PRESENT TENSE

SIMPLE
PRESENT
TENSE
Tenses ini digunakan untuk menunjukkan sesuatu yang tetap, kebiasaan atau kebenaran esensial
yang
terjadi
dimasa
sekarang
(PRESENT).
RUMUS
(+)
Subject
(S)
(I,
You,
They,
We
)
+
Verb
1
Subject
(S)
(He,
She,
It)
+
Verb
1
(s/es)
(-)
Subject
(S)
(I,
You,
They,
We
)
+
do
+
not
+
Verb
1
Subject
(S)
(He,
She,
It)
+
Does
+
not
+
Verb
1
(?)
Do
+
Subject
(S)
(I,
You,
They,
We
)
+
Verb
1?
Does
+
Subject
(S)
(He,
She,
It)
+
Verb
1?
Contoh:
(+)
He
studies
English
everynight.
(-)
He
does
not
study
English
everynight.
(?) Does he study English everynight?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Tenses ini digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu tindakan yang benar-benar sedang dilakukan saat ini
atau sedang berlangsung.
RUMUS
(+) Subject (S) (I, You, They, We ) + to be (am/are) + Verb 1-ing
Subject (S) (He, She, It) + to be (is) + Verb 1-ing
(-) Subject (S) (I, You, They, We ) + to be (am/are) + not + Verb 1-ing
Subject (S) (He, She, It) + to be (is) + not + Verb 1-ing
(?) To be (am/are) + Subject (S) (I, You, They, We ) + Verb 1-ing ?
To be (is) + Subject (S) (He, She, It) + Verb 1-ing ?
Contoh:
(+) She is eating a cake
(-) She is not eating a cake
(?) Is she eating a cake?
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Tenses ini digunakan untuk menceritakan suatu pengalaman baik itu yang sudah pernah terjadi atau
belum pernah terjadi.
RUMUS
(+) Subject (S) (I, You, They, We ) + have + Verb 3
Subject (S) (He, She, It) + has + Verb 3
(-) Subject (S) (I, You, They, We ) + have + not + Verb 3
Subject (S) (He, She, It) + has + not + Verb 3
(?) Have + Subject (S) (I, You, They, We ) + Verb 3?
Has + Subject (S) (He, She, It) + Verb 3?
Contoh:
(+) I have finished my homework
(-) I have not finished my homework
(?) Have I finished my homework?
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Present Perfect Continuous Tense digunakan untuk menunjukkan bahwa sesuatu yang dimulai di
masa lalu dan terus dilakukan sampai sekarang .
RUMUS
(+) Subject (S) (I, You, They, We ) + have + been + Verb-ing
Subject (S) (He, She, It) + has + been + Verb-ing
(-) Subject (S) (I, You, They, We ) + have + not + been + Verb-ing
Subject (S) (He, She, It) + has + not + been + Verb-ing
(?) Have + Subject (S) (I, You, They, We ) + been + Verb-ing?
Has + Subject (S) (He, She, It) + been + Verb-ing?
Contoh:
(+) Sean have been sleeping for 3 hours

(-) Sean have not been sleeping for 3 hours

(?) Have Sean been sleeping for 3 hours?

PAST TENSE
SIMPLE
PAST
TENSE
Simple Past digunakan untuk menyatan fakta atau kejadian yang terjadi di masa lampau. Masa
lampau bisa berarti 5 menit yang lalu, sejam yang lalu, sehari yang lalu, dst. Kata kerja yang
digunakan adalah kata kerja bentuk kedua, bisa berupa regular verbs atau irregular verbs.
RUMUS
(+)
Subject
(S)
(I,
You,
They,
We,
He,
She,
It
)
+
Verb
2
(-) Subject (S)
(I, You, They, We, He, She, It ) + did + not + Verb 1
(?)
Did + Subject (S) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It ) + Verb 1?
Contoh:
(+)
They
played
basketball
lastnight.
(-)
They
did
not
play
basketball
lastnight.
(?) Did they play basketball lastnight?
Penjelasan lebih lengkap tentang Simple Past Tense klik disini.
PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
Past Continuous Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan ketika kita berada di tengah-tengah kejadian
atau melakukan sesuatu pada saat tertentu di masa lalu.
RUMUS
(+) Subject (S) (You, They, We ) + to be (were) + Verb 1-ing
Subject (S) (I, He, She, It) + to be (was) + Verb 1-ing
(-) Subject (S) (You, They, We ) + to be (were) + not + Verb 1-ing
Subject (S) (I, He, She, It) + to be (was) + not + Verb 1-ing
(?) To be (were) + Subject (S) (You, They, We ) + Verb 1-ing ?
To be (was) + Subject (S) (I,He, She, It) + Verb 1-ing ?
Contoh:
(+) Chef Billy was cooking a fried rice.
(-) Chef Billy was not cooking a fried rice.
(?) Was Chef Billy cooking a f ried rice?
Penjelasan lebih lengkap tentang Past Continuous Tense klik disini.
PAST PERFECT TENSE
The Past Perfect menyatakan ide bahwa sesuatu yang terjadi sebelum tindakan lain di masa lalu
terjadi . Hal ini juga dapat menunjukkan bahwa sesuatu terjadi sebelum waktu tertentu di masa lalu.
RUMUS
(+) Subject (S) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It)+ had + Verb 3
(-) Subject (S) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + had + not + Verb 3
(?) Had + Subject (S) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + Verb 3?
Contoh:
(+) We had arrived at the school.
(-) We had not arrived at the school
(?) Had we arrived at the school?
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Present Perfect Continuous Tense digunakan untuk menunjukkan bahwa sesuatu yang dimulai di
masa lalu dan terus sampai waktu lain di masa lalu.
RUMUS
(+) Subject (S) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + had + been + Verb-ing
(-) Subject (S) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + had + not + been + Verb-ing
(?) Had + Subject (S) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + been + Verb-ing?
Contoh:
(+) Lea and Bob had been working together since 1990.
(-) Lea and Bob had not been working together since 1990.
(?) Had Lea and Bob been working together since 1990?