Berikut ini adalah 16 Tenses dalam Bahasa Inggris dan Contoh Kalimatnya.

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Simple Present
(+) S + V1 (+es/s) e.g: Sun Rises from east (matahari terbit dari timur).
(-) S + Do/Does + not +V1 e.g: I dont know where to go.
(?) Do/Does + not + S + V1? e.g: Do you speak English (apakah kamu berbahasa
Inggris?)
Fungsi:
Untuk menunjukkan kebenaran mutlak. seperti contoh nomor 1.
Untuk menunjukkan pekerjaan rutin. e.g: I go to school everyday
Present Continuous.
(+) S + am/is/are + Ving e.g: I am going to your home tomorrow
(-) S + am/is/are + not + Ving e.g: I am not crying
(?) Am/is/are + S + Ving? e.g: Are you still waiting for some one?
Fungsi:
Menunjukkan pekerjaan yang sedang berlangsung
Menunjukkan Pekerjaan yang pasti dilakukan di masa yang akan datang (contoh
nomor 1)
Present Perfect
(+) S + have/has + V3 e.g: Peter has gone just now.
(-) S + have/has + not + V3 e.g: I have not done my home work yet.
(?) Have/has + S + V3? e.g: Have you already taken a bath?
Fungsinya:
Menunjukkan pekerjaan yang telah usai pada saat sekarang.
Present Perfect Continuous

(+) S + have/has + been + Ving e.g: It has been raining since at six oclock
(-) S + have/has + not + been + Ving e.g:I havent been eating for whole day
(?) Have/has + S + been + Ving e.g: Has she been waiting for me for a long
this time?
Fungsi:
Untuk menunjukkan pekerjaan yang sudah terjadi dan masih ada kemungkinan
terjadi sampai nanti.
Simple Past.
(+) S + V2 + O e.g: I went to school alone yesterday.
(-) S + did + not + Inf (V1) e.g: You didnt tell that you took my money yesterday.
(?) Did + S + Inf (V1) e.g: Did you came home last year?
Fungsi:
Menunjukkan pekerjaan yang terjadi pada masa lampau, tanpa ingin menekankan
bahwa ia sedang, atau telah selesai melakukan pekerjaan tsb.
Past Continuous.
(+) S + was/were + Ving e.g: I was sleeping when you came.
(-) S + was/were + not + Ving e.g: You werent listening to me when I was singing
(?) Was/were + S + Ving e.g: Was she still reading while father called her?
Fungsi:
Untuk menunjukkan pekerjaan yang sedang terjadi pada masa lampau, ketika
pekerjaan lain terjadi, baik pekerjaan lain itu menyela (seperti contoh nomor1) atau
terjadi bersama-sama (seperti contoh nomor 2).
Past Perfect.
(+) S + Had + V3 e.g: She had gone before you came
(-) S + Had + not + V3 e.g: I hadnt already taken a bath when you visit me
(?) Had + S + V3 e.g: had you already graduated from senior high school
last year?
Fungsi:
Untuk menunjukkan pekerjaan yang telah selesai ketika pekerjaan lain baru dimulai
pada masa lampau.
Past Perfect Continuous.
(+) S + had + been + Ving e.g: Rooney had been playing football for 3 years till
he decided to stop last year.
(-) S+had+not+been+Ving e.g: I had not learning English for a year at 2010
(?) had+S+been+Ving e.g: Had father been working at PT.Astra for 10 years
last year?
Fungsi:
Untuk menunjukkan pekerjaan yang sudah terjadi pada masa lalu dan masih
berlangsung hingga waktu tertentu pada masa lampau.
Simple Future.
(+) S + will + Inf (V1) e.g: I will always love you if you love me to
(-) S + will+ not + Inf (V1) e.g: I wont let you go
(?) Will + S + Inf (V1) e.g: will you come to my party?
Fungsinya:
Menunjukkan pekerjaan sederhana yang akan terjadi
Untuk membuat Conditional Sentence type I.
Future Continuous.
(+) S + will + be + Ving e.g: he will be climbing Krakatau with her friends on
sunday
(-) S+ will + not + be + Ving e.g: I wont be traveling next week.
(?) Will + S + be + Ving e.g: will you be still sleeping at 7 a.m tomorrow
morning?
Fungsi:
Untuk menunjukkan pekerjaan yang sedang terjadi pada masa yang akan datang.
Future Perfect.
(+) S + will + have + V3 e.g: he will have arrived by the end of this month
(-) S + will + have + not + V3 e.g: he will not have slept at the time you go home.
(?) Will + S + have + V3 e.g: will you have taken bath at 4 pm?
Fungsi:
Untuk menunjukkan pekerjaan yang telah selesai di masa yang akan datang.
Future Perfect Continuous.
(+) S+will+have+been+Ving, e.g: he will have been working for 3 hours at 9
am tomorrow.
(-) S+will+have+not+been+Ving, e.g: she will have not been traveling for 3 weeks
next sunday.
(?) Will+S+have+been+Ving, e.g: will you have been diving in the sea for 3
hours at mid day?
Fungsi:
Sama dengan Present Perfect Continuous, bedanya: kejadiannya tidak sekarang
tapi di masa depan.
Past Future.
(+): S + would + Infinitive/V1, e.g: I would have gone if you didnt prevent
me.
(-): S + would + not + Infinitive/V1, e.g: You would not come to your party
yesterday, whatever happened.
(?): Would + S + Infinitive/V1, e.g: would you attend my wedding party if I
invited you?
Fungsi:
Untuk menunjukkan pekerjaan yang akan dilakukan pada masa lampau.
Untuk membuat kalimat Conditional Sentence Type II.
Past Future Continuous.
(+) S + would + be + Ving e.g: When I was born, He would be working at
this company for 2 years
(-) S + would + not + be + Ving e.g: You would not be walking alone, if I were not
sick.
(?) Would + S + be + Ving e.g: would you be standing by me, if I slept
yesterday?
Fungsi:
Untuk menunjukkan pekerjaan yang akan sedang dilakukan di masa lampau.
Past Future Perfect.
(+) S + would + have + been + V3 e.g: This house would have been painted
if all workers had came yesterday.
(-) S + would + not + have + been + V3 e.g: It would not have been finished by
the end of last month.
(?) Would +S+ have+ been+ V3 e.g: Would he have been delivered all
my orders if I had paid my bill?
Fungsi:
Untuk menunjukkan pekerjaan yang akan sudah selesai dilakukan pada masa
lampau.
 Untuk membuat kalimat Conditional Sentence Type III.
Past Future Perfect Continuous.
(+) S + would + have + been + V-ing e.g: You would have been sleeping
(-) S + would + not + have + been + V-ing e.g: She would not have been crying
(?) Would + S + have + been + V-ing? e.g: Would you have living at London
for 3 years last year?
Fungsi:
Untuk menunjukkan pekerjaan yang sedianya akan telah dilakukan dan masih
dilakukan pada masa lalu.