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Abstract: In translating Narrative text, Error many appear when Students put the English grammatical incorrectly. The aim of this study is describing kinds of errors are made by the nineth grade students of Junior high school Negeri I Nagreg Kab. Bandung. On the use of simple past tense In a translated narrative text , The research method used in this study is descriptive qualitative, the subject is nineth grade student of SMPN I Nagreg Kab. Bandung, which consist of 32 students. The Instruments used is translating test. The data is analyzed by collecting the from students, Identifying the errors based on It's grammatical errors. Classifying them into errors classifications and Calculated them into percentage. The results showed that the students's errors can be classified Into four kinds of errors, which are 26 % for omission errors, 6,00% for addition errors 60% For missed formation errors, and 8,14% to for missed ordering errors . There are totals 56 errors occurred which is dominated by missed ordering errors. the teachers recommended to make a clear understanding related to differentiate grammatical differences between Indonesia an English. Further students need to practice it more often. The other researchers can provide techniques. to Increase Students ' English grammatical understanding. especially in simple past tense usage.