1.

Simple Present Tense

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.
FORM:
Active:
(+) Subject (s) + Verb1 + Object (o)
ex: She eats the rice
(-) S+do/does not+Verb1+O
ex: She doesnt eat the rice
(?) Do/Does + S + Verb1 + O
ex: Does she it the rice?
Passive:
(+) O + to be + Verb 3 + by + S
ex : Rice is eaten by her
I, You, They, We use do when it come to negative and question sentence. While He, She, It use
does.
2. Present Continuous Tense
This tenses are used to express an action which is actually being done at this time.
FORM:

Active:
(+) S + to be + Verb-ing + O
ex: They are riding the bicycle
(-) S + to be + not + Verb-ing + O
ex: They are not riding the bicycle
(?) to be + S + Verb-ing + O
ex: Are they riding the bicycle?
Passive:
(+) O + to be + being + Verb 3 + by + S
Ex : The bicycle is being ridden by them
3. Present Perfect Tense
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 didnt use to describe specific event.
FORM:
Active:
(+) S + Has/Have + Past Participle (V3) + O
ex: She has made a paper before
(-) S + Has/Have + not + past participle (V3) + O
ex: She has not made a paper before
(?) Has/Have + S + past participle (V3) + O
ex: Has she made a paper before?
Passive:
(+) O + Has/Have + to be + Verb 3 + by + S
Ex : a paper has been made by her before
4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
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.
FORM:
Active:
(+) S + have/has + been + Verb-ing + O
ex: We have been practicing our English since Monday.
(-) S + have/has + been + Verb-ing + O
ex: We have not been practicing our English
(?) have/has + S + been + Verb-ing + O
ex: Have they been practicing their English?
Passive:
(+) O + Has/Have + to be + being + Verb 3 + by + S
Ex : the bicycle has been being ridden by me since this morning

5. Simple Past Tense
We used this tense to talk about the past.
FORM:
Active:
(+) S + Verb2 + O
ex: She studied math last night
(-) S + did + not + Verb1
ex: She did not studied math last night
(?) did + S + verb1 + O ?
ex: Did She studied math last night?
Passive:
(+) O + to be + Verb 3 + by + S
Ex : Math was studied by her last night
6. Past Continuous Tense
This tense is used to say when we were in the middle of doing at a particular moment in the past.
FORM:
Active:
(+) S + was/were + Verb-ing + O
ex: He was reading a book
(-) S + was/were + not + Verb-ing + O
ex: He wasnt reading a book
(?) Was/were + S + Verb-ing + O ?
ex: Was He reading a book?
Passive:
(+) O + to be + being + Verb 3 + by + S
Ex : a book was being read by him
7. Past Perfect Tense
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.
FORM:
(+) S + had + Verb 3 + O
(-) S + had + not + Verb 3 + O
(?) Had + s + Verb 3+ O?
ex: I had Listened to the radio when she come home
Passive:
(+) O + Had + to be + Verb 3 + by + S
Ex : the radio had been listened by me when she come home
8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
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.
FORM:
Active:
(+) S + had + been + Verb-ing + O
(-) S + had + not + been + Verb-ing +O
(?) Had + S + been + Verb-ing + O?
ex: Lina had been studying math in the library for 1 hour before she left to indonesia
Passive:
(+) O + Had + to be + being + Verb 3 + by + S
Ex : Math had been being studied by Lina in the library for 1 hour before she left to indonesia
9. Simple Future Tense
often called will. because, the modal auxiliary verb in this sentence is will.
FORM :
Active:
(+) S + WILL + Verb1+ O
ex: I will write a paper
(-) S+WILL+not+Verb1+ O
ex: I will not write a paper
(?) will + S + Verb1+ O?
ex: Will I write a paper?
Passive:
(+) O + will + to be + Verb 3 + by + S
Ex: a paper will be written by me
10. Future Continuous Tense
Future Continuous has two different forms: will be doing and be going to be doing. Future
Continuous forms are usually interchangeable.
FORM:
Active:
(+) S + will be + Verb-ing + O
ex: I will be riding bicycle to mosque.
(-) S + will not be + Verb-ing + O
ex: I wont be riding a bicycle to mosque
(?) will + S + be + Verb-ing + O
ex: Will you be riding a bicycle to mosque?
Passive:
(+) O + will + to be + being + Verb 3 + by + S
Ex : a bicycle will be being ridden by me to mosque
11. Future Perfect Tense
This sentence is used when we talk about the past in the future.
FORM:
Acvtive :
(+) S + Will + have + Verb3+ O
ex: I will have finished the tasks by 6 PM
(-) S + will + not + have + Verb3 + O
ex: I will not have finished the tasks by 6 PM
(?) Will + S + have + Verb3 + O?
ex: will you have finished the tasks by 6 PM?
Passive:
(+) O + will + have + to be + Verb 3 + by + S
Ex : the tasks will have been finished by me by 6 PM
12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense
We use the future perfect continuous tense to talk about a long action before some point in the
future.
FORM:
Active:
(+) S + Will + have + been + Verb-ing + O
ex: Andra will have been drawing the sketch
(-) S + will + not + have + been + Verb-ing + O
ex: Andra Wont have been drawing the sketch
(?) Will + S + have + been + Verb-ing + O?
ex: Will Andra have been drawing the sketch?
Passive:
(+) O + will + have + to be + being + Verb 3 + by + S
Ex : the sketch will have been being drawn by andra
13. Past Future Tense
this tense is used to express the events that WILL be done, BUT in the past, not the present.
FORM:
Active:
(+) S + would + Verb1+ O
ex: I would make a paper
(-) S + Would + not + Verb1 + O
ex: I wouldnt make a paper
(?) Would + S + Verb1 + O?
ex: Would you make a paper?



Passive:
(+) O + would + to be + Verb 3 + by + S
Ex: a paper would be made by me
14. Past Future Continuous Tense
Past Future Continuous tells an action would be in progress in the past.
FORM:
Active:
(+) S + would+ be + Verb-ing + O
ex: She would be Cooking a ramen this morning
(-) S + would + not + be + Verb-ing + O
ex: She would not be Cooking a ramen this morning
(?) Would + S + going to be + Verb-ing + O
ex: Would She be Cooking a ramen this morning?
Passive:
(+) O + would + to be + being + Verb 3 + by + S
Ex : a ramen would be being cooked by her this morning
time signals for this tense is time in the past like, this morning, yesterday, last night, last week
and so on.
15. Past Future Perfect Tense
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).
FORM:
Active:
(+) S + would + have + Verb3 + O
ex: I would have thrown the ball last night
(-) S + would + not + have + Verb3 + O
ex: I wouldnt have thrown the ball last night
(?) Would + S + have + Verb3 + O?
ex: Would you have thrown the ball last night?
Passive:
(+) O + would + Have + to be + Verb 3 + by + S
Ex : the ball would have been thrown by me last night
16. Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense
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.
FORM:


Active:
(+) S + would + have + been + verb-ing + O
ex: Chris would have been making a ramen for 6 years when he get fired
(-) S+ would + not + have + been + verb-ing + O
ex: Chris wouldnt have been making a ramen for 6 years when he get fired
(?) Would + subject + have + been + verb-ing + O?
ex: Would Chris have been making a ramen for 6 years when he get fired?
Passive:
(+) O + would + Have + to be + being + Verb 3 + by + S
Ex : a ramen would have been being made by chris for 6 years when he get fired