Brilio.net - Bagi pelajar SMP hingga SMA, tenses adalah salah satu materi bahasa Inggris yang paling sering muncul dalam berbagai ujian, mulai dari ujian sekolah, ujian nasional, hingga tes TOEFL dasar. Dua bentuk tense yang kerap membingungkan siswa adalah Simple Present Tense dan Simple Past Tense. Sekilas mirip, tetapi keduanya memiliki perbedaan mendasar dalam waktu dan bentuk kata kerja.

Pemahaman yang benar tentang dua tense ini sangat penting, karena kesalahan kecil seperti menggunakan go alih-alih went bisa mengubah makna kalimat sepenuhnya. Selain itu, soal-soal yang menguji kemampuan membedakan keduanya sering kali muncul dalam bentuk pilihan ganda dan melibatkan kata kunci waktu seperti every day atau yesterday.

Dihimpun brilio.net dari berbagai sumber, Senin (10/11) berikut pengertian dan rumus simple present serta past tense, lalu melihat 30 contoh soal yang paling sering keluar di ujian, lengkap dengan jawaban dan penjelasannya agar lebih mudah dipahami.

1. Simple present tense

Fungsi:
Digunakan untuk menyatakan kebiasaan (habit), fakta umum, atau hal yang selalu benar.

Rumus:

(+) Subject + Verb 1 (s/es) + Object

(-) Subject + do/does + not + Verb 1

(?) Do/Does + Subject + Verb 1 + ?

Contoh:

- She goes to school every morning.

- They don’t play football on Sundays.

- Does he like coffee?

Kata kunci umum: always, usually, often, every day, sometimes, never.

2. Simple past tense

Fungsi:
Digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian atau peristiwa yang sudah terjadi di masa lampau.

Rumus:

(+) Subject + Verb 2 + Object

(-) Subject + did + not + Verb 1

(?) Did + Subject + Verb 1 + ?

Contoh:

- She went to school yesterday.

- They didn’t play football last week.

- Did he like the movie?

Kata kunci umum: yesterday, last week, ago, in 2020, when I was a child.

Contoh Soal Simple Present dan Past Tense Lengkap dengan Jawaban dan Penjelasan

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Soal simple present tense

1. She ___ (go) to school every day.

Jawaban: goes
Penjelasan: Subject “she” tunggal, sehingga menggunakan verb + s/es → goes.

2. They ___ (play) football on Sundays.

Jawaban: play
Penjelasan: Subject jamak “they” memakai verb dasar tanpa s/es.

3. He ___ (not like) spicy food.

Jawaban: doesn’t like
Penjelasan: Kalimat negatif menggunakan “doesn’t” + verb 1.

4. My mother ___ (cook) delicious food.

Jawaban: cooks
Penjelasan: Subject tunggal “my mother” memakai verb + s → cooks.

5. We ___ (study) English every night.

Jawaban: study
Penjelasan: Subject “we” jamak, verb tetap bentuk dasar.

6. ___ you ___ (know) the answer?

Jawaban: Do you know
Penjelasan: Kalimat tanya simple present menggunakan Do + subject + verb 1.

7. The sun ___ (rise) in the east.

Jawaban: rises
Penjelasan: Fakta umum → simple present, subject tunggal → rises.

8. He ___ (not watch) TV in the morning.

Jawaban: doesn’t watch
Penjelasan: Negatif → doesn’t + verb 1.

9. My friends ___ (like) to play games.

Jawaban: like
Penjelasan: “My friends” jamak → verb dasar tanpa s/es.

10. It ___ (rain) a lot in November.

Jawaban: rains
Penjelasan: “It” tunggal → verb + s → rains.

11. They always ___ (go) to the gym after school.

Jawaban: go
Penjelasan: “They” jamak → verb dasar.

12. She ___ (not drink) coffee every day.

Jawaban: doesn’t drink
Penjelasan: Negatif → doesn’t + verb 1.

13. ___ he ___ (live) near here?

Jawaban: Does he live
Penjelasan: Bentuk tanya → Does + subject + verb 1.

14. My father ___ (work) in an office.

Jawaban: works
Penjelasan: Subject tunggal → works.

15. We ___ (need) more time to finish.

Jawaban: need
Penjelasan: Subject jamak “we” → verb dasar.

Soal simple past tense

16. She ___ (go) to Bali last month.

Jawaban: went
Penjelasan: “Last month” menunjukkan waktu lampau, gunakan verb 2.

17. They ___ (not see) the movie yesterday.

Jawaban: didn’t see
Penjelasan: Negatif → didn’t + verb 1.

18. ___ you ___ (finish) your homework last night?

Jawaban: Did you finish
Penjelasan: Kalimat tanya → Did + subject + verb 1.

19. He ___ (study) hard for the test.

Jawaban: studied
Penjelasan: Verb 2 dari study → studied.

20. We ___ (visit) our grandparents two weeks ago.

Jawaban: visited
Penjelasan: Ada “ago” → simple past → visited.

21. I ___ (not eat) breakfast this morning.

Jawaban: didn’t eat
Penjelasan: Negatif → didn’t + verb 1.

22. She ___ (buy) a new dress yesterday.

Jawaban: bought
Penjelasan: Verb 2 dari buy → bought.

23. They ___ (play) football last weekend.

Jawaban: played
Penjelasan: “Last weekend” → past tense → played.

24. ___ he ___ (call) you last night?

Jawaban: Did he call
Penjelasan: Bentuk pertanyaan → Did + subject + verb 1.

25. My brother ___ (sleep) late last night.

Jawaban: slept
Penjelasan: Verb 2 dari sleep → slept.

26. We ___ (not go) to school yesterday.

Jawaban: didn’t go
Penjelasan: Negatif → didn’t + verb 1.

27. The teacher ___ (teach) us about history.

Jawaban: taught
Penjelasan: Verb 2 dari teach → taught.

28. I ___ (lose) my keys two days ago.

Jawaban: lost
Penjelasan: Verb 2 dari lose → lost.

29. They ___ (have) lunch at a restaurant.

Jawaban: had
Penjelasan: Verb 2 dari have → had.

30. We ___ (watch) a movie together yesterday.

Jawaban: watched
Penjelasan: “Yesterday” → simple past → watched.