Berikut Rumus 16 Tenses dalam bahasa Inggris, yaitu sebagai berikut :
1. Present Tenses Simple Present Rumus Simple Present : (+) : Subject + Verb 1 (s/es) + Object (-) : Subject + Do/does + Not + Verb 1 + Object (?) : Do/does + Subject +Verb 1 + Object +? Contoh Kalimat : (+) : She studies simple present tense (-) : She does not study simple present tense (?) : Does she study simple present tense ? Present Continuous Rumus Present Continuous : (+) : Subject + To be (am,is,are) + V-ing + Object (-) : Subject + To be + Not + V-ing + Object (?) : To be + Subject + V-ing + Object +? Contoh Kalimat : (+) : I am speaking english now (-) : I am not speaking english now (?) : Am i speaking english now ? Present Perfect Rumus Present Perfect : (+) : Subject + Has/have + Verb 3 + Object (-) : Subject + Has/have + Not + Verb 3 + Object (?) : Has/have + Subject + Verb 3 + Object + ? Contoh Kalimat : (+) : She has eaten chicken rice (-) : She has’nt eaten chicken rice (?) : Has she eaten chicken rice ? Present perfect continuous Rumus Present Perfect continuous : (+) : Subject + Has/have + Been + Verb Ing + Object (-) : Subject + Has/have + Not + Been + Verb ing + Object (?) : Has/have + Subject + Been + Verb ing + Object : ? Contoh Kalimat : (+) : We have been living in semarang for 6 years (-) : We have not been living in semarang for 6 years (?) : Have we been living in semarang for 6 years ? 2. Past Tenses Simple Past Rumus Simple Past : (+) : Subject + Verb 2 + Object (-) : Subject + Did + Not + Verb 1 + Object (?) : Did + Subject + Verb 1 + Object + ? Contoh Kalimat : (+) : He played football yesterday (-) : He did not play football yesterday (?) : Did he play football yesterday ? Past Continuous Rumus Past Continuous : (+) : Subject + Was/were + Verb ing + Object (-) : Subject + Was/were + Not + Verb ing + Object (?) : Was/were + Subject + Verb ing + Object + ? Contoh kalimat : (+) : I was calling my father when my friend came yesterday (-) : I was not calling my father when my friend came yesterday (?) : Was i calling my father when my friend came yesterday ? Past Perfect Rumus Past Perfect : (+) : Subject + Had + Verb 3 + Object (-) : Subject + Had + Not + Verb 3 + Object (?) : Had + Subject + Verb 3 + Object + ? Contoh Kalimat : (+) : I had had dinner when you called me last night. (-) : I had not had dinner when you called me last night (?) : Had i had dinner when you called me last night ? Past Perfect Continuous Rumus past perfect continuous : (+) : Subject + Had + Been + Verb ing + Object (-) : Subject + Had + Not + Been + Verb ing + Object (?) : Had + Subject + Been + Verb ing + Object + ? Contoh Kalimat (+) : We had been studying english with our teacher for an hour when the foreigner came here yesterday (-) : We had not been studying english with our teacher for an hour when the foreigner came here yesterday (?) : Had we been studying english with our teacher for an hour when the foreigner came here yesterday ? 3. Future Tenses Simple Future Rumus Simple Future : (+) : Subject + Will/shall + Verb 1 + Object (-) : Subject + Will/shall + Not + Verb 1 + Object (?) : Will/shall + Subject + Verb 1 + Object + ? Contoh Kalimat : (+) : My friend will come to my boarding house next week (-) : My friend will not come to my boarding house next week (?) : Will my friend come to my boarding house next week ? Future Continuous Rumus Future Continuous : (+) : Subject + Will/shall + Be + Verb ing + Object (-) : Subject + Will/shall + Not + Be + Verb ing + Object (?) : Will/shall + Subject + Be + Verb ing + Object + ? Contoh kalimat : (+) : I will be doing my homework at 7 o’clock tonight (-) : I will not be doing my homework at 7 o’clock tonight (?) : Will i be doing my homework at 7 o’clock tonight? Future Perfect Rumus Future Perfect : (+) : Subject + Will/shall + Have + Verb 3 + Object (-) : Subject + Will/shall + Not + Have + Verb 3 + Object (?) : Will/shall + Subject + Have + Verb 3 + Object + ? Contoh Kalimat : (+) : Jack will have finished her work at 4 p.m (-) : Jack will not have finished her work 4 p.m (?) : Will jack have finished her work 4 p.m? Future Perfect Continuous Rumus future perfect continuous : (+) : Subject + Will/shall + Have + Been + Verb ing + Object (-) : Subject + Will/shall + Not + Have + Been + Verb Ing + Object (?) : Will/shall + Subject + Have + Been + Verb ing + Object + ? Contoh Kalimat : (+) : Jack will have been living here for 5 years by next month (-) : Jack will not have been living here for 5 years by next month (?) : Will jack have been living here for 5 years by next month ? 4. Past Future Tenses Simple Past Future Rumus simple past future : (+) : Subject + Would/should + Verb 1 + Object (-) : Subject + Would/should + Not + Verb 1 + Object (?) : Would/should + Subject + Verb 1 + Object + ? Contoh Kalimat : (+) : We should do our duty carefully (-) : We should not do our duty carefully (?) : Should we do our duty carefully ? Past Future Continuous Rumus past future continuous : (+) : Subject + Would/should + Be + Verb ing + Object (-) : Subject + Would/should + Not + Be + Verb ing + Object (?) : Would/should + Subject + Be + Verb ing + Object + ? Contoh kalimat : (+) : They should be discussing their problem now. (-) : They should not be discussing their problem now. (?) : Should They be discussing tehir problem now ? Past Future Perfect Rumus past future perfect : (+) : Subject + Would/should + Have + Verb 3 + Object (-) : Subject + Would/should + Not + Have + Verb 3 + Object (?) : Would/should + Subject + Have + Verb 3 + Object + ? Contoh Kalimat : (+) : Dewi would have met your father, but she did’nt come to your party last night (-) : Dewi would not have met your father, but she did’nt come to party last night (?) : Would dewi have met your father, but she did’nt come to your party last night ? Past Future Perfect Continuous Rumus passt future perfect continuous : (+) : Subject + Would/should + Have + Been + Verb ing + Object (-) : Subject + Would/should + Not + Have + Been + Verb ing + Object (?) : Would/should + Subject + Have + Been + Verb ing + Object + ? Contoh Kalimat : (+) : By last new year i should have been working at that office for 5 years (-) : By last new year i should not have been working at that office for 5 years (?) : By last new year should i have been working at that office for 5 years ?