TENSES

AHMAD MOHAMMAD FAHMI (01)

XII MIPA 4
1. SIMPLE PAST TENSE

• FUNCTION : We used this tense to talk about the past.

• FORMULA : (+) Subject + to be (was/were) + object/complement
(+) Subject + verb 2 + object/complement
(-) Subject + to be (was/were) + not + object/complement
(-) Subject + did not +verb 1 + object/complement
(?) Did + Subject + verb 1 + object/complement
1. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
• EXAMPLE :
(+) He was a businessman in 2010.
(+) He visited me yesterday.
(-) He was not a businessman in 2010.
(-) He did not visit me yesterday.
(?) Did he visit you yesterday?
2. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

• FUNCTION : This tenses are used to denote something that is fixed, habitual or an
essential truth. Because it is often related to the incident at about past,
present and future, this at least has the Tenses description for a certain time.
• FORMULA : (+) Subject + verb 1(s/es) + object/complement
(-) Subject + do/does + not + verb 1 + object/complement
(?) Do/Does + Subject + verb 1 + object/complement
2. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

• EXAMPLE :
(+) I play video games every night.
(-) I dont play video games every night.
(?) Do you play video games every night?
3. SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

• FUNCTION : The simple future tense is a verb tense that is used to refer to the future. This
tense is commonly formed with the use of will and shall for an activity that
takes place in the future.
• FORMULA : (+) Subject + will/shall + verb 1 + object/complement
(+) Subject + am/is/are + going to + verb 1 + object/complement
(-) Subject + will/shall + not + verb 1 + object/complement
(-) Subject + am/is/are + not + going to + verb 1 + object/complement
(?) Will/Shall + Subject + verb 1 + object/complement
(?) Am/Is/Are + Subject + going to + verb 1 + object/complement
3. SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
• EXAMPLE :
(+) She will eat fried rice.
(+) She is going to eat fried rice.
(-) She will not eat fried rice.
(-) She is not going to eat fried rice.
(?) Will she eat fried rice?
(?) Is she going to eat fried rice?
4. SIMPLE PAST FUTURE TENSE

• FUNCTION : This tense is used to express the events that WILL be done, BUT in the past,
not the present.
• FORMULA : (+) Subject + should/would + be + object
(+) Subject + should/would + verb 1 + object
(-) Subject + should/would + not + be + object
(-) Subject + should/would + not + verb 1 + object
(?) Should/Would + Subject + be + object
(?) Should/Would + Subject + verb 1 + object
4. SIMPLE PAST FUTURE TENSE
• EXAMPLE :
(+) I should be in Banten next month.
(+) I should be pick up when you arrive at the station next week.
(-) I should not be in Banten next month.
(-) I should not be pick up when you arrive at the station next week.
(?) Should you be in Banten next month?
(?) Should you be pick up when you arrive at the station next week?
5. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

• FUNCTION : This tense is used to say when we were in the middle of doing at a particular
moment in the past.
• FORMULA : (+) Subject + to be (was/were) + verb-ing + object/complement
(-) Subject + to be (was/were) + not + verb-ing + object/complement
(?) Was/Were + Subject + verb-ing + object/complement
5. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

• EXAMPLE :
(+) She was sleeping when I came.
(-) She was not sleeping when I came.
(?) Was she sleeping when you came?
6. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

• FUNCTION : This tenses are used to express an action which is actually being done at this
time.
• FORMULA : (+) Subject +be + verb-ing + object/complement
(-) Subject +be + not + verb-ing + object/complement
(?) Be+ Subject + verb-ing + object/complement
6. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

• EXAMPLE :
(+) He is playing badminton now.
(-) He is not playing badminton now.
(?) Is he playing badminton now?
7. FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE

• FUNCTION : The future continuous refers to an unfinished action or event that will be in
progress at a time later than now. The future continuous is used for quite a
few different purposes. The future continuous can be used to project
ourselves into the future.
• FORMULA : (+) Subject + will/shall + be + verb-ing + object/complement
(-) Subject + will/shall + not + be + verb-ing + object/complement
(?) Will/Shall + Subject + be + verb-ing + object/complement
7. FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE

• EXAMPLE :
(+) I will be watching a movie tonight.
(-) I will not be watching a movie tonight.
(?) Will you be watching a movie tonight?
8. PAST FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE

• FUNCTION : Past Future Continuous tells an action would be in progress in the past.
• FORMULA : (+) Subject + should/would + be + verb-ing + object
(-) Subject + should/would + be + not + verb-ing + object
(?) Should/Would + Subject + be + verb-ing + object
8. PAST FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE

• EXAMPLE :
(+) My brother would be finishing thesis last week.
(-) My brother would not be finishing thesis last week.
(?) Would your brother be finishing thesis last week?
9. PAST PERFECT TENSE

• FUNCTION : The Past Perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another
action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a
specific time in the past.
• FORMULA : (+) Subject + had + verb 3 + object/complement
(-) Subject + had + not + verb 3 + object/complement
(?) Had + Subject + verb 3 + object/complement
9. PAST PERFECT TENSE

• EXAMPLE :
(+) He had gone to Bali when I called him.
(-) He had not gone to Bali when I called him.
(?) Had he gone to Bali when you called him?
10. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

• FUNCTION : This tenses are used to express your experience. This sentence can used to
say that you have never had a certain experience. Present Perfect Tense
didn’t use to describe specific event.
• FORMULA : (+) Subject + has/have + been + object/complement
(+) Subject + has/have + verb 3 + object/complement
(-) Subject + has/have + not + been + object/complement
(-) Subject + has/have + not + verb 3 + object/complement
(?) Has/Have + Subject + been + object/complement
(?) Has/Have + Subject + verb 3 + object/complement
10. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
• EXAMPLE :
(+) He has been at home for a month.
(+) Andika has eaten the steak already.
(-) He has not been at home for a month.
(-) Andika has not eaten the steak already.
(?) Has he been at home for a month?
(?) Has he eaten the steak already?
11. FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

• FUNCTION : This sentence is used when we talk about the past in the future.
• FORMULA : (+) Subject + shall/will + have + been + complement
(+) Subject + shall/will + have + verb 3 + object
(-) Subject + shall/will + not + have + been + complement
(-) Subject + shall/will + not + have + verb 3 + object
(?) Shall/Will + Subject + have + been + complement
(?) Shall/Will + Subject + have + verb 3 + object
11. FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
• EXAMPLE :
(+) I will have been in this hospital until tomorrow morning.
(+) He will have rented my house next month.
(-) I will not have been in this hospital until tomorrow morning.
(-) He will not have rented my house next month.
(?) Will you have been in this hospital until tomorrow morning?
(?) Will he have rented my house next month?
12. PAST FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

• FUNCTION : This tense is restates the action stated in Future Perfect Tense but with
different time dimension, it is in past time whilst the Future Perfect is in
future time (not happen yet).
• FORMULA : (+) Subject + should/would + have + been + complement
(+) Subject + should/would + have + verb 3 + object
(-) Subject + should/would + not + have + been + complement
(-) Subject + should/would + not + have + verb 3 + object
(?) Should/Would + Subject + have + been + complement
(?) Should/Would + Subject + have + verb 3 + object
12. PAST FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
• EXAMPLE :
(+) My mother should have been here at nine o’clock tomorrow.
(+) Marry would have worked in leading companies next month.
(-) My mother should not have been here at nine o’clock tomorrow.
(-) Marry would not have worked in leading companies next month.
(?) Should your mother have been here at nine o’clock tomorrow?
(?) Would Marry have worked in leading companies next month?
13. PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

• FUNCTION : We use the Past Perfect Continuous to show that something started in the
past and continued up until another time in the past. “For five minutes” and
“for two weeks” are both durations which can be used with the Past Perfect
Continuous. Notice that this is related to the Present Perfect Continuous
however, the duration does not continue until now, it stops before
something else in the past.
• FORMULA : (+) Subject + had + been + verb-ing + object/complement
(-) Subject + had + not + been + verb-ing + object/complement
(?) Had + Subject + been + verb-ing + object/complement
13. PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

• EXAMPLE :
(+) They had been living in Jakarta about ten years.
(-) They had not been living in Jakarta about ten years.
(?) Had they been living in Jakarta about ten years?
14. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

• FUNCTION : Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used to show that something started in
the past and has continued up until now. ”for two hours’, ‘for two weeks’,
‘since yesterday’ are all durations which can be used with this sentence.
Without the durations, the tense has a more general meaning of “lately.” We
often use the words “lately” or “recently” to emphasize this meaning.
• FORMULA : (+) Subject + have/has + been + verb-ing
(-) Subject + have/has + not + been + verb-ing
(?) Have/Has + Subject + been + verb-ing
14. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

• EXAMPLE :
(+) He has been playing guitar for two hours.
(-) He has not been playing guitar for two hours.
(?) Has he been playing guitar for two hours?
15. FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

• FUNCTION : We use the future perfect continuous tense to talk about a long action
before some point in the future.
• FORMULA : (+) Subject + shall/will + have + been + verb-ing + object
(-) Subject + shall/will + not + have + been + verb-ing + object
(?) Shall/Will + Subject + have + been + verb-ing + object
15. FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

• EXAMPLE :
(+) She will have been visiting us tomorrow.
(-) She will not have been visiting us tomorrow.
(?) Will she have been visiting us tomorrow?
16. PAST FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

• FUNCTION : Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense emphasizes on the course and the
duration of the action. Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense is used to tell an
action which would have been happening until a certain time (period) in the
past.
• FORMULA : (+) Subject + should/would + have + been + verb-ing + object
(-) Subject + should/would + not + have + been + verb-ing + object
(?) Should/Would + Subject + have + been + verb-ing + object
16. PAST FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE

• EXAMPLE :
(+) I would have been working in leading companies for 10 years.
(-) I would not have been working in leading companies for 10 years.
(?) Would you have been working in leading companies for 10 years?
QUIZ TIME !!!!!
1. THIS SENTENCE IS USED WHEN WE TALK
ABOUT THE PAST IN THE FUTURE.
A.FUTURE PERFECT TENSE
B.FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
C.PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
D.SIMPLE PAST FUTURE TENSE
E.PAST FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
TENSE
2. THIS TENSE IS USED TO SAY WHEN WE WERE
IN THE MIDDLE OF DOING AT A PARTICULAR
MOMENT IN THE PAST.
A.SIMPLE PAST TENSE
B.PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
C.PAST PERFECT TENSE
D.PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
E. PAST FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
TENSE
3. CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO
INTERROGATIVE FORM!
HE GAVE ME CHOCOLATE YESTERDAY.
A.WAS HE GIVING ME CHOCOLATE
YESTERDAY?
B.DID HE GAVE ME CHOCOLATE
YESTERDAY?
C.HAD HE GIVEN ME CHOCOLATE
YESTERDAY?
D.DID HE GIVE ME CHOCOLATE YESTERDAY?
E. HAS HE GIVEN ME CHOCOLATE
YESTERDAY?
4. CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO
POSITIVE FORM!
WOULD YOU HAVE BEEN SINGLE FOR 17
YEARS?
A.I WOULD HAVE BEEN SINGLE FOR 17
YEARS
B.I WOULD BE SINGLE FOR 17 YEARS
C.I WAS SINGLE FOR 17 YEARS
D.I SHOULD HAVE BEEN SINGLE FOR 17
YEARS
E. I SHOULD BE SINGLE FOR 17 YEARS
5. I ... FOOTBALL YESTERDAY
A.PLAYING
B. WILL PLAY
C. WOULD PLAY
D. PLAYED
E. PLAY
6. I … A NOVEL
A.WRITE
B.WRITING
C.WROTE
D.WRITES
E. WAS WRITING
7. CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO PRESENT
CONTINUOUS TENSE!
THE TEACHERS WILL TEACH THEM GRAMMAR
A.THE TEACHERS IS TEACHING THEM GRAMMAR
B.THE TEACHERS ARE TEACHING THEM GRAMMAR
C. THE TEACHERS WAS TEACHING THEM GRAMMAR
D.THE TEACHERS HAVE TEACHING THEM GRAMMAR
E. THE TEACHERS WOULD TEACHING THEM FRAMMAR
8. CHANGE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO PAST
PERFECT TENSE!
ALL OF MY FRIENDS BRING OXFORD DICTIONARIES
A. ALL OF MY FRIENDS HAD BROUGHT OXFORD
DICTIONARIES
B. ALL OF MY FRIENDS HAVE BROUGHT OXFORD
DICTIONARIES
C. ALL OF MY FRIENDS WILL BROUGHT OXFORD
DICTIONARIES
D. ALL OF MY FRIENDS WAS BROUGHT OXFORD
DICTIONARIES
E. ALL OF MY FRIENDS HAS BEEN BROUGHT OXFORD
DICTIONATIES
9. FORMULA FOR PAST FUTURE PERFECT TENSE.
A. SHOULD/WOULD + SUBJECT + HAVE + VERB 3 + OBJECT
B. SUBJECT + SHALL/WILL + HAVE + BEEN + VERB-ING +
OBJECT
C. SUBJECT + HAD + NOT + VERB 3 + OBJECT/COMPLEMENT
D. HAVE/HAS + SUBJECT + BEEN + VERB-ING
E. SUBJECT + WILL/SHALL + VERB 1 + OBJECT/COMPLEMENT
10. FORMULA FOR FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE.
A. SHOULD/WOULD + SUBJECT + HAVE + VERB 3 + OBJECT
B. SUBJECT + SHALL/WILL + HAVE + BEEN + VERB-ING +
OBJECT
C. SUBJECT + HAD + NOT + VERB 3 + OBJECT/COMPLEMENT
D. HAVE/HAS + SUBJECT + BEEN + VERB-ING
E. SUBJECT + WILL/SHALL + VERB 1 + OBJECT/COMPLEMENT
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