No.

Students' problems in LEARNING simple past tense

Sum of teachers

Percentage of teachers

Subcategories

Sum of teachers

Percentage of teachers

Number of tokens

Total tokens

Percentage

1

Students have problems in learning simple past tense form

37

37/51^* = 72.55%

Forget form

1

1/51 = 1.96%

1

40

1/40 = 2.50%

Form

14

14/51 = 27.45%

16

16/40 = 40.00%

Irregular form

16

16/51 = 31.37%

17

17/40 = 42.50%

Forming negative and interrogative sentences

4

4/51 = 7.84%

4

4/40 = 10.00%

Spelling

2

2/51 = 3.92%

2

2/40 = 5.00%

2

Students have problems in learning simple past tense usage

20

20/51 = 39.22%

Forget to use

3

3/51 = 5.88%

4

21

4/21 = 19.05%

Don’t know when/how to use

6

6/51 = 11.76%

6

6/21 = 28.57%

Confusion between past and other tenses

10

10/51 = 19.61%

10

10/21 = 47.62%

Inconsistency in using

1

1/51 = 1.96%

1

1/21 = 4.76%

3

Students have problems in using temporal adverbials or key words

4

4/51 = 7.84%

Not using temporal adverbials or key words

1

1/51 = 1.96%

1

4

1/4 = 25.00%

Over-reliance on temporal adverbials or key words

3

3/51 = 5.88%

3

3/4 = 75.00%

4

Lack of past tense concept (L1 influence, cultural differences)

5

5/51 = 9.80%

5

Less exposure to English

2

2/51 = 3.92%

6

Students have no interests in learning English past tense

4

4/51 = 7.84%

7

Students have no problems in learning simple past tense

6

6/51 = 11.76%