Introduction

1. BackgroundoftheProblem
English is the first foreign language in our country, which is taught from Elementary level to University level. English is also intensively used in international communication, in written as well as in spoken communication. In addition, many books of science, technology, art and other published issues are written in English. In English language, there are integrated skills to be mastered such as: Speaking, listening, reading, and Writing.

2. TheObjectivesoftheresearch Topic

1. Simple Present Tense

Formula: Positive (+): Subject + verb 1 (s/es) + object Subject + to be (am, is, are) + complement Negative (-): Subject + do not / does not + verb 1 + object Subject + to be + not + complement Interrogative (?):
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Do / does + Subject + Verb 1 + Object ? To be + subject + complement ? Example: Positive: Negative: You don'tspeak Arabic. John doesn't speak Italian. We don't have time for a rest. It doesn't move. They don't want to go to the party. She doesn't like fish. I take the train to the office. The train to Berlin leaves every hour. John sleeps eight hours every night during the week. The President of The USA lives in The White House. A dog has four legs. We come from Switzerland. I get up early every day. Carol brushes her teeth twice a day. They travel to their country house every weekend. It rains a lot in winter. The Queen of England lives in Buckingham Palace.

Interrogative: Do you need a dictionary? I Need a dictionary

Does Mary need a dictionary?

Do we have a meeting now? Does it rain a lot in winter? Do they want to go to the party? Does he like pizza?

2. Present Continuous Tense

Formula: Positive (+): subject + to be (am, is, are) + Verb ing + object Negative (-) : subject + to be + not + verb ing + object Interrogative (?) : to be + subject + verb ing + object Example: Positive: Negative: Mr. Khanafi is not going to Jakarta Iam not writing now
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Mr. Teguh is writing a new book I am watching TV now I am writing now You are reading my article at present She is waiting for you

You are not reading my article at present She is not waiting for you

Interrogative:

Is Mrs. Annisa cooking in the kitchen ? I am not writing now (Sayasedangtidakmenulissekarang) You are not reading my article at present (Apaartinya?) She is not waiting for you

3. Present Perfect Tense

Formula: Positive (+): Subject + has / have + been + object Subject + has / have + verb III + object Negative (-) Subject + has / have + not + been + object Subject +has / have + not + verb III + object Interrogative (?) Have / has + Subject + verb III + object Have / has + subject + been + object Example: Positive: I have studied for the exam.
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 Negative:

You have bought a new computer. He has eaten my chocolate. She has written an e-mail. It has been cold this month. We have won the championship. You have tried to learn a lot. They have forgotten my birthday.

I haven't studied for the exam. You haven't bought a new computer. He hasn't eaten my chocolate. She hasn't written an e-mail. It hasn't been cold this month. We haven't won the championship. You haven't tried to learn a lot. They haven't forgotten my birthday.

Interrogative: Have I been chosen for the team? Have you bought a new car? Has he eaten my sandwich? Has she written the letter? Has it started on time? Has we won a trophy? Have you kept my secret? Have they driven there?

4. PresentPerfectContinuous
Formula:
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Positive (+): Subject + has / have + been + verb-ing Negative (-) Subject + has / have + not + been + verb-ing Interrogative (?) Has/have + subject + been + verb-ing ? Example: Positive: Negative: Marina has not been learning english for two years. We have not been smoking. Tara hasn't been feeling well for 2 weeks. Tara hasn't been visiting us since March. I have been watching TV for two hours He has been playing football since elementary school. I have been reading for 2 hours. We've been studying since 9 o'clock. I have been studying for 3 hours. I have been watching TV since 7pm.

Interrogative: Have you been reading a book for an hour ? How long have you been learning English?

5. SimplePasttense
Formula: Positive (+): Subject + to be (was/were) + complement Subject + verb 2 + object Negative (-) Subject + to be (was/were) + not + complement Subject + did not + verb 1 + object Interrogative (?) Did + subject + verb 1 + object ?

Example: Positive: Negative: He was a businessman in 1999. I sell these motorcycles in Surabaya. I lived in that house when I was young. John drove to London on Monday. I was at work yesterday. The car exploded at 9.30am yesterday. She went to the door. I lived in Bangkok for 10 years. The Jurassic period lasted about 62 million years.

She did not visit me yesterday. My parents were not home this afternoon. He didn't like the movie. Mary did not go to work yesterday. We were not late (for the train). We did not hear the telephone. We did not sing at the concert.

Interrogative: Did you play football yesterday ? What did you eat for dinner? Did you play tennis last week? Were you angry? Did you see that car? Did you watch TV last night?

6. PastContinuous
Formula: Positive (+): Subject + to be (was/were) + verb-ing + object Negative (-) Subject + was/were + not + verb-ing + object Interrogative (?) was/were + subject + verb-ing + object ? Example:

Positive: Negative: He was not sleeping when I came. I was not working all night yesterday. They were not playing football at 9am this morning. He was sleeping when I came. I was working all night yesterday. I was working at 10pm last night. She was cooking when I telephoned her. We were having dinner when it started to rain. Ram went home early because it was snowing.

Interrogative: Was he sleeping when I came ? were you working all night yesterday ? What were you doing at 10pm last night? What were you doing when he arrived?

7. Past Perfect (simple) tense

Formula: Positive (+): Subject + had + verb III + (past participle) + object Negative (-) Subject + had + not + verb III + object

Interrogative (?) Had + subject + verb III + object ? Example: Positive: Negative: They had not been here before 1945. She had not gone to Amsterdam when I called her. They were hungry. They had not eaten for five hours. I asked them why they had not finished. They had been here before 1945. She had gone to Amsterdam when I called her. I wasn't hungry. I had just eaten. He told us that the train had left. I thought I had met her before, but I was wrong.

Interrogative: Had they been here before 1945 ? Had she gone to Amsterdam when you called her ? "Mary wasn't at home when I arrived." "Really? Where had she gone?"

8. Past Perfect Continuous / progressive tense

Formula: Positive (+): Subject + had + been + verb-ing + object

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Negative (-) Subject + had + not + been + verb-ing + object Interrogative (?) Had + subject + been + object ? Example: Positive: Negative: He had not been living in Jakarta about ten years. Suddenly, my car broke down. I was not surprised. It had not been running well for a long time. Interrogative: Had He been living in Jakarta about ten years ? Had the pilot been drinking before the crash? He had been living in Jakarta about ten years. I asked them why they had not finished. I could smell cigarettes. Somebody had been smoking.

9. Simple (Present) Future tense

Formula: Positive (+): Subject + will/shall + verb I + object Subject + am/is/are + going to + verb I + object

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Negative (-) Subject + will/shall + verb I + object Subject + am/is/are + not + going to + verb I + object Interrogative (?) Will/shall + subject + verb I + object Am/is/are + subject + going to + verb I + object Example: Positive: Negative: We will not go to school soon. The students are not going to have a test next. I don't think I'll buy that car. People won't go to Jupiter before the 22nd century. I'm going shopping. I won't be very long. We will go to school soon. The students are going to have a test next month. Hold on. I'll get a pen. We will see what we can do to help you. Maybe we'll stay in and watch television tonight. I think I'll go to the gym tomorrow. I think I will have a holiday next year. It will rain tomorrow. I'll be in London tomorrow.

Interrogative: Will we go to school soon ?

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Are the students going to have a test next month ? Who do you think will get the job? Will you be at work tomorrow?

10. (Present) Future Continuous / progressive tense

Formula: Positive (+): Subject + will/shall + be + verb-ing + object Negative (-) Subject + will/shall + not + verb-ing + object Interrogative (?) Will/shall + subject + be + verb-ing + object Example: Positive: Negative: I will not be watching a movie tonight. They won't be watching TV at 9pm tonight. She will not be sleeping when you telephone her. I will be watching a movie tonight. I will be playing tennis at 10am tomorrow. We 'll be having dinner when the film starts. Take your umbrella. It will be raining when you return.

Interrogative:

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Will you be watching a movie tonight ? What will you be doing at 10pm tonight? What will you be doing when I arrive?

11. (Present) Future Perfect (simple) tense

Formula: Positive (+): Subject + shall/will + have + been + complement Subject + shall/will + have + verb III + object Negative (-) Subject + shall/will + not + been + complement Subject + shall/will + not + have + verb III + object Interrogative (?) Shall/will + subject + been + complement Shall/will + subject + have + verb III + object ? Example: Positive: Negative: I will not have been in this hospital until tomorrow morning. Majid will not have rented my house next month.
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I will have been in this hospital until tomorrow morning. Majid will have rented my house next month. I will have arrived at the office by 8.

They will not have slept for a long time.

Interrogative: Will you have been in this hospital until tomorrow morning ? Will Majid have rented my house next month ? "Mary won't be at home when you arrive." "Really? Where will she have gone?"

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12. (Present) Future Perfect Continuous / progressive tense

Formula: Positive (+): Subject + shall/will + have + been + verb-ing + object Negative (-) Subject + shall/will + not + have + been + verb-ing + object Interrogative (?) Shall/will + subject + have + been + verb-ing + object ? Example: Positive: Negative: My grandmother will not have been visiting us tomorrow morning She will not have been using the car. We will not have been waiting long. My grandmother will have been visiting us tomorrow morning I will have been working here for ten years next week. He will be tired when he arrives. He will have been travelling for 24 hours. I will have been working for four hours. You will have been travelling for two days.

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Interrogative: Will your grandmother have been visiting you tomorrow morning? Will you have been playing football? Will they have been watching TV?

13. Simple Conditional (Past Future) tense

Formula: Positive (+): Subject + should/would + be + object Subject + should/would + verb I + object Negative (-) Subject + should/would + not + be + object Subject + should/would + not + verb + object Interrogative (?) Should/would + subject + be + object ? Should/would + subject + verb I + object ? Example: Positive: He should be in Banten next month. I should be pick up when you arrive at the station tomorrow. I would go at 7 am when He came to my house yesterday. You would work They would drive home
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 Negative:

She would learn music

He should not be in Banten next month. I should not be pick up when you arrive at the station tomorrow. You would not work They would not drive home She would not learn music

Interrogative: Should he be in Banten next month ? should you be pick up when I arrive at the station tomorrow ? Would You work ? Would They drive home ? Would She learn music ?

14. Conditional (Past Future) Continuous / progressive tense

Formula: Positive (+): Subject + should/would + be + verb-ing + object Negative (-) Subject + should/would + not + be + verb-ing + object Interrogative (?) Should/would + subject + be + verb-ing + object ? Example:
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Positive: Negative: My brother would not be finishing Thesis last week. You would not be working They would not be driving home She would not be learning music My brother would be finishing Thesis last week. I would be swimming at 9 yesterday. You would be working They would be driving home She would be learning music

Interrogative: Would your brother be finishing Thesis last week? Would You be working ? Would They be driving home ? Would She be learning music ?

15. Conditional (Past Future) Perfect (simple) tense

Formula: Positive (+): Subject + should/would + have + been + complement Subject + should/would + have + verb III + object Negative (-)

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Subject + should/would + not + have + been + complement Subject + should/would + not + have + verb III + object Interrogative (?) Should/would + subject + have + been + complement ? Should/would + subject + have + verb III + object ? Example: Positive: Negative: My mother should not have been here at nine oclock tomorrow. Mari will not have worked in leading companies next month. You would not have worked They would not have driven home She would not have learned music My mother should have been here at nine oclock tomorrow. Mari would have worked in leading companies next month. He would have passed the examination If She had learned hard. We would have arrived on time If we walked faster. You would have worked They would have driven home She would have learned music

Interrogative:

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Mari will not have worked in leading companies next month? Will Mari have worked in leading companies next month? Would You have worked ? Would They have driven home ? Would She have learned music ?

16. Conditional (Past Future) Perfect Continuous / progressive tense

Formula: Positive (+): Subject + should/would + have + been + verb-ing + object Negative (-) Subject + should/would + not + have + been + verb-ing + object Interrogative (?) Should/would + subject + have + been + verb-ing + object ? Example: Positive: I would have working in leading companies for 10 years. I would have been swimming for 30 minutes When You called me yesterday. At this time yesterday, I would have been wating for you for more than two hours. In May 2007, I would have been living in Tanggulangin for 3 years.

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 Negative:

She would have been working there for 1 year.

I would not have working in leading companies for 10 years. I would not have been swimming for 30 minutes. I would not have been living in Tanggulangin for 3 years. She would not have been working there for 1 year.

Interrogative: Would you have working in leading companies for 10 years ? Would You have been swimming for 30 minutes? Would You have been living in Tanggulangin for 3 years at that time? Would She have been working there for 1 year?

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Conclusion
Taken together, all these observations lead to a surprising conclusion: English does not have a future tense. English tenses are expressed by inflections on the verb. That means that English has only two tenses: present and past. Will is an auxiliary and part of a different verbal system, that of mood. Will does have a tense, but as examples 10a-d show, it is a present-tense verb.

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