The use of monopoly game in teaching simple past tense at eighth grade of MPT al-Chodidjah Jombang

This study describe about how teacher use monopoly game in teach simple past tense at the eighth grade of SMPT Al-Chodidjah Jombang. This study aimed at describing the different stage on using monopoly game and possible challenges that faced by the teacher in teaching simple past tense using monopoly game. The subject in this study is the English teacher in eighth grade. This teacher also taught in all level in that school. This study applied descriptive method. The research method used by researcher is interviewing the teacher and observing the teaching process. The interview conduct was on observation and at home of the teacher. This study found that the students have difficulties when they should make a sentence in form of simple past tense. The teacher re-designs monopoly game to help the students practicing for make a lot of sentences. Therefore the researcher finds out challenges that faced by the teacher and investigate to handle it. In the conclusion of this study, teacher can re-design a monopoly game to help the students practicing to make a lot of simple past tense.