Tenses in English

TENSES IN
ENGLISH
TENSES
PAST FUTURE
PRESENT TENSE PAST TENSE FUTURE TENSE
TENSE
SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE FUTURE PAST FUTURE
PRESENT PAST FUTURE PAST FUTURE

CONTINUOUS CONTINUOUS CONTINUOUS CONTINUOUS
PRESENT FUTURE PAST FUTURE

PAST PERFECT
PERFECT PERFECT PERFECT

PAST PERFECT
CONTINOUS
CONTINUOUS CONTINOUS CONTINOUS
come
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
Can you list these verb forms?
come
Present Past Past
Participle
come came come

choose
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
chose
Present Past Past
Participle
chose chose chosen

do
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
do
Present Past Past
Participle
do did done
drink
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
drink
Present Past Past
Participle
drink drank drunk

drive
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
drive
Present Past Past
Participle
drive drove driven

go
Present Past Past
Participle
? ? ?
go
Present Past Past
Participle
go went gone
swim
Present Past Past
Participle
swims swam swum

? ? ?
swim
Present Past Past
Participle
swim swam swum

WHICH TENSES ARE THESE SENTENCES?
1. Harry watches his favorite Netflix series every day. SIMPLE PRESENT
2. Moslems pray 17 times a day. SIMPLE PRESENT
3. Two days ago, they went to Bali for holiday. SIMPLE PAST
4. Adam’s family will visit my house soon. SIMPLE FUTURE
5. I would not go if you didn’t come to my school. PAST FUTURE – SIMPLE PAST
6. I was going to tell you my secret but you left. PAST FUTURE – SIMPLE PAST
7. They met their idol in a fan meeting event. SIMPLE PAST
8. Indonesia football team won gold medal in Cambodia Sea Games 2023. SIMPLE PAST
9. You and I always sit on the same chairs in the class. SIMPLE PRESENT
10. Did they send the package? SIMPLE PAST
Present (+) S + to be + V-ing
Continuous
- Untuk kegiatan yang
sedang berlangsung dan (is/am/are)
belum selesai.
ex: I am studying now.
- Untuk kegiatan yang (-) S + to be + not +V-ing
berlangsung pada jangka
waktu tertentu.
ex: I am working at
(?) To be + S + V-ing?
Jayabaya School.
sudah direncanakan is  she, he, it Biasanya memakai keterangan waktu:
sebelumnya.
am  I NOW, AT THE MOMENT, AT THE
Ex: I am visiting my PRESENT
grandmom this weekend. are  they, we, you
Translate these sentences.
1. Ibuku sedang bekerja sekarang. My mom is working now.
2. Mereka sedang berlari-lari di depan rumahku. They are running in front of my house.
3. Keponakanku sedang bermain bersama temannya. My nephew/niece is playing with

his/her friends.
4. Adikku sedang tidur siang sekarang. My sister/brother is taking a nap now.
5. Hani dan keluarganya sedang berbelanja di pasar
swalayan. Hani and her family are shopping in a department store.
Past (+) S + to be + V-ing
Continuous
- Untuk kegiatan di masa
lampau yang sedang
(was/were)
berlangsung dan belum
selesai.
ex: I was studying when you (-) S + to be + not +V-ing
called me.
While they were practicing,
the earthquake occurred.
(?) To be + S + V-ing?
NOTE: Past continuous Was I, she, he, it
tense biasanya Biasanya memakai keterangan waktu:
dikombinaksikan dengan Were you, they, we WHILE..., AT THAT MOMENT, WHEN…
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Make sentences in Past Continuous and Simple
Past tense. Look at the example.
1. Mr. Han was teaching when one of his students fainted.
1. Was she reading the book? No, she was not.
2. Muthia and Salis came to my class when I was playing

my cam.
3. He didn’t buy a new glasses , but he bought new shoes

instead.
4. I cut the pizza, when they were watching the movie.
5. My friend drank lemon juice while I was drinking cola.

TENSES
PAST FUTURE
TENSE


PAST PERFECT

PAST PERFECT
CONTINOUS
NO PRESENT PAST PAST PARTICIPLE PROGRESSIVE
1 ARISE AROSE ARISEN ARISING
2 BE WAS/WERE BEEN BEING
3 BEAT BEAT BEATEN BEATING
4 BECOME BECAME BECOME BECOMING
5 BEGIN BEGAN BEGUN BEGINNING
6 BEND BENT BENT BENDING
7 BITE BIT BITTEN BITING

8 BLEED BLED BLED BLEEDING
9 BLOW BLEW BLOWN BLOWING
10 BREAK BROKE BROKEN BREAKING
11 BRING BROUGHT BROUGHT

BRINGING
12 BROADCAST BROADCASTING
BROADCAST BROADCAST
13 BUILD BUILT BUILT BUILDING
14 BURN BURNT BURNT BURNING

15 BURST BURST BURST BURSTING
16 BUY BOUGHT BOUGHT BUYING
17 CATCH CAUGHT CAUGHT CATCHING
18 CHOOSE CHOSE CHOSEN CHOOSING
19 COME CAME COME COMING
20 COST COST COST COSTING
21 CREEP CREPT CREPT CREEPING

22 CUT CUT CUT CUTTING
23 DEAL DEALT DEALT DEALING
24 DIG DUG DUG DIGGING
25 DO DID DONE DOING
26 DRAW DREW DRAWN DRAWING
27 DREAM DREAMT DREAMT DREAMING
28 DRINK DRANK DRUNK DRINKING

NO PRESENT PASFLYT PAST PARTICIPLE PROGRESSIVE
29 DRIVE DROVE DRIVEN DRIVING
30 EAT ATE EATEN EATING
31 FALL FELL FALLEN FALLING
32 FEED FED FED FEEDING
33 FEEL FELT FELT FEELING
34 FIGHT FOUGHT FOUGHT FIGHTING
35 FIND FOUND FOUND FINDING

36 FLY FLEW FLOWN FLYING
37 FORBID FORBADE FORBIDDEN FORBIDING
38 FORGET FORGOT FORGOTTEN FORGETTING

FUTURE (+) S + will be + V-ing
CONTINUOUS
(-) S + will not (won’t) be + not +V-ing
(?) Will + S + be +doing?
- Untuk kegiatan yang (+) They will be studying English this time tomorrow.
sedang dilakukan di
masa yang akan (-) They won’t be studying English this time tomorrow.
datang (?) Will they be studying English this time tomorrow?
(+) If you come tomorrow at 10.00, I’ll be studying

Math.
(-) If you come tomorrow at 10.00, I won’t be studying
Math.
Make these sentences into Future Continuous Tense
1. will be working
At three o’clock tomorrow, I ____________ (work) in my office.
2. will be lying
At three o’clock tomorrow, you ______________(lie) on the beach.
3. will be waiting
At three o’clock tomorrow, he ______________(wait) for the train.
4. will be shopping
At three o’clock tomorrow, she______________(shop) in New York.
5. will be raining
At three o’clock tomorrow, it _____________(rain).
6. will be getting (get) ready to go out.
At three o’clock tomorrow, we ________________
7. At three o’clock tomorrow, they ____________(meet)
will be meeting their parents.
8. will be studying
At three o’clock tomorrow, he _____________ (study) in the library.
9. will be exercising
At three o’clock tomorrow, she ____________(exercise) at the gym.
will be sleeping
10. At three o’clock tomorrow, I ____________(sleep).
Read aloud this text and translate into Bahasa Indonesia
Now, they are sitting in their classroom. They are listening

to the teacher explanation. This time tomorrow they will
be sitting in the cinema. They will be watching a film.
On Saturday, there is no class. So, on Saturday they will
not be sitting in the classroom. They will be doing other
things. Bill will be playing tennis. Ann will be shopping.
George will still be having breakfast.
PAST FUTURE (+) S + would/should be + V-ing
CONTINUOUS
(-) S + would/should not be + not +V-ing
(?) Would + S + be +doing?
akan sedang dilakukan
di masa lampau, tapi (+) They would be studying English this time yesterday.
tidak terjadi.
(-) They would not be studying English this time
- Untuk pengandaian yesterday.
(?) Would they be studying English this time yesterday?
NOTE:
TENSES ini akan lebih logis apabila A: If I didn’t come to your house yesterday, what would
digunakan bersamaan dengan tenses you been doing?
yang lain, yaitu Past tense.
B: I would be studying Math actually, but you visited.
So, I’m glad I didn’t need to study.
Answer these questions.
1. If you were in South Korea, what would
you be doing right now?
2. If you went to your grandmother’s, what
would you be doing right now?
3. If you had one billion rupiah, what would
you be doing right now?
i would going to myongdong strret market and coming to
SM ent : my idol company.
i would eating tohirs chiken and buyying strret food in city's
garden
i would making cliniq for my mommy and i would umroh w'
my fam.
39 FORGIVE FORGAVE FORGIVEN FORGIVING
40 FREEZE FROZE FROZEN FREEZING
41 GET GOT GOT/GOTTEN GETTING
42 GIVE GAVE GIVEN GIVING
43 GO WENT GONE GOING
44 GROW GREW GROWN GROWING
45 HANG HUNG HUNG HANGING

46 HAVE HAD HAD HAVING
47 HEAR HEARD HEARD HEARING
48 HIDE HID HIDDEN HEADING
49 HIT HIT HIT

HITTING
50 HOLD HOLDING
HELD HELD
51 HURT HURT HURT HURTING
52 KEEP KEPT KEPT KEEPING

53 KNEEL KNELT KNELT KNEELING
54 KNOW KNEW KNOWN KNOWING
55 LAY LAID LAID LAYING
56 LEAD LED LED LEADING
57 LEAN LEANT LEANT LEANING
58 LEARN LEARNT LEARNT LEARNING
59 LEAVE LEFT LEFT LEAVING

60 LEND LENT LENT LENDING
61 LET LET LET LETTING
62 LIE LAY LAIN LYING
63 LIGHT LIT LIT LIGHTING
64 LOSE LOST LOST LOSING
65 MAKE MADE MADE MAKING
66 MEAN MEANT MEANT MEANING

67 MEET MET MET MEETING
68 PAY PAID PAID PAYING
69 PUT PUT PUT PUTTING
70 READ READ READ READING
71 RIDE RODE RIDDEN RIDING
72 RING RANG RUNG RINGING
73 RISE ROSE RISEN RISING

74 RUN RAN RUN RUNNING
75 SAY SAID SAID SAYING
76 SEE SAW SEEN SEEING

TENSES
PAST FUTURE
TENSE


PAST PERFECT

PAST PERFECT
CONTINOUS
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
(+) S + has/have + V3
I/you/they/we + have + V3
She/he/it + has + V3
(-) S + has/have not + V3
(?) Has/have +S + V3?
I have written an email to my friend.

She has left the class just now.
The use of the Present Perfect Tense
1. Digunakan untuk kejadian yang baru saja terjadi, biasanya merupakan informasi terbaru.
Ow, I’ve cut my finger. (=I have..)

The road is closed. There’s been an accident. (=There has been…)
Police have arrested two men in connection with the robbery .
2. Digunakan untuk kejadian yang telah terjadi dan ada hubungannya dengan sekarang.
Kejadian di masa lalu, tapi hasilnya masih terlihat sekarang.
Tom has lost his key. (= kuncinya gak ada sama Tom sampai sekarang)
He told me his name, but I’ve forgotten it. ( = sekarang ak belum bisa ingat namanya)
She has gone to Bali.
(= dia sudah pergi ke Bali, sekarang orangnya tidak ada
di sini)
She has been to Bali.

(= dia pernah pergi ke Bali, orangnya ada di sini, tidak
di Bali lagi)
The Use of the Present Perfect Tense
(2)
3. Untuk menceritakan kejadian/kegiatan yang sudah terjadi
beberapa kali dari masa lalu sampai saat ini.
Susan really loves the Harry Potter books. She has read it
three times.
I have been to London twice this year.
I’ve met Mr. President three times.
Some vocabularies used in this
Tense.
NO Vocabularies Meaning Sentence
1 Ever pernah I have ever seen Lisa in the airport.
2. Never Tidak/belum pernah I have never seen Lisa in the airport.
3. Just Baru saja I have just arrived at the airport.
4. Yet belum I haven’t seen my package yet. / Has it stopped raining
yet?
5. Since Sejak She has worked there since 2010.
6. For Selama She has worked there for 13 years.
I have seen Lisa today.
I have Lisa’s book.
77 SELL SOLD SOLD SELLING
78 SEND SENT SENT SENDING
79 SET SET SET SETTING
80 SEW SEWED SEWN SEWING
81 SHAKE SHOOK SHAKEN SHAKING
82 SHINE SHONE SHONE SHINING
83 SHOOT SHOT SHOT SHOOTING

84 SHOW SHOWED SHOWN SHOWING
85 SHRINK SHRANK SHRUNK SHRINKING
86 SHUT SHUT SHUT SHUTTING
87 SING SANG SUNG

SINGING
88 SINK SINKING
SANK SUNK
89 SIT SAT SAT SITTING
90 SLEEP SLEPT SLEPT SLEEPING

91 SLIDE SLID SLID SLIDING
92 SMELL SMELT SMELT SMELLING
93 SOW SOWED SOWN SOWING
94 SPEAK SPOKE SPOKE SPEAKING
95 SPELL SPELT SPELT SPELLING
96 SPEND SPENT SPENT SPENDNG
97 SPILL SPILT SPILT SPILLING

98 SPIT SPAT SPAT SPITTING
99 SPLIT SPLIT SPILT SPLITTING
100 SPOIL SPOILT SPOILT SPOILING
101 SPREAD SPREAD SPREAD SPREADING
102 SPRING SPRANG SPRUNG SPRINGING
103 STAND STOOD STOOD STANDING
104 STEAL STOLE STOLEN STEALING

105 STICK STUCK STUCK STICKING
106 STING STUNG STUNG STINGING
107 STRIKE STRUCK STRUCK STRIKING
108 SWEAR SWORE SWORN SWEARING
109 SWEEP SWEPT SWEPT SWEEPING
110 SWELL SWELLED SWOLLEN SWELLING
111 SWIM SWAM SWUM SWIMMING

112 SWING SWUNG SWUNG SWINGING
113 TAKE TAKEN

TOOK TAKING
114 TEACH TAUGHT

TAUGHT TEACHING
115 TEAR TORE TORN TEARING
116 TELL TOLD TOLD TELLING
117 THINK TOUGHT TOUGHT THINKING
118 THROW THREW THROWN THROWING

119 UNDERSTAND UNDERSTOOD UNDERSTOOD UNDERTANDING
120 WAKE WOKEN

WOKE WAKING
121 WEAR WORE

WORN WEARING
122 WEEP WEPT WEPT WEEPING
123 WIN WON WON WINNING
124 WRITE WROTE WRITTEN WRITING

EXERCISE 7.2 PUT IN BEEN OR GONE.
1. My parents are on holiday. They’ve gone … to Italy.
2. Hello! I’ve just been
… to the shops. I’ve bought lots of things.
3. Tom has just gone… out. He’ll be back in about an hour.
4. Alice isn’t here at the moment. I don’t know where she’s gone
…
5. You’re very late. Where have you been… ?
7.3 Complete the sentences using the present perfect.
1. Sally is still here. She hasn’t gone (she/not/go) out.
Have you seen it
2. I can’t find my bag. __________________(you/see/it) anywhere?
I have forgotten (I/forget) my password.
3. I can’t log on to the website. _____________
he hasn’t replied
4. I sent Joe an email this morning, but_____________ (he/not/reply).
has it finished
5. Is the meeting still going on, or ____________________(it/finish)?
The weather has changed
6. __________________ (the weather/change). It’s colder now.
You haven’t signed
7. ________________ (you/not/sign) the form. Could you sign it now, please?
have they gone
8. Are your friends still here, or ____________________(they/go) home?
He hasn’t decided yet
9. Paul doesn’t know what he’s going to do. _________________ he/not/decide/yet).
I’ve just seen her
10. ‘Do you know where Julia is?’ ‘Yes, __________________
He’s already gone (I/just/see/her).
11. ‘WhenHas is David going away?’
your course started‘____________________________(he/already/go).
yet?
12. A: _________________________________(your course/start/yet)?
B: Not yet. It starts next week.
7.4 Read the situations and write sentences with just, already, or yet.
1. After lunch you go to see a friend at her house. She says, ‘Would you like something to eat?’
You say: No, thank you. I’ve just had lunch. (have lunch)
2. Joe goes out. Five minutes later, the phone rings and the caller says, ‘Can I speak to Joe?’
You say: I’m afraid…………………………………………………………. (go out).
he’s just
3. You are eating in a restaurant. Thegone outthinks you have finished and starts to take your plate away.
waiter
You say: Wait a minute! ……………………………………………………… (not/finish)
I haven’t
4. You plan to eat at a restaurant finished
tonight. yet. to reserve a table. Later your friend says, ‘Shall I phone to
You phone
reserve a table?’ You say: No, ………………………………………………….(do
I’ve already done it it)
5. You know that Lisa is looking for a place to live. Perhaps she has been successful.
You ask her:……………………………………………………………………………………?(find)
Have you found a place to live yet?
6. You are still thinking about where to go for your holiday. A friend asks, ‘Where are you going for your
holiday?’ I haven’t decided yet.
You say: ……………………………………………………………………(not/decide)
7. Laura went out, but ajust
She’s fewcome
minutes ago she returned. Somebody asks, “Is Laura still out?”
back.
You say: No, ………………………………………………(come back)
The Past Perfect Tense
(+) S + had + V3
(-) S + had + V3
(?) Had + S + V3?
I had written an email to my friend when you came to my house.
The Use of Past Perfect Tense
1. Untuk menyatakan bahwa suatu kegiatan itu berlangsung sebelum waktu
tertentu.
 My father had established his company before 1986.
 Tini had fallen asleep before 9 o’clock yesterday.
2. Untuk menyatakan bahwa suatu kegiatan itu terjadi di masa lampau sebelum
suatu kejadian terjadi.
 I had written an email to my friend when you came to my house.
 My mother had finished making a cake before my father went to work.
TENSES
PAST FUTURE
TENSE


PAST PERFECT

PAST PERFECT
CONTINOUS
Future (+) S + will + have + V3
Perfect Tense (-) S + will not + have + V3
(?) Will + S + have + V3?
Untuk menyatakan
kegiatan yang akan sudah
terjadi di masa yang akan
datang. (+) They will have finished the exam at 09.00.
(-) They will not have finished the exam at 09.00.
. (?) Will they have finished the exam at 09.00?
(+) S + would + have + V3
Past Future (-) S + would not + have + V3
Perfect
(?) Would + S + have + V3?
Untuk kegiatan yang (+) They would have finished the exam at 09.00.
akan sudah (-) They would not have finished the exam at 09.00.
dilakukan di masa
lalu (?) Would they have finished the exam at 09.00?
TENSES
PAST FUTURE
TENSE


PAST PERFECT

PAST PERFECT
CONTINOUS
FUTURE PAST FUTURE
WILL/SHALL WOULD/COULD
PERFECT CONTINUOUS
HAVE TO BE + V-ing
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
WILL HAVE TO BE + V-ing
WILL HAVE BEEN + V-ing
S + WILL HAVE BEEN + V-ing
S + WILL NOT HAVE BEEN + V-ing
WILL + S + HAVE BEEN + V-ing
EXAMPLE
1. I will have been living in Jakarta for 1 year by next year.
2. By tomorrow, Ms Susi will have been teaching us for
two months.
3. Two years later, I will have been studying in FI for three
years.
4. By tomorrow, I will have been studying English for one
year.
PAST FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
WOULD HAVE TO BE + V-ing
WOULD HAVE BEEN + V-ing
WOULD HAVE BEEN + V-ing

EXAMPLE
1. I would have been living in Jakarta for 1 year last
year, if I hadn’t moved here.
2. By tomorrow last year, Ms Susi would have been
teaching us for two years if she hadn’t moved to
other school.
3.
Past perfect continuous
S + had + been + V-ing
S+ hadn’t been+ V ing
Had +S + been +V-ing
I had been living in Jakarta now,
I have been living
1. They had been cleaning their room now, but they were
too lazy.
2. I had been living in Jakarta now, but I moved here
because of my job.
3. She had been shopping in PVJ now, but she was sick
because the weather was too cold.
4. It had been raining, so the ground was wet.
5. it had been being sunny, so the closet was dry.

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TENSES IN

SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE FUTURE PAST FUTURE

PRESENT PAST FUTURE PAST FUTURE

PRESENT FUTURE PAST FUTURE

PRESENT FUTURE PAST FUTURE

come came come

chose chose chosen

drink drank drunk

drive drove driven

swims swam swum

swim swam swum

7. They met their idol in a fan meeting event. SIMPLE PAST

3. Keponakanku sedang bermain bersama temannya. My nephew/niece is playing with

2. Muthia and Salis came to my class when I was playing

3. He didn’t buy a new glasses , but he bought new shoes

4. I cut the pizza, when they were watching the movie.

5. My friend drank lemon juice while I was drinking cola.

SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE FUTURE PAST FUTURE

PRESENT PAST FUTURE PAST FUTURE

PRESENT FUTURE PAST FUTURE

PRESENT FUTURE PAST FUTURE

2 BE WAS/WERE BEEN BEING

3 BEAT BEAT BEATEN BEATING

4 BECOME BECAME BECOME BECOMING

5 BEGIN BEGAN BEGUN BEGINNING

6 BEND BENT BENT BENDING

7 BITE BIT BITTEN BITING

9 BLOW BLEW BLOWN BLOWING

10 BREAK BROKE BROKEN BREAKING

11 BRING BROUGHT BROUGHT

13 BUILD BUILT BUILT BUILDING

14 BURN BURNT BURNT BURNING

16 BUY BOUGHT BOUGHT BUYING

17 CATCH CAUGHT CAUGHT CATCHING

18 CHOOSE CHOSE CHOSEN CHOOSING

19 COME CAME COME COMING

20 COST COST COST COSTING

21 CREEP CREPT CREPT CREEPING

23 DEAL DEALT DEALT DEALING

24 DIG DUG DUG DIGGING

25 DO DID DONE DOING

26 DRAW DREW DRAWN DRAWING

27 DREAM DREAMT DREAMT DREAMING

28 DRINK DRANK DRUNK DRINKING

30 EAT ATE EATEN EATING

31 FALL FELL FALLEN FALLING

32 FEED FED FED FEEDING

33 FEEL FELT FELT FEELING

34 FIGHT FOUGHT FOUGHT FIGHTING

35 FIND FOUND FOUND FINDING

37 FORBID FORBADE FORBIDDEN FORBIDING

38 FORGET FORGOT FORGOTTEN FORGETTING

(+) If you come tomorrow at 10.00, I’ll be studying

Now, they are sitting in their classroom. They are listening

40 FREEZE FROZE FROZEN FREEZING

41 GET GOT GOT/GOTTEN GETTING

42 GIVE GAVE GIVEN GIVING

43 GO WENT GONE GOING

44 GROW GREW GROWN GROWING

45 HANG HUNG HUNG HANGING

47 HEAR HEARD HEARD HEARING

48 HIDE HID HIDDEN HEADING

49 HIT HIT HIT