5 TENSES WE FREQUENTLY USE

A. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Digunakan untuk menyatakan habitual action atau rutinitis dan fakta umum.

Rumus :

(+) S + V1 (s/es)

(-) S + Do/Does + not + V1

(?) Do/Does + S + V1 ?

I	V1	Do
You
They
We
She	V1 (e/es)	Does
He
It

For example :

(+) They go to the campus by bus.

(-) They do not go to campus by bus.

(?) Do they go to campus by bus ?

(+) She goes to campus by motorcycle.

(-) She does not go to campus by motorcycle.

(?) Does she go to campus by motorcycle ?

Khusus She/He/It pada kalimat Negative (-) dan Introgative (?) karena telah menggunakan Does sehingga V1 tidak ada penambahan s/es.

B. SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian dimasa lampau.

Rumus :

(+) S + V2

(-) S + did + not + V1

(?) Did + S + V1 ?

Verb (kata kerja) terbagi menjadi dua macam Regular Verb (Kata kerja berurutan) dan Irregular Verb (kata kerja tidak berurutan).

Penggunaan V2 hanya pada kalimat Positive (+)

For Example :

(+) They went to campus by bus

(-) The did not go to campus by bus

(?) Did they go to campus by bus ?

C. PRESENT / PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

Digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian yang sedang berlangsung.

Rumus :

(+) S + be + V-ing

(-) S + be + not + V-ing

(?) Be + S + V-ing ?

“ What is Be ? “

Be atau To Be adalah kata pelengkap dalam sebuah kalimat yang merupakan penyambung dari satu kata ke satu kata lain tergantung pemakaiannya.

To Be : Is / Am / Are / Was / Were

Subject	Present	Past	V-ing + Or A  A  N (Sifat / Keterangan / Benda)
I	Am	Was
You	Are	Were
They
We
She	Is	Was
He
It

Penambahan akhiran ing digunakan apabila suatu kejadian itu memiliki kata kerja.

For example : (+) I am drawing.

                        (-) You are not drawing.

                        (?) Are you drawing ?

Jika tidak memiliki kata kerja maka gunakan AAN. AAN adalah singkatan dari kata Sifat / Keterangan / Benda.

For example : (+) I am chubby

                        (-) You are not chubby.

                        (?) Are you chubby ?

D. SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

Digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian dimasa mendatang.

Rumus :

(+) S + will + V1

(-) S + will + not + V1

(?) Will + S + V1 ?

For example :

(+) I will marry you.

(-) You will not marry me.

(?) Will you marry me ?

 E. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Digunakan untuk menyatakan masa lampau yang masih terasa atau setelah melakukan sesuatu.

Rumus :

(+) S + Has/Have + V3

(-) S + Has/Have + Not + V3

(?) Has/Have + S + V3 ?

I	Have
You
They
We
She	Has
He
It

For example :

(+) I have eaten.                    

(-) I have not eaten.

(?) Have you eaten ?

(+) He has broken heart.

(-) He has not broken heart.

(?) Has he broken heart?

EXERCISE

1. She (drink) coffee. (S.Past)

2. They (start) the course. (Pr. Perfect)

3. Ana and Linda (open) the account. (Past cont)

4. The bank (close) at 5 p.m. (S.Present)

5. The dog (run) through the park. (S.Past)

ANSWER

1. Simple Past Tense

(+) She drank coffee.

(-) She didn’t drink coffee.

(?) Did she drink coffee?

2. Present Perfect Tense

(+) They have started the course.

(-) They haven’t started the course.

(?) Have they start the course ?

3. Past Continue Tense

(+) Ana and Linda are opening the account.

(-) Ana and Linda aren’t opening the account.

(?) Are Ana and Linda opening the account ?

4. Simple Present Tense

(+) The bank closes at 5 p.m.

(-) The bank doesn’t close at 5 p.m.

(?) Does the bank close at 5 p.m ?

5. Simple Past Tense

(+) The dog ran through the park.

(-) The dog didn’t run through the park.

(?) Did the dog through the park ?