1. The document discusses past tense in English grammar. Past tense is used to describe activities or events that happened in the past. 2. For nominal sentences, past tense uses "was" or "were" with the verb "to be". For example, "I was a teacher" or "You were late". 3. For verbal sentences, past tense uses the past form of the verb. For example, "I wrote a letter" or "She cooked dinner". 4. The document provides examples of using past tense in both nominal and verbal sentences in positive, negative, and interrogative forms.

1. Om Swastyastu

2. Past Tense
By
Putu Krisna Satya Jayadi
VII D / 20

3. Introduction

4. What Is Past Tense ?
Past tense is grammatical tense whose use to
tell about activity in past time. Past tense
using Verb 2 for verbal sentences,
example: Verb 1: Say
Verb 2: Said
But, for nominal sentences in Past tense using
to be, example: Is = Was
Are = Were

5. Content

6. Past tense use when we would to tell
someone abo he activity las time or past time

7. Past tense rule for nominal sentences
You
They
We
I
She
He
It
Were
A teacher
2 Years ago
Was
A Chef
Last season

8. You
They
We
Were
A Teacher
Two years
ago
A Chef
Last season
Not
I
She
He
It
Was

9. Were
Was
You
They
We
She
He
It
A Teacher
2 Years ago
?
A Chef
Last season

10. Past tense rule for verbal sentences
I
You
They
We
She
He
It
Wrote
A Book
Last Month
Locked
The Door
Yesterday
Bought
An Apple
Last Week

11. I
You
They
We
She
He
It
Write
Did not
A book
Last Month
Lock
The door
Yesterday
Buy
An apple
Last Week

12. Did
You
They
We
She
He
It
Write
A Book
Last Month
Lock
The Door
Yesterday
Buy
An Apple
Last Week
?

13. Analysis (Examples)

14. Past tense examples for nominal
sentences
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I was a Chef last season.
(+)
I was not a Chef last season.
(-)
Were you a Chef last season ?
(?)
You were a teacher 2 years ago.
(+)
You were not a teacher 2 years ago. (-)
Were you a teacher 2 years ago ? (?)

15. Past tense examples for verbal
sentences
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2.
3.
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6.
I wrote a book last month.
(+)
I did’nt write a book last month. (-)
Did you write a book last month ? (?)
I locked the door yesterday.
(+)
I did’nt lock the door yesterday. (-)
Did you lock the door yesterday ? (?)

16. Thank You

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