Ahmad: How did you feel after a long holiday?
Shira: I was very happy. My mom took me to Bangka Belitung.
Ahmad: Really? When did you fly to Bangka Belitung?
Shira: We flew on January 10th.
Ahmad: My family and I went to Bangka Belitung on January 11th.
Shira: Oh My God! It was only a day.
Ahmad: Yes. How many people were with you?
Shira: There were 5. My parents and I and my grandpa and grandma.
Ahmad: Cool. It must be a great holiday.
Shira: It was a great holiday.

Pada percakapan antara Ahmad dan Shira, kalimat-kalimatnya menggunakan kata kerja bentuk lampau dan was / were. Untuk lebih jelas lihat tabel berikut ini:

Table: Simple Past Tense with Verb Past and was/were

Kata yang berwarna hijau adalah kata kerja lampau sedangkan kata yang berwarna merah adalah to be dalam bentuk lampau was/were
Now, Study the sentences below:

1. a. Tari and Kathrin were busy.

b. Tari and Kathrin weren’t (were not) busy.
c. Were Tari and Kathrin busy?

 

2. a. Arkaan was in Bali Yesterday.

b. Arkaan was’nt (was not) in Bali Yesteday.
c. Was Arkaan in Bali Yesterday?

 

3. a. Wiwin was a stamp collector.

b. Wiwin wasn’t (was not) a stamp collector.
c. Was Wiwin a stamp collector?

 

Berikut ini kalimat-kalimat acak yang menggunakan kata kerja lampau dan to be dalam bentuk lampau was/were.
Study the jumbled sentences below and then rearrange them into a good text.

1. It ran into the street and market.
2. One day a young elephant ran away from a zoo.
3. When it was full, it walked to the nearest park.
4. Then, it settled there and fell asleep.
5. It ate the food and vegetablessold in the market.
6. The next day, the zookeeper sent the young elephant to the jungle.
7. When the zookeepers came, they knew what they should do.

                          

 

(Taken from SIAPUJA Bahasa Inggris Kelas VIII)

Well, It’s easy, isn’t it? Good job....! Ayo kita bahas susunan kalimat yang baik.
Kalimat pertama yang kalian harus susun adalah kalimat nomor 2: One day a young elephant ran away from a zoo (Suatu hari ada seekor anak gajah kabur dari sebuah kebun binatang).
Kemudian kalian susun kalimat nomor 1: It ran into the street and market (Dia kabur ke jalan dan ke kebun binatang).
Selanjut kalimat nomor 5: It ate the food and vegetables sold in the market ( Dia makan makanan dan sayur-sayuran yang dijual di pasar).
Kemudian kalimat nomor 3: when it was full, it walked to the nearest park (ketika dia sudah kenyang, dia berjalan ke taman yang paling dekat).
Selanjutnya kalimat nomor 4:  then, it settled there and fell asleep (Kemudian dia belindung disana dan tertidur).
Kemudian kalimat nomor 7: When the zookeepers came, they knew what they should do (Ketika penjaga kebun binatang datang, mereka tahu apa yang mereka harus perbuat).
Dan kalimat terakhir yang disusun adalah kalimat nomor 6: The next day, the zookeeper sent the young elephant to the jungle (Hari berikutnya, penjaga kebun binatang mengirim anak gajah ke hutan).