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Things that are commonly asked at first meeting :

name
address
job/occupation
company
country
nationality
hobby
etc

Things that are not commonly asked at first meeting :

age
salary
marital status
family status
etc

Expressions that usually mentioned at first meeting:

hi/hello
Greetings (good morning, afternoon, evening)
how are you ?
how do you do ?
nice to meet you
see you later
etc.

Topics of Small Talk :

Places/Travel
Job/Occupation
Studies
Interest/Hobbies
Weather
Fashion
Politic
etc

Spelling it out !

You may also copy this table from this link Spelling it out ! (using the NATO phonetic alphabet)

For Simple Past Tense presentation slides can be downloaded here Simple Past Tense PPT

Simple Past Tense

Simple past tense digunakan untuk menyatakan fakta-fakta atau kejadian-kejadian yang terjadi di masa lampau atau masa lalu. Jika kita membicarakan masa lampau, itu bisa beberapa menit yang lalu, sejam yang lalu, 2 hari yang lalu, bulan lalu, tahun lalu dan sebagainya, yang penting masa waktunya sudah lewat dan tidak ada hubungannya dengan masa sekarang.

Contoh:
I ate pizza 2 minutes ago. = Saya makan pizza dua menit yang lalu.
She did homework last night. = Dia mengerjakan PR tadi malam.

Dalam pembuatan kalimat simple past tense tidak terlalu sulit.

Berikut ini rumusnya:
Positif: Subjek + V2
Negatif: Subjek + Did not + V1
Pertanyaan: Did + Subjek + V1 + ?

Kata kerja yang digunakan dalam simple past tense adalah kata kerja bentuk ke 2, bisa regular dan irregular verbs

Berikut ini contoh kata kerja regular dan irregular:

        Regular
V1    V2
play                played
live                 lived
study              studied
watch             watched

etc.

Note: Dalam kata kerja regular, perubahan bentuknya tinggal menambahkan d/ed saja.

       Irregular
V1                 V2
go                  went
take               took
get                 got
buy                bought
etc.,

Perlu diingat bahwa sesuai rumus yang di cantumkan di atas, dalam simple past tense, kata kerja ke-2 hanya digunakan dalam kalimat positif saja, jika dalam bentuk negatif dan pertannyaan kata kerja ke-2 tersebut haruslah dirubah menjadi kata kerja bentuk ke-1.

Berikut ini contoh-contoh kalimat dalam simple past tense:

Positif
I Went to school yesterday.
My mother bought a new car last month.
Roni got up early last Sunday.
The boy played games in this room 5 minutes ago.

Negatif
I did not go to school yesterday.
My mother did not buy a new car last month.
Roni did not get up early last Sunday.
The boy did not play games in this room 5 minutes ago.

Pertanyaan
Did you go to school yesterday? Yes, I did/No, I did not
Did your mother buy a new car last month? Yes, she did/No, She did not
Did Roni get up early last Sunday? Yes, he did/No, He did not
Did the boy play games in this room 5 minutes ago? Yes, he did/ No, he did not

Where did you go yesterday? I went to school yesterday.
What did your mother buy last month? She bought a new car last month.
What did the boy play in this room 5 minutes ago? He played games 5 minutes ago.

Note: Dalam kalimat simple past tense, kata bantu yang dipakai adalah "did" dan ini berlaku untuk semua subjek. Berbeda dengan simple present tense yang memakai "do" dan "does" tergantung subjek pada kalimat. Jadi simple past tense ini lebih mudah dan tidak terlalu membingungkan. Hanya saja kita harus mengetahui bentuk kedua dari setiap kata kerja yang kita gunakan.

Kata keterangan/adverbs yang biasa dipakai dalam simple past tense

Yesterday = kemarin
... ago      = ... yang lalu
last Tuesday = Selasa lalu, dll
last month = bulan lalu
last year   = tahun lalu
today       = hari ini

Dalam kalimat simple past tense pun terkadang tidak memakai kata keterangan, akan tetapi walau tidak ada kata keterangan pada kalimat tersebut, kita sudah bisa memahami bahwa peristiwa/kejadian tersebut terjadi pada masa lampau.

Contoh:
I got up late.
She did not take a bath.

This article taken fromhttp://belajarbahasainggrisonlinegratis.blogspot.com/2012/04/simple-past-tense.html

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The simple past tense is used to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. You state when it happened using a time adverb.

You form the simple past of a verb by adding -ed onto the end of a regular verb but, irregular verb forms have to be learned.

To be Statements +	To be Statements -	Questions ?
I was.	I wasn't.	Was I?
He was.	He wasn't.	Was he?
She was.	She wasn't.	Was she?
It was.	It wasn't.	Was it?
You were.	You weren't.	Were you?
We were.	We weren't.	Were we?
They were.	They weren't.	Were they?

Regular Verb (to work) Statements +	Regular Verb (to work) Statements -	Questions	Short answer +	Short answer -
I worked.	I didn't work.	Did I work?	Yes, I did.	No, I didn't.
He worked.	He didn't work.	Did he work?	Yes, he did.	No, he didn't.
She worked.	She didn't work.	Did she work?	Yes, she did.	No, she didn't.
It worked.	It didn't work.	Did it work?	Yes, it did.	No, it didn't.
You worked.	You didn't work.	Did you work?	Yes you did.	No, you didn't.
We worked.	We didn't work.	Did we work?	Yes we did.	No, we didn't.
They worked.	They didn't work.	Did they work?	Yes they did.	No, they didn't.