TENSES/ATRO PERSADA NUSANTARA/MR.KARYADI

​TENSES

By Karyadi

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Examples:
(+) I eat breakfast every morning.

She eats breakfast every morning.
(-) I don't eat breakfast every morning
She doesn't eat breakfast every morning.
(?) Do you eat breakfast every morning? Yes, I do
Does she eat breakfast every morning? No, she doesn't

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Examples:
(+) I am eating breakfast now.
She is eating breakfast now.
(-) I am not eating breakfast now.
She is not eating breakfast now.
(?) Are you eating breakfast now? Yes, I am
Is she eating breakfast now? No, she isn't

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Examples:
(+) I have eaten breakfast.
She has eaten breakfast.
(-) I haven't eaten breakfast yet.
She hasn't eaten breakfast yet.
(?) Have you eaten breakfast? Yes, I have
Has she eaten breakfast? No, she hasn't

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Examples:
(+) I have been eating breakfast for 10 minutes.
She has been eating breakfast for 10 minutes.
(-) I haven't been eating breakfast for 10 minutes.
She hasn't been eating breakfast for 10 minutes.
(?) Have you been eating breakfast for 10 minutes? Yes, I have
Has she been eating breakfast for 10 minutes? No, she hasn't

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Examples:
(+) I ate breakfast yesterday.
She ate breakfast yesterday.
(-) I didn't eat breakfast yesterday.
She didn't eat breakfast yesterday.
(?) Did you eat breakfast yesterday? Yes, I did.
Did she eat breakfast yesterday? No, she didn't.

PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

Examples:
(+) I was eating breakfast when you arrived.
She was eating breakfast while my father was reading a newspaper.
(-) I wasn't eating breakfast when you arrived
She wasn't eating breakfast when you arrived.
(?) Were you eating breakfast at 6 this morning? Yes, I was.
was she eating breakfast at 6 this morning? No, she wasn't.

PAST PERFECT TENSE

Examples:
(+) I had eaten breakfast before you arrived.
I arrived at home after she had eaten breakfast.
(-) I hadn't eaten breakfast before you arrived.
She hadn't eaten breakfast before you arrived.
(?) Had you eaten breakfast before I arrived? Yes, I had.
Had she eaten breakfast before I arrived? No, she hadn't.

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Examples:
(+) I had been eating breakfast for 10 minutes.
she had been eating breakfast for 10 minutes.
(-) I hadn't been eating breakfast for 10 minutes.
She hadn't been eating breakfast for 10 minutes before you arrived.
(?) Had you been eating breakfast for 10 minutes before I arrived? Yes, I had.
Had she been eating breakfast for 10 minutes before I arrived? No, she hadn't.

SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

Examples:
(+) I will eat breakfast tomorrow.
she will eat breakfast tomorrow.
(-) I won't eat breakfast tomorrow.
She won't eat breakfast tomorrow.
(?) Will you eat breakfast tomorrow? Yes, I will.
Will she eat breakfast tomorrow? No, she won't

FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE

Examples:
(+) I will be eating breakfast at 6 tomorrow.
she will be eating breakfast at 6 tomorrow.
(-) I won't be eating breakfast at 6 tomorrow.
She won't be eating breakfast at 6 tomorrow.
(?) Will you be eating breakfast at 6 tomorrow? Yes, I will.
Will she be eating breakfast at 6 tomorrow? No, she won't

FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

Examples:
(+) I will have eaten breakfast before you go to school.
she will have eaten breakfast by 6 a.m.
(-) I won't have eaten breakfast by 6 a.m.
She won't have eaten breakfast by the time you arrive.
(?) Will you have eaten breakfast by the time I arrive? Yes, I will.
Will she have eaten breakfast by the time you arrive? No, she won't

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Examples:
(+) I will have been eating breakfast for 10 minutes before you arrive.
She will have been eating breakfast for 10 minutes before you arrive.
(-) I won't have been eating breakfast for 10 minutes before you arrive.
She won't have been eating breakfast for 10 minutes before you arrive.
(?) Will you have been eating breakfast for 10 minutes before I arrive? Yes, I will
Will she have been eating breakfast for 10 minutes before you arrive? No, she won't

Multiple Choice

A black hole has such a strong gravitational force that nothing can escape from it, not even light. That is why a black hole is invisible: it ___light.

• traps

• trapped

• is trapping

• has trapped

• will trap

Multiple Choice

"Do I hear something?"

"Yes, somebody ___ at the door."

• knocks

• knocked

• is knocking

• has knocked

• was knocking

Multiple Choice

You look so unhappy, Anton. What's the matter?'

'My father ___ his job.'

• has just lost

• has been losing

• losing

• is losing

• loses

Multiple Choice

Over the past few years medical doctors ___ for a drug to control the AIDS Virus.

• have been searching

• searched

• are searching

• were searching

• will search

Multiple Choice

A taxi driver who witnessed the accident took my injured brother to the hospital and then ___ my parents.

• call

• called

• calling

• to call

• was calling

Multiple Choice

James: Why didn't you answer my call?

Peter: Sorry. ___

• I was feeding my cattle

• I have fed my cattle

• I fed my cattle

• I had fed all my cattle

• I'll feed my cattle

Multiple Choice

'I was the first to submit my paper yesterday.'

'You're wrong, I ___ mine before you did.'

• submit

• have submitted

• was submitting

• would submit

• had submitted

Multiple Choice

'Your train was delayed, wasn't it?'

'Yes, therefore, when I arrived, the driver picking me up ___ for more than an hour.'

• waited

• would wait

• was waiting

• would have waited

• had been waiting

Multiple Choice

Rifaldi: I ___ he Students Exchange Program next year.

Rabbani: That's a good idea.

• join

• joined

• will join

• have joined

• have been joining

Multiple Choice

'I'm really worried about his health as his next semester starts two weeks from now.'

'Let's just hope that by that time he ___

• has recovered

• is going to recover

• will be recovering

• will have recovered

• is recovering

Multiple Choice

"Exams will start in a week."

"I know, I ___ all next weekend."

• will be studying

• study

• studied

• have studied

• will have been studying

Multiple Choice

I wonder what I ___ this time next year.

• will be doing

• am doing

• do

• have done

• will have done