Contoh:
(+) He has already finished his homework
(-) He has not been to Australia so far
(?) Has he completed the arrangement for the coming event up to now? Yes, he has atau No, he has not
4. Simple Past Tense
Tenses simple past tense digunakan untuk mengungkapkan suatu peristiwa yang terjadi di masa lalu atau lampau.
Rumus Kalimat Simple Past Tense: Subject + Verb II (past form)
Kata yang Menandai Simple Past Tense: Last Thursday, this morning, yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1996
Contoh:
(+) Last year, he always worked until night
(-) He did not go to school this morning
(?) Did he pay the bill yesterday? Yes, he did atau No, he did not