A. Simple Present Tense
Simple present tense adalah tense yang paling banyak digunakan baik dalam percakapan maupun tulisan. Dikatakan Simple karena ingin menunjukkan bahwa pekerjaan tersebut tidak sedang (continuous) atau telah (perfect) dilakukan.
Rumus Simple Present Tense
Bentuk
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Rumus
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Contoh Kalimat
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+
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Verbal
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S + Verb-1 (+s/es)
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She loves InggrisOnline.com
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Nominal
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S + is/am/are + nominal
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You are my best friend
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–
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Verbal
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S + do/does + not + Infinitive
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I do not know who you are
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Nominal
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S + is/am/are + not + nominal
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You are not my wife any more.
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?
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Verbal
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Do/does + S + Infintive
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Does she know that I love her?
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Nominal
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Is/am/are + S + nominal
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Are you sleepy?
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B. Simple Past Tense
Simple past tense adalah tense yang berfungsi untuk menunjukkan pekerjaan yang terjadi pada masa lampau tanpa ingin menekankan bahwa pekerjaan tersebut telah (perfect) atau sedang (continuous) dikerjakan. Pemahaman tense ini hampir sama dengan Simple Present Tense, hanya waktunya saja yang berbeda.
Rumus Simple Past Tense.
Bentuk
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Rumus
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Contoh Kalimat
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+
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Verbal
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S + Verb-2
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She killed a snake yesterday
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Nominal
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S + was/were + nominal
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I was there but you did not see me
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–
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Verbal
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S + did + not + Infinitive
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She did not know where to go.
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Nominal
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S + was/were + not + nominal
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When I was a child, I used to cry.
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?
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Verbal
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Did + S + Infinitive
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Did you take my money?
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Nominal
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Was/were + S + nominal?
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Was the case hard to solve?
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C. Past Continuous Tense
Past continuous tense juga dikenal dengan istilah past progressive tense. Tense ini digunakan untuk menggambarkan suatu pekerjaan atau aktivitas yang sedang terjadi pada masa lalu. Dikatakan continuous atau progressive karena pekerjaannya sedang dilakukan. Dan dikatakan past karena terjadi pada masa lampau
Rumus Past Continuous Tense.
Bentuk
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RUMUS
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CONTOH
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+
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Verbal
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S + was/were + Verb-ing
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She was reading a book when I come
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Nominal
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S + was/were + nominal
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When I was child, I was so handsome
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–
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Verbal
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S + was/were + not + Verb-ing
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I was not sleeping at seven o’clock yesterday
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Nominal
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S + was/were + not + nominal
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Meeting president was not in my schedule
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?
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Verbal
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Was/were + S + Verb-ing
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Were you hiking with your friends last week?
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Nominal
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Was/were + S + Verb-ing
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Were you alone now?
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Simple future tense adalah tense yang digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan yang akan dilakukan di masa depan (rencana). Dikatakan simple karena tidak ingin menunjukkan bahwa rencana tersebut telah selesai (perfect) atau sedang dilakukan (continuous). Dan dikatakan future karena terjadi di masa yang akan datang
Rumus Simple Future Tense
Bentuk
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Rumus
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Contoh
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+
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Verbal
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S + will/shall + Infinitive (Verb-1)
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She will be a famous singer in the future.
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Nominal
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S + will/shal + be + nominal
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I am sure that Prabowo will be our President.
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–
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Verbal
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S + Will + not + Infinitive
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I will not forgive you.
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Nominal
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S + will/shal + be + not + nominal
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You will not stop loving you.
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?
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Verbal
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Will/shall + S + Infinitive
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Will you tell me how to make a delicious cake?
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Nominal
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Will/shall + S + be + nominal
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Will she be mine?
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E. Present Perfect Tense
Present Perfect tense adalah suatu tense yang
digunakan untuk menggambarkan suatu aktivitas yang telah dilakukan pada
saat ini. Dikatakan perfect karena pekerjaanya telah
sempurna/selesai/paripurna pada saat ini (present). Oleh sebab itulah ia
menggunakan kata kerja have yang berarti telah untuk menunjukkan bahwa
pekerjaannya telah usai.
Rumus Present Perfect Tense
Bentuk
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Rumus
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Contoh
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+
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Verbal
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S + have/has + Verb-3
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I have told you 3 times.
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Nominal
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S + have/has + been + nominal
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The storm has gone.
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–
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Verbal
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S + have/has + not + Verb-3
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I have not ever gone to Jogjakarta even once.
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Nominal
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S + have/has + not + been + nominal
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In 1703, Indonesia has not been a country.
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?
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Verbal
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Have/has + S + Verb-3
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Have you already taken a bath?
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Nominal
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Have/has + S + been + nominal
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Has she been in school now?
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EXERCISE
1.
She (drink) coffee. (S. Past)
Answer : (+) She drank coffee
Answer : (+) She drank coffee
(-) She didn’t drink
coffee
(?) Did she drink coffee?
2.
They (Start) the course. (Pr. Perfect)
Answer : (+) They have started the course
(-) They haven’t started the course
(?) Have they started the course?
Answer : (+) They have started the course
(-) They haven’t started the course
(?) Have they started the course?
3.
Ana and Linda (open) the account (Past Cont)
Answer : (+) Ana and Linda were opening the account
Answer : (+) Ana and Linda were opening the account
(-) Ana and Linda weren’t
opening the account
(?) Were Ana and Linda
opening the account?
4.
The bank (close) at 5pm (S. Present)
Answer : (+) The bank close at 5pm
Answer : (+) The bank close at 5pm
(-) The bank doesn’t close
at 5pm
(?) Does the bank close
at 5pm?
5.
The dog (run) through the part (S. Past)
Answer : (+) The dog ran through the part
(-) The dog didn’t run through the part
(?) Did the dog run through the part?
(-) The dog didn’t run through the part
(?) Did the dog run through the part?