Tense Penggunaan Rumus (+) Rumus (-) Rumus (?

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Fakta, kebiasaan, S + V1 (s/es) + S + do/does + not + V1 + Do/Does + S + V1 +
Simple Present
kebenaran umum O O O?
Kejadian sedang S + am/is/are S + am/is/are + not + V- Am/Is/Are + S + V-
Present Continuous
berlangsung + V-ing + O ing + O ing + O?
Kejadian telah terjadi
S + has/have S + has/have + not + V3 Has/Have + S + V3
Present Perfect tetapi masih ada
+ V3 + O +O + O?
efeknya
Kejadian telah dimulai S + has/have
Present Perfect S + has/have + not + Has/Have + S +
dan masih + been + V-
Continuous been + V-ing + O been + V-ing + O?
berlangsung ing + O
Simple Past Kejadian di masa lalu S + V2 + O S + did + not + V1 + O Did + S + V1 + O?
Kejadian sedang
S + was/were S + was/were + not + V- Was/Were + S + V-
Past Continuous berlangsung di masa
+ V-ing + O ing + O ing + O?
lalu
Kejadian telah selesai
S + had + V3 +
Past Perfect sebelum kejadian lain S + had + not + V3 + O Had + S + V3 + O?
O
di masa lalu
Kejadian telah
berlangsung dalam S + had +
Past Perfect S + had + not + been + V- Had + S + been + V-
jangka waktu tertentu been + V-ing
Continuous ing + O ing + O?
sebelum kejadian lain +O
di masa lalu
Kejadian yang akan S + will + V1 +
Simple Future S + will + not + V1 + O Will + S + V1 + O?
terjadi di masa depan O
Kejadian yang sedang
berlangsung pada S + will be + S + will not be + V-ing + Will + S + be + V-
Future Continuous
waktu tertentu di V-ing + O O ing + O?
masa depan
Kejadian yang akan
selesai sebelum waktu S + will have + S + will not have + V3 + Will + S + have + V3
Future Perfect
tertentu di masa V3 + O O + O?
depan
Kejadian yang akan
S + will have
Future Perfect berlangsung sampai S + will not have been + Will + S + have
been + V-ing
Continuous waktu tertentu di V-ing + O been + V-ing + O?
+O
masa depan
Kejadian yang akan
terjadi di masa depan S + would + Would + S + V1 +
Past Future S + would not + V1 + O
dari sudut pandang V1 + O O?
masa lalu
Kejadian yang akan
Past Future sedang berlangsung di S + would be S + would not be + V-ing Would + S + be + V-
Continuous masa depan dari sudut + V-ing + O +O ing + O?
pandang masa lalu
Past Future Perfect Kejadian yang akan S + would S + would not have + V3 Would + S + have +
 sudah selesai di masa
depan dari sudut have + V3 + O +O V3 + O?
pandang masa lalu
Kejadian yang akan
telah berlangsung
dalam jangka waktu S + would
Past Future Perfect S + would not have been Would + S + have
tertentu sebelum titik have been +
Continuous + V-ing + O been + V-ing + O?
waktu tertentu di V-ing + O
masa depan dari sudut
pandang masa lalu