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Talking about the past (yesterday, earlier, last week)

A beginner‑friendly approach to past tense: start with one safe past pattern and reuse it.

The strategy

Don’t try to master every tense. Start with one common past pattern from real sentences.

  • Use time words (yesterday/last week) to make meaning clear.
  • Copy a native past pattern and reuse it with different verbs.
Saya pergi kemarin.
I went yesterday.
Saya pergi besok.
I go tomorrow.
Saya di sini.
I am here.
Saya mau air.
I want water.
Saya tidak mengerti.
I don't understand.
Kamu bisa bahasa Inggris?
Do you speak English? (informal)
Di mana kamar mandi?
Where is the bathroom?
Ini teman saya.
This is my friend.

Drills

Build a past sentence
I went yesterday.
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Mini‑quiz

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Which sentence matches “I went yesterday.”?