Tense

Simple Present Tense

Simple present tense is a verb form to state the facts , habits , or events that occur at this time .

The verb form is most commonly used in the English language .

Explanation and Formula Simple Present Tense

Simple present tense is formed from the verb - 1 ( present tense ) or linking verb "be " (is, am , are) . What is the verb - 1 ? Verb - 1 is a bare infinitive with additional -s or -es (eg verb - 1 : does , goes , wants) specifically for subjectberupa singular noun ( singular noun : Tita , book , car ) or the third person singular pronoun ( the pronoun The third single : she , he, it) ; or without modification (eg verb - 1 : do , go , want ) to subjectberupa plural noun ( boys , men , books) or plural pronouns ( we , they ) , pronoun I / you , ataucompound subject ( you and me , Tina and Ratih ) .

Thus the formula for the simple present tense sentences positive, negative and interrogative as follows .

Kalimat	Rumus Simple Present Tense	Contoh Simple Present Tense
positif (+)	S + V-1 S +/- auxiliary (do/does) + bare infinitive	She likes eating out
	S + be (am/is/are)	The children are naughty.
negatif (-)	S + auxiliary (do/does) + not + bare infinitive	She doesn’t like eating out
	S + be(am/is/are) + not	The children aren’t naughty
interogatif (?)	Do/Does + S + bare infinitive	Does she like eating out
	Be(am/is/are) + S	Are the children naughty

Simple Past Tense

Simple past tense is a simple form of the verb to indicate that an event occurred in the past . In the simple past tense , time of occurrence ( yesterday , last two days , last year) or the time line ( for two months , for a day , for an hour ) can be specifically mentioned .

Formula Simple Past Tense

Simple past tense is formed from the verb - 2 ( past tense ) or linking verb "be " ( was , were ) . What is the verb - 2 ? Verb - 2 is the bare infinitive ( base verb form ) with added -ed , -en , -d , -t , -n , or -ne for regular verb or form inconsistent at irregular verb. [ See also : Regular and Irregular Verb ]

Was that a singular verb is used in the singular subject ( such as : I, she, he, it , Andi , and the cat ) unless " you" , on the contrary were that a plural verb is used in the plural subject ( such as : you , they , we , Andi and Susi , and the cats ) . [ Read also : Subject- Verb Agreement ]

Berikut rumus simple past tense untuk kalimat positif, negatif, dan interogatif.

Jenis Kalimat	Rumus	Contoh Simple Past Tense
positif (+)	S + Verb-2 (past tense) S + be(was/were)	The teacher came
		I was a stamp collector
negatif (-)	S + did + not + bare infinitive S + be(was/were) + not	The teacher didn’t come
		I wasn’t a stamp collector
interogatif (?)	Did + S + bare infinitive be(was/were) + S	Did the teacher come
		Was I a stamp collector

Past Continuous Tense

Past continuous progressive tense or past tense is a form of the verb used to express that an action is happening at a particular time in the past . The action has been initiated but not completed by that time.

The formula Past Continuous Tense

Past continuous tense is formed with the auxiliary verb "be " , the form was / were - because the past tense ( past ) , and the present participle . Was for a singular subject ( I, she, he , it , and the third person ) and were for a plural subject ( you , they , we , the third person plural ) .

Continuous Past tense continuous TensePast generally only occur in the form of dynamic action verbs , not stative verb because generally only dynamic verb that has the form of continuous [ Read : Stative Verb with Form Progressive ] .

Dengan demikian rumus past continuous tense untuk kalimat positif, negatif, dan interogatif adalah sebagai berikut.

Jenis Kalimat	Rumus	Contoh Past Continuous Tense
positif (+)	S + be(was/were) + V1-ing/present participle	The team was running
		The workers were queuing
negatif (-)	S + be(was/were) + not + V1-ing/present participle	The team was not running
		The workers weren’t queuing
interogatif(?)	be(was/were) + S + V1-ing/present participle?	Was the team running
		Were the workers queuing

Past Perfect Tense

Past perfect tense is a verb form used to claim that an action has been completed at some point in the past before another action occurs .

The action, which has been completed in the past it may happen repeatedly or only once . In addition, the past perfect tense can also be used to form a conditional sentence type 3 and Reported speech .

Formula Past Perfect Tense

Past perfect tense is formed with the auxiliary verb "had " , and the past participle ( verb - 3 ) ​​. Had used both for singular and plural subject . While past participle may be irregular or regular verb. Thus the formula for the past perfect tense sentences positive, negative and interrogative are as follows .

Kalimat	Rumus Past Perfect Tense	Contoh Past Perfect Tense
positif (+)	S + had + Verb-3/past participle	My brother had slept
		They had come
negatif (-)	S + had + not + Verb-3/past participle	My brother hadn’t slept
		They hadn’t come
interogatif (?)	had + S + Verb-3/past participle	Had my brother slept
		Had they come

Simple Future Tense

Simple future tense is a verb form used to claim that an action happens in the future , spontaneous or planned .

Tense can also be used to form a type of conditional sentence

Formula Simple Future Tense

Simple future tense is formed of capital "will " or "shall " and the bare infinitive ( base verb form ) or formed from phrasal capital "be going to" and the bare infinitive ( base form verb).

Thus the formula for the simple future tense sentences positive, negative and interrogative as follows .

Jenis Kalimat	Rumus	Contoh Simple Future Tense
positif (+)	S + will + bare infinitive S + be (am/is/are) going to + bare infinitive	You will win
		They are going to come
negatif (-)	S + will + not + bare infinitive S + be (am/is/are) + not + going to + bare infinitive	You won’t win
		They aren’t going to come
interogatif (?)	Will + S + bare infinitive Be (am/is/are) + S + going to + bare infinitive?	Will you win
		Are they going to come