Trik Mudah menjawab soal TBI USM PKN STAN (Past Tenses)

PAST TENSES

1Simple Past Tense

Menyatakan kegiatan yang dilakukan di masa lalu.

Pola :

(+) S +     V2    + O/C

            Was, were

(-) S + Did + not + V1 + O/C

(?) Did + S + V1 + O/C

Adv of Time

·         Yesterday morning, yesterday….

·         Last week, last…..

·         Two days ago, ………….ago

·         In 2010, In …. etc

Eg :

They ……tv last night

a.       Was watching              c. had watched

b.      Watched                      d. had been watching              

2Past Continuous Tense

Menyatakan kegiatan yang sedang dilakukan di masa yang lalu.

Pola :

(+) S + was, were + Ving + O/C

(-) S + was,were + not + Ving + O/C

(?) Was, were + S + Ving + O/C

Adv of Time

·         At 7 o’clock last night

·         At this time yesterday

·         Etc

Eg :

My mother …… in the kitchen at this time last week.

a.       Cooked                                    c. had been cooking

b.       was cooking                d. had cooked                         

Note :

Past Cont Tense + When + S Past Tense

S Past Tense + While + Past  Cont Tense

Eg :

I was having dinner when She watched tv

She watched tv while I was having dinner

3 Past Perfect Tense

Menyatakan kegiatan sebelum S. past. T

Pola :

(+) S + Had + V3/ been + O/C

(-) S + Had + not + V3/Been + O/C

(?) Had + S + V3/been + O/C

             Note.                                                                          

·         Past Perfect T + By the time/Before+S past T

·         Before/By the time + S Past T+ Past perfect T

* After + Past perfect T + S past T

* S past T + After + Past perfect  T

Eg :

The man ……. The problem before I told him.

a.       Was knowing               c. knew

b.       had known                  d. is knowing              

4Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Menyatakan kegiatan yang sedang dilakukan sebelum kegiatan simple past tense.

Pola :

(+) S + had + been+ Ving + O/C

(-) S + had + not + been + Ving + O/C

(?) Had + S + been + Ving +O/C

Note:

Past perf cont T (for) + By the time/before + S past T

After +past perfect cont T (for) + S past T

Eg :    

The boy……. For two hours before I came home.

a.       Had cried                                 c.cried

b.      Had been crying                      d.was crying               

Note:

1.      Past Cont T                       +    when   +    S past T

2.      S past T

3.      Past Perfect T

Past Perfect cont T (for)

            “ I S “

Kesimpulan

Ciri – ciri : Bila terdapat “adv of time” di kalimat soal maka soal dikatakan soal “Past Tenses”

Penyelesaian : sesuaikan “adv of Time” dengan  “Past Tenses” yang sesuai di choice.

Soal- Soal

1.      The chief accountant … the monthly report for seven hours when the director arrived.

A.     Had been scrutinizing

B.     Has been scrutinizing

C.     Had been scrutinized

D.     Has been scrutinized                      ( STAN 2011)

Kunci: A

Pembahasan :

Pola kalimat yang diminta adalah “ Past Perfect Cont Tense (for) + When + S Past Tense”

2.      Joe … a terrible role model for his younger brother all day yesterday.

A.     Was

B.     Being

C.     Has been

D.     Was being                                      ( STAN 2011)

Kunci : A

Pembahasan :

Penanda keterangan waktu yang terdapat pada soal adalah “ yesterday” sehingga pola kalimat yang diminta adalah “ S Past Tense”

3.      The children … by the time their parents got home.

A.     Sleep

B.     Was sleeping

C.     Has already slept

D.     Had already slept                           (STAN 2010)

Kunci : D

Pembahasan :

Pola kalimat yang diminta pada soal adalah “ Past Perfect Tense + By the time + S Past Tense”

4.      … you fatter when you studied in senior high school?

A.     Was           C. Were

B.     Are                        D. Have                       (STAN 2009)

Kunci : C

Pembahasan :

Pola kalimat yang diminta adalah “ S Past Tense + When + S Past Tense”

5.      Kristina … to an opera before she lived in Jakarta.

A.     Was never going

B.     Has never gone

C.     Had never gone

D.     Did not go                                      (STAN 2009)

Kunci : C

Pembahasan :

Pola kalimat yang diminta adalah “ Past Perfect Tense + Before + S Past Tense”

6.      I have spent three weeks in Germany last July.                       (STAN 2006)

    A       B                C                       D

Kunci : A

Pembahasan :

Penanda keterangan waktu yang terdapat pada soal adalah “ last July” sehingga pola kalimat yang diminta adalah “ S Past Tense”

7.      Ditto … Indonesia before he came to Jakarta to study in the International student program.

A.     Has never visited

B.     Never visited

C.     Would never visited

D.     Had never visited                                 (STAN 2006)

Kunci : D

Pembahasan :

Pola kalimat yang diminta pada soal adalah “ Past Perfect T + Before + S Past T”

8.      The Titanic … four days when a huge iceberg was suddenly spotted.

A.     Sailed

B.     Was sailing

C.     Has sailed

D.     Had been sailing                            (STAN 2002)

Kunci : D

Pembahasan :

Topik : Past Tenses

Penanda yang terdapat pada soal adalah “Past Perfect Cont Tense (durasi waktu) + When + S. Past Tense”

9.      After Michael failed the first math test, he thought he … the course.

A.     Will

B.     Is going to

C.     Failed

D.     Was going to                                  (STAN 2009)

Kunci : C

Pembahasan :

Pola yang diminta pada soal adalah “S Past Tense”,selain itu “will + V1 dan Be going To + V1”

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