Pola yang digunakan dalam simple past tense adalah
I/you/we/they + Past Tense Verbs
She/he/it + Past Tense Verb
Pola di atas menjelaskan bahwa dalam membuat kalimat bentuk waktu lampau sederhana (simple past tense) membutuhkan kata kerja bentuk lampau juga (past tense verb). Silakan Anda lihat Reggular Verbs dan Irregular Verbs terlebih dahulu.
Contoh:
I saw you in the market last night
She visited me last week
Mina invited us to her party
You went to Jayapura last year
Apabila ingin membuat kalimat negatif dan introgatif pada simple past tense, silakan menggunakan pola
I/you/we/they/she/he/it + did + not + Infinitive
Did + I/you/we/they/she/he/it + Infinitive ?
Contoh:
She did not see you in the market last night.
Did she see you in the market last night?
You did not go to Jayapura last year.
Did you go to Jayapura last year?