TENSES ASSIGNMENT

KELOMPOK 5

1. ahmad falahi (3333200020)

2. alif nurlailla aida sofa (3333200076)
3. muhamad haidir adharudin (3333200006)
4. Nabila nur nathania (3333200098)

1. Simple Present Tense

Function : It used for:

• habitual or repeated actions and situation.
• general truth and natural phenomena.
Affirmative (+) S + V1 (es/s) +object/compliment She plays a doll
Question Do/does+ S +V1+ Do you understand what i
object/compliment+? mean?
Negatif (-) Subject+ do/does not+V1+ I don’t think he is at home
object/compliment now

2. Present Continuous tense

Function:
We use the Present Continuous Tense to talk about activities happening now.
Affirmative (+) S + to be + V (ing) Klaus is studying english
Question To be + S + V (ing) + ? Is he studying english?
Negatif (-) S + to be + not + Ving he is not studying english

3. Present Perfect tense

☺ Function:
We use present perfect tense:
 ·Put emphasis on the result
·Action that taken place one, never or several times before the moment of speaking
·Finished action that has an influence on the present
·Action that stopped recently
·Action that is still going on

Affirmative (+) S + HAVE/HAS + V1 She has lost her necklace

Question HAVE/HAS + S + V1 + ? Has she lost her necklace?
Negatif (-) S + HAVE/ HAS + V1 She has not lost her necklace

4. Present Perfect Continuous tense

Function:
We use Present perfect continous tense :
· An action that has just stopped or recently stopped
· An action continuing up to now
Affirmative (+) S + have/has + been + Ving They have been waiting for a
hour
Question Have/has + S + been + Ving+? Have they been waiting for an
hour?
Negatif (-) S + have/has + not + been + They have not been waiting
Ving for an hour

5. Simple Past tense

function:
Simple past tense denotes a past action it is usually used with time signal
Affirmative (+) S + V2+ object/compliment They arrived yesterday
Question Did + S + V1 + Did they arrive yesterday
object/compliment+?
Negatif (-) S + did not + V1+ O/C They did not arrive yesterday
 6. Past Continuous tense

Function:
The past continuous describes actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past
and was still going on at the time of speaking. In other words, it expresses an unfinished or
incomplete action in the past.
It is used:
· often, to describe the background in a story written in the past tense, e.g. "The sun was shining
and the birds were singing as the elephant came out of the jungle. The other animals were
relaxing in the shade of the trees, but the elephant moved very quickly. She was looking for her
baby, and she didn't notice the hunter who was watching her through his binoculars. When the
shot rang out, she was running towards the river..."
· to describe an unfinished action that was interrupted by another event or action: "I was having
a beautiful dream when the alarm clock rang."
· to express a change of mind: e.g. "I was going to spend the day at the beach but I've decided to
go on an excursion instead."
· with 'wonder', to make a very polite request: e.g. "I was wondering if you could baby-sit for me
tonight."
Affirmative (+) S+was/were+Ving She was walking when I come
Question Was/were+S+Ving+? Was she walking when I come?
Negatif (-) S+was/were+not+Ving She wasn’t walking when I come

7. Past Perfect Tense

Function
The past perfect refers to a time earlier than before now. It is used to make it clear that one
event happened before another in the past. It does not matter which event is mentioned first - the
tense makes it clear which one happened first.
Affirmative (+) Subject +had+past participle I had locked the door before I go
Question Had+subject+ past participle+? Had I locked the door before I go
Negatif (-) Subject +had+not+past I had not locked the door before I
 participle go

8. Past Perfect Continuous tense

Function:
We use the past perfect continuous to talk about longer actions or events that happened
before or up to another action or event in the past.
Affirmative (+) S+had+been+Ving You had been running for long
time
Question Had + S+been+Ving+? Had I been running for long
time?
Negatif (-) S+had+not+been+Ving You had not been running for
long time

9. (Present) Simple Future tense

function:
The Future Simple tense is used to express future time (pretty simple). It's also used to express
willingness
Affirmative (+) subject + will + base form of They will buy some books
the verb.
Question will+subject+ base form of the Will they buy sme books?
verb+?
Negatif (-) subject + will+not + base form They will not buy some books
of the verb.

10. (Present) Simple Future tense

Function:
The Future Simple tense is used to express future time (pretty simple). It's also used to express
willingness
Affirmative (+) subject + will + base form of They will buy some books
the verb.
Question will+subject+ base form of Will they buy sme books?
the verb+?
Negatif (-) subject + will+not + base They will not buy some books
form of the verb.

11. (Present) Future Continuous tense

Function:
The future continuous refers to an unfinished action or event that will be in progress at a time
later than now. It is used:
a. to project ourselves into the future and see something happening: This time next week I
will be sun-bathing in Bali.
b. to refer to actions/events that will happen in the normal course of events: I'll be seeing Jim
at the conference next week.
c. in the interrogative form, especially with 'you', to distinguish between a simple request for
information and an invitation: Will you be coming to the party tonight? (= request for
information) Will you come to the party? (= invitation)
d. to predict or guess about someone's actions or feelings, now or in the future: You'll be
feeling tired after that long walk, I expect.

Affirmative (+) S+will+be+Ving We will be studying Korean

language
Question Will+S+be+Ving+? Will we be studying korean
language?
Negatif (-) S+will+not+be+Ving We will not be studying Korean
language

12. (Present) Future Perfect tense

 Function:
The future perfect is used to refer to an action that will be completed sometime in the future
before another action takes place.

Affirmative (+) Subject+will+have+past I will have baked the cake

participle
Question Will+subject+have+ past Will I have baked the cake?
participle+?
Negatif (-) Subject+will+not+have+past I will not have baked the cake
participle

13. (Present) Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Function:
The Future Perfect Continuous is used to emphasize the duration of an activity that will be in
progress before another time or event in the future.

Affirmative (+) S + will + have + been + Ving I will have been surfing
Question Will + S + have + been + Will l have been surfing?
Ving+?

Negatif (-) S + will + not + have + been I will not have been surfing
+ Ving

14. (Simple) Conditional / Past Future tense

Function:

Conditional Tense is used to describe an action that is uncertain or hypothetical concerning

the past, present, or future. Conditional Tense functions with two clauses, and it operates
under four different conditions.

Affirmative (+) S+would+V1 You would cry

Question Would+S+V1+? Would I cry?

Negatif (-) S+would+not+V1 I would not cry

 15. Conditional / Past Future Continuous tense

Function:
the future continuous refers to an unfinished action or event that will be in progress at a
time later than now. It is used:
a. to project ourselves into the future and see something happening: This time next week I will be
sun-bathing in Bali.
b. to refer to actions/events that will happen in the normal course of events: I'll be seeing Jim at
the conference next week.
c. in the interrogative form, especially with 'you', to distinguish between a simple request for
information and an invitation: Will you be coming to the party tonight? (= request for
information) Will you come to the party? (= invitation)
d. to predict or guess about someone's actions or feelings, now or in the future: You'll be feeling
tired after that long walk, I expect.

Affirmative (+) S+will be+Ving They will be waiting for you

Question Will+S+be+Ving+? Will they be waiting for you?

Negatif (-) S+won’t be+Ving They won’t be waiting for
you

16. Conditional / Past Future Perfect tense

Function:
The future perfect refers to a completed action in the future. When we use this tense we are
projecting ourselves forward into the future and looking back at an action that will be completed
some time later than now.

Affirmative (+) Subject+will have+ V3 I will have baked the cake

Question Will+Subject+have+ V3 + Will I have baked the cake?

Compliment?
Negatif (-) Subject+will + not+ have+ I will not have baked the cake
V3 + compliment

17. Conditional / Past Future Perfect Continuous tense

function:
We use the Future Perfect Continuous to show that something will continue up until a particular
event or time in the future. "For five minutes," "for two weeks," and "since Friday" are all
durations which can be used with the Future Perfect Continuous.
Affirmative (+) S + would + have + been + You would have been
Ving
 finishing your exam
Question Would + S + have + been + Would you have neen
Ving+?
finishing your exam?
Negatif (-) S + would + not + have + You wouldn’t have been
been + Ving finishing your exam