5 Tenses We Frequently Use

5 Tenses We Frequently Use

1.)    SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

(+) S + V1 (S/ES)

(-)  S + DO/DOES + NOT + V1

(?)  DO/DOES + S + V1?

2.)    SIMPLE PAST TENSE

(+) S + V2

(-)  S + DID + NOT + V1

(?)  DID + S + V1

3.)    PRESENT / PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

(+) S + BE + Ving

(-)  S + BE + NOT + Ving

(?)  BE + S + Ving

4.)    SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

(+) S + WILL + V1

(-)  S + WILL + NOT + V1

(?)  WILL + S + V1

5.)    PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

(+) S + HAS / HAVE + V3

(-)  S + HAS / HAVE + NOT + V3

(?)  HAS / HAVE + S + V3

TOBE : IS , AM , ARE , WAS , WERE

AAN : Adjective (kata sifat) Adverb (kata keterangan) Noun (kata benda)

SUBJECT	PRESENT	PAST
I YOU THEY WE	AM V1 DO ARE	WAS WERE WERE WERE
SHE HE IT	IS V1 DOES	WAS WAS WAS

REGULAR VERB

V1	V2	V3	V4
OPEN	OPENED
CLOSE	CLOSED
WANT	WANTED
STUDY	STUDIED

IREGULAR VERB

V1	V2	V3	V4
DO	DID	DONE
DRINK	DRANK	DRUNK
SING	SANG	SONG
WRITE	WROTE	WRITTEN
TAKE	TOOK	TAKEN
GIVE	GAVE	GIVEN
MAKE	MADE	MADE
BRING	BROUGHT	BROUGHT
READ	READ	READ
CUT	CUT	CUT
COME	CAME	COME

EXAMPLE

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

(+) THEY GO TO CAMPUS BY BUS

(-)  THEY DON’T GO TO CAMPUS BY BUS

(?)  DO THEY GO TO CAMPUS BY BUS ?

(+) I TAKE A BATH TWICE A DAY

(-)  I DON’T TAKE A BATH TWICE A DAY

(?)  DO YOU TAKE A BATH TWIVE A DAY ?

(+) SHE MAKES THE CAKE

(-)  SHE DOESN’T MAKE THE CAKE

(?) DOES SHE MAKE THE CAKE ?

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

(+) THEY WENT TO CAMPUS BY BUS

(-)  THEY DIDN’T GO TO CAMPUS BY BUS

(?)  DID THEY GO TO CAMPUS BY BUS

(+) SHE WENT TO CAMPUS BY MOTOTRCYCLE

(-)  SHE DIDN’T GO TO CAMPUS BY MOTORCYCLE

(?) DID SHE GO TO CAMPUS BY MOTORCYCLE

EXERCISE

1.)    SHE (DRINK) COFFEE (S. PAST)

(+) SHE DRANK COFFE

(-)  SHE DIDN’T DRINK COFFEE

(?)  DID SHE DRINK COFFEE...?

2.)    THEY (START) THE COURSE (PR. PERFECT)

(+) THEY HAVE STARTED THE COURSE

(-)  THEY HAVE NOT STARTED THE COURSE

(?)  HAVE THEY STARTED THE COURSE...?

3.)    ANA AND LINDA (OPEN) THE ACCOUNT (PAST. CONT)

(+) ANA AND LINDA ARE OPENING THE ACCOUNT

(-)  ANA AND LINDA ARE NOT OPENING THE ACCOUNT

(?) ARE ANA AND LINDA OPENING THE ACCOUNT

4.)    THE BANK ( CLOSE) AT 5 PM (S. PRESENT)

(+) THE BANK CLOSES AT 5 PM

(-)  THE BANK DOESN’T CLOSE AT 5 PM

(?)  DOES BANK CLOSE AT 5 PM....?

5.)    THE DOG (RUN) TROUGHT THE PARK (S. PAST)

(+) THE DOG RAN TROUGHT THE PARK

(-)  THE DOG DIDN’T RUN TROUGHT THE PARK

(?)  DOES THE DOG RUN TROUGHT THE PARK