Primary English Class: Tenses Guide
Primary English Class: Tenses Guide
Formula:
(+) Subject + Verb-1 (-s/-es) + Object.
(-) Subject + do/does + not + Verb-1 + Object.
(?) Do/Does + Subject + Verb-1 + Object +?
(-?) Don’t/Doesn’t + Subject + Verb-1 + Object +?
Note
Auxiliary Do/Don’t Does/Doesn’t
I, You, We, She, He, It,
Subject They, Singular subject
Plural subject
Example:
Affirmative (+) Negative (-) Interrogative (?) Negative Interrogative (-?)
Short answer
Q. W + Verb (s/es) + O?
E.g :
Formula:
(+) Subject + is/am/are + ANA.
(-) Subject + is/am/are + not + ANA.
(?) Is/Am/Are + Subject + ANA +?
(-?) Isn’t/Aren’t + Subject + ANA +?
Note
To be Am Are/Aren’t Is/Isn’t
Subject
I You, We, They, She, He, It,
Plural subject Singular subject
Example:
Affirmative (+) Negative (-) Introgative (?) Negative Interrogative (-?)
Short answer
Formula:
(+) Subject + is/am/are + V-ing + Object.
(-) Subject + is/am/are + not + V-ing + Object.
(?) Is/Am/Are + Subject + V-ing + Object +?
(-?) Isn’t/Aren’t + Subject + V-ing + Object +?
Note
To be Am Are/Aren’t Is/Isn’t
You, We,
Subject
I They,
She, He, It,
Singular subject
Plural subject
Example:
Q. W + is + V-ing + O?
E.g:
Nominal sentence pada Present Continuous sama dangan nominal sentence pada
Simple Present
Formula:
(+) Subject + has/have + Verb-3 + Object.
(-) Subject + has/have + not + Verb-3 + Object.
(?) Has/Have + Subject + Verb-3 + Object +?
(-?) Hasn’t/Haven’t + Subject + Verb-3 + Object +?
Note
E.g:
Q. W + has + Verb-3 + O?
E.g:
d. The question by the answer since her mother arrived home (adv of time/waktu)
When has she watched a movie?
Formula:
(+) Subject + has/have + been + ANA.
(-) Subject + has/have + not + been + ANA.
(?) Has/Have + Subject + been + ANA +?
(-?) Hasn’t/Haven’t + Subject + been + ANA +?
Note
Example:
E.g:
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Formula:
(+) Subject + Verb-2 + Object.
(-) Subject + did + not + Verb-1 + Object.
(?) Did + Subject + Verb-1 + Object +?
(-?) Didn’t + Subject + Verb-1 + Object +?
Note
Auxiliary Did
Example:
Affirmative (+) Negative (-) Interrogative (?) Negative Interrogative (-?)
Short answer
Yes, I / you / we / they / she / he did No, I / you / we / they / she / he didn’t
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Q. W + Verb-2 + O?
E.g:
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Formula:
(+) Subject + was/were + ANA.
(-) Subject + was/were + not + ANA.
(?) Was/Were + Subject + ANA +?
(-?) Was/Were + Subject + ANA +?
Note
Subject
I You, We, They, She, He, It,
Plural subject Singular subject
Example:
❖ (+)
Affirmative Negative (-) Introgative (?) Negative Interrogative (-?)
❖ Wasn’t I at home?
I was at home. I wasn’t at home. Was I at home?
❖
You were at Weren’t you at home?
❖home. You weren’t at home. Were you at home?
❖home.
We were at We weren’t at home. Were we at home? Weren’t we at home?
They were❖at home. They weren’t at home. Were they at home? Weren’t they at home?
❖ Wasn’t he at home?
He was at home. He wasn’t at home. Was he at home?
She was at home. She wasn’t at home. Was she at home? Wasn’t she at home?
Short answer
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Q. W + was + O?
E.g:
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Formula:
(+) Subject + will + Verb-1+ Object.
(-) Subject + will + not + Verb-1 + Object.
(?) Will + Subject + Verb-1 + Object +?
(-?) Won’t + Subject + Verb-1 + Object +?
Note
All Subjects
I
Subject
We
Example:
She will go holiday. She won’t go holiday. Will she go holiday? Won’t she walk?
It will go holiday. It won’t go holiday. Will it go holiday? Won’t it walk?
Short answer
Yes, I / you / we / they / she / he will No, I / you / we / they / she / he won’t
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Q. W + will + Verb-1 + O?
E.g:
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Formula:
(+) Subject + will + be + ANA.
(-) Subject + will + not + be + ANA.
(?) Will + Subject + be + ANA +?
(-?) Won’t + Subject + be + ANA +?
Note
All Subjects
I
Subject
We
Example:
❖ (+)
Affirmative Negative (-) Introgative (?) Negative Interrogative (-?)
❖ Won’t I be there?
I will be there. I won’t be there. Will I be there?
❖
You will be there. You won’t be there. Will you be there? Won’t you be there?
❖
❖
We will be there. We won’t be there. Will we be there? Won’t we be there?
They will be ❖
there. They won’t be there. Will they be there? Won’t they be there?
❖ Won’t he be there?
He will be there. He won’t be there. Will he be there?
She will be there. She won’t be there. Will she be there? Won’t she be there?
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Formula:
(+) Subject + Modal Auxiliary + Verb-1+ Object.
(-) Subject + Modal Auxiliary + not + Verb-1 + Object.
(?) Modal Auxiliary + Subject + Verb-1 + Object +?
(-?) (Modal Auxiliary + not) + Subject + Verb-1 + Object +?
Modal Auxiliary:
Present form Past form Translation
Can Could
Dapat/bisa
Can’t Couldn’t
May Might
Mungkin/boleh
Mayn’t Mightn’t
Must Had to
Harus/wajib
Mustn’t Didn’t have to
Shall Should Shall = akan (I & We)
Shan’t Shouldn’t Should = seharusnya (all subject)
Will Would
Akan
Won’t Wouldn’t
Ought to Semestinya/ seharusnya
Seharusnya/ sebaiknya/
Had better
semestinya
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▪ Negative Sentence
Modal
Subject Verb-1 Object
Auxiliary+not
I
Cannot
You
We Can’t
They
May not
She
Mayn’t
Speak English
He
It
Ali Must not
Ani Mustn’t
▪ Introgative Sentence
Modal Question
Subject Verb-1 Object
Auxiliary Mark
I
Can You
We
They
May She Speak English
He
It
Must Ali
Ani
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Tidak boleh ada 2 atau lebih modal auxiliary dalam satu kalimat.
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Formula:
(+) Subject + Modal Auxiliary + be + ANA.
(-) Subject + Modal Auxiliary + not + be + ANA.
(?) Modal Auxiliary + Subject + be + ANA +?
(-?) (Modal Auxiliary + not) + Subject + be + ANA +?
▪ Positive Sentence
Modal
Subject be ANA
Auxiliary
I
You Can
We
They
She May be successful
He
It
Ali Must
Ani
▪ Negative Sentence
Modal
Subject be ANA
Auxiliary+not
I
Cannot
You
We Can’t
They
May not
She
Mayn’t
be successful
He
It
Ali Must not
Ani Mustn’t
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❖
(+) She can solve the problem.
(-) He can’t visit the museum.
(?) Can you go to the shopping mall?
❖
(+) We may reach Delhi on Sunday.
May (-) You mayn’t leave to Hyderabad today.
(?) May I go to beach to spend holiday?
❖
(+) I shall go to beach tomorrow.
Shall (-) We shan’t work six days a week.
(?) Shall I read book tomorrow?
❖
(+) Either Peter or I must leave now.
Must (+) You must take breakfast early in the morning.
(?) Must I take interval.
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Formula:
Example:
✓ If she comes home, I will tell her about the exam.
✓ You will pass the exam if you study hard.
✓ If I have a lot of money, I will treat you.
Formula:
Notes:
Auxiliary Were
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Subject All Subjects
Note:
1. Fakta selalu berkebalikan/berlawanan dengan Conditional sentence-
nya.
2. Jika conditional sentence kalimat positive (+), maka The Fact adalah
kalimat negative (-)
Formula:
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Notes:
Auxiliary Would have (been) Had (been)
✓ He would have got a precious prize from his father if he had got a
good value in the test.
Fact: He didn’t get a precious prize from his father because he didn’t
get a good value in the test.
✓ If Romeo had driven his car carefully, he wouldn’t have got the
accident.
Fact: Romeo didn’t drive his car carefully so he got the accident.
Note:
1. Fakta selalu berkebalikan/berlawanan dengan Conditional sentence-
nya.
2. Jika conditional sentence kalimat positive (+), maka The Fact adalah
kalimat negative (-)
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I Me My Mine Myself
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