1. Simple Present Tense
Digunakan untuk menyatakan kegiatan yang di ulang – ulang atau kebiasaan sehari – hari.
(+) S + V1 (s/es) + O
(-) S + do/does + not + V1 + O
(?) Do/does + S + V1 + O
Contoh = ** Saya bermain tenis setiap hari minggu
(+) I play tennis every Sundays.
(-) I do not play tennis every Sundays
(?) Do I play tennis every sundays ?
** Dia membaca satu novel setiap hari
(+) He reads a novel every day
(-) He does not reads a novel every day
(?) Does he read a novel every day ?
- Present Continous Tense :
Digunakan untuk menyatakan peristiwa yang sedang berlangsung pada masa sekarang
(+) S + (is/am/are) + V-ing + O
(-) S + (is/am/are) + not + V-ing + O
(?) (is/am/are) + S + V-ing + O
Contoh = ** Saya sedang mendengarkan radio sekarang
(+) I am listening to the radio now
(-) I am not listening to the radio now
(?) Im I listening to the radio now ?
** Kami sedang mencari pekerjaan
(+) We are looking for a job
(-) We are not looking for a job
(?) Are we looking for a job ?
- Present Perfect Tense
Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu peristiwa yang sudah selesai pada masa lampau dan masih ada kaitanya dengan masa sekarang, dan biasanya ada hasilnya.
(+) S + have/has + V3 + O
(-) S + have/has + not + V3 + O
(?) have/has + S + V3 + O
Contoh = ** Saya telah memberi sebuah payung
(+) I have bought an umbrella
(-) I have not bought an umbrella
(?) Have I bought an umbrella ?
** Dia telah menggirim sebuah surat kepada saya
(+) She has sent me a letter
(-) She has not sent me a letter
( ?) Has she sent me a letter ?
- Present Perfect Continous Tense
Digunakan untuk menyatakan aktivitas yang dimulai pada waktu lampau dan masih berlangsung sampai sekarang
(+) S + have/has + been + V-ing + O
(-) S + have/has + not + been + V-ing + O
(?) Have/has + S + been + V-ing + O
Contoh = ** Saya telah (sedang) belajar bahasa inggris selama 5 jam
(+) I have been learning English for five hours
(-) I have not been learning English for five hours
(?) Have I been learning English for five hours ?
** Dia telah (sedang) duduk di sini selama dua jam
(+) He has been sitting here for two hours
(-) He has not been sitting here for two hours
(?) Has he been sitting here for two hours ?
- Simple Past Tense
Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan tertentu di masa lampau
(+) S + V2 + O
(-) S + did + not + V1 + O
(?) Did + S + V1 + O
Contoh = ** Saya telah membuka pintu
(+) I opened the door
(-) I did not open the door
(?) Did I open the door ?
** Dia telah menutup jendela
(+) He closed the window
(-) He did not close the window
(?) Did he close the window ?
- Past Continous Tense
Digunakan untuk menyatakan aktifitas yang sedang berlangsung ketika peristiwa lain terjadi.
(+) S + was/were + V-ing + O
(-) S + was/were + not + V-ing + O
(?) Was/were + S + V-ing + O
Contoh = ** Andi sedang tidur sepanjang hari kemarin
(+) Andi was sleeping all day yesterday
(-) Andi was not sleeping all day yesterday
(?) Was Andi sleeping all day yesterday ?
** Kami sedang belajar bahasa inggris saat kamu datang
(+) We were studying English when you came
(-) We were not studying English when you came
(?) Were we studying English when you came ?
- Past Perfect Tense
Digunakan untuk menyatakan aktivitas yang telah selesai dilakukan ketika/sebelum peristiwa lain terjadi di masa lampau
(+) S + had + V3 + O
(-) S + had + not + V3 + O
(?) Had + S + V3 +O ?
Contoh = ** Saya telah membawa tiga buku
(+) I had brought three books
(-) I had not brought three books
(?) Had I brought three books ?
- Past Perfect Continous Tense
Digunakan untuk menyatakan peristiwa yang sedang berlangsung selama beberapa waktu tertentu sebelum terjadi peristiwa lain di masa lampau.
(+) S + had + been + V-ing + O
(-) S + had + not + been + V-ing + O
(?) Had + S + been + V-ing + O
Contoh = ** Dia telah (sedang) menggarang satu puisi
(+) She had been composing a poem
( -) She had not been composing a poem
(?) Had she been composing a poem ?
- Simple Future Tense
Digunakan untuk menyatakan perbuatan yang akan dilakukan.
(+) S + will/shall + V1 + O
(-) S + wll/shall + not + V1 + O
(?) Will/shall + S + V1 + O
Contoh = ** Kita akan pergi ke Jakarta besok
(+) We shall go to Jakarta tomorrow
(-) We shall not go to Jakarta tomorrow
(?) Shall we go to Jakarta tomorrow ?
- Future Continous Tense
Digunakan untuk menyatakan peristiwa yang akan sedang berlangsung pada waktu tertentu di waktu yang akan datang.
(+) S + wll/shall + be + V-ing + O
(-) S + will/shall + not + be + V-ing + O
(?) Waill/shall + S + be + V-ing + O
Contoh = ** Dia akan membersihkan lantai
(+) She will be cleaning the floor
(-) She will be not cleaning the floor
(?) Will she be cleaning the floor ?
- Future Perfect Tense
Digunakan untuk menyatakn peristiwa yang telah terjadi sebelum terjadinya peristiwa yang lain di waktu lampau.
(+) S + will/shall + have + V3 + O
(-) S + wll/shall + not + have + V3 + O
(?) Will/shall + S + have + V3 + O
Contoh = **Jane akan mengecet jendela
(+) Jane will have painted the window
(-)Jane will not have painted the window
(?) Wll Jane have painted the window ?
- Future Perfect Continous Tense
Digunakan untuk menyatakan perbuatan yang akan sudah dilakukan pada waktu yang akan datang tetapi perbuatan itu masih berlangsung pada saat itu.
(+) S + wll/shall + have + been + V-ing + O
(-) S + wll/shall + not + have + been + V-ing + O
(?) Wll/shall + S + have + been + V-ing + O
Contoh = ** Dia akan (sedang) melakukan ujian
(+) She will have been doing the exam
(-)She will not have been doing the exam
(?) will She have been doing the exam ?
Sumber : Disadur dari buku “30 Hari Mahir Bahasa Inggris; Quantum English Learning” karangan Badiatul Roziqin