PENGERTIAN TENSES
Tenses adalah bentuk kata kerja dalam bahasa Inggris untuk
menunjukkan waktu (sekarang, masa depan, atau masa lalu) terjadinya suatu
perbuatan atau peristiwa.
Rumus tenses :
1. Past
simple tense Time Signal :
(+)
= S + V2 Last
(-) =
S + did not + V1 yesterday
(?)
= did + S + V1 this morning
(+)
= S + V1 (s/es) ussualy
(-) = S + do/does +
NOT+V1 On
(?)
= do/does + NOT + V1 In
Every
(+)
= S + will + V1 Tomorrow
(-)
= S + will + NOT + V1 Next
(?)
= Will + S + V1 Tonight
Later
Soon
(+)
= S + was/were + V- ing When
(-)
= S + was/were + NOT + V-ing While
(?)
= was/were + s + V-ing
(+)
= S + to be + V – ing This
week, This year
(-)
= S+to be + NOT + V- ing Now
(?)
= To be + S + V – ing At this time
(+)
= S + will + be + V – ing Tomorrow
(-)
= S + will + be + NOT + V – ing At
this time
(?)
= Will + S + be + V – ing Next
week
(+)
= S + Had + V3 When
(-)
= S + had + NOT + V3 Before
(?)
= Had + S + V3 After
(+)
= S + have/has + V3 Since
(-)
= S + have/has + NOT + V3 For
(?)
= Have/has + S + V3 Already
Just
Never
(+)
= S + will + have/has + V3 Tomorrow
(-)
= S + will + NOT + V3 At
(?)
= Will + S + have/has + V3 By
For
Contoh kalimat :
PAST
SIMPLE TENSE
( + ) I wrote comics
last year
( - ) I did not write
comics last year
( ? ) Did I write
comics last year ?
PRESENT
SIMPLE TENSE
(+) He sleeps every night.
(-) He doesn't sleep every night.
(?) Does he sleep every night?
FUTURE
SIMPLE TENSE
( + ) We will go to
school soon
( - ) We will not go to
school soon
( ? ) Will we go to
school soon ?
PAST
CONTINUOUS TENSE
(+) I was working all night
yesterday
(-) I was not working all
night yesterday
( ? ) were you working all
night yesterday ?
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS TENSE
( + ) I watching tv now
( - ) I am not watching
tv now
( ? ) am I watching tv
now ?
FUTURE
CONTINUOUS TENSE
( + ) I will be reading
a magazine tomorrow
( - ) I will not be
reading a magazine tomorrow
( ? ) Will you be reading a magazine tomorrow?
PAST
PERFECT TENSE
( + ) She had gone to
Amsterdam when I called her
( - ) She had not gone
to Amsterdam when I called her
( ? ) Had she gone to
Amsterdam when you called her ?
PRESENT
PERFECT TENSE
( + ) He has just given
you a smile
( - ) He has not just given
you a smile
( ? ) has he just given
you a smile ?
FUTURE
PERFECT TENSE
( + ) Eric will have
been in his room until tomorrow afternoon
( - ) Eric will not
have been in his room until tomorrow afternoon
( ? ) Will Eric have
been in his room until tomorrow afternoon?
Sumber :