The Simple Past tense in Indonesian grammar, also known as “Past Simple”, is used to describe actions that happened at a definite time in the past. The past tense is formed by using the base verb along with the time marker “Kemarin” (Yesterday) to indicate that the action took place in the past. Keeping this in mind, let’s proceed to the exercises, which are designed to help you become more familiar with the usage of Simple Past in Indonesian grammar.
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in Simple Past tense.
*Saya belajar* Bahasa Indonesia kemarin. (I/study)
*Dia makan* di restoran ini dua hari yang lalu. (He/eat)
*Kami pergi* ke museum minggu lalu. (We/go)
*Aku melihat* film itu bulan lalu. (I/watch)
*Kalian bermain* sepak bola di taman pagi ini. (You/play)
*Mereka datang* ke acara pernikahan itu. (They/come)
*Saudara saya menulis* surat itu. (My brother/write)
*Teman saya berbicara* dengan guru itu. (My friend/talk)
*Dia membeli* baju baru kemarin. (She/buy)
*Saya membaca* buku itu. (I/read)
*Saudaraku mendengarkan* musik. (My sibling/listen)
*Nenek saya memasak* makan malam. (My grandmother/cook)
*Paman saya mengemudi* mobil. (My uncle/drive)
*Saya menulis* e-mail itu. (I/write)
*Kita mendengar* berita itu. (We/hear)
Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in Simple Past tense.
*Saya memutuskan* untuk belajar Bahasa Indonesia. (I/decide)
*Dia membaca* surat itu. (He/read)
*Kami mendengarkan* musik klasik. (We/listen)
*Aku tidur* sepanjang hari. (I/sleep)
*Kalian menonton* pertandingan itu. (You/watch)
*Mereka memberi* hadiah itu kepada saya. (They/give)
*Guruku mengajarkan* kami pelajaran baru. (My teacher/teach)
*Saudara perempuanku berbelanja* di pasar. (My sister/shop)
*Dia menggambar* pemandangan itu. (She/draw)
*Saya memahami* peraturan tersebut. (I/understand)
*Ibuku bekerja* sepanjang hari. (My mother/work)
*Ayah saya merenovasi* rumah. (My father/renovate)
*Paman saya membaca* koran. (My uncle/read)
*Saya berlari* di pantai. (I/run)
*Kita memainkan* permainan itu. (We/play)
