Understanding Past Tense

The video tutorial by Kak Vita on Ayu Cerdas Indonesia's YouTube channel covers the basics of past tense in English. It explains the use of past tense to describe actions that have already occurred, introduces the structure for positive, negative, and interrogative sentences, and provides examples. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of using 'was' and 'were' as past tense forms of 'to be' and encourages viewers to practice by creating their own sentences.

What is the primary purpose of using past tense?

• To describe future events

• To describe ongoing events

• To describe events that have already occurred

• To describe hypothetical events

Which of the following is used with 'I' in a positive past tense sentence?

• are

• was

• is

• were

In past tense, which form of the verb is used?

• Verb one

• Verb two

• Verb three

• Verb four

How do you form a negative sentence in past tense?

• Add 'not' after the verb

• Add 'not' after 'was' or 'were'

• Add 'not' before the subject

• Add 'not' at the end of the sentence

Which of the following is a correct negative past tense sentence?

• They were happy not.

• They not were happy.

• They were not happy.

• They was not happy.

What is the correct order for forming an interrogative sentence in past tense?

• Subject + was/were + verb

• Subject + verb + was/were

• Was/were + subject + verb

• Verb + was/were + subject

Which of the following is a correct interrogative past tense sentence?

• You were at the park?

• You was at the park?

• Were you at the park?

• Was you at the park?

What time signals can be used with past tense?

• Yesterday

• Tomorrow

• In the future

• Next week

Which of the following is NOT a time signal for past tense?

• Last year

• Next month

• Yesterday

• Last week

What should students do to practice past tense according to the video?

• Write sentences in present tense

• Write sentences in future tense

• Write only positive sentences in past tense

• Write positive, negative, and interrogative sentences in past tense