Present tense, digunakan untuk apa pun yang terjadi saat ini atau
untuk pernyataan umum.
Past tense, digunakan untuk segala sesuatu yang terjadi sebelum
momen ini tepat waktu.
Future tense, tegang digunakan untuk apa pun yang akan terjadi
pada suatu saat nanti daripada sekarang.
1. Present Tense
Jenis
Bentuk Rumus Present Tense
Kalimat
Verbal Subject + Verb-1 + (s/es)
Positif
Nominal Subject + is/am/are + nominal
Verbal Subject + do/does + not + Infinitive
Negatif
Nominal Subject + is/am/are + not + nominal
Verbal Do/does + Subject + Infintive
Interogatif
Nominal Is/am/are + Subject + nominal
Contoh kalimat simple present tense positif, negatif dan interogatif adalah :
1. Positif.
o I live in Bandung.
o He works in the bank.
o Cats eat fish.
2. Negatif.
o I don’t watch television every night
o She doesn’t go to shopping the market every week.
o He don`t sing well.
3. Tanya (Interogatif).
o What do you do?
o Do yo have a car?
o Can you do me a favor?
Tense ini active verbs dalam bentuk present participle yang berakhiran “-
ing” dan jiga dengan “to be”. Bentuk rumus present continuous tense adalah
subject + to be + verb-ing.
1. Positif.
o Agnes is speaking to his sister right now.
o Fatin is taking math classes at the university.
o I am working at a office.
2. Negatif.
o I am not listening.
o They are not watching.
o He is not going home.
3. Interogatif (tanya).
o What are You doing these days?
o Are You learning English now?
Is He swimming now?
Contoh kalimat simple past tense positif, negatif dan interogatif adalah :
1. Positif.
o Budi went to London yesterday.
o She was still single in 2010.
o He congratulated him for the success.
2. Negatif.
o I didn’t like rice before.
o Bambang was not a football player.
o They aren`t worked for Amazon.
3. interogatif.
o Did you eat an egg?
o Did she drink coffee?
o When did you move here?
Jenis
Rumus Past Continuous Tense
Kalimat
Positif S + be (was/were) + Present Participle (V-ing) + O
Negatif S + be (was/were) + not + Present Participle (V-ing) + O
Interogatif be (was/were) + S + present participle (v-ing) + O?
Contoh kalimat past continuous tense positif, negatif dan interogatif adalah :
1. Positif.
o I was eating banana yesterday in the evening.
o Adi was studying English.
o She was swimming in the river.
2. Negatif.
o Ani was not sleeping.
o I wish you were not driving this car.
o We were not getting home.
3. interogatif.
o What was John doing yesterday?
o What were you watching yesterday night?
o What were you doing last week?
Simple future tense adalah bentuk verb yang digunakan untuk merujuk ke
waktu yang akan datang. Simple future tense memiliki dua bentuk:, yaitu:
“will + verb” dan “to be + going to verb“. Keduanya mengacu pada waktu
tertentu di masa depan.
will + verb.
Anda dapat mengubahnya menjadi kalimat negatif dengan menempatkan
“not” di antara “will” dan “verb“.
1. Janji.
Penggunaan simple future tense untuk mengucapkan janji dan
sumpah.
2. Perkiraan.
Berfungsi untuk membuat perkiraan berdasarkan pengalaman atau
intuisi kita, seperti kata: believe, feel sure atau suppose. Dengan
mengunakan adverbs: perhaps, possibly atau probably.
3. Acara akan datang.
Digunakan untuk membicarakan tentang peristiwa atau acara yang
akan datang dan kita tidak memiliki pengaruh terhadap peristiwa
tersebut.
Contoh kalimat simple future tense positif, negatif dan interogatif adalah :
1. Positif.
o He will send You a letter next week.
o I am going to finish my work in a day.
o My wife will be here tomorrow.
2. Negatif.
o He is not going to spend his vacation in Bali next month.
o I will not call you tomorrow.
o We aren`t going to eat a whole apple together.
3. interogatif.
o Who will help Me finish this homework?
o What are You going to do this month?
o Is He going to drive all the way to Surabaya?