5 TENSES WE FREQUENTLY USE

1. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Digunakan untuk menyatakan habitual action atau rutinitas dan fakta-fakta umum.

Rumus : (+) S + V1(s/es)

 (-) S + do/does + not + v1

             (?) Do/Does + S + v1

Subject	Present
I You They We	V1 (Do)
She	V1+s/es (Does)
He
it

Example:

A.                   They go to campus by bus

(-) They don’t go to campus by bus

(?) Do they go to campus by bus?

B.                   She Goes to  campus by motorcycle

(-) She Doesn’t go to campus by motorcycle

(?) does she go to campus by motorcycle?

2. SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Digunakan untuk menyatakan kalimat yang terjadi di masa lampau.

Rumus : (+) S + V2

                (-) S + did + not + V1

                (?) Did + S + V1

Example :

A.                   They went to campus by bus

(-) They didn’t go to campus by bus

(?) Did they go to campus by bus?

B.                   She went to campus by motorcycle

(-) She didn’t go to campus by motorcycle

(?) Did she go to campus by motorcycle?

3. PRESENT / PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

Digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian yang sedang berlangsung

Rumus : (+) S + be + Ving

                (-) S + be + not + Ving

                 (?) Be + S + Ving

I	am	Was
You	Are	Were
They
We
She	is	Was
He
It

Example :

A.                   They are going to campus by bus

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

(?) Are they going to campus by bus?

4. SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

Digunakan untuk mengekspresikan kejadian yang belum terjadi, masih direncanakan, atau kejadian dimasa yang akan datang.

Rumus : (+) S + will + V1

                (-) S + will + not + V1

                (?) Will + S + V

5. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian yang sudah terjadi dan hasilnya masih terasa/terlihat.

Rumus : (+) S + has/have + V3

                 (-) S + has/have + not + V3

                (?) Has/Have + S + V3

I	Have
You
They
We
She	Has
He
It

EXERCISE

1.                   She (drink) coffee. (S. Past)
Answer :   (+) She drank coffee

                 (-) She didn’t drink coffee

                 (?) Did she drink coffee?

2.                   They (Start) the course. (Pr. Perfect)
Answer :   (+) They have started the course
                 (-) They haven’t started the course
                 (?) Have they started the course?

3.                   Ana and Linda (open) the account (Past Cont)
Answer :   (+) Ana and Linda were opening the account

                 (-) Ana and Linda weren’t opening the account

                 (?) Were Ana and Linda opening the account?

4.                   The bank (close) at 5pm (S. Present)
Answer :   (+) The bank close at 5pm

                 (-) The bank doesn’t close at 5pm

                 (?) Does the bank close at 5pm?

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

Answer :   (+) The dog ran through the part
                 (-) The dog didn’t run through the part
                 (?) Did the dog run through the part?