Review of English Tenses and Exercises

• Simple Present Tense

            Digunakan untuk menyatakan habitual action atau rutinitas dan fakta-fakta umum.

Rumus :

(+)	(­-)	(?)
S + V1(s/es)	S + do/does + not + V1	Do/Does + S + V1

Examples:

     1. They go to campus by bus.

   (-) They don’t go to campus by bus.

   (?) Do they go to campus by bus?

                     2. She Goes to  campus by motorcycle.

    (-) She doesn’t go to campus by motorcycle.

    (?) Does she go to campus by motorcycle?

• Simple Past Tense

           Digunakan untuk menyatakan kalimat yang terjadi di masa lampau.

Rumus :

(+)	(­-)	(?)
S + V2	S + did + not + V1	Did + S + V1

 
Examples :

                      1.They went to campus by bus.

           (-) They didn’t go to campus by bus.

           (?) Did they go to campus by bus?

            2. She went to campus by motorcycle.

        (-) She didn’t go to campus by motorcycle.

        (?) Did she go to campus by motorcycle?

• Present / Past Continuous Tense

             Rumus :                                                                                                                      

(+)	(­-)	(?)
S + be + Ving	S + be + not + Ving	Be + S + Ving

I	am	Was
You	Are	Were
They
We
She	is	Was
He
It

Examples :

                      1. She was going to campus by motorcycle. (Past Continious)

                      2. They are going to campus by bus. (Present Continious)

•          Simple Future Tense

Digunakan untuk mengekspresikan kejadian yang belum terjadi masih direncanakan atau kejadiaan di masa yang akan datang.

              Rumus :

(+)	(­-)	(?)
S + will + V1	S + will + not + V1	Will + S + V1

Examples :              

                      1.  Cikal will finish his study in 2020.

         (-) Cikal will not finish his study in 2020.

         (?) Will Cikal finish his study in 2020?

                      2. Jul will get married in 2023.

        (-) Jul will not married in 2023.

        (?) Will Jul married in 2023?

•         Present Perfect Tense

            Digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian yang sudah terjadi dan hasilnya masih terasa atau terlihat.

              Rumus :

(+)	(­-)	(?)
S + has/have + V3	S + has/have + not + V3	Has/Have + S + V3

I	Have
You
They
We
She	Has
He
It

Example :

                      1. I have gone to campus.

                    (-) I haven’t gone to campus.

                    (?) Have I gone to campus?

   

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               1. She (drink) coffee. (S. Past)

Answer :   (+) She drank coffee.

             (-) She didn’t drink coffee.

             (?) Did she drink coffee?

                2. They (start) the course. (Pr. Perfect)
Answer :    (+) They have started the course.
                    (-) They haven’t started the course.
                    (?) Have they started the course?

                 3. Ana and Linda (open) the account. (Past. Cont)
Answer :    (+) Ana and Linda were opening the account.

              (-) Ana and Linda weren’t opening the account.

              (?) Were Ana and Linda opening the account?

                 4. The bank (close) at 5pm. (S. Present)
Answer :     (+) The bank closes at 5 pm.

               (-) The bank doesn’t close at 5 pm.

               (?) Does the bank close at 5 pm?

                 5. The dog (run) through the park. (S. Past)

Answer :     (+) The dog ran through the park.
                     (-) The dog didn’t run through the park.
                     (?) Did the dog run through the park?