Simple Tenses

1. Present Tense
Form
(+) S + Verb 1 + s/es
(-) S + Do/Does + not + V1
(?) Do/Does + S + V1 + ?
Adverb of time : today, 9 o’clock
Function
a. Rutinitas
Example :
 I sleep at 9 o’clock every day
 He sleeps at 9 o’clock every day
 I don’t sleep at 9 o’clock every day
 He doesn’t sleep at 9 o’clock every day
 Do you sleep at 9 o’clock every day ?
 Does he sleep at 9 o’clock every day ?

Note : Penggunaan s/es hanya pada he, she, it

b. General Truth (kebenaran umum)

Example :
 Water boils at 100 C ͦ
 Earth rotates for 24 hours

Note : Water, earth bisa diganti menjadi it, jadi menggunakan V1 + s/es

2. Past Tense
Form
(+) S + V2
(-) S + Didn’t + V1
(?) Did + S + V1 + ?
Adverb of time : yesterday, last year, last week
Function
a. Telling about activity in the past
Example :
 I slept at 7 yesterday
 He slept at 7 yesterday
 I didn’t sleep at 7 yesterday
 He didn’t sleep at 7 yesterday
 Did you sleep at 7 yesterday ?
 Did he sleep at 7 yesterday ?

Note : ketika bentuk kalimat berubah menjadi negative maka V2 berubah jadi V1

3. Future Tense
Form
(+) S + Will/Shall + V1
(-) S + Will/Shall + not + V1
(?) Will/Shall + S + V1 + ?
Adverb of time : tomorrow, next Sunday, next year
Function
a. Telling about activity in the future
Example :
 I will eat at 6
 He will eat at 6
 I will not sleep at 6
 He will not sleep at 6
 Will you eat at 6 ?
 Will he eat at 6 ?

Note : Will termasuk modal, setiap penggunaan modal harus menggunakan V1