Pengertian, Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat

Past Future Tense

Pengertian Past Future Tense
Past future tense atau “future in the past” adalah suatu bentuk kata kerja untuk
membicarakan masa depan dari perspektif masa lalu.

Lebih spesifik, bentuk ini digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu aksi yang akan dilakukan, baik
secara sukarela maupun yang direncanakan, membuat prediksi, dan membuat janji di masa
depan pada saat berada di masa lalu. Past future tense sering digunakan pada reported speech.

Rumus Past Future Tense

Past future tense dibentuk dari modal “would” dan bare infinitive atau dibentuk dari auxiliary
verb “be” (was, were), present participle “going”, dan infinitive. Apa itu infinitive? Infinitive
merupakan particle “to” + bare infinitive.

Dengan demikian rumus past future tense untuk kalimat positif, negatif, dan interogatif
adalah sebagai berikut.

Jenis Rumus Past Future Tense Contoh Past Future Tense

Kalimat
positif S + would + bare infinitive He would forgive you.
(+) S + was/were + going to + bare Lia was going to give two beautiful
infinitive scarfs to her friend.
negatif S + would + not + bare infinitive He wouldn’t forgive you.
(-) S + was/were + not + going to + Lia wasn’t going to give two beautiful
bare infinitive scarfs to her friend.
interogatif Would + S + bare infinitive? Would he forgive you?
(?) Was/were + S + going to + bare Was Lia going to give two beautiful
infinitive ? scarfs to her friend?

Beberapa Fungsi dan Contoh Kalimat Past

Future Tense
Fungsi Contoh Kalimat Past Future Tense
Past future tense untuk I knew you would prepare all the things for the
menyatakan suatu aksi yang meeting.
akan dilakukan secara sukarela (Saya tau kamu akan mempersiapkan segala hal untuk
(would). pertemuan tersebut.)
Past future tense untuk
menyatakan aksi yang
direncanakan (was/were going
to).
Past future tense untuk dapat
digunakan untuk membuat janji
(would).
Past future tense untuk dapat
digunakan untuk membuat
prediksi (would & was/were
going to).
They told that they were going to visit Lombok.
(Mereka mengatakan bahwa mereka akan mengunjungi
Lombok.)
I thought she was going to enroll the course.
(Saya pikir dia akan mendaftar kursus tersebut.)
My uncle told me that he would come on time.
(Paman saya mengatakan pada saya bahwa dia akan
datang tepat waktu.)
She promised she would give me a box of banana
cake.
(Dia berjanji dia akan memberi saya sekotak bolu
pisang.)
My father had a strong feeling that the weather would
be warm.
(Ayah saya punya perasaan kuat bahwa cuaca akan
hangat.)
I thought that the authorities were going to investigate
all allegations of fraud.
(Saya pikir otoritas itu akan menyelidiki semua dugaan
penipuan.)

Bentuk Pasif dari Past Future Tense

Rumus bentuk pasif dari past future tense adalah sebagai berikut.

S + would + be + Verb-3 / Past Participle

atau

S + was/were + going to + be + Verb-3 / Past Participle

Contoh Kalimat Active dan Passive Past Future Tense:

No Active Past Future Tense Passive Past Future Tense

1 I knew she would finish the task in an hour.
(Saya tau dia akan menyelesaikan tugas
tersebut dalam satu jam.)
2 We thought Rizma was going to buy a new
car.
(Kami pikir Rizma akan membeli sebuah
mobil baru.)
I knew the task would be finished in an
hour.
(Saya tau tugas tersebut akan
diselesaikan dalam satu jam.)
We thought a new car was going to be
bought by Rizma.
(Kami pikir sebuah mobil baru akan
dibeli oleh Rizma.)
References:

1. Future-in-the-past. http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/Future-In-The-Past.htm.
Accessed on December 11, 2012.
2. Talking about the Past. http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-
grammar/verbs/talking-about-past. Accessed on December 11, 2012.
3. Future in the Past. http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/futureinpast.html. Accessed
on December 11, 2012.
Pengertian, Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat
Past Future Continuous Tense
Pengertian Past Future Continuous Tense
Past future continuous tense adalah suatu bentuk kata kerja untuk menyatakan aksi atau
situasi imajiner yang sedang berlangsung apabila unreal condition-nya terpenuhi (present
continuous conditional ~ conditional sentence type 2 dengan continuous tense).

Rumus Past Future Continuous Tense

Past future continuous tense dibentuk dengan auxiliary verb would atau should dan
be, dan present participle. Secara umum future continuous tense umumnya hanya terjadi pada
aksi berupa dynamic verb, tidak stative verb karena umumnya hanya dynamic verb yang
memiliki bentuk continuous

Jenis Rumus Contoh Past Future Continuous

Kalimat Tense
positif S + would be + V1-ing/present participle He would be working
(+) We would be studying
negatif S + would + not + be + V1-ing/present He wouldn’t be working
(-) participle We wouldn’t be studying
interogatif Would + S + be + V1-ing/present Would he be working
(?) participle Would we be studying

Beberapa Contoh Kalimat Past Future

Continuous Tense
Contoh Kalimat Past Future Continuous Tense Fact
I would be attending the conference if I was in but I’m not in Jakarta (tapi saya
Jakarta. tidak di Jakarta)
(Saya akan sedang menghadiri konferensi tersebut
jika saya ada di Jakarta.)
We would be doing some soil tests if you brought but you doesn’t bring soil samples
soil samples. (tapi kamu tidak membawa contoh
(Kita akan sedang melakuan beberapa tes tanah tanah)
jika kamu membawa contoh tanah.)
Would you be having breakfast if you had at least but you have no bread (tapi kamu
2 slices of bread? tidak punya roti)
(Apakah kamu akan sedang sarapan kalau kamu
punya setidaknya dua potong roti?)
If she came, the show would be taking place but she doesn’t come (tapi dia tidak
smoothly. datang)
(Jika dia datang, pertunjukkan akan berjalan
dengan lancar.)

References:

1. Continuous Conditionals.
http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/continuousconditional.html. Accessed on
July 10, 2015.
2. Present Continuous Conditional. http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/present-
continuous-conditional/. Accessed on July 10, 2015.
3. Purnama, Puji. (2012). Melahap 16 English Tenses Semudah Makan Fastfood.
Yogyakarta: New Diglossia.
4. Hanafi, Tommy. (2011). Pasti Cepat Bisa 16 Tenses. Yogyakarta: Javalitera.
Pengertian, Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat
Past Future Perfect Tense
Pengertian Past Future Perfect Tense
Past future perfect tense adalah suatu bentuk kata kerja untuk membicarakan aktivitas yang
tidak terjadi, mungkin terjadi, atau sebenarnya dapat dilakukan namun tidak berhasil
dilakukan di masa lampau.

Bentuk ini biasa digunakan pada main clause dari conditional sentence type 3.

Rumus Past Future Perfect Tense

Past future perfect tense dibentuk dengan auxiliary verb would/should/could/may/might/must
dan have, dan past participle (verb-3). Have digunakan baik untuk singular maupun plural
subject. Sedangkan past participle dapat berupa regular atau irregular verb.

Jenis Rumus Contoh Past Future

Kalimat Perfect Tense
positif S + would/should/could/may/might/must + have + V- She would have
(+) 3/past participle worked
They would have
been
negatif S + would/should/could/may/might/must + not + have She wouldn’t have
(-) + V-3/past participle worked
They wouldn’t have
been
interogatif would/should/could/may/might/must + S + have + V- Would she have
(?) 3/past participle worked
Would they have
been

Fungsi dan Contoh Kalimat Past Future Perfect

Tense
Fungsi
Past future perfect tense (would)
digunakan pada conditional
sentence type 3 (kalimat
pengandaian) untuk
membicarakan sesuatu yang
Contoh Kalimat Past Future Perfect Tense
If you had saved your jewelry and foreign currency in
a safety deposit box, they wouldn’t have gone.
(Jika kamu telah menyimpan perhiasan dan mata uang
asingmu di safety deposit box, mereka tidak akan
hilang.)
tidak terjadi.
Past future perfect tense (should)
digunakan ketika ingin
membicarakan past event yang
tidak terjadi tetapi seharusnya
terjadi.
Past future perfect tense (could)
untuk membicarakan hal yang
dapat dilakukan di masa lalu
namun tidak dilakukan atau
tidak berhasil dilakukan.
Past future perfect tense
(may/might/could) untuk
membicarakan kemungkinan di
masa lampau.
You should have recieved your refund by now.
(Kamu seharusnya sudah menerima pengembalian
dana.)
I could have bought that car, but I prefered to save
money and wait for the manual version.
(Saya dapat sudah membeli mobil itu, tapi saya pilih
untuk menyimpan
uang dan menunggu versi manualnya.)
The traveler looks far from happy. He may have
waited for his flight for hours.
(Pelancong itu kelihatan jauh dari bahagia. Dia
mungkin telah menunggu
penerbangannya selama berjam-jam.)

References:

1. Can, Could and Could Have. http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-

grammar/verbs/modal-verbs/can-could-and-could-have. Accessed on July 10, 2014.
2. Perfect Modals. http://webhome.broward.edu/~ydaniel/EAP 0485C
Presentations/Perfect Modals.ppt. Accessed on July 8, 2014.
3. Will Have or Would Have. http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-
grammar/verbs/modal-verbs/will-have-or-would-have. Accessed on September 24,
2013.
4. Should and Should Have, Would and Would Have, Could and Could Have.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv195.shtml
. Accessed on September 24, 2013.
5. Future-in-the-past. http://grammar.about.com/od/fh/g/Future-In-The-Past.htm.
Accessed on September 24, 2013.
6. Talking about the Past. http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-
grammar/verbs/talking-about-past. Accessed on September 24, 2013.
7. Purnama, Puji. (2012). Melahap 16 English Tenses Semudah Makan Fastfood.
Yogyakarta: New Diglossia.
8. Hanafi, Tommy. (2011). Pasti Cepat Bisa 16 Tenses. Yogyakarta: Javalitera.
9. Future in the Past .http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/futureinpast.html. Accessed
on September 24, 2013.
Pengertian, Rumus dan Contoh Past Future
Perfect Continuous Tense

Pengertian Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Past future perfect continuous tense adalah suatu bentuk kata kerja untuk menyatakan
suatu aksi atau situasi imajiner sedang berlangsung pada titik tertentu atau selama periode
tertentu di masa lampau.

Bentuk kata kerja ini digunakan pada perfect continuous conditional sentence. Mirip dengan
conditional sentence type 3 ‘biasa’, namun berbeda di bagian ‘result’ karena tidak
menggunakan past future perfect melainkan past future perfect continuous tense (if + past
perfect, past future perfect continuous tense).

Rumus Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Past future perfect continuous tense dibentuk dengan auxiliary verb would, have, been
dan present participle (v1-ing).

Secara umum past future perfect continuous tense hanya terjadi pada aksi
berupa dynamic verb, tidak stative verb karena umumnya hanya dynamic verb yang memiliki
bentuk continuous. [Baca: Stative Verb dengan Bentuk Progressive]

Jenis Rumus Contoh Past Future Perfect Continuous

Kalimat Tense
positif S + would + have + been + V1- I/you/she/he/it would have been driving
(+) ing/present participle They/we would have been working
negatif S + would + not + have + been + I/you/she/he/it would not have been
(-) V1-ing/present participle driving
They/we would not have been working
interogatif Would + S + have + been + V1- Would I/you/she/he/it have been driving
(?) ing/present participle Would they/we have been working
Contoh Kalimat Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Contoh Kalimat Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense Fact
If his Visa had been approved, he would have been but his Visa wasn’t approved (tapi
working abroad for a week. Visa-nya tidak disetujui)
(Jika visa dia telah disetujui, dia akan telah bekerja
selama seminggu.)
If we had set the tanks in a proper way, the water but we didn’t set them in a proper
would have been flowing out of tank X into tank Y at way
a constant rate.
(Jika kita telah mengatur tank-tank tersebut
dengan cara yan benar, air akan telah mengalir
dari tangki X ke dalam tangki Y dengan laju
konstan.)
Nisa and her family would have been living at their but its construction didn’t finish
new house if its construction had finished. (tapi konstruksinya tidak selesai)
(Nisa dan keluargaya akan telah menempati rumah
baru mereka jika konstruksinya sudah selesai.)

References

1. Continuous Conditionals.
http://www.englishpage.com/conditional/continuousconditional.html. Accessed on
July 10, 2015.
2. Perfect Continuous Conditional. http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/perfect-
continuous-conditional/. Accessed on July 10, 2015.
3. Purnama, Puji. (2012). Melahap 16 English Tenses Semudah Makan Fastfood.
Yogyakarta: New Diglossia.
4. Hanafi, Tommy. (2011). Pasti Cepat Bisa 16 Tenses. Yogyakarta: Javalitera.