Macam-macam tense

1. Simple Present Tense

P : S + is/am/are + V3 + ….

N : S + is/am/are + not + V3 + …

I : is/am/are + S + V3 + …

Contoh :

P : The letter is written carefully.

N : The letter is not written carefully.

I : is the letter written carefully?

2. Present Continuous Tense

P : S + is/am/are + being + V3 + …

N : S + is/am/are + not + being + V3 + …

I : is/am/are + S + being + V3

Contoh :

P : The letter is being written carefully.

N : The letter is not being written carefully.

I : is the letter being written carefully?

3. Present Perfect Tense

P : S + has/have + been + V3 + …

N : S + has/have + not + been + V3 + …

I : has/have + S + been + V3 + …

Contoh :

P : The letter has been written carefully.

N : The letter has not been written carefully.

I : Has the letter been written carefully?

4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense

P : S + has/have + been + being + V3 + …

N : S + has/have + not + been + being + V3 + …

I : has/have + S + been + being + V3

Contoh :

P : The letter has been being written carefully.

N : The letter has not been being written carefully.

I : has the letter been being written carefully?

5. Simple Past Tense

P : S + was/were + V3 + ….

N : S + was/were + V3 + ….

I : was/were + S + V3 + ….

Contoh :

P : The letter was written carefully.

N : The letter was not written carefully.

I : was the letter written carefully?

6. Past Continuous Tense

P : S + was/were + being + V3 + …

N : S + was/were + not + being + V3 + …

I : was/were + S + being + V3 + …

Contoh :

P : The letter was being written carefully.

N : The letter was not being written carefully.

I : was the letter being written carefully?

7. Past Perfect Tense

P : S + had + been + V3 + …

N : S + had + not + been + V3 + …

I : had + S + been + V3 + …

Contoh :

P : The letter had been written carefully.

N : The letter had not been written carefully.

I : had the letter been written carefully?

8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense

P : S + had + been + being + V3 + …

N : S + had + not + been + being + V3 + …

I : had + S + been + being + V3 + …

Contoh :

P : The letter had been being written carefully.

N : The letter had not been being written carefully

I : had the letter been being written carefully?

9. Simple Future Tense

P : S + will/shall + be + V3 + …

N : S + will/shall + not + be + V3 + …

I : will/shall + S + be + V3 + …

Contoh :

P : The letter will be written carefully.

N : The letter will not be written carefully.

I : will the letter be written carefully?

10. Future Perfect Tense

P : S + will/shall + have + been + V3 + …

N : S + will/shall + not + have + been + V3 + …

I : will/shall + S + have + been + V3 + …

Contoh :

P : The letter will have been written carefully.

N : The letter will not have been written carefully.

I : will the letter have been written carefully?

11. Future Continuous Tense

P : S + will + be + Ving

N : S + will not + be + Ving

T : Will + S + be + Ving

Contoh :

P : The piano will be being played by her

N : The piano will not be being played by her

I : Will the piano be being played by her?

12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Positif: S + will + have + been + Ving

Negatif: S + will + not + have + been + Ving

Tanya: Will + S + have + been + Ving

Contoh :

P : That work will have been finished by them

N : That work will not have been finished by them

I : will that work have been finished by them?

13. Past Future Tense

P : S + would/should + be + V3 + …

N : S + would/should + not + be + V3 + …

I : would/should + S + be + V3

Contoh :

P : The letter would be written carefully.

N : the letter would not be written carefully

I : would the letter be written carefully?

14. Past Continuous tense

P : S + was/were + being + PP

N : S + was/were + not + being + PP

I : was/were + S + being + PP

Contoh :

P : Some milk was being drunk by him.

N : some milk was not being drunk by him.

I : was some milk being drunk by him?

15. Past perfect tense

P : S + had + been + PP

N : S + had + not + been + PP

I : had + S + been + PP

Contoh :

P : A letter had been written by him.

N : a letter had not been written by him.

I : had a letter been written by him?

16. Past perfect continuous tense

P : S + had + been + being + PP

N : S + had + not + been + being + PP

I : had + S + been + being + PP

Contoh :

P : A motorcycle had been being ridden by him

N : a motorcycle had not been being ridden by him.

I : had a motorcycle been being ridden by him?