This document provides examples and explanations of 8 English verb tenses:
1) Simple Present Tense - used to describe present habits and facts
2) Present Continuous Tense - used to describe ongoing actions
3) Present Perfect Tense - used to describe completed actions with present relevance
4) Present Perfect Continuous Tense - used to describe ongoing actions that began in the past and continue in the present
5) Simple Past Tense - used to describe completed past actions
6) Past Continuous Tense - used to describe ongoing past actions
7) Past Perfect Tense - used to describe completed past actions before another past action
8) Past Perfect Continuous Tense - used to describe ongoing past actions completed by
This document provides examples and explanations of 8 English verb tenses:
1) Simple Present Tense - used to describe present habits and facts
2) Present Continuous Tense - used to describe ongoing actions
3) Present Perfect Tense - used to describe completed actions with present relevance
4) Present Perfect Continuous Tense - used to describe ongoing actions that began in the past and continue in the present
5) Simple Past Tense - used to describe completed past actions
6) Past Continuous Tense - used to describe ongoing past actions
7) Past Perfect Tense - used to describe completed past actions before another past action
8) Past Perfect Continuous Tense - used to describe ongoing past actions completed by
This document provides examples and explanations of 8 English verb tenses:
1) Simple Present Tense - used to describe present habits and facts
2) Present Continuous Tense - used to describe ongoing actions
3) Present Perfect Tense - used to describe completed actions with present relevance
4) Present Perfect Continuous Tense - used to describe ongoing actions that began in the past and continue in the present
5) Simple Past Tense - used to describe completed past actions
6) Past Continuous Tense - used to describe ongoing past actions
7) Past Perfect Tense - used to describe completed past actions before another past action
8) Past Perfect Continuous Tense - used to describe ongoing past actions completed by
Macam-macam Tenses beserta contohnya! 1. Simple Present Tense. Digunakan untuk menunjukkan fakta, kebiasaan, dan keadaan umum yang terjadi pada saat ini. Fungsi Rumus Contoh Subject + Verb / Verb-s/es He works hard for this + Complement company Positif Subject + am/are/is + She is beautiful Complement Sunbect + do/does not + He does not work hard Verb1 + Complement for this company Negatif Subject + am/are/is + not She is not beautiful + complement Do/does + Subject + Does he work hard for Verb1 + Complement? this company? Interogatif Am/are/is + Subject + Is she beautiful? Complement? Kata sinyal waktu untuk tense ini adalah: usually, always, every, sometimes, normally, dan seldom, dll.
2. Present Continuous Tense.
Digunakan untuk membicarakan aksi yang sedang berlangsung. Yang paling utama dari tense ini adalah adanya durasi waktu untuk kata kerjanya. Fungsi Rumus Contoh Subject + am/are/is + We are studying English. Positif Verb-ing + Complement She is reading a magazine We are not Subject + am/are/is + Not studying English. Negatif + Complement She is not reading a magazine Am/are/is + Subject + Are we studying English? Interogatif Verb-ing + Complement? Is she reading a magazine Kata sinyal waktu untuk tense ini adalah now, at the time, at this present, at this moment, dll. 3. Present Perfect Tense. Digunakan untuk menunjukkan suatu aksi atau kejadian sudah selesai dan menekankan pada hasilnya. Fungsi Rumus Contoh I have finished my Subject + has/have + homework. Positif Verb3 + Complement She has finished her homework. I have not finished my Subject + has/have + not + homework. Negatif Verb3 + Complement She has not finished her homework. Have I finished my Has/have + Subject + homework? Interogatif Verb3 + Complement? Has she finished her homework? Kata sinyal waktu untuk tense ini adalah already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, dll.
4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense.
Digunakan untuk menunjukkan aksi yang dimulai pada masa lampau dan terus berlanjut sampai saat ini. Biasanya aksi yang menggunakan tense ini mempunyai durasi waktu tentu dan mempunyai relevansi dengan kondisi sekarang. Fungsi Rumus Contoh You have been working here since 2015. Subject + has/have + been Positif She has been + Verb-ing + Complement speaking for the last 3 hours. You have not been Subject + has/have + not + working here since 2015. Negatif been + Verb-ing + She has not been Complement speaking for the last 3 hours. Have you been working here since 2015? Has/have + Subject + been Interogatif Has she been + Verb-ing + Complement? speaking for the last 3 hours? 5. Simple Past Tense. Digunakan untuk menunjukkan suatu kejadian di masa lampau. Fungsi Rumus Contoh Subject + Verb2 + He worked hard for that Complement company. Positif Subject + was/were + She was beautiful Complement Subject + did not + Verb1 He did not work hard for + Complement that company. Negatif Subject + was/were + not She was not beautiful. + Complement Did + Subject + Verb1 + Did he work hard for that Complement? company? Interogatif Was/were + Subject + Was she beautiful? Complement? Kata sinyal waktu untuk tense ini adalah last year, last month, yesterday, in 1996, last Sunday, dll.
6. Past Continuous Tense.
Digunakan untuk menunjukkan suatu kejadian yang sedang terjadi pada masa lampau. Biasanya, ada 2 kejadian terjadi di masa lampau, dan kejadian yang diinterupsi tersebut yang menggunakan tense ini. Fungsi Rumus Contoh I was studying English Subject + was/were + when he called. Positif Verb-ing + Complement She was watching television at 2 o’clock I was not studying English when he Subject + was/were + Not Negatif called. + Verb-ing + Complement She was not watching television at 2 o’clock Was I studying English Was/were + Subject + when he called? Interogatif Verb-ing + Complement? Was She watching television at 2 o’clock Kata sinyal waktu untuk tense ini adalah when, while, as long as, at this time yesterday, dll. 7. Past Perfect Tense. Digunakan untuk menunjukkan kejadian yang terjadi sebelum waktu tertentu di masa lampau, dan lebih menekankan pada hasil dari pada durasinya kejadiannya. Biasanya digunakan untuk menunjukkan kejadian mana yang terlebih terjadi dahulu di antara 2 kejadian yang terjadi di masa lampau. Fungsi Rumus Contoh I had finished my homework before I met up Subject + had + Verb3 + Positif with my friends yesterday. Complement She had gone before you came I had not finished my homework before I met up Subject + had + not + Negatif with my friends yesterday. Verb3 + Complement I hadn’t already taken a bath when you visit me Had I finished my homework before I met up with my friends Had + Subject + Verb3 + Interogatif yesterday? Complement? Had you already graduated from senior high school last year? Kata sinyal waktu untuk tense ini adalah before yesterday, till three days ago, already, until that day, dll.
8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense.
Digunakan untuk menunjukkan aksi yang terjadi di masa lalu dan sudah selesai pada waktu tertentu di masa lalu juga. Tense ini menekankan pada durasi kejadiannya. Tense ini juga digunakan pada Reported Speech Fungsi Rumus Contoh You had been crying for Subject + had + been + an hour. Positif Verb-ing + Complement She had been playing badminton at 7 o’clock You had not been Subject + had + not + been crying for an hour. Negatif + Verb-ing + Complement She had not been playing badminton at 7 o’clock Had you been crying for Had + Subject + been + an hour? Interogatif Verb-ing + Complement? Had She been playing badminton at 7 o’clock? 9. Simple Future Tense. Digunakan untuk menunjukkan aksi atau suatu keadaan di masa depan. Fungsi Rumus Contoh I will work hard for this Subject + will/be going to company Positif + Verb1 + Complement I am going to work hard for this company. I will not work hard for Subject + will not / be not this company. Negatif going to + Verb1 + I am not going to Complement work hard for this company. Will I work hard for this Will + Subject + Verb1 + company? Interogatif Complement? Am I going to work hard for this company? Kata sinyal waktu untuk tense ini adalah next…, tomorrow, five days later, dll.
10. Future Continuous Tense.
Digunakan untuk menunjukkan suatu aksi atau keadaan yang akan terjadi di suatu waktu tertentu di masa yang akan datang. Fungsi Rumus Contoh I will Subject + will / be going be studying English. Positif to+ be + Verb-ing + You are going be Complement studying English. I will not be Subject + will not / be not studying English. Negatif going to + be + Verb-ing + You are not going to be Complement studying English. Will I be Am/are/is + Subject + studying English? Interogatif Verb-ing + Complement? Are you going to be studying English? Kata sinyal waktu untuk tense ini adalah tomorrow morning, in ten years, dll. 11. Future Perfect Tense. Digunakan untuk menunjukkan aksi yang akan berakhir di masa depan. Fungsi Rumus Contoh I will have finished my Subject + will have + homework. Positif Verb3 + Complement He will have arrived by the end of this month I will not have Subject + will not have + finished my homework. Negatif Verb3 + Complement He will not have slept at the time you go home. Will I have finished my Will + Subject + have homework? Interogatif Verb3 + Complement? Will you have taken bath at 4 pm? Kata sinyal waktu untuk tense ini adalah next…, in a week, dll.
12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense.
Digunakan untuk menunjukkan aksi yang akan terus terjadi di masa depan. Tense ini menekankan pada hasil. Fungsi Rumus Contoh In 2020, she will have been working here for 2 Subject + will/shall + have years. Positif + been + Verb-ing + I shall have been Complement writing a letter at this time tomorrow In 2020, she will not have been working here for 2 Subject + will/shall + not years. Negatif + have + been + Verb-ing + I shall not have been Complement writing a letter at this time tomorrow In 2020, will she have been working here for 2 Will/shall + Subject + have years? Interogatif + been + Verb-ing + Shall I have been writing Complement? a letter at this time tomorrow? 13. Past Future Tense. Digunakan untuk menunjukkan aksi yang akan dilakukan di masa lalu namun gagal (rencana yang gagal). Fungsi Rumus Contoh I would come to your party if you invited me Subject + would/should + Positif She would finish Verb1 + Complement washing if you didn’t come here. I would not come to your party if you did not invite Subject + would/should me. Negatif not + Verb1 + She would not finish Complement washing if you didn’t come here. Would I come to your party if you invited me? Would/should + Subject + Interogatif Would she finish Verb1 + Complement? washing if you didn’t come here. Kata sinyal waktu untuk tense ini adalah yesterday, the day before, last week, dll.
14. Past Future Continuous Tense.
Digunakan untuk menunjukkan suatu aksi yang akan dilakukan di masa lampau dan akan berlangsung hingga waktu tertentu di masa lampau. Tense ini menekankan pada durasi aksinya. Fungsi Rumus Contoh I would be studying if you did not disturb me Subject + would/should + yesterday. Positif be + Verb-ing + She would be finish Complement cooking if the stove is not broken I would not be studying if you did not Subject + would/should disturb me yesterday. Negatif not + be + Verb-ing + She would not be finish Complement cooking if the stove is not broken Would I be studying if you did not disturb me Would/should + Subject + yesterday? Interogatif be + Verb-ing + Would she be finish Complement? cooking if the stove is not broken 15. Past Future Perfect Tense. Digunakan untuk menunjukkan suatu aksi yang akan sudah dilakukan di masa lampau namun ternyata tidak dilakukan (rencana yang gagal). Tense ini menekankan pada hasil. Fungsi Rumus Contoh I would have bought a new car if I had enough Subject + would/should money. Positif + have + Verb3 + This office would have Complement been painted if all workers had came yesterday. I would not have bought a new car if I had Subject + would/should enough money. Negatif not + have + Verb3 + This office would not Complement have been painted if all workers had came yesterday. Would I have bought a new car if I had enough Would/should + Subject + money? Interogatif be + Verb3 + Would this office have Complement? been painted if all workers had came yesterday?
16. Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense.
Digunakan untuk menunjukkan aksi yang akan sudah dan masih sedang dilakukan di masa lampau, namun sebenarnya tidak terjadi. Tense ini menekankan pada durasi dan hasilnya. Fungsi Rumus Contoh She would have been waiting for me for 3 hours Subject + would/should + yesterday but she had Positif have + been + Verb-ing + gone at 9.00 PM. Complement She would have been sleeping if the fan was not broken She would not have been waiting for me for 3 hours Subject + would/should yesterday but she had Negatif not + have + been + Verb- gone at 9.00 PM. ing + Complement She would not have been sleeping if the fan was broken Interogatif Would/should + Subject + Would she have been have + been + Verb-ing + waiting for me for 3 hours Complement? yesterday? Would she have been sleeping if the fan was broken ? Kata sinyal untuk tense ini adalah for, but, unfortunately, dll.