TENSES

1.Present Tenses
Dalam bahasa inggris Present Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan peristiwa , activitas saat ini .

Rumusnya :

Positif: S + V1 (s/es)
Negatif: S + DO/DOES + NOT + V1
Tanya: DO/DOES + S + V1

Contoh Kalimat Positif:

I drink coffee
She drinks coffe
We drink coffee

Contoh Kalimat Negatif :

I do not drink coffee.

She does not drink coffee.
John Scoping does not learn english.

Contoh Kalimat Tanya :

DO you drink cofee?

DOES She drink coffee?

When Do you drink coffee?

I drink coffee everyday.

2.Present Continuous Tenses

Present Continuous di gunakan untuk menyatakan yang sedang di kerjakan saat ini.

Rumsnya:

Positif: S + Tobe + Ving

Negatif: S + Tobe+ Not+ Ving
Tanya: Tobe + S + Ving

Contoh Kalimat Positif :

- I am writing now
- You are reading my article at present
- She is waiting for you.

Contoh Kalimat Tanya :

- Are you writing now? (Apakah kamu sedang menulis sekarang?)
- Are You reading my article at present? (Apa artinya?)
- Is She waiting for you.
3.Present Perfect Tenses
Present Perfect Tenses menekankan pada PERFECT nya itu. Perfect kan artinya “sempurna”. Bukan
sempurna karena cantik seperti Gita Gutawa, tetapi sempurna yang berarti “selesai, sudah, beres, baru saja
usai, dsb”. Jadi, kalau Anda menekankan pada “SUDAH” nya itu maka gunakanlah Present Perfect Tense ini.
Contoh yang paling mengena misalnya: Dia baru saja pergi (She has just gone).

Rumusnya Present Perfect Tense :

Positif: S + have/has + V3
Negatif: S + have/sas Not + V3
Tanya: Have/has + S + V3

Contoh Kalimat Positif:

- She has gone
- I have written english lesson for 30 minutes
- You have read my lesson since 2 PM
- I have cleaned the floor
- He has drunk milk
- You have just broken the glass

Contoh Kalimat Negatif :

- She has not gone

- He has drunk milk

Contoh Kalimat Tanya:

- Has she gone ?

- Has he drunk milk?

4.Present Perfect Continuous Tenses

Present Perfect Continuous Tenses Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu kejadian, peristiwa atau apalah
namanya, yang SUDAH terjadi dan MASIH berlangsung bahkan sangat mungkin AKAN berlanjut. Dari dulu
hingga kini bahkan nanti .

Rumusnya :

Positif: S + have/has + been + Ving

Negatif: S + have/has + not + been + Ving
Tanya: Have/has + S + been + Ving

Contoh Kalimat Positif :

- She has been learning english for 3 years
- I have been teaching english since last year
- They have been touring since yesterday

Contoh Kalimat Negatif :

- She has not been learning english for 3 years

- I Have not been Teaching English since last year
- They have not been touring since yesterday
Contoh Kalimat Tanya :

- Has she been learning English for 3 years ?

- Have you been teaching English ?
- Have they been touring ?

5.Past Tenses
Past Tenses untuk menyatakan peristiwa yang sudah “lampau” .

Rumus Past Tenses:

Positif: S + V2
Negatif: S + did not + V1
Tanya: Did + S + V1

Contoh Kalimat Positif :

- I saw her standing there

- My Father bought this car last year
- They went to Tokyo last month
- She went home two minutes ago

Contoh Kalimat Negatif:

- I did not see her standing there

- My Father did not buy this car last year
- They did not go to Tokyo last month
- She did not go home two minutes ago

Contoh Kalimat Tanya :

- Did I see her standing here ?
- When did my father buy this car ?
- Why did the go to Tokyo ?
- Did she go home two minutes ago ?

6.Past Continuous Tenses

Past Continuous Tenses digunakan untuk menyatakan peristiwa yang Sedang Terjadi juga, tetapi sedang
terjadi sekarang.

Rumus Past Continuous Tenses :

Positif: S + was/were + Ving

Negatif: S + was/were + NOT + Ving
Tanya: Was/Were + S + Ving

Contoh Kalimat Positif:

- I was sleeping
- Joko was smoking
- Gilang was eating
 - Contoh Kalimat Negatif :
- I was not sleeping
- Joko was not smoking
- Gilang was not eating

Contoh Kalimat Tanya :

- Were you writing ?

- Was joko smoking ?
- Was gilang eating ?

7. Future Tenses
Future Tenses untuk menyatakan peristiwa yang Akan Terjadi. Future tense adalah tentang Nanti.

Rumusnya :

Positif: S + will + V1
Negatif: S + will + not + V1
Tanya: Will + S + V1

Contoh Kalimat Positif :

- I will study
- You will swim
- They will visit Tokyo

Contoh Kalimat Negatif :

- I will not stud

- You will not swim
- They will not visit Tokyo

Contoh Kalimat Tanya :

- Will you study ?

- Will you swim ?
- Will they visit Tokyo ?

8.Future Perfect Tenses

Future Perfect Tenses digunakan untuk menyatakan sesuatu yang “Sudah terjadi, tetapi AKAN”.

Rumus Future Perfect Tenses :

Positif: S + will + have + V3

Negatif: S + will + not + have + V3
Tanya: Will + S + have + V3
Contoh Kalimat Positif :

- You will have worked tomorrow

- They will have driven home next week
- She will have learned music tomorrow

Contoh Kalimat Negatif :

- You will not have worked tomorrow

- They will not have driven home next week
- She will not have learned music tomorrow

Contoh Kalimat Tanya :

- Will you have worked tomorrow ?

- Will they have driven home next week ?
- Will she have learned music tomorrow ?