perfect sering digunakan adverb berikut ini,

    • so far
    • almost
    • already
    • never
    • until now
    • up to the present
    • just (now)
    • still

    Contoh Kalimat,

    1. She has just gone away
    2. The students have finished five chapters so far.
    3. Up to now, the writer hasn't continued the last chapter of his story.
    4. Joko has almost finished the thesis.

    Selain penanda adverb diatas, Present Perfect juga sering menggunakan keterangan berikut ini,

    • recently =  baru- baru ini
    • lately = akhir- akhir ini
    • not ... yet = belum

    Contoh :

    1. He hasn't finished the work yet.
    2. We have recently watched "Joker" at Cinema XXI.
    3. What has your manager done lately?

    Juga, penggunaan Present Perfect sering menggunakan keterangan waktu sebagai berikut,
    this -- this week, this morning, this month, this Saturday,
    Contoh :

    1. They have gone shopping this week.
    2. She has met her lecturer this morning.

    Simple Past Tense
    SUBJECT + V II

    a. Penggunaan
    Menyatakan peristiwa yang sudah selesai dilakukan atau terjadi pada masa lampau dengan waktu tertentu.
    Contoh :
    1. She met her uncle two days ago.
    2. I went to Bali last week.
    3. Jim married to Liza last year.

    b. Menyatakan kebiasaan yang dilakukan pada masa lampau.
    Contoh :
    1. He always brought a pocket dictionary.
    2. Last year it rained frequently in this area.
    3. We usually spoke English
    4. When I was young, we usually chatted under this tree after school.
    c. Menyatakan peristiwa yang jelas terjadi pada masa lampau tetapi tidak disebutkan keterangan waktunya
    Contoh :
    1. I bought this t-shirt in Bali
    2. When did you see me?
    3. The bus was fifteen minute late.
    Adapun keterangan waktu yang biasa dipakai dalam Simple Past adalah, 
    • yesterday = kemarin
    • last .... = yang lalu
    • last week
    • last year
    • ... ago = yang lalu
    • two days ago
    • the other day = dulu
    Kesimpulan :
    Present Perfect tense digunakan menyatakan suatu peristiwa/ perbuatan yang telah selesai terjadi atau dilakukan pada masa lampau dengan waktu yang tidak tertentu dan masih ada hubungannya dengan waktu sekarang.
    Sedangkan Simple Past menyatakan peristiwa yang sudah selesai dilakukan atau terjadi pada masa lampau dengan waktu tertentu tanpa ada hubungannya dengan waktu sekarang.

    Contoh perbedaan kalimat,
    • I've never played golf in my life. (Present Perfect). Present perfect selalu berhubungan dengan masa sekarang.
    • I didn't play golf when I was on holiday last summer. (Simple Past). Simple Past menyatakan kejadian hanya pada masa lalu. 
    Berikut ini 20 soal latihan yang bisa dicermati untuk mengasah pemahaman tentang materi Present Perfect dan Simple Past, Oke langsung saja, inilah soal- soalnya,

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    1. Sania  (go)  to a wedding party at Medium Hotel last Saturday night.

    2. Nayla (arrive)  here four days ago.

    3. Jim (be) here since yesterday.

    4. Last December,, I (see)  snow for the first time in my life.

    5. In his whole time, Billy (see/ never) snow.

    6. My bike isn't here anymore. Somebody (take) it.

    7. Why (Arel/not/attend) the meeting last Tuesday?

    8. She (know) Merry Riana for ten years.

    9. The cars looks very clean. (you/wash) it?

    10. Up to now, Mr. Rudy (give) our class five tests.

    11. I (not/eat) anything yesterday because I (not/feel) hungry.

    12. His hair is very short. He (have) a haircut.

    13. (you/visit) Kota Lama when you were in Semarang?

    14. Rafa (buy) a new car two weeks ago.

    15. So far this week, I (have ) two tests and a quiz.

    16. Mr. Bobby (work) in a financial company for 15 years. Then he gave it up.

    17. Ann lives in Semarang. She (live) there all life.

    18. When we were on holiday, the weather (be) awful.

    19. I don't know Rena's father. I (never/meet) him.

    20. The weather (be) very nice recently, don't you think?

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