assorted tenses
Tenses is a verb-based method is used to indicate the time, and sometimes the continuation or completion, of an action or circumstances relating to the time talking. So the concept of tenses is a method commonly used to refer to the time - past (past), current (present), and future (future)
PRESENT TENSE
⦁ SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
The tenses are used to indicate something permanent, custom or essential truth that occurring in the present (PRESENT).
FORMULA
(+) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + Verb 1
Subject (S) (He, She, It) + Verb 1 (s / es)
(-) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + do + not + Verb 1
Subject (S) (He, She, It) + Does not + Verb + 1
(?) Do + Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + Verb 1?
Does + Subject (S) (He, She, It) + Verb 1?
Example:
(+) He studies English everynight.
(-) He does not study English everynight.
(?) Does he study English everynight?
⦁ CONTINUOUS PRESENT TENSE
The tenses are used to express an action that is actually being done at this time or ongoing.
FORMULA
(+) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + to be (am / acre) Verb + 1-ing
Subject (S) (He, She, It) + to be (is) Verb + 1-ing
(-) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + to be (am / are) not + Verb + 1-ing
Subject (S) (He, She, It) + to be (is) not + Verb + 1-ing
(?) To be (am / acre) + Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) Verb + 1-ing?
To be (is) + Subject (S) (He, She, It) Verb + 1-ing?
Example:
(+) She is eating a cake
(-) She is not eating a cake
(?) Is she eating a cake?
⦁ PERFECT PRESENT TENSE
These tenses are used to tell a good experience that has happened or has happened.
FORMULA
(+) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + have + Verb 3
Subject (S) (He, She, It) + has + Verb 3
(-) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + have + not + Verb 3
Subject (S) (He, She, It) + has + not + Verb 3
(?) Have + Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + Verb 3?
Has + Subject (S) (He, She, It) + Verb 3?
Example:
(+) I have finished my homework
(-) I have not finished my homework
(?) Have I finished my homework?
⦁ PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used to indicate that something that started in the past and continue to do until now.
FORMULA
(+) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + have + been + Verb-ing
Subject (S) (He, She, It) + has + been + Verb-ing
(-) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + have + not + been + Verb-ing
Subject (S) (He, She, It) + has + not + been + Verb-ing
(?) Have + Subject (s) (I, You, They, We) + been + Verb-ing?
Has + Subject (S) (He, She, It) + been + Verb-ing?
Example:
(+) Sean have been sleeping for three hours
(-) Sean have not been sleeping for three hours
(?) Have Sean've been sleeping for three hours?
⦁ PAST TENSE
⦁ SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Simple Past is used for menyatan facts or events which occurred in the past. The past could mean 5 minutes ago, an hour ago, a day ago, and so on. The verb used is the second form of the verb, verbs can be regular or irregular verbs.
FORMULA
(+) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + Verb 2
(-) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + did + not + Verb 1
(?) Did + Subject (s) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + Verb 1?
Example:
(+) They played basketball lastnight.
(-) They did not play basketball lastnight.
(?) Did they play basketball lastnight?
⦁ CONTINUOUS PAST TENSE
Past Continuous Tense is used to express when we are in the midst of events or do something at a certain moment in the past.
FORMULA
(+) Subject (S) (You, They, We) + to be (were) Verb + 1-ing
Subject (s) (I, He, She, It) + to be (was) Verb + 1-ing
(-) Subject (S) (You, They, We) + to be (were) not + Verb + 1-ing
Subject (s) (I, He, She, It) + to be (was) not + Verb + 1-ing
(?) To be (were) + Subject (S) (You, They, We) Verb + 1-ing?
To be (was) + Subject (s) (I, He, She, It) Verb + 1-ing?
Example:
(+) Chef Billy was cooking a fried rice.
(-) Chef Billy was not cooking a fried rice.
(?) Was Billy Chef cooking a f ried rice?
⦁ PAST PERFECT TENSE
The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past happened. It can also indicate that something happened before a certain time in the past.
FORMULA
(+) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + had + Verb 3
(-) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + had + not + Verb 3
(?) Had + Subject (s) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + Verb 3?
Example:
(+) We had arrived at the school.
(-) We had not arrived at the school
(?) Had we arrived at the school?
⦁ PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used to indicate that something that started in the past and continues until another time in the past.
FORMULA
(+) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + had + been + Verb-ing
(-) Subject (s) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + had + not + been + Verb-ing
(?) Had + Subject (s) (I, You, They, We, He, She, It) + been + Verb-ing?
Example:
(+) Lea and Bob had been working together since 1990.
(-) Lea and Bob had not been working together since 1990.
(?) Had Lea and Bob has been working together since 1990?
