Past Tense VS Present Perfect Tense
SIMPLE PAST TENSE Simple past tense is, states an action / event that occurred in the past / makes a very long time have passed and is known. Formula: S + Verb 2 + O In the simple past tense, the verb used is the second form of the verb. There are two types of verbs, namely regular verbs and irregular verbs. For regular verbs, add -ed / -d after the first form verb. As an example: Stay – stayed (Tinggal) Punch – Punched (Memukul) Play – Played (Bermain) Touch – Touched (Menyentuh) For irregular verbs, including to be, the verb forms are very different. As an example: Awake – Awoke (Terbangun) Begin – Began (Memulai) Drink – Drank (Minum) Eat – ate (Makan) Run – ran (Berlari) However, there are some irregular verbs that have the same verb form as the basic verb form. As an example: Put – Put (Meletakkan) Split – Split (Membagi) Spread – Spread (Menyebarkan) Set – Set (Mengatur...