Tense ini digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu tindakan yang dilakukan pada saat ini 1.

Formula kalimat positif tanpa kata kerja: S + to be (is,am,are) +noun/adjective/adverb Formula kalimat negative tanpa kata kerja:
2.

S+ to be+ not + noun/adjective/adverb 3. Formula kalimat introgative tanpa kata kerja: To be + S + noun/adjective/adverb Example: 1. He is here 2. He is not here 3. Is he here?

Tense ini digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu tindakan yang dilakukan pada saat ini

1. Formula kalimat positif: S + V 1 (s.es)

2. Formula (menyangkal) :

kalimat

negative

S + do / does + not + V 1 3. Formula kalimat introgative (tanya): Do/ does + S + V1 Example: 1. A postman delivers letters 2. A postman does not delivers big things 3. Does a postman deliver mail?

Tense ini digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu tindakan yang benar-benar sedang dilakukan saat ini. 1. Formula kalimat positive:

S+ to be + V ing(Present Participle) 2. Formula kalimat negative:

S+ to be + not + V ing (Present Participle) 3. Formula kalimat introgative:

To be + S + V ing (Present Participle) Example: 1. I am sitting on the chair 2. I am not eating anything 3. Are you studying English

Tense ini menitik beratkan pada sudahnya atau selesainya suatu tindakan bukan waktu dilakukannya tindakan tersebut.
1.

Formula kalimat positive:

S + have/has + V3 2. Formula kalimat negative:

S+ have/has + not + V3 3. Formula kalimat introgative:

Have/has + S+ V3 Example: 1. You have told me before 2. You have not told me about it 3. Has she met you before?

Tense ini digunakan saat suatu tindakan yang diawali diwaktu lampau namun masih sedang dilakukan sampai saat ini. 1. Formula kalimat positif S+have/has+been+ Ving 2. Formula kalimat negative S+have/has+been+not+Ving 3. Formula kalimat introgenatif Have/has+ S+been+Ving Example: 1. I have been working 2. I have not been working 3. Have you been working?

Digunakan untuk menyatakan tindakan yang sudah lalu atau masa lampau. Formula kalimat positif tanpa kata kerja:
1.

S+was/were+ noun/adjective/adverb 2. Formula kalimat negative tanpa kata kerja: S+was/were+not+ noun/adjective/adverb 3. Formula kalimat introgative tanpa kata kerja: Was/were+S+ noun/adjective/adverb

Example: 1. I was busy yesterday 2. I was not busy yesterday 3. Was you busy yesterday?

Digunakan untuk menyatakan tindakan yang sudah lalu atau masa lampau. 1. Formula kalimat positif: S+V2 2. Formula (menyangkal) : S + did + not + V 1 3. Formula kalimat introgative (tanya): Did + S + V1 Example: 1. I walked to shool yesterday 2. I did not walk to shool yesterday 3. Did you walk to school yesterday? kalimat negative

Digunakan untuk menyatakan tindakan yang sedang terjadi dimasa lampau, dan pada saat yang sama tindakan lain terjadi. 1. Formula kalimat positif S+was/were+Ving 2. Formula kalimat negative S+was/were+not+Ving 3. Formula kalimat introgative Was/were+S+Ving Example: I was reading newspaper when father came home.
1.

I was not reading newspaper when father came home

2.

3. Was you reading newspaper when father came home?

Sama halnya dengan past countinous tense ini juga tidak berdiri sendiri sebagai kalimat tunggal, namun harus disertai dengan kalimat past tense. 1. Formula kalimat positif S+had+V3 2. Formula kalimat negative S+had+not+V3

3. Formula kalimat introgative Had+S+V3 Example: 1. I had seen film before I went to Jakarta 2. I had not seen film before I went to Jakarta 3. Had you seen film before you went to Jakarta?

Melukiskan suatu tindakan yang masih berlangsung diwaktu lampau ketika suatu kejadian lain memotongnya. 1. Formula kalimat positif S+had been+V ing 2. Formula kalimat negative S+had been+ not+ Ving 3. Formula kalimat introgative Had+S+been+V ing Example: They had been living in France for 5 years when the war began.
1.

They had not been living in France for 5 years when the war began.
2.

3. Had they been living in France for 5 years when the war began?

Untuk menyatakan suatu tindakan yang akan terjadi di waktu mendatang. 1. Formula kalimat positif S+Shall/Will+V1 2. Formula kalimat negative S+Shall/Will+not+V1 3. Formula kalimat introgative Shall/Will+S+V1 Example: 1. I shall see you tonight 2. I shall not see you tonight 3. Will you see she tonight?

Untuk menyatakan tindakan yang diperkirakan sedang berlangsung pada saat tertentu diwaktu mendatang atau bila ada tindakan lain terjadi. 1. Formula kalimat positif S+Shall/Will be +Ving

2. Formula kalimat negative S+Shall/Will+not+ be+Ving 3. Formula kalimat introgative Shall/Will +S+be+Ving Example: 1. I will be sleeping 12 oclock tonight 2. They will not be studying at school when you come 3. Will he be writing letters all day next Sunday

Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu tindakan yang diperkirakan telah selesai dilakukan pada saat tertentu di waktu mendatang atau bila ada tindakan lain terjadi. 1. Formula kalimat positif S+Shall/Will+ have+ V3 2. Formula kalimat negative S+Shall/Will+ have+ V3 3. Formula kalimat introgative Shall/Will+S+have+V3 Example: 1. You will have spoken English well by the end of next year

2. You will not have spoken English well by the end of next year 3. Will you have spoken English well by the end of next year

Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu tindakan yang diperkirakan akan berlangsung dalam kurun waktu tertentu dimasa mendatang atau bila ada tindakan lain terjadi. 1. Formula kalimat positif S+Shall/Will+have been+ Ving 2. Formula kalimat negative S+Shall/Will +not+have been+ Ving 3. Formula kalimat introgative Shall/Will+ S+have been+ Ving

Example: 1. Mr.Smith will have been teaching 30 years next january 2. Mr.Smith will not have been teaching 30 years next january 3. Wiil Mr.Smith have been teaching 30 years next January?

Umumnya hanya dipakai dalam kalimat pengandaian dan kalimat tidak langsung.

1.

Formula kalimat positif

S+Should/Would+V1 2. Formula kalimat negative S+Should/Would+not+V1 3. Formula kalimat introgative Should/Would+S+V1

Example: 1. He said that he would go abroad this week

2. He said that he would not go abroad this week 3. Would you marry that woman if you were rich?

Ini jarang sekali dipakai dan bila ada hanya dijumpai dalam kalimat tidak langsung.

1. Formula kalimat positif S+Should/Would +be+ Ving 2. Formula kalimat negative S+Should/Would+not +be+ Ving 3. Formula kalimat introgative Should/Would +S+be+ Ving

Example: They told us that they would be having dinner when we visited them that night.
1.

They told us that they would not be having dinner when we visited them that night.
2.

They told us that would they be having dinner when we visited them that night?
3.

Tense ini pada hakikatnya hanya digunakan dalam kalimat pengandaian sebagai induk kalimat untuk menyatakan lampau tak nyata.

1. Formula kalimat positif: S+Should/Would+have+V3 2. Formula kalimat negative: S+ Should/Would+not+have+V3 3. Formula kalimat introgative: Should/Would+S+have+V3 Example:
1.

You would have met a lot of friends

if you had attended the party last night

2.

You would not have met a lot of

friends if you had attended the party last night

3.

Would you have met a lot of friends

if you had attended the party last night?

Tense ini jarang sekali digunakan bahkan dalam kalimat tidak langsung. 1. Formula kalimat positif: S+Should/would+have been+Ving 2. Formula kalimat negative: S+Should/would+not+have been+Ving 3. Formula kalimat introgatove: Should/would+S+have been+Ving Example: 1. She expected that her baby would have been sleeping for hour when she arrived home. 2. She expected that her baby would not have been sleeping for hour when she arrived home. 3. Would She expected that her baby have been sleeping for hour when she arrived home?