Contoh 1 dialog yang mencakup tentang present perfect tense dan simple past tense

Present Perfect tense
Abby:Hi Allison, I haven’t seen you for ages. Where have you been?Allison:Hi, Abby. I have just visited my granny abroad.Abby:Oh, I see. But wait… I think you have visited your grandma before, haven’t you?Allison:Yes, I have visited her three times this year. She was sick two weeks ago so we went to America again.Abby:How is your grandma?Allison:She is better. She is in my house now.Abby:Really? How long has she been here?Allison:She has been here for three days. Actually she has missed her children and grandchildren.That’s why she was sick.Abby:Oh, sickness because of missing people she love. I guess she will be well soon. Send my warm regard to your grandmother.Allison:I think so. Okay, I will send it to her. Thanks, Abby.Abby:You’re welcome.

Simple past tense
Cahaya:Hi, Bulan. What did you do last weekend? (Hi Bulan, Apa yang kamu lakukan akhir minggu lalu?)Bulan:Oh, I did a lot of things. I went to a village last Saturday. (Oh, banyak hal yang kulakukan. Aku pergi ke desa pada hari Sabtu.)Cahaya:Who did you visit? (Siapa yang kamu kunjungi?)Bulan:I visited my grandparents. They live in the village. (Aku mengunjungi kakek-nenek. Mereka tinggal di desa.)Cahaya:Oh, I see. Who did you go with?(Oh, aku mengerti. Sama siapa kamu pergi?)Bulan:I went there with all of my family. They were mother, father and my younger sisters.(Aku pergi sama keluarga. Ada ibu, ayah dan adik-adikku.)Cahaya:Wow, that would be so fun!(Wow, tentu menyenangkan!)Bulan:Yeah, it was so fun. And we also felt tired. (Ya, menyenangkan dan kami juga merasa lelah.)Cahaya:What did you do there? (Apa yang kamu lakukan di sana?)Bulan:We helped our grandparents in the farm. My sisters and I fed the cows, chicken, pigs and horses. Then we took some chicken eggs and gave them to mother and grandmother. They cooked our lunch. (Kami membantu kakek-nenek di peternakan. Adik-adik dan aku memberi makan sapi, ayam, babi dan kuda. Kemudian kami mengambil beberapa telur ayam dan memberikan kepada ibu dan nenek. Mereka memasak makan siang.)Cahaya:Did you ride a horse? (Apa kamu berkuda?)Bulan:Yes, we did. My sisters were really excited to ride a horse.They weren’t afraid at all. (Ya, kami berkuda. Adik-adikku sangat bersemangat. Mereka tidak takut sama sekali.)Cahaya:What about you? (Kamu gimana?)Bulan:Of course I rode a horse too.(Tentu saja aku ikut berkuda.)Cahaya:No, that’s not my question. My question is: Were you afraid at that time? (Bukan itu pertanyaanku. Pertanyaanku: waktu itu kamu takut?)Bulan:Me? Ha ha! Of course… I was … a little bit afraid. (Aku? Ha ha! Tentu saja aku … sedikit takut.)Cahaya:Ha ha! I knew it. (Haha! Sudah kuduga.)Bulan:So, tell me about yours. What did you do last weekend? (Jadi, ceritakan kepadaku. Apa yang kamu lakukan saat akhir pekan?)Cahaya:Nothing special. I didn’t do any fun activities like you. I was just at home on Saturday. And yeah, on Sunday I went fishing with my dad. (Nggak ada yang spesial. Aku nggak melakukan kegiatan menyenangkan sepertimu. Aku di rumah saja hari Sabtu. Dan ya, hari Senin aku mancing sama ayah.)Bulan:How many fish did you get?(Berapa banyak ikan yang kamu peroleh?)Cahaya:We got only some fish because we had to finish it earlier.(Hanya beberapa saja karena kamu harus selesai lebih awal.)Bulan:Oh, why? (Oh, kenapa?)Cahaya:Because my dad’s friend called him. He had to go and meet his friends. He forgot that he had had a promise to his friends.(Karena teman ayahku meneleponnya. Ia harus pergi dan ketemu mereka. Ia lupa kalau ada janji dengan teman-temannya.)Bulan:Oh… don’t be sad. There will be other weekends, right? I hope you will have fun things to do next weekend. (Oh, jangan sedih. Akan ada akhir pekan selanjutnya, ya kan? Aku harap ada hal yang menyenangkan akhir pekan nanti.)Cahaya:Yeah, I hope so. Thank you. (Ya, aku harap begitu. Makasih ya.)Bulan:You are welcome. (Sama-sama.)