5 TENSES

5 TENSES THAT OFTEN USE IN ENGLISH

Simple Present Tense

S + tobe + V1

#The simple present is a verb tense used to talk about conditions or actions happening right now or habitual actions and occurrences.

VERBAL TENSE

+) S + V1 s/es + O

-We play football

-She plays football

-) S + DO/DOES NOT + V1 + O

-We don't play football

-She doesn't play football

?) DO/DOES + V1 + O ?

-Do we play football?

-Does she play football?

Does= She, he, it

Do= I, you, they, we

NOMINAL TENSE

+) I am a boy

-) I am not a boy

?) am I a boy?

?) IS, AM, ARE + S + Ving + O + ?

Are we learning english now?

Is Dara singing in the dark?

+) S + tobe + Ving + O

We are learning english now

Dara is singing in the dark

-) S + tobe + NOT + Ving + O

We are not learning English now

Dara is not singing in the dark

Present continuous is used to describe an activity or an action that on going now time

Present Continuous Tense

S + tobe + V ing (present participal)

#SHE, HE, IT (singular noun) = IS

I = AM

YOU, THEY, WE (plural noun) = ARE

# TIME SIGNAL= NOW, THIS TIME, TODAY, NOW DAYS.

NOMINAL TENSE

+) S + WAS/WERE + O

She was in Istanbul 2 weeks ago

-) S + WAS/WERE + NOT + O

They were not a soldier

The cat was not here last night

?) WAS/WERE + S + O + ?

Were you in the market last night?

Was he sick yesterday?

The answer:

• Yes, you were

• No, you weren't

VERBAL TENSE

+) S + V2 + O

You studied english yesterday

-) S + DID + NOT + V1 + O

You didn't study English yesterday

?) Did + S + V1 + O + ?

Did you study english yesterday?

The answer:

• Yes, I did

• No, I didn't

Simple Past Tense

S + tobe + V2 (Past participle)

TIME EXPRESSION:

• Already

• Just

• Recently/lately

• Ever

• Yet

• For + keterangan waktu yang menunjukkan masa lalu hingga sekarang

• Since + keterangan waktu yang menujukkan pertama kali kejadian atau kegiatan dimulai

+) S + HAS/HAVE + V3 + O

I have played football for 3 hours

He has lived in jakarta for a long time

-) S + HAS/HAVE+ NOT + V3 + O

I haven't played football for 3 hours

He hasn't lived in jakarta for a long time

?) HAS/HAVE + S + V3 + O + ?

Have I played football for 3 hours?

Has he lived in jakarta for a long time?

Present Perfect Tense

S + HAS/HAVE + V3 + O

?) WAS/WERE + S + Ving + O + ?

-Was Rio sleeping when you called him?

-Were we making cookies when she came?

+) S + WAS/WERE + Ving + O

-I was watching an American tv show at 9 p.m. last night when mark passed my house

-While They were making dinner, I listened to some old songs.

-) S + WAS/WERE + NOT + Ving + O

-We were not washing his bike when I passed his house

-I was not eating while my brother was studied

Past Continuous Tense

S + to be (was/were + Ving + O)

- This tense describes events that happened or took place simultaneously in the past. Therefore, it requires the adverb while or when.

time expr