Using Correct Tenses

Meeting 9

Tim MKWU Bahasa Inggris 1

Universitas Airlangga
Today’s Discussion

Knowing when to Using had and

01 use the past with
the present
02 have correctly

03 Using the correct

tense with time 04 Using the correct
tense with will
expression and would

05 Passive Voice
Knowing when to use
the past with the present
01
 Knowing when to use the past
with the present

Look at an example
below.
The corrections:
(1) “ He took the
money when he (2)“He took the money when he
wants it.” wanted it.”

(3)“He takes the money when he

wants it.”
The
The meaning
meaning is is not
not
logical.
logical.
When a sentence has
both a past tense and a So, please make
present tense, the sure to check
sentence is possibly the logical
incorrect because the meaning of the
meaning does not make sentence.
any sense as in (1).
Exercise 1
Each of the following sentences has at least one verb in
the past and one verb in the present. Indicate if the
sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

1. _______ Jarvis broke things when he gets angry.

2. _______ Parker gave a box of chocolate to Jane
because he loves her.
3. _______ She is a successful businesswoman because
she worked hard when she was a student.

C 3.
I 2.
I 1.
 Using had and
02 have correctly
Past Perfect VS Present Perfect

Past Perfect Present Perfect

Had + Past Participle (V3) Have/Has + Past Participle

(V3)
Example: Example:
(4) Sue had lived in Los (5) Sue has lived in Los
Angeles for ten years when she Angeles for ten years.
moved to San Diego.
 Present Perfect
Past Perfect

Past Perfect EX

VS GF

Present Perfect
Past Perfect: before past up to Past

Present Perfect : past up to now

Source: t.ly/7oNn
 Exercise 2
Indicate if the sentences are correct
(C) or inccorrect (I).
2. He said that he had
finished the typing when
you finish the reports.

1. Mrs. Escobar had

finished writing the book
before Pablo asked her to
write it.
3. Because her proposal
had been rejected, she is
depressed.

1. C 2. I 3. I
 03
Using the correct
tense with time
expression
Read some examples below.

(6) We moved to New York in 1980.

(7) We had left there by 1990.
(8) We have lived in San Fransisco since
1999.
Using Correct Tenses with Time Expressions

Past by (1920)
Perfect

(two years) ago

Simple
last (year)
Past
In (1920)

Present since (1920)

Perfect lately
 Exercise 3: Indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or incorrect (I).
1 3
Thousands of people have been In 1989, the space boy Voyager 2
infected last week. flew by the planet Neptune.

2 4
We have cleaned up the Florida has become the twenty-
mess by 4:00 yesterday. seventh state in the United States
on March 3, 1845.

1.I 2. I 3.C 4.I

04
Using the correct
tense with will and
would
 Are these sentences logical?

(9) I know that he would

arrive soon.
(10) It was certain that he will
graduate.
 Using Correct Tenses with Will and Would
Verb Meaning Use Example

I know that he will

Will After the present Do not use with past
arrive.
Do not use with It was certain that
Would After the past
present he would graduate.

“modals” for polite request are often used with the present.

Example: I would like to know if you have a pencil that I

could borrow.
 Exercise 4: Indicate if the sentences are correct (C) or
incorrect (I).

We know that they will

The police officer indicated
take this trip if we can
that he would write a ticket
1 get our
permission.
parents’
3 if he has the time. 5

They think they Jill doubts that Jack The advertising

will win the game 2 would give his consent. 4 department quickly
tomorrow. realized that the
product will need a
new slogan.
Thank you.