Simple Past Tense: Kata Kerja Beraturan dan Akhiran -ed
Pelajari cara membentuk simple past tense untuk kata kerja beraturan dengan akhiran -ed, lengkap dengan aturan ejaan dan pelafalan.

Simple past tense dipakai untuk aksi yang sudah selesai di masa lalu. Untuk kata kerja beraturan (regular verbs), bentuk past-nya dibuat dengan menambahkan -ed.
I worked yesterday.

Aturan dasar: tambah -ed
- work → worked
- watch → watched
- play → played
Aturan ejaan khusus
| Akhiran kata kerja | Aturan | Contoh |
|---|---|---|
| -e (sudah ada) | tambah -d saja | live → lived, like → liked |
| konsonan + -y | ganti -y jadi -ied | study → studied, cry → cried |
| vokal + -y | tambah -ed biasa | play → played, stay → stayed |
| satu suku kata, konsonan-vokal-konsonan | dobel konsonan terakhir | stop → stopped, plan → planned |
Tiga bunyi akhiran -ed
Akhiran -ed tidak selalu dilafalkan sama — bunyinya berubah tergantung huruf terakhir kata kerja dasar:
| Bunyi | Muncul setelah | Contoh |
|---|---|---|
| /t/ | konsonan tak bersuara (k, p, s, ch, sh, f) | watched, helped |
| /d/ | konsonan bersuara atau vokal | played, lived |
| /ɪd/ | huruf t atau d | wanted, needed |
Bentuk negatif dan pertanyaan
Sama seperti simple present, simple past memakai auxiliary — kali ini did/didn't — dan kata kerja utama kembali ke bentuk dasar.
- I didn't work yesterday. (bukan "didn't worked")
- Did you watch the movie? (bukan "Did you watched")
- She worked late. → She didn't work late.
Penanda waktu yang sering dipakai
yesterday, last night, last week, two days ago, in 2020, when I was young
- We visited our grandparents last weekend.
- They moved to Bandung in 2019.
Kesalahan umum
- ❌ "I didn't watched the movie." → ✅ "I didn't watch the movie." (setelah didn't, kata kerja kembali ke bentuk dasar)
- ❌ "Did you played football yesterday?" → ✅ "Did you play football yesterday?"
- ❌ "She studyed hard." → ✅ "She studied hard." (konsonan + y → -ied)
Kata kerja beraturan mengikuti pola yang bisa diprediksi — begitu kamu menguasai aturan -ed, kamu bisa membentuk hampir semua kalimat past tense dengan mudah. Kata kerja tidak beraturan (irregular verbs) punya aturan sendiri yang dibahas di artikel terpisah.
Latihan cepat
0/4 terjawab1. I ______ my homework last night.
2. She ______ hard for the exam.
3. ______ you call him yesterday?
4. We ______ football last weekend.
Jawab semua 4 soal untuk melihat skormu.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is "I didn't watched the movie." incorrect?
The correct form is "I didn't watch the movie." After didn't, the verb returns to its base form.
What's the correct way to say "Did you played football yesterday?"?
The correct form is "Did you play football yesterday?"
Is it correct to say "She studyed hard."?
The correct form is "She studied hard." Consonant + y → -ied.



