Biasanya diikuti oleh:

1. Simple Present Tense yet, already, just

Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu
kejadian yang berlangsung merupakan:
- Habitual action (kebiasaan)
- General truth (kebenaran
umum)
Verbal :
e.g.: 1. I have already swept the
floor.
2. She just moved to another
city.
4. Present Perfect Continuous
Tense.
Digunakan untuk menyatakan
suatu kejadian yang telah berlangsung
sampai sekarang.

Non Verbal
Adverb of time: for three years,
since yesterday, all these month, etc
Adverb of time : every day, once, e.g.: 1. It has been raining since
twice, three times, etc. last night.
Adverb of frequency: always, 2. They have been playing
often, usually, sometimes, seldom, never, chess for an hour.
etc.
e.g.: 1. The sun rises in the east.
(General truth)
2. Jack goes to campus. everyday
(habit)

2. Present Continuous Tense 01. Please be quiet. I ….to concentrate

Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu A. try C. am trying
kejadian yang sedang berlangsung pada B. was trying D. was tried
masa sekarang. 02. What time….the banks open in
Surabaya?
A. do C. would
B. are D. have

03. Michael….. in Jakarta from 1970

to 1998, but he …. in Surabaya now.
Adverb of time: now, for the time being, at A. has lived; lives
this time, at this moment B. has lived; is living
e.g. : The boys are listening to C. lived; is living
the music right now. D. has been living; is living

3. Present Perfect Tense 04. Frans, the national tennis

Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu champion, …… since he was nine.
kejadian yang sudah selesai pada waktu A. plays
tertentu. B. is playing
 C. has been playing
D. played

05. All these years, Jhon’s family ….

in poverty.
A. lived
B. will live
C. has been living
D. lives

06. At this moment, the government …

the military operation in Aceh.
A. legalizes
B. is legalizing
C. has legalized
D. has been legalizing

07. I ….. exercises everyday because I

don’t want to get fat.
A. takes C. take
B. taking D. took
08. The governor has not decided
A B
how to deal with the new
C
problems already.
D

09. Peter and Tom plays tennis 1. Simple Past Tense

A Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu
every afternoon with Mary and kejadian yang terjadi pada masa lampau.
B C
me. Verbal
D

10. I have already watched the Non Verbal

A B
movie since I am in my old
C D
town.
Adverb of time: yesterday morning,
yesterday afternoon, yesterday evening, last
night, last week, last month, last year, last
sunday, one week ago, two years ago, two
hours ago, just now.
e.g.: 1. They went to Parapat last
month.
2. I visited my uncle
yesterday.
 2. Past Continuous Tense
Digunakan untuk menyatakan
suatu kejadian yang sedang berlangsung
pada waktu tertentu dimasa lampau.

01. The earthquake….in Texas a week ago.

A. was happen C. to happen
Adverb of time: at 10 last night, at B. happening D.
this time yesterday happened
e.g.: 1. Jane was watching a
movie at 9 last night

02. The Titanic…for four days when

2. We were studying a huge iceberg was suddenly
English at this time yesterday potted.
A. will sail
3. Past Perfect Tense B. sailed
Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu C. has sailed
kejadian telah selesai ketika kejadian lain D. had been sailing
terjadi.
03. What….to you?
A. happen C. to happen
B. happening D. happened

Bisa diikuti oleh : already, just 04. I saw him when I…for the bus.
A. was waited C. was waiting
e.g.:1. Hans had already swept the B. has waited D. will wait
floor before her mother came
home. 05. I…all over the place for the wallet when I
2. After Bram had suddenly realized that she had it in my
locked the door, he bedroom.
went to bed. A. searched
B. was searching
4. Past Perfect Continuous Tense C. had searched
Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu D. is searching
kejadian yang sudah berlangsung beberapa
lama tetapi masih terus berangsung ketika 06. Sam expected to get a quick reply after
kejadian lain terjadi. she…her letter of application.
A. had sent C. sent
B. would sent D. was sending
e.g.: His sister had been crying
for half an hour when I came 07. The accident happening last
night….the life of people and…many
others.
A. takes – injured
B. took – injuries
C. took – injured
D. taken – injuries
08. He was drink a cup of coffee
A B
when the phone rang.
C D

09. When I got there, Stanley….the

flowers in her garden.
A. watering C. was
watering
B. will water D. waters
1. Simple Future Tense
10. After Jhon eaten dinner, he Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu
A kejadian yang akan dilakukan pada masa
wrote several letters and went yang akan datang.
B C
to bed
D

Adverb of time: tonight, tomorrow,

soon, next week, etc.
e.g.: 1. I will go abroad next year
2. My grandpa will recover
from the illness soon.

2. Future Continuous Tense

Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu
kejadian yang akan sedang dilaksanakan
pada waktu tertentu dimasa yang akan
datang.

Adverb of time : at 9 tonight, at

this time , next week, etc.
e.g.: 1. We will be swimming in
the pool at 5 tomorrow.
2. He will be teaching
at this time next week.

3. Future Perfect Tense

Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu
kejadian yang telah akan berlangsung
sampai masa yang akan datang.
Adverb of time: by tomorrow, by the end D. am playing
of this month, by the time, etc.
e.g.: We will have finished 05. I … at 2.00 p.m. tomorrow.
reading the book by the time A. am teaching
she comes. B. will be teaching
C. have taught
4. Future Perfect Continuous D. will teach
Tense
Digunakan menyatakan kejadian 06. I can lend you the book next week
yang akan selesai selama beberapa waktu di because by that time I …. reading it.
masa yang akan datang. A. will be finishing
B. have finished
C. I’m finishing
D. will have finished
07. By the time marathon runners
Adverb of time: By tomorrow, by the time reach the finish line, they….for more than
S + V1diikuti oleh for. three hours.
e.g.: They will have been reading the novel A. will run
for two hours by next an hour. B. will be running
C. will have run
D. will have been running

08. As soon as he gets a loan from a

bank, he…his own business.
01. Look at those black clouds! A. runs
It….soon. B. will run
A. is raining C. will have run
B. rains D. is running
C. has been raining
D. is going to rain 09. If ruby is heated, it would
02. Everybody thinks that by the end of A B
the month the prices of gasoline and temporarily lose its color.
kerosene…by at least 100%. C D
A. are rising
B. will have rising 10. The man was here by the time
C. will have been raised A
D. will be rose you finish cooking food in your
B C D
03. Don’t call me at 9 a.m. tomorrow, kitchen.
because at that time I….
A. will teach
B. am teaching
C. will be teaching
D. teach

04. Don’t see me tomorrow morning

because I…in the morning.
A. will play
B. will be playing
C. play