Active Sentence

Kelompok PRESENT
Simple Present Tense
S + V1/ -s/es

Rini writes a letter.

Adverbs of time: every , always,
often, seldom, sometimes, etc
Present Continuous Tense
S + is/am/are +
Ving
Rini is writing a letter.
Adverbs of time: now, at present, at
the moment
Present Perfect
S + has/ have
+ V3

Kelompok Past
Simple Past Tense
S+ V2
Rini wrote a letter.
Adverbs of time: yesterday, this
morning, last , ago, in 1987, etc
Past Continuous Tense
S + was/were +
Ving
Rini was writing a letter when you
came.
Past Perfect
S + had + V3

Rini has written a letter.

Adverbs of time: since, for
Present Future
S + will + V1

Rini had written a letter before she

went to campus.
Past Future
S + would + V1
Rini would write a letter.

Rini will write a letter.

Adverbs of time: tomorrow, next ,
etc

Passive Sentence = TOBE + V3

Kelompok PRESENT
Simple Present Tense
S + is/am/are + V3

Kelompok Past
Simple Past Tense
S+ was/were + V3

A letter is written by Rini.

A letter was written by Rini.

Present Continuous Tense

Past Continuous Tense

S + is/am/are + being
+V3

S + was/were + being + V3

A letter is being written by Rini.

A letter was being written by Rini.

Present Perfect

Past Perfect

S + has/ have + been

+ V3

S + had + been
V3

A letter has been written by Rini.

A letter had been written by Rini.

Present Future

Past Future

S + will + be V3
A letter will be written by Rini.

S + would + be
+ V3 would be written by Rini.
A letter

COMBINATIONS context-based
PRESENT-PRESENT
We know that TOEFL
test is not easy.
The ice melts when it
is heated under the
sun.
I call her whenever I

PAST-PAST
After we had read a
book, we were asked
to make a review
about it.
We were studying
English when

PRESENT-PAST
I know that you
called
me
last
night.
We think that you
were not at home
yesterday.

need her.

somebody knocked at
the door.
I just realized that I
left my stuffs at office
yesterday.