Tenses
negatif
(-)
interogatif
(?)
Catatan:
Pada kalimat positif, normalnya auxiliary verb (do/does) tidak digunakan, melainkan hanya
digunakan jika perlu untuk memberi penekanan pada keharusan melakukan aksi.
Simple present tense: He sleeps without a pillow. (Dia tidur tanpa bantal. habit)
Present continuous tense: He is sleeping without a pillow. (Dia sedang tidur tanpa
bantal)
The sun rises from the east and sets in the west.
(Matahari terbit dari ufuk timur dan tenggelam di ufuk
Factual (kebenaran umum/fakta
barat.)
yang tak terbantahkan)
Water boils at 100 degrees Celcius.
(Air mendidih pada suhu 100 derajat celcius.)
I live in Jakarta.
Simple present tense digunakan
(Saya tinggal di Jakarta)
untuk membuat simple statement
She is so beautiful.
yang berlaku general (berlaku kapan
(Dia sangat cantik.)
saja) maupun tidak
Hes angry.
general (menggunakan verb be).
(Dia marah.) [tidak general: terjadi sekarang]
Simple present tense menggunakan She loves dancing.
Tense
Question
word
Auxiliary
verb
Subject
Main verb
Keterangan
Simple
Present
What
does
Sarah
think
What
is
your name?
What
are
you
doing?
What
would
you
do
Where
are
you
now?
Why
do
you
love
me?
Who
is
she?
How
does
the washing
machine
work?
How many
kids
do
you
have?
What
did
you
do
yesterday?
When
did
you
create
the blog?
Where
did
you
buy
that T-shirt?
Simpe Past
Why
were
you
late?
1. What (Apa)
What digunakan untuk menanyakan benda atau hal. Contoh kalimat tanya yang menggunakan
kata what bisa Anda lihat di bawah ini.
What does Sarah think about your project? [Apa yang Sarah pikirkan tentang proyek
Anda?]
What did Sarah eat yesterday? [Apa yang Sarah makan kemarin?]
What was Sarah doing when you called? [Apa yang Sarah lakukan ketika Anda
menelpon?]
What have they been doing all day? [Apa yang telah mereka lakukan sepanjang hari?]
What will Sarah think about your project? [Apa yang akan Sarah pikirkan tentang
proyek Anda?]
Anda juga bisa meletakkan kata benda yang Anda ingin tanyakan setelah what. Contohnya
adalah:
What kind of cat do you have? [Kucing macam apa yang Anda punya?]
What car did Wawan buy last week? [Mobil apa yang dibeli Wawan minggu lalu?]
What movie did Sarah see last night? [Film apa yang Sarah tonton tadi malam?]
Selain itu, Anda bisa juga meletakkan kata kerja setelah what. Berikut adalah contoh
kalimatnya:
What makes your blog unique? [Apa yang membuat blogmu unik?]
What annoys you the most at work? [Apa yang paling membuatmu jengkel di tempat
kerja?]
Where did you buy that T-shirt? [Di mana Anda membeli T-shirt itu?]
3. When (Kapan)
When digunakan untuk menanyakan waktu. Contoh kalimatnya:
When did you live in New York? [Kapan Anda tinggal di New York?]
Which car do you want to buy? [Mobil yang mana yang ingin Anda beli?]
Which flavour of ice cream would you like? [Rasa es krim yang mana yang Anda
sukai?]
Which route do we should take? [Rute yang mana yang harus kami lalui?]
Which drink did you order? [Minuman yang mana yang Anda pesan?]
Why does the food smell bad? [Mengapa makanan itu bau?]
Why did you not go for work today? [Mengapa Anda tidak pergi kerja hari ini?]
Whose place are you staying at? [Tempat siapa yang sedang Anda tinggali?]
Who is going to come with Messi? [Siapa yang akan datang dengan Messi?]
Who is she dating now? [Siapa yang sedang dia kencani sekarang?]
Who can help me bring this table? [Siapa yang bisa membantu saya membawa meja
ini?]
Who will you invite to the party? [Siapa yang akan Anda undang ke pesta?]
Selain itu, who juga bisa langsung diikuti oleh kata kerja. Perhatikan contoh-contohnya di
bawah ini:
Who wrote the Harry Potter? [Siapa yang menulis Harry Potter?]
Whom are you talking about? [Siapa yang sedang Anda bicarakan?]
Whom did you interview yesterday? [Siapa yang Anda wawancarai kemarin?]
How does the washing machine work? [Bagaimana cara kerja mesin cuci?]
How many children does Parto have? [Berapa banyak anak yang Parto miliki?]
How much money have you spent this month? [Berapa banyak uang yang telah Anda
habiskan bulan ini?]
How far is Bali from Jakarta? [Seberapa jauh Bali dari Jakarta?]
How long can you go? [Berapa lama Anda bisa pergi?]
How often do you visit your grandmother? [Seberapa sering Anda mengunjungi nenek
Anda?]