5 ENGLISH TENSES

Simple Present Tense

Di gunakan unuk menyatakan habitual action (rutinitas) dan fakta-fakta umum.

Rumus :

(+) S + V1 (s/es)

(-) S + do/does + not + V1

(?) Do/does + S + V1

Example :

1. (+) I take a bath twice day.

    (-) I do not take a bath twice day.

    (?) Do you take a bath twice day?

2. (+) You make the cake

    (-) You do not make the cake.

    (?) Do you make the cake?

3. (+) They open the door.

    (-) They do not open the door.

    (?) Do they open the door?

4. (+) We like the beach so much.

    (-) We do not like the beach so much.

    (?) Do we like the beach so much?

5. (+) She makes the cake.

    (-) She doesn’t make the cake.

    (?) Does she make the cake?

6. (+) Egi takes a bath twice day.

    (-) Egi doesn’t take a bath twice day.

    (?) Does Egi take a bath twice day?

7. (+) It opens the door.

    (-) It doesn’t open the door.

    (?) Does it open the door?

Simple Past Tense

Digunakan untuk menyatakan kalimat yang terjadi di masa lampau.

Rumus :

(+) S + V2

(-) S + did + not + V1

(?) Did + S + V1

Example :

1. (+) They went to campus by bus.

    (-) They didn’t go to campus by bus.

    (?) Did they go to campus by bus?

2. (+) I played football yesterday.

    (-) I didn’t play football yesterday.

    (?) Did you play football yesterday?

3. (+) Yuna talked to Juno last week.

    (-) Yuna didn’t talk to Juno last week.

    (?) Did Yuna talk to Juno last week?

Present and Past ContinuousTense

Digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian yang sedang berlangsung.

Rumus  :

( + )  S + Be + Ving

( - )   S + Be + Not + ving

( ? )  Be + S  + Ving

	Present	Past
I	am	was
You They We	are	were
She He It	is	was

Example :

(+) I am taking a bath

(-)  I am not taking a bath

(?) Are you taking a bath?

(+) He is riding the motorcycle

(-)  He is not riding the motorcycle

(?) Is he riding the motorcycle?

(+) They are going to campus by bus

(-)  They aren’t going to campus by bus

(?) Are they going to campus by bus?

Simple Future Tense

Digunakan untuk mengekspresikan kejadian yang belum terjadi, masih di rencanakan, atau kejadian di masa yang akan datang.

Rumus :

(+) S + Will +V1

(-)  S + Will + not + V1

(+) Will + S + V1

Example :

(+) They will go to campus by bus

(-)  They will not go to campus by bus

(?) Will they go to campus by bus?

(+) I will hurt you

(-)  I won’t hurt you

(?) Will you hurt me?

Present Perfect Tense

Digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian yangsudah terjadi dan hasilnya masih terasa atau terlihat.

Rumus :

(+) S + has/have + V3

(-)  S + has/have + not + V3

(?) Has/have + S + V3

Example :

(+) They have gone to campus by bus

(-)  They have not gone to campus by bus

(?) Have they gone to campus by bus?

(+) She has gone to campus by motorcycle

(-)  She has not gone to campus by motorcycle

(?) Has she gone to campus by motorcycle?

Question :

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 5pm. (s. present)

5.       The dog ( run ) through the park. (s. past)

Answer :

1.    (+) She drank coffee

     (-)  She didn’t drink coffee

     (?) Did she drink coffee?

2.    (+) They have started the course

     (-)  They haven’t started the course

     (?) Have they started the course?

3.    (+) Ana and Linda were opening the account

     (-)  They were not opening the account

     (?) Were they opening the account?

4.    (+) The bank closes at 5pm

     (-)  The bank does not close at 5pm

     (?)  Does it close at 5pm?

5.    (+) The dog ran through the park

     (-)  The dog did not run through the park

     (?)  Did the dog run through the park?