Nama : Lusita Noviamanda Kelas : 1EA26 NPM : 19211247 TENSES

To explain a mean , desire, statement, news, event, actions and other, in writing or verbal to be understood cleary and correctly. When an event that happens, in English then we must form of time the right and true. Tenses is a description or explaination as to when a statement, events, news, statement, happened in the sentence : now, past, the future. Or changes the verb corresponding to the time of occurrence of an event and change the caption. Tenses in English is TIME, in grammar. When people talk about tenses, would mean talking about difference or form a sentence with the timing of event described by sentences. In English, TENSES (TIME) can be grouped into 4 : A. PRESENT TENSE I. Simple Present Tense II. Present Continous Tense III. Preset Perfect Tense IV. Present Perfect Continous Tense B. PAST TENSE I. Simple Past Tense II. Past COntinous Tense III. Past Perfect Tense IV. Past Perfect Continous Tense C. FUTURE TENSE I. Simple Future Tense II. Future Continous Tense III. Future Perfect Tense IV. Future Perfect Continous tense D. PAST FUTURE TENSE I. Past Future Tense II. Past Future Continous Tense III. Past Future Perfecct Tense IV. Past Future Perfect Continous Tense

A. PRESENT TENSE I. Simple Present Tense That was done over again and has to be daily activity Formula : SUBJECT SUBJECT + + TO BE (AM, IS, ARE) VERB 1 + + OBJECT OBJECT

Example : 1. (+) (-) (?) 2. (+) (-) (?) 3. (+) (-) (?) II. : We are buy everyday : We are not buy everyday : Are we busy everyday ? : He is a teacher in my school : He is not a teacher in my school : Is he a teacher in my school ? : He goes to school everyday : He does not go to school everyday : Does he go to school everyday ?

Present Continous Tense That works in progress Formula : SUBJECT + TO BE (AM, IS, ARE) + VERB. 1 + ING + OBJECT

Example : 1. (+) : The cat is catching the mouse now (-) : The cat is not catching the mouse now (?) : Is the cat catching the mouse now ? 2. (+) : Ali and Adi are playing badminton now (-) : Ali and Adi are not playing badminton now (?) : Are Ali and Adi playing badminton now ? 3. (+) : Henry is fishing in the river now (-) : Henry is not fishing in the river now (?) : Is Henry fishing in the river now ?

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Present Perfect Tense That actions in the past, and still progress until now Formula : SUBJECT SUBJECT + + HAVE/HAS HAVE/HAS + BEEN + OBJECT + VERB. III + OBJECT

Example : 1. (+) : He has been in Surabaya before (-) : He has not been in Surabaya before (?) : Has he been in Surabaya before ? 2. (+) : We have taken the book just now (-) : We have not taken the book just now (?) : Have we taken the book just now ? 3. (+) : The man has sold the house just now (-) : The man has not sold the house just now (?) : Has the man sold house just now ?

IV.

Present Perfect Continous Tense That actions in the past, still progress until now, and may be happened in tomorrow Formula : SUBJECT + HAVE/HAS + BEEN + VERB. 1 + ING + OBJECT

Example : 1. (+) : I have been staying here since 1981 (-) : I have not been staying here since 1981 (?) : Have I been staying here since 1981 ? 2. (+) : Elsy has been waiting you for a day (-) : Elsy has not been waiting you for a day (?) : Has Elsy been waiting you for a day ? 3. (+) : We have been watching TV the whole night (-) : We have not been watching TV the whole night (?) : Have we been watching TV the whole night ?

B. PAST TENSE I. Simple Past Tense That work in the past Formula : SUBJECT SUBJECT + + TO BE (WAS/WERE) VERB III + OBJECT + OBJECT

Example : 1. (+) : I was a teacher (-) : I was not a teacher (?) : Was i a teacher ? 2. (+) : He got much money (-) : He did not get much money (?) : Did he get much money ? 3. (+) : Ali went to Jakarta (-) : Ali did not go to Jakarta (?) : Did Ali go to Jakarta ?

II.

Past Continous Tense That work in the past and in progress Formula : SUBJECT + TO BE (WAS/WERE) + VERB. 1 + ING + OBJECT Example : 1. (+) : I was waiting for you at four oclock yesterday (-) : I was not waiting for you at four oclock yesterday (?) : Was I waiting for you at four oclock yesterday ? 2. (+) : Emmy was cutting the flower last week (-) : Emmy was not cutting the flower last week (?) : Was emmy cutting the floer last week ? 3. (+) : He was correcting your home work last night (-) : He was not correcting your home work last night (?) : Was he correcting your home work last night ?

III.

Past Perfect Tense That work in the past and finished Formula : SUBJECT SUBJECT + + HAD HAD + BEEN + OBJECT + VERB.III + OBJECT

Example : 1. (+) : She had been before 1989 (-) : She had not been before 1989 (?) : Had she been before 1989 ? 2. (+) : Tetty had met me last week (-) : Tetty had not met me last week (?) : Had Tetty met me last week ? 3. (+) : They had been at home when I came (-) : They had not been at home when I came (?) : Had they been at home when I came ?

IV.

Past Perfect Continous Tense That work in the past and applies to the past Formula : SUBJECT + HAD + BEEN + VERB.1 + ING + OBJECT Example : 1. (+) : I had been staying here since 1981 (-) : I had not been staying here since 1981 (?) : Had I been staying here since 1981 ? 2. (+) : Ali had been studying English for ten years (-) : Ali had not been studying English for ten years (?) : Had Ali been studying English for ten years ? 3. (+) : He had been writing the letter yesterday (-) : He had not been writing the letter yesterday (?) : Had he been writing the letter yesterday ?

C. FUTURE TENSE I. Simple Future Tense That event have not occurred and may be happened tomorrow Formula : SUBJECT + SHALL/WILL + VERB.1 + OBJECT

Example : 1. (+) : I shall invite you tomorrow (-) : I shall not invite you tomorrow (?) : Shall I invite you tomorrow ?

2. (+) (-) (?) 3. (+) (-) (?)

: We shall go to Prapat next week : We shall not go to Prapat next week : Shall we go to Prapat next week ? : I will go to Medan next week : I will not go to Medan next week : Will I go to Medan next week ?

II.

Future Continous Tense That event will be happened Formula : SUBJECT + SHALL/WILL + BE + VERB.1 + ING + OBJECT Example : 1. (+) : I shall be going to Medan next week (-) : I shall not be going to Medan next week (?) : Shall I be going to Medan next week ? 2. (+) : Enny will be making a cake tomorrow (-) : Enny will not be making a cake tomorro (?) : Will Enny be making a cake tomorrow ? 3. (+) : Lucky will be singing in the class tomorrow (-) : Lucky will not be singing in the class tomorrow

III.

Future Perfect Tense That declare events that will be completed in the future that has already begun in the past Formula : SUBJECT + SHALL/WILL + HAVE + BEEN + OBJECT SUBJECT + SHALL/WILL + HAVE + VERB.III + OBJECT Example : 1. (+) : We shall have been here until last December (-) : We shall not have been here until last December (?) : Shall we have been until last December ? 2. (+) : The police will have punished you next day (-) : The police will not have punished you next day (?) : Will the police have punished you next day ? 3. (+) : They will have been there at six oclock tomorrow (-) : They will not have been there at six oclock tomorrow (?) : Will they have been there at six oclock tomorrow ?

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Future Perfect Continous Tense That events that will take place at a certain time in the future Formula : SUBJECT + SHALL/WILL + HAVE + BEEN + VERB.1 + ING + OBJECT Example : 1. (+) : I shall have been going to Medan next week (-) : I shall not have been going to Medan next week (?) : Shall I have been going to Medan next week ? 2. (+) : They will have been coming from Surabaya next year (-) : They will not have been coming from Surabaya next year (?) : Will they have been coming from Surabya next year ? 3. (+) : He will have been visiting you tomorow night (-) : He will not have been visiting you tomorrow night (?) : Will he have been visiting you tomorrow night ?

D. PAST FUTURE TENSE I. Past Future Tense That will happen in the past Formula : SUBJECT + SHOULD/WOULD + BE + OBJECT SUBJECT + SHOULD/WOULD + VERB.1 + OBJECT

Example : 1. (+) (-) (?) 2. (+) (-) (?) 3. (+) (-) (?) : I should be in Surabaya next week : I should not be in Surabya next week : Should I be in Surabaya next week ? : He would be there you with last night : He would not be there you with last night : Would he be there you with last night ? : I should go if you come late tomorrow : I should not go if you come late tomorrow : Should I go if you come late tomorrow ?

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Past Future Continous Tense That an action is going on in the past Formula : SUBJECT + SHOULD/WOULD + BE + VERB.1 + ING + OBJECT Example : 1. (+) : We should be playing the badminton last Friday (-) : We should not be playing the badminton last Friday (?) : Should we be playing the badminton last Friday ? 2. (+) : They would be giving the prize to you yesterday (-) : They would not be giving prize to you yesterday (?) : Would they be giving prize to you yesterday ? 3. (+) : Fika Would be coming here tomorrow (-) : Fika would not be coming here tomorrow (?) : Would fika be coming here tomorrow ?

III.

Past Future Perfect Tense That the action to be completed in the past Formula : SUBJECT + SHOULD/WOULD + HAVE + BEEN + OBJECT SUBJECT + SHOULD/WOULD + HAVE + VERB. III + OBJECT Example : 1. (+) : I should have been here at six oclock tomorrow (-) : I should not have been here at six oclock tomorrow (?) : Should I have been here at six oclock tomorrow 2. (+) : Merry would have gone to Jakarta next Monday (-) : Merry would not have gone to Jakarta next Monday (?) : Would merry have gone to Jakarta next Monday 3. (+) : He would have brought this table last night (-) : He would not have brought this table last night (?) : Would he have brought this table last night ?

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Past Future Perfect Continous Tense That events that would have occurred in the past Formula : SUBJECT + SHOULD/WOULD + HAVE + BEEN + VERB.1 + ING + OBJECT Example : 1. (+) : I should have been studying English for a year (-) : I should not have been studying English for a year (?) : Should I have been studying English for a year ? 2. (+) : Ali would have been waiting you for a week (-) : Ali would not have been waiting you for a week (?) : Would ali have been waiting you for a week ? 3. (+) : Emmy would have been helping her mother for years (-) : Emmy would have been helping her mother for years (?) : Would emmy have been helping her mother for years ?

Reference : Complete English Grammar, Apollo, Surabaya Cara Mudah Belajar & Memahami Tenses, Surawan Martinus http://books.google.co.id/books?id=ZAdg5oPFZLcC&printsec=frontcover&dq=tenses&hl=id&sa= X&ei=Z-5hT9fMMJGJrAfbs8n9Bw&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=tenses&f=false Cara Praktis Menguasai 16 Tenses, Redaksi Tangga Pustaka http://books.google.co.id/books?id=ZfHzGGMx9XQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=tenses&hl=id&s a=X&ei=Z-5hT9fMMJGJrAfbs8n9Bw&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=tenses&f=false