Mum closed the door last night. (Ibu menutup pintu kemarin malam.
- Nominal : Subject + was/were + nominal
Was digunakan untuk subject tunggal (I, he, she, it, nama orang, hewan, atau benda tunggal).
Sedangkan were digunakan untuk subject jamak (they, we, you, dan subject jamak lainnya).
Yesterday was cold. (Kemarin dingin).
We were sick yesterday. (Kami sakit kemarin.)
The baby was cute. (Bayinya sangat lucu).
Baca Juga: Contoh Soal dan Pembahasan Materi Bahasa Inggris: Simple Past Tense
Negatif
- Verbal: Subject + did not + Verb 1
She did not read it. (Dia tidak membacanya.)
I did not clean the house. (Aku tidak membersihkan rumah.)