TENSIS

Dalam bahasa Inggris, pengungkapan

kejadian/aktivitas atau fakta tersebut selalu
berpatokan pada tensis. Dengan tensis, pembaca atau
lawan bicara akan mengetahui kapan
kejadian/aktivitas atau fakta tersebut terjadi; Apakah
sedang berlangsung pada saat sekarang (present
continuous tense), apakah terjadi di masa lampau
(past tense), apakah sedang berlangsung di masa
lampau (past continuous tense), apakah akan terjadi
di masa yang akan datang (future tense), dan
seterusnya.
 16 tensis
 Simple present tense
 Present continuous tense
 Simple past tense
 Past continuous tense
 Present perfect tense
 Present perfect continuous tense
 Past perfect tense
 Past perfect continuous tense
 Simple future tense
 Future continuous tense
 Future perfect tense
 Future perfect continuous tense
 Past future tense
 Past future continuous tense
 Past future perfect tense
 Past future perfect continuous tense
 Pada tabel di bawah secara berturut-turut diberikan contoh
untuk tiap-tiap tensis. Perhatikan perubahan verb atau verb
phrase seiring dengan berubahnya keterangan waktu

No Subject Verb/Predicate Object Modifier

1 We study English everyday.
2 We are studying English now.
3 We studied English last night.
4 We were studying English when she came last night.
5 We have studied English for 3 hours.
6 We have been studying English for 3 hours.
7 We had studied English for 3 hours when she came last
night.
8 We had been studying English for 3 hours when she came last
night.
 Pada tabel di bawah secara berturut-turut diberikan contoh
untuk tiap-tiap tensis. Perhatikan perubahan verb atau verb
phrase seiring dengan berubahnya keterangan waktu

No Subject Verb/Predicate Object Modifier

9 We will study English Tomorrow.
10 We will be studying English when she comes tomorrow.
11 We will have studied English for 3 hours when she comes
tomorrow.
12 We will have been studying English for 3 hours when she comes
tomorrow.
13 We would study English when she came last night.
14 We would be studying English when she came last night.
15 We would have studied English for 3 hours when she came last
night.
16 We would have been English for 3 hours when she came last
studying night.