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Mengenali Macam – Macam “Tenses”

No. Tense Kalimat Positif Kalimat Negatif Kalimat Interrogatif


I sleep.... I do not (don’t) sleep.... Do I sleep....?
Simple Present Tense You sleep...... You do not sleep...... Do you sleep......?
We sleep...... We do not sleep...... Do we sleep......?
Kegunaan : They sleep..... They do not sleep..... Do they sleep.....?
Menyatakan peristiwa atau kegiatan He sleeps........ He does not (doesn’t) sleep........ Does he sleep........?
yang bersifat alami, kebiasaan She sleeps...... She doesn’t sleep...... Does she sleep......?
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(habits) It sleeps....... It doesn’t sleep....... Does it sleep.......?
Ciri : Siti sleeps....... Siti doesn’t sleep...... Does Siti sleep.......?
Menggunakan kata kerja bentuk I Asep sleeps.......... Asep doesn’t sleep......... Does Asep sleep..........?
sebagai predikat Siti and Asep sleep.......... Siti and Asep do not sleep........ Do Siti and Asep sleep..........?
The boy sleeps...... The boy doesn’t sleep..... Does the boy sleep......?
The boys sleep....... The boys do not sleep....... Do the boys sleep.......?

No. Tense Kalimat Positif Kalimat Negatif Kalimat Interrogatif


I am reading.... I am not reading... Am I reading.....?
Present Continous Tense You are reading...... You are not (aren’t) reading.... Are you reading......?
We are reading...... We are not reading...... Are we reading........?
Kegunaan : They are reading..... They are not reading...... Are they reading......?
Menyatakan peristiwa atau kegiatan He is reading........ He is not (isn’t) reading...... Is he reading.........?
yang sedang berlangsung pada saat She is reading...... She is not reading........ Is she reading........?
2. bicara It is reading....... It is not reading........ Is it reading..........?
Ciri : Siti is reading....... Siti is not reading....... Is Siti reading........?
Menggunakan kata kerja bentuk –ING Asep is reading.......... Asep is not reading....... Is Asep reading......?
yang didahului oleh “to be” Siti and Asep are reading.......... Siti and Asep are notreading....... Are Siti and Asep reading.........?
(am, is,atau are) sebagai predikat. The boy is reading...... The boy is not reading........ Is the boy reading........?
The boys are reading....... The boys are not reading....... Are the boys reading........?

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No. Tense Kalimat Positif Kalimat Negatif Kalimat Interrogatif
Present Perfect Tense I have (I’ve) spoken.... I have not spoken.... Have I spoken....?
You have (You’ve) spoken...... You have not spoken...... Have you spoken......?
Kegunaan : We have (We’ve) spoken...... We have not spoken...... Have we spoken......?
Menyatakan peristiwa atau kegiatan They have (They’ve) spoken..... They have not spoken..... Have they spoken.....?
yang sudah berlangsung sejak lampau He has (He’s) spoken........ He has not spoken........ Has he spoken........?
dan masih berlanjut hingga sekarang. She has (She’s) spoken...... She has not spoken...... Has she spoken......?
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Ciri : It has spoken....... It has not spoken....... Has it spoken.......?
Menggunakan kata kerja bentuk III Siti has (Siti’s) spoken....... Siti has not spoken....... Has Siti spoken.......?
(Past Participle) yang didahului oleh Asep has spoken.......... Asep has not spoken.......... Has Asep spoken..........?
kata bantu “have atau has” sebagai Siti and Asep have spoken.......... Siti and Asep have not spoken.......... Have Siti and Asep spoken..........?
The boy has spoken...... The boy has not spoken...... Has the boy spoken......?
predikat.
The boys have spoken....... The boys have not spoken....... Have the boys spoken.......?

No. Tense Kalimat Positif Kalimat Negatif Kalimat Interrogatif


I have (I’ve) been speaking...... I have not been speaking...... Have I been speaking......?
Present Perfect You have (You’ve) been speaking...... You have not been speaking...... Have you been speaking......?
ContinuousTense We have (We’ve) been speaking...... We have not been speaking...... Have we been speaking.......?
They have (They’ve) been They have not been speaking...... Have they been speaking..........?
Kegunaan : speaking......
Menyatakan peristiwa atau kegiatan He has (He’s) been speaking...... He has not been speaking...... Has he been speaking......?
yang sudah dimulai sejak lampau dan She has (She’s) been speaking...... She has not been speaking...... Has she been speaking.......?
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masih berlanjut hingga sekarang. It has been speaking...... It has not been speaking...... Has it been speaking.........?
Ciri : Siti has (Siti’s) been speaking...... Siti has not been speaking...... Has Siti been speaking.........?
Menggunakan kata kerja bentuk ING Asep has been speaking...... Asep has not been speaking...... Has Asep been speaking............?
yang didahului oleh “have been atau Siti and Asep have been speaking...... Siti and Asep have not been Have Siti and Asep been
speaking...... speaking.........?
has been” sebagai predikat.
The boy has been speaking...... The boy has not been speaking...... Has the boy been speaking............?
The boys have been speaking...... The boys have not been speaking...... Have the boys been speaking.............?

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No. Tense Kalimat Positif Kalimat Negatif Kalimat Interrogatif
I wrote.... I did not (didn’t) write.... Did I write....?
Simple Past Tense You wrote...... You did not write...... Did you write......?
(Irregular Verb) We wrote...... We did not write...... Did we write......?
They wrote..... They did not write..... Did they write.....?
Kegunaan : He wrote........ He did not write........ Did he write........?
Menyatakan peristiwa atau kegiatan She wrote...... She did not write...... Did she write......?
5a.
yang berlangsung di waktu lampau. It wrote....... It did not write....... Did it write.......?
Ciri : Siti wrote....... Siti did not write....... Did Siti write.......?
Menggunakan kata kerja bentuk II Asep wrote.......... Asep did not write.......... Did Asep write..........?
sebagai predikat. Siti and Asep wrote.......... Siti and Asep did not write.......... Did Siti and Asep write..........?
The boy wrote...... The boy did not write...... Did the boy write......?
The boys wrote....... The boys did not write....... Did the boys write.......?

No. Tense Kalimat Positif Kalimat Negatif Kalimat Interrogatif


I watched...... I did not (didn’t) watch.... Did I watch....?
Simple Past Tense You watched...... You did not watch..... Did you watch.....?
(Regular Verb) We watched..... We did not watch..... Did we watch......?
They watched..... They did not watch..... Did they watch....?
Kegunaan : He watched....... He did not watch........ Did he watch........?
Menyatakan peristiwa atau kegiatan She watched...... She did not watch...... Did she watch......?
5b.
It watched...... It did not watch....... Did it watch.......?
yang berlangsung di waktu lampau.
Siti watched....... Siti did not watch...... Did Siti watch.......?
Ciri :
Asep watched.......... Asep did not watch.......... Did Asep watch ..........?
Menggunakan kata kerja bentuk II
Siti and Asep watched.......... Siti and Asep did not watch......... Did Siti and Asep watch.........?
sebagai predikat. The boy watched...... The boy did not watch...... Did the boy watch.....?
The boys watched....... The boys did not watch...... Did the boys watch.......?

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No. Tense Kalimat Positif Kalimat Negatif Kalimat Interrogatif
had spoken....
I was working.... had not spoken....
I was (wasn’t) working... Had I working.....?
Was spoken....?
Past Continous Tense had spoken......
You were working...... had not
You were notspoken......
(weren’t) working.... Had you
Were youspoken......?
working......?
had spoken………
We were working...... had not
We were notspoken......
(weren’t) working...... Had wewespoken......?
Were working........?
Past Perfect
Kegunaan : Tense They had
werespoken………
working..... They had
were notspoken.....
not (weren’t) working...... Had
Were theyspoken.....?
they working......?
Menyatakan peristiwa atau kegiatan had spoken………
He was working........ had not spoken........
He was (wasn’t) working...... Had he
Was he spoken........?
working.........?
Ciri : sedang berlangsung pada saat
yang had spoken………
She was working...... She had
was not spoken......
(wasn’t) working........ Had she
Was she spoken......?
working........?
7.
6. Menggunakan
tertentu kata
diwaktu kerja bentuk –III
lampau had spoken………
It was working....... had not spoken.......
It was (wasn’t) working........ Had itit spoken.......?
Was working..........?
Ciri :
yang didahului oleh “had” sebagai had spoken………
Siti was working....... had not spoken.......
Siti was (wasn’t) working....... Had Siti
Was Siti spoken.......?
working........?
Menggunakan
predikat. kata kerja bentuk –ING Asep had
was spoken………
working.......... Asep had
was not spoken..........
(wasn’t) working....... Had
Was Asep spoken..........?
Asep working......?
yang didahului oleh “to be” had spoken………
Siti and Asep were reading.......... Siti and Asep were
had not
notspoken..........
working....... Had Siti
Were Sitiand
andAsep
Asepspoken..........?
working.........?
(was,atau were) sebagai predikat. had spoken………
The boy was working...... had not spoken......
The boy was working........ Had the
Was the boy boy spoken......?
working........?
had spoken………
The boys were reading....... hadnot
The boys are notreading.......
spoken....... Had the
Were boys
the spoken.......?
boys working........?

No. Tense Kalimat Positif Kalimat Negatif Kalimat Interrogatif


I had been speaking...... I had not been speaking...... Had I been speaking......?
You had been speaking...... You had not been speaking...... Had you been speaking......?
We had been speaking...... We had not been speaking...... Had we been speaking......?
Past Perfect Continuous Tense They had been speaking...... They had not been speaking...... Had they been speaking......?
He had been speaking...... He had not been speaking...... Had he been speaking......?
Ciri : She had been speaking...... She had not been speaking...... Had she been speaking......?
8. Menggunakan kata kerja bentuk –ING It had been speaking...... It had not been speaking...... Had it been speaking......?
yang didahului oleh “had been” Siti had been speaking...... Siti had not been speaking...... Had Siti been speaking......?
sebagai predikat. Asep had been speaking...... Asep had not been speaking...... Had Asep been speaking......?
Siti and Asep had been speaking...... Siti and Asep had not been Had Siti and Asep been speaking......?
speaking......
The boy had been speaking...... The boy had not been speaking...... Had the boy been speaking......?
The boys had been speaking...... The boys had not been speaking...... Had the boys been speaking......?
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No. Tense Kalimat Positif Kalimat Negatif Kalimat Interrogatif
I will (I’ll) make.... I will not (won’t) make.... Will I make.....?
Present Future Tense You will (You’ll) make...... You will not make...... Will you make.......?
We will (We’ll) make...... We will not make...... Will we make.......?
Kegunaan : They will (They’ll) make..... They will not make..... Will they make......?
Menyatakan peristiwa atau kegiatan He will (He’ll) make........ He will not make........ Will he make.........?
yang akan terjadi pada waktu yang She will (She’ll) make...... She will not make...... Will she make.......?
3. akan datang. It will (It’ll) make....... It will not make....... Will it make........?
Ciri : Siti will make....... Siti will not make....... Will Siti make.......?
Menggunakan kata kerja bentuk I Asep will make.......... Asep will not make.......... Will Asep make..........?
(Infinitive) yang didahului oleh kata Siti and Asep will make.......... Siti and Asep will not make.......... Will Siti and Asep make...........?
bantu/modal “will” sebagai predikat. The boy will make...... The boy will not make...... Will the boy make......?
The boys will make....... The boys will not make....... Will the boys make.......?

Mengenali Macam – Macam “Tenses”


Test 1. Sebutkan nama “Tense” kalimat berikut ini.

1. I drink a glass of milk every morning.


2. I am eating a banana.
3. I have seen a car outside the room.
4. I came late to class.
5. I will continue my study to vocational school.
6. I was discussing the problem.
7. He doesn’t know your address.
8. He isn’t listening to the radio.
9. He won’t clean the floor by himself.
10. He didn’t give me any money.
11. He wasn’t looking for a job.
12. He hasn’t told us about the plan.
13. Do the people wait for the bus?

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14. Have the people chosen for their leader?
15. Are the people moving the stone fronm the street?
16. Will the people allow us to enter the area?
17. Did the people say something to you?
18. Were the people building a new road?

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