Yuk kita lanjut bahas kalimat (-) dan (?) Simple Past Tense. ‘Did’ dipakai saat menyusun kalimat (-) dan (?) Simple Past Tense.

Susunan kalimat (-) Simple Past Tense:

S + did + not + V1 + O/ adverb.

V2 kembali jadi V1. Contoh: I did not buy a new car last week.

Tips: “did not” bisa disingkat jadi “didn’t”.

Susunan kalimat (?) Simple Past Tense: 

Did + S + V1 + O/ Adv + ?

V2 kembali jadi V1. Contoh: Did you buy a new car last week?

Tips: dalam kalimat Simple Past Tense, kalau sudah ada “did”, verb yang digunakan adalah bentuk V1.

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PRACTICE
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Let’s do some exercise. Turn (1), (2), (3) to negative Simple Past tense. And (4), (5), (6) to interrogative Simple Past Tense.

1. I studied English and French a few days ago. (negative)
2. You worked hard yesterday. (negative)
3. She arrived at the airport a few minutes ago. (negative)
4. He needed a new English dictionary a few days ago. (interrogative)
5. They submitted the applications yesterday. (interrogative)
6. I stayed at that hotel last month. (interrogative)

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ANSWER
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1. I did not (didn’t) study English and French a few days ago.
2. You did not (didn’t) work hard yesterday.
3. She did not (didn’t) arrive at the airport a few minutes ago.
4. Did he need a new English dictionary a few days ago?
5. Did they submit the applications yesterday?
6. Did you stay at that hotel last month?

Compiled and written by @Miss_Qiak at @EnglishTips4U on October 30, 2011