Kosakata Bahasa Inggris: Bercerita tentang Masa Lalu

Level B127 kata dan frasa dengan arti dan contoh kalimat

Belajar bercerita tentang masa lalu dengan runtut dan hidup: apa yang sedang terjadi saat itu, apa yang sudah terjadi sebelumnya, dan kebiasaan yang dulu kamu punya.

Daftar kosakata

Kata / frasa	Arti	Contoh kalimat
suddenlykata keterangan	tiba-tiba	Suddenly, the lights went out.
power outagekata benda	listrik padam / pemadaman	There was a power outage during the meeting.
interruptkata kerja	menyela / memotong	A phone call interrupted our discussion.
commutekata benda	perjalanan pulang-pergi kerja	My commute takes an hour because of traffic.
stuck in trafficfrasa	terjebak macet	I was stuck in traffic on the toll road.
run intokata kerja	tidak sengaja bertemu	I ran into my old boss at the mall.
break downkata kerja	mogok / rusak	The car broke down on the way to the airport.
at that momentfrasa	pada saat itu	At that moment, the client walked in.
on the wayfrasa	dalam perjalanan	I was on the way to the office when it happened.
alreadykata keterangan	sudah	The plane had already taken off.
by the timekata sambung	pada saat / sebelum (sesuatu terjadi)	By the time I logged in, the call had ended.
deadlinekata benda	tenggat waktu	We had missed the deadline by one day.
realizekata kerja	menyadari	I realized I had left my badge at home.
boardkata kerja	naik (pesawat/kapal)	The passengers had already boarded.
sold outkata sifat	habis terjual	The tickets had sold out before I checked.
previouskata sifat	sebelumnya	She had worked at her previous company for five years.
find outkata kerja	mengetahui / mencari tahu	I found out that someone had changed the file.
check inkata kerja	check-in / melapor kedatangan	We had already checked in when the flight was delayed.
used tofrasa	dulu (kebiasaan/keadaan)	I used to take the train to work.
be used tofrasa	terbiasa dengan	I'm used to working late.
at firstfrasa	awalnya	At first, I didn't like the new system.
eventuallykata keterangan	akhirnya (setelah lama)	Eventually, the client agreed.
in the endfrasa	pada akhirnya	In the end, everything worked out.
meanwhilekata keterangan	sementara itu	Meanwhile, the team was preparing the slides.
luckilykata keterangan	untungnya	Luckily, nobody noticed the typo.
unfortunatelykata keterangan	sayangnya	Unfortunately, the flight was canceled.
anymorekata keterangan	lagi (dalam kalimat negatif)	I don't work there anymore.

Setelah menguasai kosakata ini, kamu bisa:

Bisa menceritakan kejadian lengkap dengan latarnya: yang sedang berlangsung (past continuous) dan yang tiba-tiba terjadi (past simple)
Bisa menjelaskan mana yang terjadi lebih dulu dengan past perfect (had + V3)
Bisa membandingkan kebiasaan dulu dan sekarang, lalu bercerita runtut dengan kata urutan seperti at first dan in the end

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