Latihan Soal Bahasa Inggris Kelas 10 Materi Simple Past Tense Beserta Kunci Jawaban

Mempelajari tenses memang terkadang bikin kepala pusing, ya? Apalagi buat kamu yang baru duduk di bangku kelas 10. Salah satu tenses yang wajib banget kamu kuasai adalah Simple Past Tense. Tense ini dipakai buat cerita tentang kejadian yang sudah lewat, entah itu kemarin, minggu lalu, atau tahun 2010 silam.

Nah, biar makin paham, nggak cukup cuma baca teori di buku. Kamu perlu latihan soal. Di bawah ini sudah disiapkan beberapa latihan soal Simple Past Tense yang bisa kamu kerjakan. Ada pilihan ganda, isian, sampai soal cerita. Tenang, di akhir bagian ada kunci jawabannya kok. Selamat mengerjakan!

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Bagian A: Pilihan Ganda

Pilihlah jawaban yang paling tepat (A, B, C, atau D).

1. I … to the cinema with my friends last night.
   A. go
   B. goes
   C. went
   D. gone

2. She … her homework two hours ago.
   A. finish
   B. finished
   C. finishing
   D. finishes

3. … you … the football match yesterday?
   A. Do, watch
   B. Did, watched
   C. Did, watch
   D. Are, watching

4. They … not come to the party because it rained heavily.
   A. do
   B. does
   C. did
   D. were

5. My mother … a delicious cake for my birthday last week.
   A. bake
   B. baked
   C. baking
   D. bakes

6. Where … you … your wallet?
   A. did, find
   B. do, found
   C. did, found
   D. are, find

7. The students … very happy when the teacher announced a free day.
   A. is
   B. are
   C. was
   D. were

8. He … his keys on the table this morning.
   A. leave
   B. leaves
   C. left
   D. leaving

9. I … a strange dream last night.
   A. have
   B. had
   C. has
   D. having

10. … she … to the library yesterday afternoon?
    A. Does, go
    B. Did, went
    C. Did, go
    D. Was, go

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Bagian B: Isian Singkat

Lengkapi kalimat berikut dengan bentuk Simple Past Tense yang benar dari kata di dalam kurung.

1. My brother … (buy) a new bicycle last month.

2. We … (not / see) the movie because the tickets were sold out.

3. … you … (meet) Rina at the market yesterday?

4. The rain … (stop) at around 5 PM.

5. They … (be) very tired after the long trip.

6. I … (send) an email to my teacher two days ago.

7. She … (not / understand) the question, so she asked again.

8. … he … (come) to your house last night?

9. The children … (play) hide and seek in the backyard.

10. My father … (drive) me to school this morning because I woke up late.

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Bagian C: Ubah ke Bentuk Simple Past Tense

Ubahlah kalimat berikut ke dalam bentuk Simple Past Tense. Perhatikan subjek dan waktunya.

1. She writes a letter to her grandmother. (last week)

2. They are at the beach. (yesterday)

3. I do not eat breakfast. (this morning)

4. Do you bring your umbrella? (last night)

5. He takes a bath. (an hour ago)

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Bagian D: Cerita Rumpang

Lengkapi paragraf berikut dengan kata kerja yang tepat dalam bentuk Simple Past Tense.

Last weekend, my family and I (1) … (go) to the zoo. We (2) … (leave) home at 7 AM. The journey (3) … (take) about one hour. When we (4) … (arrive), the zoo (5) … (be) already crowded. We (6) … (see) many animals, such as lions, elephants, and monkeys. My little sister (7) … (feed) a giraffe. She (8) … (be) so happy. We (9) … (not / forget) to take pictures. We (10) … (return) home in the evening feeling very tired but satisfied.

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Kunci Jawaban

Bagian A: Pilihan Ganda

1. C (went)

2. B (finished)

3. C (Did, watch)

4. C (did)

5. B (baked)

6. A (did, find)

7. D (were)

8. C (left)

9. B (had)

10. C (Did, go)

Bagian B: Isian Singkat

1. bought

2. did not see

3. Did, meet

4. stopped

5. were

6. sent

7. did not understand

8. Did, come

9. played

10. drove

Bagian C: Ubah ke Simple Past Tense

1. She wrote a letter to her grandmother last week.

2. They were at the beach yesterday.

3. I did not eat breakfast this morning.

4. Did you bring your umbrella last night?

5. He took a bath an hour ago.

Bagian D: Cerita Rumpang

1. went

2. left

3. took

4. arrived

5. was

6. saw

7. fed

8. was

9. did not forget

10. returned

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Tips Cepat Mengerjakan Soal Simple Past Tense

Biar nggak bingung saat ulangan nanti, ingat poin-poin ini:

• Regular verb (kata kerja beraturan) ditambah -ed atau -d saja. Contoh: play → played, bake → baked.

• Irregular verb (kata kerja tak beraturan) harus dihafal. Contoh: go → went, buy → bought, see → saw.

• Kalimat negatif pakai did not + verb 1. Contoh: She did not go.

• Kalimat tanya pakai Did + subject + verb 1. Contoh: Did you call me?

• Untuk to be (was/were), gunakan was untuk I, he, she, it. Were untuk you, we, they.

Kalau kamu sering latihan soal seperti di atas, lama-lama Simple Past Tense bukan lagi hal yang menakutkan. Yang penting jangan malas membaca dan mencoba. Semoga bermanfaat dan sukses ulangannya!