16 TENSES IN ENGLISH

1. Simple Present Tense

I / We / You / They + infinitive + O
He / She / It + infinitive + -s/-es + O
Subject + am/is/are + noun, adjective, adverb
Example :
 I pray to Allah everyday
 I am a mathematics teacher at SMP Nusa Penida Medan
 I usually get up at five o’clock every morning

2. Present Continuous Tense

Subject + is/am/are + verb-ing + O
Subject + am/is/are + complement
Example :
 I am studying mathematics english now
 I am reading a book at a moment
 I am university student

3. Present Perfect Tense

I/ We/ You/ They + have + past participle + O
He/ She / It + has + past participle + O
I/ We/ You/ They + have + been + past participle
He/ She / It + has +been + past participle
Example :
 I have lived at bunga raya street since 10 years ago
 I have done my statistical task yesterday
 I have been very busy lately

4. Present Perfect Continous Tense

I/ We/ You/ They + have + been + verb-ing + O
He/ She / It + has + been + verb-ing + O
I/ We/ You/ They + have + been + being + noun, adjective, adverb
He/ She / It + has + been + being + noun, adjective, adverb
Example :
 I have been teaching mathematic in Quantum Course Medan since 2011
 I have been working as a mathematic’s teacher for 2 years
 I have been living in my house for one year
5. Simple Past Tense
Subject + V2 + O
I/ He / She / It + was + noun, adjective, adverb
We / You / They + were + noun, adjective, adverb
Example :
 I went to my village last year
 I ate a plate of fried rice last night
 I was at campus yesterday morning

6. Past Continuous Tense

I/ We/ You / They + were + verb + ing + O
He / She / It + was + verb + ing + O
We/ You / They + were + being + noun, adjective, adverb
He / She / It + was + being + noun, adjective, adverb
Example :
 I were listening radio last night when my friend called me
 I was watching television all afternoon last weekend
 I was being angry with my younger sister yesterday

7. Past Perfect Tense

Subject + had + past participle + O
Subject + had + been + noun, adjective, adverb
Example :
 I had cooked the dinner when my sister arrived
 I had been in Medan since 1988
 I went home after I had finished teaching in the school

8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Subject + had + been + verb + ing + O
Subject + had + been + being+ noun, adjective, adverb
Example :
 I had been reading about learning theory book since two weeks ago
 I had been looking for that calculus book for two week before I founded that
 When I arrived at home, my mother had been cooking food in the kitchen

9. Simple Future Tense

Subject + shall/ will + infinitive
Subject + shall/ will + be + noun, adjective, adverb Example :
 I will buy a new bag next month
 I will be a lecture several years again
 I will help my mother this afternoon
10. Future Continuous Tense
I / We / You / They + shall / will + verb + ing
He / She / It + shall / will + verb + ing
Subject + shall/will + be + being + noun, adjective, adverb
Example :
 I will be meeting with my friend tomorrow morning
 I shall be studying at this time tomorrow
 I will going to campus together with my friend at seven o’clcok tomorrow

11. Future Perfect Tense

Subject + shall/will + have + past participle + O
Subject + shall/will + have + been + noun, adjective, adverb
Example :
 I shall have finished my task in campus by next week
 I will have been in the village next month
 I will have arrived at campus by 7. 45 tomorrow morning

12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Subject + shall/will + have + been + verb + ing + O
Subject + shall/will + have + been + being + noun, adjective, adverb
Example :
 I will have been teaching for 2 years in the school by the time of this month
 I shall have been living in my house for one year by the end of August
 I will have been sleeping for six hours by tonight

13. Past Future Tense

Subject + should/ would + infinitive + O
Subject + should/ would +be + noun, adjective, adverb
Example :
 I should play badminton last month
 I would lend a book in library yesterday
 I would be late to course last week

14. Past Future Continuous Tense

Subject + should/ would + be + verb + ing + O
Subject + should/ would + being + noun, adjective, adverb
Example :
 I should be writing an article about mathematics education next month
 I should be working very hard next week
 I should be buying new shirt in Mall at this time following week
15. Past Future Perfect Tense
Subject + should/ would + have + past participle + O
Subject + should/ would + have + been + noun, adjective, adverb
Example :
 I would have gotten good value on this semester, if I had studied hard
 I would have come to my friend house, if I had much time
 I would have been sick, if I had eaten the poisonous food

16. Past Future Perfect Continous Tense

Subject + should/ would + have + been + verb + ing + O
Subject + should/would + have + been + being + noun, adjective, adverb
Example :
 I should have been visiting my uncle in Binjai by the end of June
 I would have been washing my clothes by last Friday
 I would have been selling my handphone by last year