Selain untuk action (tindakan), past simple juga bisa digunakan untuk mengekspresikan fakta masa lampau. Ini bisa digunakan untuk:
- mendeskripsikan seseorang atau sesuatu.
Kalimat Positif:
- I + was + noun
- /You/We/They + were + noun
- He/She/It + was + noun
Kalimat Negatif:
- I + was not (wasn’t) + noun
- /You/We/They + were not (weren’t) + noun
- He/She/It + was not (wasn’t) + noun
Kalimat Tanya:
- Was + I + noun?
- Were + you/we/they + noun?
- Was + he/she/it + noun?
(+)
I was a teacher.
= Aku dulu seorang guru. (Sekarang tidak)
You were his classmate.
= Kamu dulu teman sekelas dia.
We were his colleagues.
= Kami dulu teman sekerjanya.
They were my neighbors.
= Mereka dulu tetanggaku.
He was a manager.
= Dia dulu seorang manajer.
She was our teacher.
= Dia dulu guru kami.
I attended a Japanese course. It was a great course.
= Aku dulu ikut kursus bahasa Jepang. Kursusnya keren.
Catatan: Pronoun it di kalimat di atas menggantikan noun a Japanese course.
(-)
I was not a teacher.
= Aku dulu bukan guru.
You were not his classmate.
= Kamu dulu bukan teman sekelas dia.
We were not his colleagues.
= Kami dulu bukan teman sekerjanya.
They were not my neighbors.
= Mereka dulu bukan tetanggaku.
He was not a manager.
= Dia dulu bukan seorang manajer.
She was not our teacher.
= Dia dulu bukan guru kami.
I attended a Japanese course. It was not a great course.
= Aku dulu ikut kursus bahasa Jepang. Kursusnya ngga bagus.
Catatan: Pronoun it di kalimat di atas menggantikan noun a Japanese course.
(?)
Was I your classmate?
= Apa aku dulu teman sekelasmu?
Were you her colleague?
= Apa kamu dulu teman kerjanya?
Were we good students?
= Apa dulu kita murid yang baik?
Were they your neighbors?
= Apa mereka dulu tetanggamu?
Was he an accountant?
= Apa dulu dia seorang akuntan?
Was she your teacher?
= Apa dia dulu guru kamu?
I heard you went to Bandung last week. Was it a good trip?
= Aku dengar kamu pergi ke Bandung minggu lalu. Apa perjalanannya menyenangkan?