Sebelum mempelajari lebih jauh, anda harus mengingat basic structure of sentence atau
struktur dasar kalimat. Sama halnya di negara kita, dalam grammar juga sama yakni
menggunakan pola
S(subject) + V (verb)
5 Kata Kunci Belajar Tenses Bahasa Inggris
Past (lampau): V2
Catatan:
- Be, have, has, will dan shall bukan merupakan kata kerja biasa, melainkan Tense Auxiliaries
atau Auxiliaries Verb. Ingat, kelimanya juga bukan merupakan Modal Auxiliaries.
- Vbi adalah Verb Bare Infinitive, sebut saja kata kerja murni yang tidak mendapat imbuhan.
Infinitive kalau dijelaskan bisa panjang lebar.
Vbi
V1
V2
V3
be
am, are
were
been
be
is
was
been
have
have/has
had
had
will
would
shall
would
1. Present Tense
a. Simple Present Tense
terdiri dari present
S
Present
V1(s/es)
Rumus: S + V(s/es)
Present
Continuous
V1(s/es)
be+Ving
V1(s/es)+be
Ving
is/am/are
Ving
Rumus: S + is/am/are + Ving
Present
Perfect
V1(s/es)
have/has+V3
V1(s/es)+have/has
V3
have/has
V3
Rumus: S + have/has + V3
Present
Perfect
Continuous
V(s/es)
have/has+V3
be+Ving
V(s/es)+have/has V3+be
Ving
have/has
Ving
been
Past
V2
Rumus: S + V2
Past
Continuous
V2
be+Ving
V2+be
Ving
was/were
Ving
Rumus: S + was/were + Ving
Past
Perfect
V2
have/has+V3
V2+have/has
V3
had
V3
Rumus: S + had + V3
Past
Perfect
Continuous
V2
have/has+V3
be+Ving
V2+have/has
V3+be
Ving
had
been
Ving
Future
will/shall+Vbi
Rumus: S + will/shall + Vbi
Future
Continuous
will/shall+Vbi
be+Ving
will/shall
Vbi+be
Ving
will/shall
be
Ving
Future
Perfect
will/shall+Vbi
have/has+V3
will/shall
Vbi+have/has
V3
will/shall
have
V3
Future
Perfect
Continuous
will/shall+Vbi
have/has+V3
be+Ving
will/shall
Vbi+have/has
V3+be
Ving
will/shall
have
been
Ving
Past
Future
V2
will/shall+Vbi
V2+will/shall
Vbi
would/should
Vbi
Past
Future
Continuous
V2
will/shall+Vbi
be+Ving
V2+will/shall
Vbi+be
Ving
would/should
be
Ving
Past
Future
Perfect
V2
will/shall+Vbi
have/has+V3
V2+will/shall
Vbi+have/has
V3
would/should
have
V3
Past
Future
Perfect
Continuous
V2
will/shall+Vbi
have/has+V3
be+Ving
V2+will/shall
Vbi+have/has V3+be
Ving
would/should
have
been
Ving