5 TENSE WE FREQUENTLY USE

6 October 2016

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Used to express habitual actions or routines and general facts.
(I, YOU, THEY, WE) → use [DO]  
(SHE, HE, IT) → use [DOES]

FORMULA :
(+) S + V1 (s / es)
(-) S + do / does + not + V1
(?) Do / does + S + V1

Subject	Present
I You They We	V1 {Do}
She He It	V1+s/es {Does}

 
EXAMPLE


- They go to campus by bus
- She goes to campus by motorcycle

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Used to declare a sentence that happened in the past.

FORMULA :
(+) S + V2
(-) S + did + not + V1
(?) Did + S + V1

EXAMPLE:
          
 we (like) the beach so much (she)
(+) He like the beach so much
(-) He do not like the beach so much
(?) Did we like the beach so much

PAST / PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

 used to express the ongoing activity, while PAST used to declare the ongoing activity yesterday.

FORMULA :
(+) S + Be + Ving
(-) S + Be + not + Ving
(?) Be + S + Ving

SUBJECT	PRESENT	PAST
I	AM	WAS
YOU, THEY, WE	ARE	WERE
SHE, HE, IT	IS	WAS

Note: Kalo tidak ada kata kerja dipake AAN (Adjective , Adverb , Noun)

           Contohnya : -     Justin was in love with selena

     -   We were at Agriculture Faculty

Example :

1.  They are going to campus by bus

    (-) They aren’t going to campus by bus

    (?) Are they going to campus by bus?

  SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

sed to express events that have not occurred, still in rencakan, or events in the future.
 

FORMULA :
(+) S + Will + V1
(-) S + Will + not + V1
(?) Will + S + V1

Example :

1.Cikal will finish his study in 2020

   (-) Cikal will not finish his study in 2020

   (?) Will Cikal finish his study in 2020?

2. Jul will get married in 2023

     (-) Jul will not married in 2023

     (?) Will Jul married in 2023?

PERFECT PRESENT TENSE

Used to declare events that have occurred and the result still feels / looks.

Formula : (+) S + has / have + V3
(-) S + has / have + not + V3
(?) Has / have + S + V3

HAS	HAVE
SHE, HE, IT	I, YOU, THEY, WE

EXERCISE :

1. She (drink) coffee. (S. Past)
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?

3.  Ana and Linda (open) the account (Past Cont)
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

                 (-) 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?