Simple Present Tense

Simple present tense adalah bentuk tense yang paling umum digunakan. Bentuk ini biasanya
digunakan untuk menunjukan fakta, kebiasaan, dan kejadian yang terjadi pada saat ini.

Kalimat
Rumus Kata Sinyal Kalimat Positif Kalimat Tanya
Negatif
Does he work
Subject + always, every, He does not
He always very hard in the
Verb 1 never, normally, work very hard
works very hard company?
(present often, sometimes, in the
in the company Yes, he does. /
form) usually, seldom company.
No, he does not.

Present Continuous Tense

Present continuous tense biasanya digunakan untuk membicarakan aksi yang sedang
berlangsung saat pembicaraan sedang berlangsung atau bisa juga digunakan untuk
rencana di masa depan.

Pattern Signal Words Affirmative Negative Question

Is he playing
Subject +
at the moment, He is not computer games
am/is/are + Look! He is
just now, now, playing at the moment?
Verb -ing talking with his
right now, Listen!, computer Yes, he is.
(continuous classmates.
Look! games now. / No, he is
form)
not.

Present Perfect Tense

Present perfect tense menekankan pada hasil. Tense ini menunjukkan aksi yang masih
sedang berlangsung atau baru saja selesai.

Pattern Signal Words Affirmative Negative Question

Has he
completed the
Subject + arrangement for
already, ever, just, He has not
has/have+ He has already the coming
never, not yet, so been to
Verb III (past finished his event up to
far, till now, up to Australia so
participle homework. now?
now far.
form) Yes, he has.
/ No, he has
not.
 Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Present perfect continuous tense digunakan untuk mengungkapkan aksi yang telah selesai
pada suatu titik dimasa lampau atau aksi telah dimulai di masa lalu dan terus berlanjut
sampai sekarang. Biasanya aksi tersebut ada durasi waktu tertentu dan ada relevansinya
dengan kondisi sekarang.

Pattern Signal Words Affirmative Negative Question

Has he been
Subject +
playing the
HAS/HAVE for the past 5 He has not
He has been computer game
+ BEEN + years, how long been speaking
working here all day?
Verb -ing ?, the whole for the last 3
since 1996. Yes, he has.
(continuous week, since xxxx hours.
/ No, he has
form)
not.

Simple Past Tense

Simple past tense digunakan untuk mengungkapkan suatu kejadian yang terjadi di masa
lampau.

Pattern Signal Words Affirmative Negative Question

yesterday, 2 Did he pay the
Subject + minutes ago, in Last year, he He did not go bill yesterday?
Verb II (past 1996, last always worked to school this Yes, he did.
form) Thursday, this into night. morning. / No, he did
morning not.

Past Continuous Tense

Past continuous tense digunakan untuk mengungkapkan bahwa suatu aksi sedang terjadi
pada waktu tertentu di masa lampau. Biasanya ada dua kejadian di masa lampau dan satu
kejadian menginterupsi kejadian yang lain. Kejadian yang sedang diinterupsi tersebut
yang menggunakan past continuous tense.

Pattern Signal Words Affirmative Negative Question

Was he writing
Subject + He was not
the letter to his
WAS/WERE when, while, as He was doing his
parents when I
+ Verb -ing long as, at this speaking when I homework at
was out last
(continuous time yesterday entered in room. this time
Tuesday?
form) yesterday.
Yes, he was. /
No, he was not.