INVESTIGATING SIMPLE PAST TENSE ERRORS OF GRADE VIII STUDENTS AT SMP NEGERI 2 TINOMBO SELATAN

ABSTRACT
Popi Aditiya (A121 15 173). “Investigating Simple Past Tense Errors of Grade
VIII Students at SMP Negeri 2 Tinombo Selatan”. English Education Study
Program, Language and Art Education Department, Teacher Training and
Education Faculty, Tadulako University. Under the supervisor of Dr.Mawardin
M. Said, M.Hum
The objectives of the research are to investigate and describe the students level of
simple past tense and dificullties faced by Grade VIII Students SMP Negeri 2
Tinombo Selatan in Simple Past Tense. The research was conducted throught
descriptive qualitative research design. Data analysis of the students Simple Past
Tense on Regular and Iregular verb, It is found that the students level in Simple
Past Tense is poor level since thay have limited knowledge english. In line with it,
most of them understood the question, yet some of them found of dificcult to
respomd to the questions immediatly. Furthermore, the problem faced by the
students regarding simple past tense are lack vocabulary and regular Irregular
verb. Problem of vocabulary was signified by the fact the students difficult answer
the questions, and Regular Irregular verb problem in simple past tense was
signified by the students difficult differences regular and irregular verb.
Keyword: Investigating, Simple Past Tense, Error Analysis