Simple Past Tense

Simple past tense digunakan untuk menerangkan sesuatu yang sudah terjadi di

masa lalu, baik waktunya disebutkan atau tidak.

Susunan rumus dan kalimat untuk Simple Past Tense adalah sebagai berikut.

SENTENCES FORMULA EXAMPLES

Positive Verbal Subject + V2
She drove to the town solely
Nominal Subject + was/were + nominal
You were glad to meet him
Negative Verbal Subject + didn’t + V1
She didn’t drive to the town
solely
Nominal Subject + was/were + not +

You weren’t glad to meet him

nominal
Interrogative Verbal Did + Subject + V1 + ?
Did she drive to the town solely?
Nominal Was/were + Subject + nominal
Were you glad to meet him?
+?
Simple Future Tense

Simple future tense digunakan untuk menerangkan sesuatu yang akan terjadi

di masa depan, baik waktunya disebutkan atau tidak.

Susunan rumus dan kalimat untuk Simple Future Tense adalah sebagai berikut.

SENTENCES FORMULA EXAMPLES

Positive Verbal Subject + will + V1
You will know sooner or later
Nominal Subject + will + be + nominal
Henry will be the champion
today
Negative Verbal Subject + won’t + V1
You won’t know till you’ve tried
Nominal Subject + won’t + be + nominal
She won’t be the model
Interrogative Verbal Will + Subject + V1 + ?
Will the police come on time?
Nominal Will + Subject + be + nominal +
Will she become a nurse soon?
?
Simple Past Future Tense

Simple past future tense digunakan untuk menerangkan aktivitas yang akan

dilakukan di masa lalu.

Contoh jelasnya dalam bahasa Indonesia begini, “Saat terjadi kecelakaan

kemarin, Romi masih akan berangkat ke sekolah.”

Sudah paham, bukan? Kalau begitu, ini susunan rumus dan kalimat untuk Simple

Past Future Tense.

SENTENCES FORMULA EXAMPLES

Subject + should/would + bare

Positive Verbal Sarah should go to the hospital
infinitive

Subject + was/were + going to +

Nominal He was going to write a new note
bare infinitive

Subject + should/would + not + Sarah should not go to the

Negative Verbal
bare infinitive hospital

Subject + was/were + not + He was not going to write a new

Nominal
going to + bare infinitive note

Should/would + subject + bare

Interrogative Verbal Should Sarah go to the hospital?
infinitive + ?

Was/were + subject + going to + Was he going to write a new

Nominal
bare infinitive + ? note?

Catatan: sekilas bare infinitive tampak seperti verb ya? Tapi keduanya berbeda

fungsi lho, itu akan dibahas di topik selanjutnya.

Present Continuous Tense

Present continuous tense digunakan untuk menerangkan sesuatu yang sedang

dilakukan sekarang.

Susunan kalimat dan contohnya bisa dilihat di bawah ini.

SENTENCES FORMULA EXAMPLES

Positive Verbal
Subject + is/am/are + Ving She is playing a kite
Nominal
Subject + is/am/are + nominal Fajar is a college student
Negative Verbal
Subject + is/am/are + not + Ving She is not playing a kite
Nominal
Subject + is/am/are + not +
Fajar isn’t a college student
nominal
Interrogative Verbal
Is/Am/Are + Subject + Ving + ? Is she playing a kite?
Nominal
Is/Am/Are + Subject + nominal
Is Fajar a college student?
+?
Past Continuous Tense

Past continuous tense digunakan untuk menerangkan sesuatu yang

sedang dilakukan di masa lalu.

Berikut ini adalah formula sekaligus contohnya.

SENTENCES FORMULA EXAMPLES

Positive Verbal Subject + was/were + Ving They were trying a new road

Nominal Subject + was/were + nominal Alea was afraid of the dark

Negative Verbal Subject + was/were + not + Ving They weren’t trying a new road

Nominal Subject + was/were + nominal Alea wasn’t afraid of the dark

Interrogative Verbal Was/were + Subject + Ving + ?

Were they trying a new road?
Was/were + Subject + nominal
Nominal +? Was Alea afraid of the dark?
Future Continuous Tense

Future continuous tense digunakan untuk menerangkan sesuatu yang akan

sedang dilakukan di masa depan.

Susunan formula untuk future continuous tense bisa dilihat sebagai berikut.

SENTENCES FORMULA EXAMPLES

I will be going to the school

Positive Verbal Subject + will + be + Ving
tomorrow

Subject + will + being + She will being a hero the day

Nominal
nominal after tomorrow

I won’t be going to the school

Negative Verbal Subject + will + not + be + Ving
tomorrow

Subject + will + not + being + She won’t being a hero the

Nominal
nominal day after tomorrow

Will I be going to the school

Interrogative Verbal Will + Subject + be + Ving + ?
tomorrow?

Will + Subject + being + Will she being a hero the day

Nominal
nominal + ? after tomorrow
Past Future Continuous Tense

Past future continuous tense digunakan untuk menerangkan sesuatu yang

akan dilakukan di masa lalu.

Berikut ini formula untuk past future continuous tense.

SENTENCES FORMULA EXAMPLES

We would be coming to your

Positive Verbal Subject + would + be + Ving
house if you were at home

Subject + would + being + My son would being the actor if

Nominal
nominal he wasn’t sick

Subject + would + not + be + We would not be coming to your

Negative Verbal
V ing house if you were at home

Subject + would + not + being + My son would not being the actor
Nominal if he wasn’t sick
nominal

Would we be coming to your

Interrogative Verbal Would + Subject + be + Ving + ?
house if you were at home?

Would + Subject + being + Would my son being the actor if

Nominal he wasn’t sick?
nominal + ?
Present Perfect Tense

Present prefect tense digunakan untuk menerangkan sesuatu yang sudah dilakukan

sekarang.

Simak contoh rumus dan susunan kalimatnya berikut ini ya!

SENTENCES FORMULA EXAMPLES

Positive Verbal Subject + has/have + V3 I have done the task earlier

Nominal Subject + has/have + been + She has been a good doctor for

nominal the girl a while ago

Negative Verbal Subject + has/have + not + V3 I haven’t done the task earlier

Nominal Subject + has/have + not + been She hasn’t been a good doctor for

+ nominal the girl a while ago

Interrogative Verbal Has/have + Subject + V3 + ? Have I done the task earlier?

Nominal Has/have + Subject + been + Has she been a good doctor for

nominal + ? the girl a while ago?

Past Perfect Tense

Past continuous tense digunakan untuk menerangkan sesuatu yang sudah dilakukan

di masa lalu.

Di bawah ini rumus sekaligus contoh dari past perfect tense.

SENTENCES FORMULA EXAMPLES

Positive Verbal Subject + had + V3 He had finished his homework

yesterday
Nominal Subject + had + been + nominal I had been the teacher some years

ago
Negative Verbal Subject + had + not + V3 He hadn’t finished his homework

yesterday
Nominal Subject + had + not + been + I hadn’t been the teacher some

nominal years ago

Interrogative Verbal Had + Subject + V3 + ? Had he finished his homework

yesterday?
Nominal Had + Subject + been + nominal Had I been the teacher some

+? years ago?
Future Perfect Tense

Future perfect tense digunakan untuk menerangkan sesuatu yang akan

sudah dilakukan di masa depan.

Ini penjelasan lebih lengkap mengenai future perfect tense.

SENTENCES FORMULA EXAMPLES

I will have finished the cleaning

Positive Verbal Subject + will + have + V3
in 4 hours

Subject + will + have + been + The students will have been

Nominal
nominal graduates in some months

I won’t have finished the

Negative Verbal Subject + will + not + have + V3
cleaning in 4 hours

Subject + will + not + have + The students won’t have been

Nominal
been + nominal graduates in some months

Will I have finished the cleaning

Interrogative Verbal Will + subject + have + V3 + ?
in 4 hours?

Will + subject + have + been + Will the students have graduated

Nominal
nominal + ? in some months?
Past Future Perfect Tense

Past future perfect tense biasanya digunakan untuk sesuatu yang seharusnya

sudah dilakukan di masa lalu.

Formula beserta contoh dari past future perfect tense bisa dilihat di bawah ini.

SENTENCES FORMULA EXAMPLES

Subject + should/would + have He would’ve done the tasks if he

Positive Verbal
+ V3 wasn’t going to the cinema

Subject + should/would + have I should’ve been a soldier but I

Nominal
+ been + nominal was failed

Subject + should/would + not + He wouldn’t have done the tasks

Negative Verbal
have + V3 if he wasn’t going to the cinema

Subject + should/would + not + I shouldn’t have been a soldier

Nominal but I was failed
have + been + nominal

Should/would + subject + have Would he done the tasks if he

Interrogative Verbal wasn’t going to the cinema?
+ V3 + ?

Should/would + subject + have Should I have been a soldier if I

Nominal was failed?
+ been + nominal + ?
Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Present perfect continuous tense biasanya digunakan untuk menerangkan

sesuatu yang sudah dilakukan dan masih dilakukan hingga sekarang.

Berikut ini merupakan susunan kalimat dari present perfect continuous tense.

SENTENCES FORMULA EXAMPLES

Subject + has/have + been +
Positive Verbal
Ving + since/for
Subject + has/have + been +
Nominal
being + nominal + since/for
Subject + has/have + not + been
Negative Verbal
+ Ving + since/for
Subject + has/have + not + been
Nominal
+ being + nominal + since/for
Has/have + subject + been +
Interrogative Verbal
Ving + since/for + ?
Has/have + subject + been +
Nominal
being + nominal + since/for + ?
Mom has been working there
since 2006
She has been being a director
since 2 years ago
Mom hasn’t been working there
since 2006
She hasn’t been being a director
since 2 years ago
Has Mom been working there
since 2006?
Has she been being a director
since 2 years ago?
Past Perfect Continuous Tense

Past perfect continuous tense digunakan untuk menerangkan sesuatu yang sudah

dilakukan dan masih dilakukan di masa lalu.

Berikut ini adalah formula yang berlaku untuk past perfect continuous tense dan

contohnya.

SENTENCES FORMULA EXAMPLES

Subject + had + been + Ving + I had been pushing the door for
Positive Verbal
since/for 35 minutes
Subject + had + been + being + They had been being the choir
Nominal
nominal + since/for since 2012
Subject + had + not + been + I hadn’t been pushing the door
Negative Verbal
Ving + since/for for 35 minutes
Subject + had + not + been + They hadn’t been being the choir
Nominal
being + nominal + since/for since 2012
Had + subject + been + Ving + Had I been pushing the door for
Interrogative Verbal
since/for + ? 35 minutes?
Had + subject + been + being + Had they been being the choir
Nominal
nominal + since/for + ? since 2012?
Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Future perfect continuous tense digunakan untuk menerangkan sesuatu yang

akan sedang dilakukan di masa depan.

Berikut ini merupakan contoh penggunaan future perfect continuous tense.

SENTENCES FORMULA EXAMPLES

Subject + will + has/have + been I will have been watching the TV

Positive Verbal
+ Ving + since/for since morning

Subject + will + has/have + been She will has been being a doctor
Nominal
+ being + nominal + since/for since 2016

Subject + will + not + has/have I won’t have been watching the

Negative Verbal
+ been + Ving + since/for TV since morning

Subject + will + not + has/have She won’t has been being a

Nominal + been + being + nominal +
doctor since 2016
since/for

Will + subject + has/have + been Will I have been watching the

Interrogative Verbal
+ Ving + since/for + ? TV since morning?

Will + subject + has/have + been

Will she has been being a doctor
Nominal + being + nominal + since/for
since 2016?
+?
Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Past future perfect continuous tense biasanya digunakan untuk menerangkan sesuatu

yang akan telah dilakukan di masa lalu.

Susunan kalimat dan contohnya Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense bisa dilihat

di bawah ini ya kak.

SENTENCES FORMULA EXAMPLES

Subject + would/should + I would have been watching the

Positive Verbal
has/have + been + Ving + since/for TV since morning

Subject + would/should +
She would has been being a
Nominal has/have + been + being +
doctor since 2016
nominal + since/for

Subject + would/should + not + I wouldn’t have been watching

Negative Verbal
has/have + been + Ving + since/for the TV since morning

Subject + would/should + not +

She wouldn’t has been being a
Nominal has/have + been + being +
doctor since 2016
nominal + since/for

Would/should + subject +
Would I have been watching the
Interrogative Verbal has/have + been + Ving + since/for
TV since morning?
+?

Would/should + subject +
Would she has been being a
Nominal has/have + been + being +
doctor since 2016?
nominal + since/for + ?

Demikianlah keterangan lengkap mengenai 16 tenses lengkap yang bisa kamu

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