SIMPLE PRESENT 1. She was writing a letter when he came.

Pola I S + V1 (kata kerja) 2. She was writing a letter while he was washing his car.
Pola II S + to be (am/is/are) + selain kata kerja Notice:
Ciri: every, frequency of adverbial(usually, always, never, sometimes, Bentuk past continous tidak bisa berdiri sendiri, pasti ada dua kalimat atau lebih.
seldom,dll) Jika hanya satu kalimat, jangan pernah memilih bentuk past continous.
Example: Kalau ada when, pasti pasangan kalimat dalam bentuk past tense.
1. She always writes a letter. Kalau ada while, pasti pasangan kalimat dalam bentuk past continous.
2. She is angry everyday.
Notice: menyatakan sesuatu yang pasti. PRESENT PERFECT
Pola I S + has/have + V3 (kata kerja)
PRESENT CONTINOUS Pola II S + has/have + to be (been) + selain kata kerja
Present continous sering disebut juga present progressive. Ciri: for, since (ada durasi waktu), all this year/month/etc, up to now, so far,
Pola: S + to be (am/is/are) + V-ing already
Ciri: today, this(this week/month/day/etc) tapi tidak this morning (ciri dari past Example:
tense) 1. She has written a letter for two hours.
Example: She is writing a letter this week. 2. She has been angry for two hours.

SIMPLE PAST PRESENT PERFECT CONTINOUS

Pola I S + V2 (kata kerja) Pola: S + has/have + to be (been) + V-ing
Pola II S + to be (was/were) + selain kata kerja Ciri: semua ciri present perfect kecuali already
Ciri: this morning (pagi tadi), yesterday, ago, last.(last week/last month/etc). Example: She has been writing for two hours.
Example: Notice:
1. She wrote a letter two days ago. Persamaan persent perfect dengan present perfect continous
2. She was angry yesterday. Menyatakan durasi (lama waktu) kejadian
Notice: Perbedaan present perfect dan present perfect continous
Jawaban dari pertanyaan yang ada did atau was/were tapi tidak ada durasi/lama She has written a letter for two hours (dia telah selesai menulis surat selama dua
waktunya, maka bentuk past tense yang dipilih. jam).
She has been writing for two hours (dia telah menulis surat selama dua jam dan
PAST CONTINOUS sekarang masih menulis surat).
Past continous sering disebut juga past progressive.
Pola: S + to be + V-ing + when + past tense PAST PERFECT
(was/were) while + past continous Pola I S + had + V3 (kata kerja) + before/after + past tense
Ciri: when, while, this.. Pola II S + had + to be (been) + selain kata kerja + before/after + past tense
Example: Ciri: before, after, ada dua kejadian yang berurutan
Example:
1. She had written for two hours before I came.
2. She had been angry for two hours before I came.
PAST PERFECT CONTINOUS
Pola: S + had + to be (been) + V-ing + before/after + past tense
Ciri: before, after, dua kejadian yang berurutan
Example: She had been writing for two hours before I came.
Notice:
Persamaan past perfect dan past perfect continous
Menjelaskan kejadian yang telah terjadi sebelum kejadian yang lainnya
berlangsung.
Setelah after/before pasti bentuk past tense
Perbedaan past perfect dan past perfect continous
She had written a letter for two hours before I came (dia telah selesai menulis
surat selama dua jam sebelum saya datang ).
She had been writing for two hours before I came (dia telah menulis surat selama
dua jam sebelum saya datang dan kemudian masih melanjutkan menulis surat
setelah saya datang).
SIMPLE FUTURE
Pola I S + will + V1 (kata kerja)
(am/is/are + going to)
Pola II S + will + be + selain kata kerja
(am/is/are + going to)
Ciri: soon, tomorrow, tonight, next(day/month/week/etc)
Example:
1. She will write a letter tomorrow.
2. She will be angry tomorrow
Notice:
Menyatakan peristiwa yang akan dilakukan di masa datang
FUTURE CONTINOUS
Pola: S + will + be + V1-ing + when + simple present
Ciri: sama dengan simple future ditambah keterangan waktu tertentu untuk (this
time next year, at ten tomorrow)
Example: She will be writing a letter at ten tomorrow when I comes.
Notice:
Menyatakan peristiwa yang sedang dilakukan di masa datang ketika peristiwa lain
terjadi.
FUTURE PERFECT
Pola I: S + will + have + V3 (kata kerja) + when + simple present
before/after
by this time
Pola II: S + will + have + to be + selain kata kerja + when + simple present
(been) before/after
by this time
Ciri: sama dengan simple future, for(a day/a month/a week/etc), by the end of
Example:
1. She will have written a letter for two hours before I come
2. She will have been angry for two hours before I come.
Notice:
Menyatakan peristiwa yang akan telah selesai dilakukan dalam durasi tertentu di
masa datang ketika peristiwa lain terjadi.
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINOUS
Pola: S + will + have + been + V1-ing + when + simple present
before/after
by this time
Ciri: sama dengan simple future, for(a day/a month/a week/etc), by the end of
Example: She will have been writing for two hours before I come
Notice:
Menyatakan peristiwa telah selesai dilakukan dalam durasi tertentu di masa
datang dan terus berlanjut ketika peristiwa lain terjadi.