5 TENSES WE FREQUENTLY USE

5 TENSES WE FREQUENTLY USE

A. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

. Digunakan untuk menyatakan habitual action atau rutinitas dan fakta-fakta umum.

. Rumus : (+) S + V1(s/es)

 (-) S + do/does + not + v1

             (?) Do/Does + S + v1

Subject	Present
I You They We	V1 (Do)
She	V1+s/es (Does)
He
it

Example:

1.                They go to campus by bus

(-) They don’t go to campus by bus

(?) Do they go to campus by bus?

2.                   She Goes to  campus by motorcycle

(-) She Doesn’t go to campus by motorcycle

(?) does she go to campus by motorcycle?

B. SIMPLE PAST TENSE

. Digunakan untuk menyatakan kalimat yang terjadi di masa lampau.

. Rumus : (+) S + V2

             (-) S + did + not + V1

             (?) Did + S + V1

Example :

1.                   They went to campus by bus

(-) They didn’t go to campus by bus

(?) Did they go to campus by bus?

2.                   She went to campus by motorcycle

(-) She didn’t go to campus by motorcycle

(?) Did she go to campus by motorcycle?

C. PRESENT / PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

.Digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian yang sedang berlangsung

.Rumus : (+) S + be + Ving

             (-) S + be + not + Ving

             (?) Be + S + Ving

I	am	Was
You	Are	Were
They
We
She	is	Was
He
It

Note:    Kalo tidak ada kata kerja dipake AAN (Adjective , Adverb , Noun)

                Contohnya : -   We were at Agriculture Faculty

     -     Justin was in love with selena

Example :

1.                   They are going to campus by bus

(-) They aren’t going to campus by bus

(?) Are they going to campus by bus?

D. SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

. Digunakan untuk mengekspresikan kejadian yang belum terjadi, masih direncanakan, atau kejadian dimasa yang akan datang.

. Rumus : (+) S + will + V1

             (-) S + will + not + V1

             (?) Will + S + V1

Example :

1.                  Jul will get married in 2023

(-) Jul will not married in 2023

(?) Will Jul married in 2023?

2.                 Cikal will finish his study in 2020

(-) Cikal will not finish his study in 2020

(?) Will Cikal finish his study in 2020?

E. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

. Digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian yang sudah terjadi dan hasilnya masih terasa/terlihat.

. Rumus : (+) S + has/have + V3

             (-) S + has/have + not + V3

             (?) Has/Have + S + V3

 

I	Have
You
They
We
She	Has
He
It

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EXERCISE

1.                   She (drink) coffee. (S. Past)
Answer :      (+) She drank coffee

              (-) She didn’t drink coffee

              (?) Did she drink coffee?

2.                   They (Start) the course. (Pr. Perfect)
Answer :      (+) They have started the course
                    (-) They haven’t started the course
                    (?) Have they started the course?

3.                   Ana and Linda (open) the account (Past Cont)
Answer :      (+) Ana and Linda were opening the account

              (-) Ana and Linda weren’t opening the account

              (?) Were Ana and Linda opening the account?

4.                   The bank (close) at 5pm (S. Present)
Answer :      (+) The bank close at 5pm

              (-) The bank doesn’t close at 5pm

              (?) Does the bank close at 5pm?

5.                   The dog (run) through the part (S. Past)

Answer :      (+) The dog ran through the part
                    (-) The dog didn’t run through the part
                    (?) Did the dog run through the part?