Tenses

1 Present simple Sentence that describing activity or

tense routine which happens today.
Pattern:
Active Active
Subject + verb 1+ object + Budi saws the pipe
? Does Budi saw the pipe?
- Budi does not saw the pipe
Passive Passive
Subject + to be + verb 3 + by ………. The pipe is sawed by Budi
Is the pipe sawed by Budi
2 Present continuous Sentence that describing activity which is
tense or are happening now.
Pattern:
Active Active
Subject + (AM or IS or ARE) + He is cutting the bolt
(verb+ING) + object Is he cutting the bolt?
He is not cutting the bolt
Passive
Passive The bolt is being cut by him
Subject + to be +being + verb 3 + by… Is the bolt being cut by him?
To be + subject + being + verb 3 + by

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 3 Present perfect Sentence that describing activity which
tense just happens a moment ago Active
Pattern: Ahmad has folded the plate
Active Has Ahmad folded the plate?
Subject + (have or has) + verb 3 + O Ahmad has not folded the plate

Passive Passive
Subject + have or has + been + verb 3 + The plate has been folded by Ahmad
by… Has the plate been folded by Ahmad
Has/have + subject + been + verb 3 +
by….

4 Present perfect Sentence that describing something that

continuous tense has happened and is still happening now
Pattern:
Active Active
Subject + (have or has) + been + We have been welding the construction
(verb+ING) + O Have we been welding the construction ?
We have not been welding the
construction
Passive
Subject + Have/has + being + verb 3 + by Passive
………. The construction has being welded by us
Has/have + subject + being + verb 3 + Has the construction being welded by b
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 by…. us?

The table has being painted by us

5 Simple Past tense Sentence that describing something or
routine activity in the past
Pattern:
Active
Subject + verb 2 + object
What has being painted by us? THE
TABLE
Active
Dina cut the iron bar
Did Dina cut the iron bar?

Passive Passive
Subject + to be (was/were) + verb 3 + by The iron bar was cut by Dina
………. Was the iron bar cut by Dina
6 Past continuous Sentence that describing something or
tense activity which was happening yesterday
or in the past
Pattern:
Active
Active Riza was spraying the paint
Subject + (WAS or WERE) + Was Riza spraying the paint?
(verb+ING) + object Riza was not spraying the paint

Passive
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 The paint was being sprayed by Riza
Passive Was the paint being sprayed by Riza?
Subject + (WAS or WERE) + being +
verb 3 + by …

7 Past perfect tense Sentence that describing activity which

just happened yesterday or in the past.
Pattern:
Active Active
Subject + (had) + verb 3 Rita had blended the paint
Had Rita blended the paint?
Rita had not blended the paint
Passive Passive
Subject + HAD + BEEN + VERB 3 + The paint had been blended by Rita
by… Had the paint been blended by Rita?
8 Past perfect Sentence that describing activity which
continuous tense was still happening and still happened in
the past.
Pattern: Active
Active Betris had been welding the plate since
Subject + (HAD) + been + (verb+ING) + 10 o’clock when I visited him at 12
object yesterday.
Had Betris been welding the plate since
10 o’clock?
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 Betris had not been welding the book
Passive since 10 o’clock.
Subject + HAD + being + verb 3 +
by………. Passive
The plate had being welded by Betris
since 10 o’clock
Had the plate being welded by Betris
since 10 o’clock
9 Future simple tense Sentence that describing activity that will
happen in the future
Pattern:
Active Active
Subject + will + verb 1 + object Lusiana will mop the floor
Will Lusiana mop the floor?

Passive Passive
Subject + WILL + be + verb 3 + The floor will be mopped by Lusiana
by………. Will the floor be mopped by Lusiana?

10 Future continuous Sentence that describing activity which

tense will be happening soon.
Pattern:
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 Active Active
Subject + will + be +(verb+ING) + object Yanti will be helping you
Will Yanti be helping you?
Passive Passive
Subject + will + be + being + verb 3 + You will be being helped by Yanti
by………. Will you be being helped by Yanti?
11 Future perfect tense Sentence that describing activity which
will and have happened or completed in
the future.
Pattern: Active
Active Sosri will have cooked rice by 11 p.m.
Subject + will + have + verb 3 + object tomorrow.
Will Sosri have cooked rice by 11 p.m.
Passive tomorrow?
Subject + will + HAVE + been+ verb 3 + Passive
by………. The rice will have been cooked by Sosri
11 p.m. tomorrow.
Will the rice have been cooked by Sosri
11 p.m. tomorrow?
12 Future perfect Sentence that describing activity that will
continuous tense happen, and still happening in the future.

Pattern:
Active Active
Subject + will + have + been + We will have been smoking cigarette
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 (verb+ING) Will we have been smoking cigarette?
Passive
Passive The cigarette will have been being
Subject + will + have + been + being + smoked by us
v3 + by + object. Will the cigarette have been being
smoked by us?

13 Past future simple Sentence that describing activity which

tense would happen yesterday or in the past.
Pattern:
Active Active
Subject + would + verb 1 + object. I would buy a car
Jenni would write the letter
Passive Would Jenni wirte the letter?
Subject + would + BE + verb 3 + Passive
by………. The letter would be written by Jenni
Would the letter be written by Jenni?
14 Past future Sentence that describing activity which
continuous tense would and still happening yesterday or in
the past.
Pattern: Active
Active Jack would be watching TV
Subject + would + be + (verb+ING) + Would Jack be watching TV?
object
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 I would be attending the meeting if I was
Passive in Australia.
Subject + would + being + verb 3 +
by………. Passive
TV would being watched by Jack
Would the tv being watched by Jack?

The meeting would being attended by me

if I was in Australia

15 Past future perfect Sentence that describing activity which

tense would and had happened yesterday or in
the past.
Pattern: Active
Active You would have refunded your money
Subject + would + have + verb 3 +
object. She would have replaced the list
yesterday
Passive Would she have replaced the list
Subject + would + HAVE + BEEN + verb yesterday?
3 + by… Passive
The list would have been replaced by her
Would the list have been replaced by
her?

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 16 Past future perfect Sentence that describing activity that
continuous tense would happen, and still happening in the
past. Active
Pattern: Jane would have been wrapping the gift
Active if her homework had finished
Subject + would + have + been + Would Jane have been wrapping the gift?
(verb+ING) + object. Passive
The gift would have been being wrapped
Passive by Jane
Subject + would + have + been + BEING Would the gift have been being wrapped
+ verb 3 + by… by Jane?

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