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PERFECT TENSE

 A tense that describes an event that occurred before a specific


time in the past but still continues today. This tense consists of a
combination of the perfect (before a specific past time) and the
present (present) time frame.
Form Example
· I/You/We/They · They have lived in Jakarta for a long
Positif
+ have + verb 3 time
(+) · He/She/It + has + verb 3 · He has learned English for one year
· I/You/We/They · They have not lived in Jakarta for a
Negatif + have + not + verb 3 long time
(-) · He/She/It + has + not + · He has not learned English for one
verb 3 year
· Have + I/You/We/They
Interogati · Have they lived in Jakarta for a long
f + verb 3? time?
· Has + He/She/It + verb
(?) · Has he learned English for one year?
3?
PAST PERFECT TENSE
 The past perfect tense is a tense which describes an event that occurred before a
specific time in the past and was completed before another event that occurred in
the past as well. This tense consists of a combination of the perfect (before a
specific past time) and the past time frame.

Rumus Past Perfect


Bentuk Contoh Kalimat
Tense
Positif · Subjek +  had + verb 3 · They had studied
(+)
Negatif · Subjek +  had + not + · They had not studied
(-) verb 3
Interoga
tif · Had+ subjek + verb 3? · Had they studied?
(?)

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