TENSE

HOW TO APPLY
 Simple Present Tense

• Describes a particular action that takes place regularly. Habits are

good examples in this case:
– James always gets up at 06.00 in the morning.
– John never skips breakfast.
• Express General truth, such as:
– The earth is round.
– Fire is hot.
– Ice is cold.
– The sun rises in the east.
• Present Opinions and Facts:
– AC Milan is a great football team.
– Japanese foods taste very delicious.
– I like cycling.
 Simple Present Tense

Regular Activities:
 The air is always fresh in the morning.
 The sky is bright and blue.
 The birds sing on the trees.
 The flowers smell so nice.
 Some people take the dogs out.
 Students leave for schools.
 Workers drive their cars to their offices.
 The streets are busy about mid-morning.
 Simple Present Tense

 I leave for campus at 07.20.

 My campus is not far from my house.
 The classes always start at 08.00.
 I never come late to campus.
 Sometimes my friends are late for the first class.
 I usually take the front seat.
 My bag is so heavy.
 I fill my bags with books and school stuff.
 I follow classes until noon.
I don’t go home on foot because a friend gives me a ride.
 Simple Present Tense

Describe your friend’s routines at campus.

Andrea is my classmate.
She lives at the campus dormitory.
1. _______________________every morning.
2. ___________________________________.
3. ___________________________________.
4. ___________________________________.
5. ___________________________________.
6. ___________________________________.
 Simple Present Tense

GENERAL TRUTH:
• Water boils at 100 Celcius degrees.
• Planets go around the sun.
• We don’t have snow in Indonesia.
• Every living creature needs oxygen.
• Monkeys like bananas.
• Some birds don’t fly.
• Most birds sing.
• Grass is green.
• It is always dark at night.
• The sun shines every morning.
 Simple Present Tense

GENERAL TRUTH:
• Water boils at 100 Celcius degrees.
• Planets go around the sun.
• We don’t have snow in Indonesia.
• Every living creature needs oxygen.
• Monkeys like bananas.
• Some birds don’t fly.
• Most birds sing.
• Grass is green.
• It is always dark at night.
• The sun shines every morning.
 Simple Present Tense

Find 10 more examples of general truth.

1. __________________________________.
2. __________________________________.
3. __________________________________.
4. __________________________________.
5. __________________________________.
6. __________________________________.
7. __________________________________.
8. __________________________________.
9. __________________________________.
10.__________________________________.
 Simple Present Tense

PRESENT OPINIONS AND FACTS

• I like hamburgers.
• Bill hates sports.
• Donna thinks the tea is too sweet.
• Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia.
• Bali is a beautiful island.
• Pizza is originally from Italy.
 Simple Present Tense

Find some more examples of present opinions

and facts:
1. __________________________________.
2. __________________________________.
3. __________________________________.
4. __________________________________.
5. __________________________________.
6. __________________________________.
7. __________________________________.
8. __________________________________.
9. __________________________________.
10.__________________________________.
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
TENSE
Describes an action which is taking place at present time
(Progressive Action):
Bill is sleeping in his bedroom.
Tim is having breakfast right now.
Modifies an Interruption
Sssh... The baby is sleeping.
Don’t speak with John. He is driving.
Look.. Someone is lurking in the dark.
Expresses something that happens in the near future:
The bus is leaving.
Just a minute... I am coming to the door.
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
TENSE
PROGRESSIVE ACTIONS:
 I am sitting at the porch right now.
 An old man is passing by.
 Some children are running around.
 Two women are walking with a dog.
 A cat is running after a rat.
 The dog is barking.
 My wife is opening the fence and coming into the house.
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
TENSE
Now look around the classroom and write about what your
friends are doing right now:
1. __________________________________.
2. __________________________________.
3. __________________________________.
4. __________________________________.
5. __________________________________.
6. __________________________________.
7. __________________________________.
8. __________________________________.
9. __________________________________.
10.__________________________________.
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
TENSE
1. Listen! somebody ___________(scream).
2. Hurry up! The bus ____________ (leave).
3. Look! The frog _______________ (jump) over the stone.
4. Just a minute. I _________________ (get) dress.
5. Please take the phone. I ____________ (take) a bath.
6. Hi..Tom. What ________________(do) here?
7. Don’t talk while you ______________ (eat). It’s not good for
you.
8. I got terrible flu. I _______________ (sneeze) all the time.
9. Why _______________(laugh)? Is there any thing funny?
10._______you______ (cry)? What’s wrong with you?
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS
TENSE
COMMON QUESTIONS IN PRESENT CONTINUOUS
TENSE
• What are you doing here?
• What are you thinking about?
• What are you talking about?
• What is going on?
• Who is talking on the phone?
• Where are you going?
• Why are you leaving?
 PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
• Describes an action that is finished at present time:
I have eaten breakfast.
I have taken a bath.
I have packed all my books. Now I’m ready to go.
• Expresses Experience
I have never eaten Beef Steak.
Bill has watched this film.
Sam has never heard that song before.
• Expresses an action that accumulates at present time:
Tom has bought three cars so far.
 Julian has collected 100 stamps in her collection.
John has saved 15 million Rupiahs.
The students have made four experiments on gravity.
 PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

FINISHED ACTIONS:
• Mother has cooked the meal. Dinner is ready.
• Tom has painted the front door. It looks good
now.
• The car has stopped. It is out of gas.
• I have washed this jacket. It is clean and smells
nice now.
• We have found the key that you lost yesterday.
 PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

ACCUMULATED ACTIONS:
• I have read 3 books for the past one month.
• The doctor has treated 15 patients today. He
looks very tired.
• We have eaten five mangoes. I feel very full
now.
• I have lost 3 ping-pong balls. I cannot play now.
 PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

1. Have you got married?

2. Have you had children?
3. Have you got a job?
4. Have you bought a house for your family?
5. Have you got a car for your family?
Or If you haven’t got married you can answer these
questions:
6. Have you found somebody you want to live with?
7. Have you got engaged?
8. Have you decided the date of your marriage?
9. Have you made a big plan for the wedding ceremony?
 PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

• Please mention five activities that you have done

before you came to class this morning/afternoon?
1. __________________________________.
2. __________________________________.
3. __________________________________.
4. __________________________________.
5. __________________________________.
 PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

• How many friends have you made on Fb so far?

• How many close friends have you found on FB?
• How many pictures have you shared on Fb?
• How many comments have you made?
• How many articles have you shared with your friends
for the past two weeks?
• How many articles have you saved so far this week?
• How many boy friends or girl friends have you dated?
 PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS TENSE
• Describes an action that started a little while
ago in the past and is in progress at present
time
– I have been waiting for James for an hour but he
has not come up yet.
– The man has been working for the restaurant for
five years.
– The nurse has been working in this hospital for 6
years.
 PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS TENSE
• Joe started to learn English in 2015. It is 2017
now. Joe has been learning English for two years.
• Alex started to drive a taxi in 2010. It is 2017 now.
Alex has been driving a taxi for seven years.
• Bill started to study at 06.00 PM. It is 09.00 PM.
Bill has been studying for 3 hours.
• Dave started to work on Monday. Today is
Wednesday. Dave has been working for 3 days.
 PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS TENSE
• John started to run at 06.00 in the morning. Now it is 08.00 AM.
He...............................................for two hours.
• We stayed in this hotel on Saturday. Now it is
Monday. .....................................for 3 days.
• The students do the test at 07.30. It is 08.00. the
students ....................................for 30 minutes.
• The construction workers started to build the bridge in June. Now it
is October. The construction workers ....................................for 4
months.
• Tom started to sleep at 3.00 in the afternoon. Now it is 05.00 PM.
He..............................................for two hours.
 Simple Past Tense

Describes an action that is not associated to present time or future. It is

accepted as a past time history.
Examples:
I moved in Surabaya ten years ago.
My father got married twenty years ago.
Tom and I met three months ago.
Bellini came to campus last Wednesday.
I went to the cinema last night.
The weather was nice yesterday.
The streets were busy this morning.
We were not at home last night.
Mark did not go to school two days ago.
Steve did not eat breakfast this morning.
Jack did not come to the party last Sunday.
 Simple Past Tense

Tell your story about what you did last night from 06.00 PM until
10 PM:
I ________________________________.
I ________________________________.
I ________________________________.
I ________________________________.
I ________________________________.
I ________________________________.
I ________________________________.
I ________________________________.
I ________________________________.
 Simple Past Tense

Tell your story about what you did last night from 06.00 PM until 10
PM:
Andrew _________ (call) me this afternoon.
John _____________ (talk) to my father yesterday.
George _________(borrow) some books from me last week.
Cindy _____________ (get) up very late this morning.
Martin ___________ (see) a big snake in the bush.
We _______________ (eat) chocolate during lunch.
Bill ________________ (give) me some money.
The film ____________ (be scary).

Father ______________ (be not) at home last night.

I ________________________________.