TENSE REVIEW

There are times in speaking and

writing when only one tense is used
predominately; however, when
speaking or writing, a person
generally use several different tenses
and moves from one tense to the
other correctly and quickly.
 TENSE REVIEW
As we review the tense in this session,
remember the following :
1. Grammar rules do not tell us what to say.
Grammar rule tell us how to say something
correctly. Real life events and your feeling
about these event will determine what you
will communicate
 TENSE REVIEW
As we review the tense in this session,
remember the following :
2. Certain verbs cannot be used in certain
tenses because of the meaning of the verbs.
You must often think about the meaning of
particular verb as well as the meaning of the
whole sentence before you use the verb in
particular tense.
As we review the tense in this session,
remember the following :
2. Certain verbs cannot be used in certain
tenses because of the meaning of the verbs.
You must often think about the meaning of
particular verb as well as the meaning of the
whole sentence before you use the verb in
particular tense.
At all times meaning and form
must fit.
Look at the following sentence
from a student composition
Incorrect : My parents have sent me to
University of Indonesia after my
graduation from high school.

The form of the present perfect tense is incorrect –

have + participle – but the meaning of the word
sent in the sentence refers to an activity that
usually happens only one time and then finished.
How many times can you graduate from high
school ?
After graduation, how many times your parents
send you to the same university for the first time ?
 SIMPLE
PRESENT
WHEN DO WE USE IT?
Kapan kita gunakan ?
The simple present says that something was true

in the past, is true in the present, and will be true

in the future.

(The simple present menyatakan sesuatu tetap sama keadaannya seperti itu, baik dalam waktu
lampau, saat sekarang maupun maupun yang akan datang adalah benar

For examples:

 Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen. == Air selalu seperti itu.

 The average person breathes 21,600.

 The world is round. Dunia bundar.

 The Moslem always conduct Praying Friday on Friday. Sholat Jumat selalu pada hari Jumat.
WHEN DO WE USE IT?
The simple present is used to express habitual or
everyday activities. The simple present digunakan
untuk mengungkap kebiasaan atau aktivitas
sehari-hari.
 I study for two hours every night.
 I get up at seven every morning.
 She always eats a sandwich for lunch.
WHEN DO WE USE IT
This tense can be used for the future situation
when it is a schedule.
Tenses ini digunakan juga untuk mengungkap situasi yang
akan datang (yang akan terjadi nanti)tapi sudah terjadwal.
For examples:
 My class begins next week.
Benar kuliah dimulai minggu depan, tapi karena sudah
ditetapkan jadwal minggu depan, maka kita pakai Tenses
Simple present.
 The plane departs at 7.30 tomorrow morning.
Pesawat akan mendarat Besok pagi pagi pukul 7.30. Dalam
hal ini, walaupun kejadiannya besok,tapi kita pakai Simple
Present Tense karena sudah terjadwal pada pukul 07.30.
 POSITIVE SENTENCE
POSITIVE
I, YOU, WE, THEY VERB 1
SHE, HE, IT VERB 1 + S/ES

For examples:
 We always go to work by car.
 It usually rains on Saturday night. I pray for it.
 She speaks five languages. She also speaks to a
cat by saying “meong”
 NEGATIVE SENTENCE
NEGATIVE
 I, YOU,
They WE,
do not THEY
(don’t) eat rice. DO NOT (DON’T)
 I SHE,
do notHE, IT like playing badminton.
(don’t) DOES NOT (DOESN’T)
 The moon doesn’t shine.

The moon shines.

 Hendra doesn’t work as a carpenter.
 Hendra work as a carpenter.

 Hebdra works as a carpenter.

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE
INTERROGATIVE
DO I, YOU, WE, THEY
DOES SHE, HE, IT

 Do you smoke? You smoke. You don’t smoke

 Does Susan rent a car every year?
 Susan rents a car every year.
 Susan doesn’t rent a car every year.

 Does water flow from higher to lower place?

 Does consuming noodle danger our health?
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE
INTERROGATIVE

WH DO
DOES
I, YOU, WE, THEY
SHE, HE, IT
 What do you do on Sunday?

 What does Ali do On Sunday ?

 Where does she work?

 Where do we work ?

 Why does sugar taste sweet?

 Because sugar contains fructose

 How do the soldiers survive in a jungle?

TEST YOURSELVES
 Make five positive sentences, then change
them into negative, and change them again
into interrogative ones.
 List your own daily activities from morning until
night.
 do and does
 Do ----- untuk orang kedua tunggal (you) dan jamak(plural
(you, we, they)
 Verb adalah dlm bentuk invinitive (V-1)
 Does …. Untuk orang ketiga tunggal (She, He, Husen, it).
 Verb adalah dlm ditambah s pada akhir kata
Example :
1. She speaks five languages.
2. He speaks five languages.
3. They speak five languages.