1.

Simple Present Tense

Untuk membentuk kalimat simple present tense, biasanya digunakan kata kerja
bentuk dasar, atau Verb 1. Kecuali untuk kata ganti orang ketiga, menggunakan
Verb 1 + s/es. Seperti ditunjukkan pada table dibawah ini.

Subject Verb The Rest of the sentence

I / You / go to the school by bus
They / We
She / He / It goes to the school by bus

(+) S + Verb (1) / Verb dasar / to be (is, am, are) + O

(-) S + Don’t / Doesn’t + Verb (1) + O

(?)Do / Does + S + Verb 1 + O

2. Simple past

Bentuk Rumus Simple Past Tense Contoh Kalimat

· Subject + verb 2 + object
Positif · We attended the festival last week
(+) · Subject + to be (was/were)
+ adjective/adverb · She was absent yesterday
· Subject + did not + infinitive verb +
object
· We did not attend the festival last
Negatif · Subject + was/were + not +
week
adjective/adverb
(-)
· She was not absent yesterday
· Did + subject + infinitive verb +
object? · Did they attend the festival last
week?
Interrogative · Was/were + subject +
adjective/adverb? · Was she absent yesterday?
(?)
 3. Simple Future

Contoh Kalimat Simple Future

Rumus Simple Future Tense
Tense

kalimat positif (+) He will win.

(Dia akan menang.)
 S + will + bare infinitive
 S + be (am/is/are) going to + bare infinitive They are going to come.
(Mereka akan datang.)

kalimat negatif (-) He won’t win.

(Dia tidak akan menang.)
 S + will + not + bare infinitive
 S + be (am/is/are) + not + going to + bare They aren’t going to come.
infinitive
(Mereka tidak akan datang.)

kalimat interogatif (?) Will he win?

(Apakah dia akan menang?)
 Will + S + bare infinitive
 Be (am/is/are) + S + going to + bare Are they going to come?
infinitive?
(Apakah mereka akan datang?)

4. Present Perfect Tense

5. Past Perfect Tense
Bentuk Rumus Past Perfect Tense Contoh Kalimat
Positif
(+) · Subjek +  had + verb 3 · They had studied
Negatif
(-) · Subjek +  had + not + verb 3 · They had not studied
Interogatif
(?) · Had+ subjek + verb 3? · Had they studied?
 6. Future Perfect
Rumus Future Perfect Tense
kalimat positif (+):
S + will + have + past participle (verb-3)
kalimat negatif (-):
S + will + not + have + past participle
(verb-3)
kalimat interogatif (?):
will + S + have + past participle (verb-3)
Contoh Future Perfect Tense
They will have come tomorrow afternoon.
(Mereka akan telah datang besok sore.)
Meri will have moved out tomorrow.
(Meri akan telah pindah besok.)
They will not have come tomorrow
afternoon.
(Mereka belum akan datang besok sore.)
Meri won’t have moved out tomorrow.
(Meri belum akan pindah besok.)
Will they have come tomorrow afternoon?
(Apakah mereka akan telah datang besok
sore?)
Will Meri have moved out tomorrow?
(Apakah Meri akan telah pindah besok?)