TENSES

“TO BE” IN DIFFERENT TENSES

Subject Present Past Future Present
Perfect
I am was
We
have been
You are were
They will be
He
She is was has been
It

TENSES

PRESENT

PRESENT PERFECT

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Simple Present Tense : Saat ini/kegiatan sehari-hari/kebiasaan

Rumus : Subject + Verb 1 (present form)
Kata Sinyal : always, every, never, normally, often, sometimes,
usually, seldom
Kalimat : He always works very hard in the company
Positif
Kalimat : He does not work very hard in the company
Negatif
Kalimat : Does he work very hard in the company?
Tanya Yes, he does. / No, he does not.
 Contoh:
1) Positive: Tifa has a very good record at boxing.
Negative: Tifa ..... a very good record at boxing.

Which one is the correct answer?

a. doesn't has
b. hasn't
c. haven't
d. doesn't have

2) Interrogative: Do you think he can do it all alone?

Negative: _____________________________________

Which one is the correct answer?

a. He don't think you can do it all alone

b. He doesn't think you can do it all alone
c. I don't think he can do it all alone
d. Don't you think he can do it all alone

3) My brother lives in Manado.

4) The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
5) The train arrives at 7.00
6) Open the door!
7) Do you like London?

2. Simple Past Tense : terjadi di masa lalu/lampau

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

Contoh:
1) Positive: He realized that he had to do better.
Interrogative: ______________________________

Which one is the correct answer?

a. Did he realize that he had to do better?

b. Does he realize that he had to do better?
c. Had he realize that he had to do better?
d. Did he realized that he had to do better?
 2) Negative: I didn't know him that well before.
Interrogative: _____________________________

Which one is the correct answer?

a. Did you know him that well before?

b. Do you know him that well before?
c. Are you know him that well before?
d. Did you knew him that well before?

3) Lily went to Spain last year.

4) George bought a new bicycle yesterday.
5) Jessica cooked dinner for his family Saturday night.
6) She always walked in the morning to get fresh air when she was alive.
7) Ali usually went to a cinema every Monday twelve years ago.

3. Simple Future Tense : Pembuatan keputusan di masa

depan/masa yang
akan datang

Rumus : Subject + “WILL/SHALL” + Verb I (present form)

Subject + “am/is/are GOING TO” + Verb I (present
form)
Kata Sinyal : in a year, next …, tomorrow, next week, five days later
Kalimat : He is going to be journalist after he graduate next year.
Positif
Kalimat : He will not play computer games anymore because he
Negatif understand how harmful they are.
Kalimat : Will he go to the cinema tomorrow with us?
Tanya Yes, he will. / No, he will not.

Contoh:
1) I will finish my work tomorrow.
2) The weather will be hot in August.
3) We shall come to the party.
4) She is going to continue my study at Diponegoro University.
5) I am going to buy some clothes for the orphan.
6) Mom is going to cook soup.

4. Present Continous Tense : sedang berlangsung

Rumus : Subject + am/is/are + Verb -ing (continuous form)
Kata Sinyal : at the moment, just now, now, right now, Listen!, Look!
Kalimat : Look! He is talking with his classmates.
Positif
Kalimat : He is not playing computer games now.
Negatif
Kalimat : Is he playing computer games at the moment?
Tanya Yes, he is. / No, he is not.
 Contoh:
1) Positive: Mom is chopping vegetables in the kitchen.
Interrogative: _____________________________________

Which one is the correct answer?

a. Is Mom chopping vegetables in the kitchen?

b. Are Mom chopping vegetables in the kitchen?
c. Does Mom chopping vegetables in the kitchen?
d. Do Mom chopping vegetables in the kitchen?

2) Negative: I am not angry with him.

Interrogative: __________________

Which one is the correct answer?

a. Do I angry with him?

b. Are you angry with him?
c. Do you angry with him?
d. Have you angry with him?

3) Fini is drinking coffee now.

4) I am leaving for Jakarta tomorrow.
5) I am seeing the movie tonight.
6) You are always complaining.
7) We are constantly fighting

5. Present Perfect Tense : telah terjadi / telah selesai pada saat

berbicara
Rumus : Subject + has/have+ Verb III (past participle form)
Kata Sinyal : already, ever, just, never, not yet, so far, till now, up to
now
Kalimat : He has already finished his homework.
Positif
Kalimat : He has not been to Australia so far.
Negatif
Kalimat : Has he completed the arrangement for the coming
Tanya event up to now?
Yes, he has. / No, he has not.

Contoh:
1) Positive: I have worked on this task for the last 3 hours.
Interrogative:

Which one is the correct answer?

a. Have you working on this task for the last 3 hours?

b. Are you working on this task for the last 3 hours?
 c. Have you been worked this task for the last 3 hours?
d. Have you worked on this task for the last 3 hours?

2) Negative: She hasn't visited her mother this month.

Interrogative:

Which one is the correct answer?

a. Does she have visited her mother this month?

b. Has she visited her mother this month?
c. Have she visited her mother this month?
d. Is she visiting her mother this month?

3) Anna has already read the entire book.

4) He has just watered the flowers.
5) I have known her for many years.
6) They have been here for two weeks.

REGULAR & IRREGULAR VERB

Regular Verb
Verb 1 Verb 2 Verb 3 Artinya
Accept Accepted Accepted Menerima
Achieve Achieved Achieved Mencapai
Add Added Added Menambahkan
Bake Baked Baked Memanggang
Believe Believed Believed Mempercayai
Borrow Borrowed Borrowed Meminjam
Breathe Breathed Breathed Bernapas
Call Called Called Memanggil
Close Closed Closed Menutup
Clean Cleaned Cleaned Membersihkan
Develop Developed Developed Mengembangkan
Die Died Died Mati
Enjoy Enjoyed Enjoyed Menikmati
Enter Entered Entered Masuk
Erase Erased Erased Menghapus
Eliminate Eliminated Eliminated Menyingkirkan
Finish Finished Finished Menyelesaikan
Follow Followed Followed Mengikuti
Fry Fried Fried Menggoreng
Graduate Graduated Graduated Lulus
Greet Greeted Greeted Menyapa
Guess Guessed Guessed Menebak
Happen Happened Happened Terjadi
Help Helped Helped Menolong
Hope Hoped Hoped Berharap
Introduce Introduced Introduced Memperkenalkan
Invite Invited Invited Mengundang
Inlcude Included Included Memasukkan
Join Joined Joined Bergabung
Jump Jumped Jumped Melompat
 Joke Joked Joked Bercanda
Kick Kicked Kicked Menendang
Kill Killed Killed Membunuh
Knock Knocked Knocked Mengetuk
Listen Listened Listened Mendengarkan
Lift Lifted Lifted Mengangkat
Lie Lied Lied Berbohong
Marry Married Married Menikah
Move Moved Moved Berpindah
Miss Missed Missed Merindukan
Name Named Named Menyebut
Need Needed Needed Membutuhkan
Note Noted Noted Mencatat
Offer Offered Offered Menawarkan
Open Opened Opened Membuka
Overreact Overreacte Overreacte Bereaksi
d d berlebihan
Paint Painted Painted Melukis
Pass Passed Passed Melewati
Plan Planned Planned Merencanakan
Question Questioned Questioned Menanyakan
Regret Regretted Regretted Menyesal
Remember Remembere Remembere Mengingat
d d
Remove Removed Removed Menghapus
Save Saved Saved Menyimpan
Say Said Said Mengatakan
Serve Served Served Melayani
Talk Talked Talked Berbicara
Touch Touched Touched Menyentuh
Try Tried Tried Mencoba
Use Used Used Menggunakan
Visit Visited Visited Mengunjungi
Vary Varied Varied Bervariasi
Vote Voted Voted Memilih
Wait Waited Waited Menunggu
Walk Walked Walked Berjalan
Wash Washed Washed Mencuci
Worry Worried Worried Khawatir
Yell Yelled Yelled Berteriak
Zoom Zoomed Zoomed Memperbesar

Irregular Verb
Verb 1 Verb 2 Verb 3 Artinya
Awake Awoke Awoken Membangunkan
Arise Arose Arisen Timbul
Be Was/were Been Adalah
(is/am/are)
Become Became Became Menjadi
Begin Began Begun Mulai
Break Broke Broken Istirahat
Bring Brought Brought Membawa
Build Built Built Membangun
Buy Bought Bought Membeli
Catch Caught Caught Menangkap
Choose Chose Chosen Memilih
Come Came Come Datang
Cut Cut Cut Memotong
Dare Durst Durst Tantangan
Do Did Done Melakukan
Drink Drank Drunk Minum
Drive Drove Driven Menyetir
Eat Ate Eaten Makan
Fall Fell Fallen Jatuh
Feel Felt Felt Merasa
Fight Fought Fought Berjuang
Find Found Found Menemukan
Fly Flew Flown Terbang
Forget Forgot Forgotten Lupa
Forgive Forgave Forgiven Mengampuni
Freeze Froze Frozen Membekukan
Get Got Gotten Mendapatkan
Gove Gave Given Memberikan
Go Went Gone Pergi
Grow Grew Grown Tumbuh
Have Had Had Memiliki
Hear Heard Heard Mendengar
Hide Hid Hidden Menyembunyikan
Hurt Hurt Hurt Sakit
Input Input Input Memasukkan
Keep Kept Kept Menjaga
Know Knew Known Mengatahui
Lead Led Led Memimpin
Learn Learnt Learnt Belajar
Leave Left Left Meninggalkan
Lose Lost Lost Kehilangan
Make Made Made Membuat
Mean Meant Meant Berarti
Meet Met Met Bertemu
Pay Paid Paid Membayar
Put Put Put Menaruh
Quit Quit Quit Berhenti
Read Read Read Membaca
Ride Rode Ridden Naik
Run Ran Run Menjalankan
Saw Sawed Sawn Melihat
See Saw Seen Melihat
Seek Sought Sought Mencari
Sell Sold Sold Menjual
Send Sent Sent Mengirim
Set Set Set Mengatur
Show Showed Shown Menunjukkan
Sing Sang Sung Menyanyi
Sit Sat Sat Duduk
Sleep Slept Slept Tidur
Smell Smelt Smelt Berbau
Speak Spoke Spoken Berbicara
Spend Spent Spent Menghabiskan
Stand Stood Stood Berdiri
Sweep Swept Swept Menyapu
Swim Swam Swum Berenang
Take Took Taken Mengambil
Teach Taught Taught Mengajar
Tell Told Told Menceritakan
Think Thought Thought Berpikir
Throw Threw Thrown Melempar
Upset Upset Upset Bingung
Wake Woke Woken Bangun
Wear Wore Worn Memakai
Win Won Won Menang