SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE AND PRESENT

A. Simple present tense

The simple present tense indicates an action in the present time which is not
finished. This can be a habitual action ( something done regularly such as
brushing your teeth everyday ) or a general truth.
Formula :
Verbal:

:(+) S + V1 + O/C
(-) S + Do/Does + not + V1 + O/C
Note:

(?) Do/does + S + V1 + O/C ?

Nominal

: (+) S + to be + non verb + C

tobe -> am, is, are

(-) S + to be + not + non verb + C non verb -> adverb, adjective,

noun
(?) to be + S + non verb + C ?
Example :
Verbal Sentences
+) They play football this afternoon
They study English every Monday
I go to school everyday
-) I do not go to school everyday
We do not cook in the kitchen every
mornig
The boys do not come late this
morning
?) Do you go to school everyday ?
Do we cook in the kitchen every
morning ?
Do the boys come late this
morning ?

Nominal Sentences
+) The house is big
You are beautiful
Roni is in America
-) He is not clever
?) Why do you love me ?
Do the boys come
late ?
What do you cook ?

Contoh soal-soal yang menggunakan

simple present tense
1. When I invite Nadia, she
always
2.
a. come
b. comes
2. My wife every morning and I
dont like it
3.
a. sleep
b. sleeps
4. 3. I English every week in
this English Club
5.
a. learn
b. learns
4. They in a big company
6.
a. work
b. works

7. 5. My doctors a lot of
medicines
8.
a. give
b. gives
9.
10.6. Does she me go ?
11. a. let
b. lets
12.7. My mother easy to get
angry
13. a. is
b.are
14.8. My father is a police, but he
never a criminal
15. a. catch
b. catches

16.9. He doesnt you

17. a. like
b. likes

18.10. What he do ?
19. a. do

b.does

B. Present continuous tense

20.
21. To express the idea that something is happening now, at this very moment
22.Formula :
23.
(+) S + Be + V1 + ing + O/C
Note:
24.
(-) S +Be + not + V1 + ing + O/C
tobe : is am are
25.
(?) Be + S + V1 + ing + O/C ?
26.
27.Example :
28.+) Jhon is sleeping right now
29. I am taking five courses this semester
30. I am meeting some friends after work
31.-) They arent joining
32. They are not watching television
33. He is not studying
34.?) Are you sleeping ?
35. Are you playing soccer tonight ?
36. Is Benny watching TV ?
37.
38.CONTOH SOAL-SOAL YANG MENGGUNAKAN
39.PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
40.
1. Mr. Baker (teach) his son to ride a bicycle
2.
a. are teaching
b. is teaching
2. It (rain) very heavily
3.
a. raining
b. is raining
3. I dont think you (tell) me the truth
4.
a. telling
b. are telling
4. Today is a lovely day. The sun (shine) and the birds (sing)
5.
a. is shining;are singing
b. are shining;is singing
6. 5. Where is the puppy ? It (lie) under the sofa
7.
a. is lying
b. are lying
8. 6. Which fish (live) in the sea ?
9.
a. are living
b. living
10.7. What (be) you (do)during your spare time ?
11. a. are;doing
b. is;doing
12.8. Who (make)the terrible noise ?
13. a. makes
b. is making
14.9. Oh no ! It is (go) to hit me
15. a. going
b. goes
16.10. Tom (have) a bath now
17.
a. are having
b. is having
18.
22.
23.
19.
24.
20.
25.
21.
26.

SIMPLE PAST TENSE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

27.
TENSE
A. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
B. We use the past simple to talk about actions or situations in the past .
Pattern ( Verbal Sentence )
C. (+) S + Verb II + O/C
D. (-) S + Did not + V I + O/C
E. (?) Did + S + V I + O/C ?
Pattern ( Nominal Sentence )
F. (+) S + To Be ( was / were ) + Non Verb
G. (-) S + To Be ( was / were ) + Not + Non Verb
H. (?) To Be ( was / were ) + S + Non Verb ?
I.

Example :

J. Verbal Sentences
L. ( + ) The children were at
home last Sunday .
M. ( + ) Oliver was here
yesterday .
N. ( - ) Tom wasnt at work last
Monday .
O. ( - ) We werent here
yesterday.
P. ( ? ) Were they at the park
last year ?
Q. ( ? ) Were you here
yesterday ?
X.

K. Nominal Sentences
R. ( + ) They visited a farm last
month .
S. ( + ) George and Peggy
helped their brother .
T. ( - ) We didnt see him
yesterday .
U. ( - ) He didnt watch TV last
Sunday .
V. ( ? ) Did She stay with her
friend last month ?
W. ( ? ) Did you go out last night
?

Y. CONTOH SOAL-SOAL YANG MENGGUNAKAN

Z. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
1. Ten years ago , the government to begin a food program .
AA.
a. decided
b. decide
28.Dinosaurs the earth millions of years ago .
AB.
a. had been roamed
b. roamed
29.He very well yesterday .
AC.
a. slept
b. is sleeping
30.Did you in a hotel last week ?
AD.
a. stayed
b. stay
31.He didnt TV last Sunday .
AE.
a. Watch
b. watched
AF.
AG.
AH.
AI.

AJ.
AK. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
AL.We use the past continuous to say that someone was doing something
at a certain time
AM.

Formula :

AQ. FORMULA (kalimat

majemuk)

AN. (+) S + To Be ( was /

were ) + V I (ing) + O

AR. 1. S + was / were + V I

( ing ) WHEN S + V 2

AO. (-) S + To Be ( was / were )

+ NOT+ V I ( ing ) + O

AS.

AP.
(?) To Be (was / were ) + S + V I (
ing ) + O

2. S + was/were + V I ( ing
) WHILE S + was / were
+ V I ( ing )

AT.

AU.

Example :

BB.

Example :

AV.
( + ) Tom was cooking the
dinner yesterday.

BC.
1. When I called Teddy , he was
listening to music last night .

AW.
( + ) She was reading the
newspaper last Sunday .

BD.
2. I was listening to the radio when
the telephone rang .

AX.
( - ) I wasnt listening the music BE.
3. I was not doing anything when
yesterday .
you called me .
AY.
( - ) George wasnt having lunch BF.
4. She was singing while we were
at the caf yesterday
studying .
AZ.
( ? ) Were They playing football
last week?

BG.
5. They were singing together
while Their father was sleeping .

BA.
( ? ) Were Luna and Lucy
watching TV last month ?

BH.
BI. CONTOH SOAL-SOAL YANG MENGGUNAKAN
BJ. SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
BK.
BL.1. While Mrs . Emerson the little boy a story , he excitedly.
BM.

a. Was reading was listening

BN.

2. When John arrived , we dinner .

BO.

a. Was having

b. Reading listened

b. Were having

BP. 3. While I in the garden , he on the grass .

BQ. a. Was working was sitting
sitting
BR.

b. Was working were

4. You (watch) television when I phoned you .

BS.a. Was watching

b. Were watching

BT.
BU.
BV.
BW.
BX.
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PAST BYPERFECT
TENSE AND PAST PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
TENSE TENSETENSE
BZ.
A. Past Perfect Tense
CA. Past perfect is a verb form used to express that an action has been
completed at some point in the past before another action occurs.
CB.

Formula :

O Verbal:
CC.

(+) S + had + Verb-3

CD.

(-) S + had not + Verb-3

CE.

(?) had + S + Verb-3 ?

O Nominal
CF.

(+) S + had + been + Non verb

CG.

(-) S + had + not + been + Non verb

CH.

(?) had + S + been + Non verb ?

CI. Example :
CJ. Verbal Sentences
CL. (+) He had slept when I
came last night
CM. (--) He had not slept
when I came last night
CN. (?) Had he slept when
I came last night?
CR.

CK. Nominal Sentences

CO. (+) I had been there when the
accident happened
CP. (--) I had not been there when
the accident happened
CQ. (?) Had I been there when the
accident happened?

B. Past Perfect Continuous

CS.
Past perfect continuous emphasizes the duration of an activity that
was in progress before another activity happened in the past.
CT. Formula :
CU.

(+) S + had + Verb1-ing

CV.(--) S + had + not + Verb1-ing

CW. (?) had + S + been Verb1-ing
CX.

Example :

CY. (+) The labors had been demonstrating for an hour

CZ.
DA.
DB.
DC.
DD.

when the manager came

(--) The labors had not been demonstrating for an hour
when the manager came
(?) Had the labors been demonstrating for an hour
when the manager came?

DE.
DF.

SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE AND FUTURE

CONTINUOUS TENSE
A. Simple Future Tense
DG.

DH.

Definition Simple Future :

DI.

At one particular time in the future, this will happen.

DJ. Pattern (Verbal) :

DK.

(+)S + will + V1 + O/C

DL.

(-) S + will + not + V1 + O/C

DM. (?) Will + S + V1 + O/C

DN.

Pattern (Nominal) :

DO.

(+) S + be going to + be + C

DP. (-) S + to be + not going to + be + C

DQ. (?) Will + S + be + C
DR.

NOTE :

DS.

Be = am,is,are

DT.When the speaker is expressing a prior plan.

DU.

Pattern (Verbal) :

(+) S + be + going to + V1 + O/C

(-) S + be + not + going to + V1 + O/C
(?) to be + s + going to + V1 + O/C
DV.Pattern (Nominal) :
(+) S + be + going to + be + C
(-) S + to be + not going to + be + C
(?) to be + s + going to + be + C
DW.
DX.

Example :

DY. Verbal Sentences

EA.(+) He will post a letter
EB. (+) I will go to Mojosari

DZ. Nominal Sentences

EG. (+) Belinda will be a singer in
my birthday party tomorrow.

tomorrow
EC. (-) They will not sleep
ED. (-) She will not swim
next week
EE.(?) Will you work today?
EF. (?) Will Anna learn
English later tonight?

EH. (+) She will be my sister.

EI. (-) Mr. Swan will not be here
next term.
EJ. (-) She will not be our teacher
for next semester.
EK.(?) Will he be in U.S.A?
EL. (?) Will John be an animator
tomorrow?

B. Future Continous Tense

EM.

Definition Future Continous :

EN. the future progressive expresses an activity that will be in progress at

a time in the future.
EO.

Pattern :

EP. (+) S + will + be + V-ing

EQ.

(-) S + will + not + be + V-ing

ER.(?) Will + S + be + V-ing

ES.

Example :

ET. (+) We will be shifting to a new home next year.

EU.

(+) He will be flying a kite next morning.

EV. (-) It will not be raining tomorrow. I know it from the news.
EW.

(-) She will not be enjoying her vacations next week.

EX.

(?) Will he be expecting honesty from his employees next monday?

EY. (?) Will Reina be delivering a speech to people tomorrow?

FUTURE
PERFECT TENSE AND FUTURE
EZ.
A. Future Perfect Tense
FA. The future perfect expresses an activity that will be completed before
another time or event in the future.
FB.Formula :
FC.Verbal
FD. (+) S + will + have + V3
FE. (-) S + will + not + have + V3
FF. (?) will + S + have + V3
FG. Nominal
FH.(+) S + will + have + been + time signals ( by the time,...)
FI. (-) S + will + not + have + been + time signals ( by the time, )
FJ. (?) will + S + have + been + time signals ( by the time, )
FK.Verbal Sentences
FL. Nominal Sentences
FM. (+) I will graduate in June.
FP. (+) We have been married
I will see you in July. By the
for a long time. By our next
time I see you, I will have
anniversary, we will have
graduated
been married for 43 years
FN. (-) I will graduate in June. I
FQ. (-) He will not have been
will see you in May. By the
in our new house by our next
time I see you, I will not
anniversary
have finished my study
FR.(?) Will he have been in our
FO. (?) Will you have finished
new house by our next
your study by the time I see
anniversary?
you?

FS.