Pengertian dan Contoh Tenses

1. Simple Present Tense

Suatu tense yang digunakan untuk menunjukkan kebiasaan, fakta dan kejadian yang terjadi pada masa sekarang.

Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat :

(+) Bentuk Positif

     -Subject + To be 1 + Non Verb + Object

     - Subject + Verb 1 + Object

Contoh :

     She is an english teacher

     I speak english every day

(-) Bentuk Negatif

     -Subject + To be 1 + NOT + Non Verb + Object

     -Subject + DON'T / DOESN'T + Verb 1 + Object

Contoh :

     She is not an english teacher

     I don't speak english everyday

(?) Tanya

     -To be 1 + Subject + Non Verb + Object?

     - DO / DOES + Subject + Verb 1 + Object?

 Contoh :

     Is She an English Teacher?

     Do You Speak english everyday

2. Present Continuous Tense

Suatu tense yang digunakan untuk menunjukan kejadian yang terjadi sekarang atau juga rencana di masa depan.

Rumus dan Contoh Kalimatnya

(+) Bentuk Positif

     -Subject + to be (am, is, are) + Verb – ing + object

Contoh :      

     She is watching TV now

(-) Bentuk Negatif

     -Subject + to be + not + verb – ing + object

Contoh :      

     She is not watching TV now

(?) Bentuk Tanya

     -to be + subject + verb – ing + object

Contoh :

     Is She watching TV now

3. Present Perfect Tense

Suatu tense yang digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian yang telah dimulai pada suatu titik dan berlangsung hingga sekarang.

Rumus dan Contoh Kalimatnya

(+)  Bentuk positif

-  Subject + has/have + been + object

       Contoh : He has been at home since morning

-  Subject + has/have + Verb III + object

       Contoh : I have studied English For Three Years

(–) Bentuk negative

-  Subject + has / have + not + been + object

       Contoh : He has not been at home since morning

-  Subject +has / have + not + verb III + object

       Contoh : I have not studied English For Three Years

( ? )Bentuk interrogative

-  Have / has + subject + been + object

       Contoh : Has He been at home since morning

-  Have / has + Subject + verb III + object

       Contoh : Have I studied English For Three Years

4. Simple Past Tense

Tense yang digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian yang telah terjadi pada waktu tertentu di masa lalu.

Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat

(+) Bentuk Positif :

     - Subject + was/were + complement (pelengkap)

     - Subject + Verb II + Object

Contoh :

     - I saw a movie yesterday

     - Last year, Daniel was here

(-)   Bentuk Negatif

     - Subject + to be (was/were) + not + complement

     - Subject + did not + Verb I + Object

       Contoh :

     - I did not see him yesterday

     - She was not here yesterday

Bentuk did not atau was/were not bisa disingkat menjadi didn’t atau wasn’t dan weren’t

(?) Bentuk Interrogative :

-  Did + Subject + Verb I + Object + ?

       Contoh :

-  Did you play football yesterday ?

5. Past Continuous Tense

Jenis tenses yang digunakan untuk menyatakan bahwa ada kegiatan yang terjadi di masa lalu dan belum selesai.

Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat

Positif (+)

     Subject + to be (was/were) + verb-ing + object

     Contoh : He was sleeping when I came

Negatif (-)

     Subject + was/were + not + verb-ing + object

     Contoh: He was not sleeping when I came

Tanya (?)

     was/were + subject + verb-ing + object ?

     Contoh : Was He sleeping when You came?

6. Simple Future Tense

Simple future tense adalah tense untuk menyatakan kegiatan atau peristiwa yang akan terjadi di masa mendatang. Tense ini memiliki dua pola kalimat, yaitu kalimat verbal dan kalimat nominal.

Positif (+)
Subject + will/shall + verb I + object
Subject + am/is/are + going to + verb I + object
Contoh :
We will go to school soon
The students are going to have a test next month

Negatif (-)
Subject + will/shall + verb I + object
Subject + am/is/are + not + going to + verb I + object
Contoh :
We will not go to school soon
The students are not going to have a test next

Tanya (?)
Will/shall + subject + verb I + object
Am/is/are + subject + going to + verb I + object
Contoh :
Will we go to school soon ?
Are the students going to have a test next month ?