TENSES

assorted tenses

Tenses is a verb-based method is used to indicate the time, and sometimes the continuation or completion, of an action or circumstances relating to the time talking. So the concept of tenses is a method commonly used to refer to the time - past (past), current (present), and future (future)

PRESENT TENSE

⦁ SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

The tenses are used to indicate something permanent, custom or essential truth that occurring in the present (PRESENT).

FORMULA

(+) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + Verb 1

Subject (S) (He, She, It) + Verb 1 (s / es)

(-) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + do + not + Verb 1

Subject (S) (He, She, It) + Does not + Verb + 1

(?) Do + Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + Verb 1?

Does + Subject (S) (He, She, It) + Verb 1?

Example:

(+) He studies English everynight.

(-) He does not study English everynight.

(?) Does he study English everynight?

⦁ CONTINUOUS PRESENT TENSE

The tenses are used to express an action that is actually being done at this time or ongoing.

FORMULA

(+) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + to be (am / acre) Verb + 1-ing

Subject (S) (He, She, It) + to be (is) Verb + 1-ing

(-) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + to be (am / are) not + Verb + 1-ing

Subject (S) (He, She, It) + to be (is) not + Verb + 1-ing

(?) To be (am / acre) + Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) Verb + 1-ing?

To be (is) + Subject (S) (He, She, It) Verb + 1-ing?

Example:

(+) She is eating a cake

(-) She is not eating a cake

(?) Is she eating a cake?

⦁ PERFECT PRESENT TENSE

These tenses are used to tell a good experience that has happened or has happened.

FORMULA

(+) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + have + Verb 3

Subject (S) (He, She, It) + has + Verb 3

(-) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + have + not + Verb 3

Subject (S) (He, She, It) + has + not + Verb 3

(?) Have + Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + Verb 3?

Has + Subject (S) (He, She, It) + Verb 3?

Example:

(+) I have finished my homework

(-) I have not finished my homework

(?) Have I finished my homework?

⦁ PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used to indicate that something that started in the past and continue to do until now.

FORMULA

(+) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + have + been + Verb-ing

Subject (S) (He, She, It) + has + been + Verb-ing

(-) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + have + not + been + Verb-ing

Subject (S) (He, She, It) + has + not + been + Verb-ing

(?) Have + Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + been + Verb-ing?

Has + Subject (S) (He, She, It) + been + Verb-ing?

Example:

(+) Sean have been sleeping for three hours

(-) Sean have not been sleeping for three hours

(?) Have Sean've been sleeping for three hours?

⦁ PAST TENSE

⦁ SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Simple Past is used for menyatan facts or events which occurred in the past. The past could mean 5 minutes ago, an hour ago, a day ago, and so on. The verb used is the second form of the verb, verbs can be regular or irregular verbs.

FORMULA

(+) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + Verb 2

(-) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + did + not + Verb 1

(?) Did + Subject (s) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + Verb 1?

Example:

(+) They played basketball lastnight.

(-) They did not play basketball lastnight.

(?) Did they play basketball lastnight?

⦁ CONTINUOUS PAST TENSE

Past Continuous Tense is used to express when we are in the midst of events or do something at a certain moment in the past.

FORMULA

(+) Subject (S) (You, They, We) + to be (were) Verb + 1-ing

Subject (s) (I, He, She, It) + to be (was) Verb + 1-ing

(-) Subject (S) (You, They, We) + to be (were) not + Verb + 1-ing

Subject (s) (I, He, She, It) + to be (was) not + Verb + 1-ing

(?) To be (were) + Subject (S) (You, They, We) Verb + 1-ing?

To be (was) + Subject (s) (I, He, She, It) Verb + 1-ing?

Example:

(+) Chef Billy was cooking a fried rice.

(-) Chef Billy was not cooking a fried rice.

(?) Was Billy Chef cooking a f ried rice?

⦁ PAST PERFECT TENSE

The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past happened. It can also indicate that something happened before a certain time in the past.

FORMULA

(+) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + had + Verb 3

(-) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + had + not + Verb 3

(?) Had + Subject (s) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + Verb 3?

Example:

(+) We had arrived at the school.

(-) We had not arrived at the school

(?) Had we arrived at the school?

⦁ PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used to indicate that something that started in the past and continues until another time in the past.

FORMULA

(+) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + had + been + Verb-ing

(-) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + had + not + been + Verb-ing

(?) Had + Subject (s) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + been + Verb-ing?

Example:

(+) Lea and Bob had been working together since 1990.

(-) Lea and Bob had not been working together since 1990.

(?) Had Lea and Bob has been working together since 1990?