16 TENSES DALAM BAHASA INGGRIS

16 Tenses Bahasa Inggris dibagi menjadi 4 kelompok besar yaitu Present Tense, Past Tense,
Future Tenses (Present), Conditional/Past Future. Berikut adalah ringkasan mengenai tenses-
tenses dalam bahasa inggris tersebut.

1. Simple Present Tense
Suatu tense yang digunakan untuk menunjukkan kebiasaan, fakta dan kejadian yang terjadi
pada masa sekarang.
Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat
(+) Bentuk Positif
-Subject + To be 1 + Non Verb + Object
- Subject + Verb 1 + Object
Contoh :
She is an english teacher
I speak english every day
(-) Bentuk Negatif
-Subject + To be 1 + NOT + Non Verb + Object
-Subject + DON'T / DOESN'T + Verb 1 + Object
Contoh :
She is not an english teacher
I don't speak english everyday
(?) Tanya
-To be 1 + Subject + Non Verb + Object?
- DO / DOES + Subject + Verb 1 + Object?
Contoh :
Is She an English Teacher?
Do You Speak english everyday

2. Present Continuous Tense
Suatu tense yang digunakan untuk menunjukan kejadian yang terjadi sekarang atau juga
rencana di masa depan.
Rumus dan Contoh Kalimatnya
(+) Bentuk Positif
subject + to be (am, is, are) + Verb ing + object
She is watching TV now
(-) Bentuk Negatif
subject + to be + not + verb ing + object
She is not watching TV now
(?) Bentuk Tanya
to be + subject + verb ing + object
Is She watching TV now

3. Present Perfect Tense
Suatu tense yang digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian yang telah dimulai pada suatu titik
dan berlangsung hingga sekarang.
Rumus dan Contoh Kalimatnya
(+) Bentuk positif
-Subject + has/have + been + object
He has been at home since morning
-Subject + has/have + Verb III + object
I have studied English For Three Years
() Bentuk negative
-Subject + has / have + not + been + object
He has not been at home since morning
-Subject +has / have + not + verb III + object
I have not studied English For Three Years
( ? ) Bentuk interrogative
-Have / has + subject + been + object
Has He been at home since morning
-Have / has + Subject + verb III + object
Have I studied English For Three Years

4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Tense yang digunakan untuk menunjukkan satu kejadian yang dimulai pada masa lalu dan
terus berlanjut.
Rumus dan Contoh Kalimatnya
( + ) Bentuk positif
-Subject + has/have + been + V-ing
She Has not been reading book for an hour
( ) Bentuk negative
Subject + has / have + not + been + V-ing
She Has not been reading book for an hour
( ? ) Bentuk interrogative
-Have / has + subject + been + V-ing
Has she been reading a book for an hour

5. Simple Past Tense
Tense yang digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian yang telah terjadi pada waktu tertentu di
masa lalu.
Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat
(+) Bentuk Positif :
-Subject + was/were + complement (pelengkap)
-Subject + Verb II + Object
Contoh :
-I saw a movie yesterday
-Last year, Daniel was here
(-) Bentuk Negatif
-Subject + to be (was/were) + not + complement
-Subject + did not + Verb I + Object
Contoh :
-I did not see him yesterday
-She was not here yesterday
Bentuk did not atau was/were not bisa disingkat menjadi didnt atau wasnt dan werent
(?) Bentuk Interrogative :
-Did + Subject + Verb I + Object + ?
Contoh :
-Did you play football yesterday ?

6) Past Continuous Tense
Jenis tenses yang digunakan untuk menyatakan bahwa ada kegiatan yang terjadi di masa lalu
dan belum selesai.
Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat
Positif (+)
Subject + to be (was/were) + verb-ing + object
He was sleeping when I came
Negatif (-)
Subject + was/were + not + verb-ing + object
He was not sleeping when I came
Tanya (?)
- was/were + subject + verb-ing + object ?
Was He sleeping when You came?

7. Past Perfect Tense
Tense yang digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian yang sudah terjadi dan juga sudah selesai
pada masa lalu
Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat
Positif (+)
Subject + had + verb III + (past participle) + object
She had gone to Australia when I called her
Negatif (-)
Subject + had + not + verb III + object
She had not gone to Australia when I called her
Tanya (?)
Had + subject + verb III + object ?
Had She gone to Australia when You called her

8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Tenses yang digunakan untuk menyatakan bahwa suatu aksi telah selesai sebelum kejadian
yang lainnya terjadi.
Rumus dan Contoh Kalimatnya
Positif (+)
Subject + had + been + verb-ing + object
He had been living in Jakarta about ten years
Negatif (-)
Subject + had + not + been + verb-ing + object
He had not been living in Jakarta about ten years
Tanya (?)
Had + subject + been + object ?
Had He been living in Jakarta about ten years?

9. Future Tense (Present)
Jenis yang digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian di masa depan, baik secara terencana (be
going) atau secara spontan (will).
Rumus dan Contoh Kalimatnya :
Positif (+)
Subject + will/shall + verb I + object
Subject + am/is/are + going to + verb I + object
Contoh :
We will go to school soon
The students are going to have a test next month
Negatif (-)
Subject + will/shall + verb I + object
Subject + am/is/are + not + going to + verb I + object
Contoh :
We will not go to school soon
The students are not going to have a test next
Pertanyaan (?)
Will/shall + subject + verb I + object
Am/is/are + subject + going to + verb I + object
Contoh :
Will we go to school soon ?
Are the students going to have a test next month ?

10. Future Continuous Tense
Jenis tenses yang digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian yang akan berlangsung di masa
depan.
Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat
Positif (+)
Subject + will/shall + be + verb-ing + object
I will be studying English tomorrow
Negatif (-)
Subject + will/shall + not + verb-ing + object
I will not be studying English tomorrow
Tanya (?)
Will/shall + subject + be + verb-ing + object
Will You be studying English tomorrow

11. Future Perfect Tense
Jenis tenses yang digunakan menyatakan kejadian yang akan telah selesai pada masa depan
Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat
Positif (+)
Subject + shall/will + have + been + complement
Subject + shall/will + have + verb III + object
Contoh :
I will have been in this hospital until tomorrow morning
Majid will have rented my house next month
Negatif (-)
Subject + shall/will + not + been + complement
Subject + shall/will + not + have + verb III + object
Contoh :
I will not have been in this hospital until tomorrow morning
Majid will not have rented my house next month
Interrogative atau kalimat tanya (?)
Shall/will + subject + been + complement
Shall/will + subject + have + verb III + object?
Contoh :
Will you have been in this hospital until tomorrow morning?
Will Majid have rented my house next month?

12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Jenis tenses yang digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu kejadian dimasa depan akan telah
berlangsung.
Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat
Positif (+)
Subject + shall/will + have + been + verb-ing + object
I will have been visiting grandmother tomorrow morning
Negatif (-)
Subject + shall/will + not + have + been + verb-ing + object
I will not have been visiting grandmother tomorrow morning
Interrogative atau kalimat tanya (?)
Shall/will + subject + have + been + verb-ing + object?
Will you have been visiting grandmother tomorrow morning?

13. Past Future tense/(Simple) Conditional
Tenses ini digunakan untuk menyatakan probabilitas. Contoh: if I found his wallet, I would
give it back to him
Rumus dan Contoh
Positif (+)
Subject + should/would + be + object
Subject + should/would + verb I + object
Contoh :
She should be in Yogyakarta next month
I would be pick up when you arrive at the station tomorrow
Negatif (-)
Subject + should/would + not + be + object
Subject + should/would + not + verb + object
Contoh :
She should not be in Yogyakarta next month
I would not be pick up when you arrive at the station tomorrow
Interrogative/Tanya (?)
Should/would + subject + be + object?
Should/would + subject + verb I + object?
Contoh :
Should She be in Yogyakarta next month
Would you be pick up when I arrive at the station tomorrow

14. Past Future Continuous tense/Conditional
Tense yang digunakan untuk menyatakan kemungkinan yang akan dilakukan melalui sebuah
proses.
Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat :
Positif (+)
Subject + should/would + be + verb-ing + object
My brother would be finishing Thesis last week
Negatif (-)
Subject + should/would + not + be + verb-ing + object
My brother would not be finishing Thesis last week
Tanya (?)
Should/would + subject + be + verb-ing + object?
Would your brother finishing Thesis last week?

15. Past Future Perfect tense/Conditional
Tenses ini digunakan untuk menyatakan kemungkinan yang akan telah dilakukan oleh
subyek.
(+) Positif
Subject + should/would + have + been + complement
Subject + should/would + have + verb III + object
Contoh:
- Ani would have seen John if She had come earlier
- Sinta would have been married if her parents had permitted
(-) Negatif
Subject + should/would + not + have + been + complement
Subject + should/would + not + have + verb III + object
Contoh :
- Ani would not have seen John if She had come earlier
- Sinta would not have been married if her parents had permitted
(?)Tanya
Should/would + subject + have + been + complement ?
Should/would + subject + have + verb III + object ?
Contoh
- Would Ani have seen John if She had come earlier
- Would Ani have been married if her parents had permitted

16. Past Future Perfect Continuous tense/Conditional
Jenis Tenses yang digunakan untuk menyatakan kemungkinan yang akan telah dilakukan
untuk beberapa saat.
Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat
(+) Positif
Subject + should/would + have + been + verb-ing + object
Contoh :
By last Saturday I should have been sailing for three days.
(-) Negatif
Subject + should/would + not + have + been + verb-ing + object
By last Saturday I should have been sailing for three days
(?) Tanya
Should/would + subject + have + been + verb-ing + object ?
Contoh :
Should you have been sailing for three days By last Saturday?