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S (I) am V+ing
S (he/she/it) is V+ing
S (we/you/they) are V+ing
We use the present progressive/continuous Pleas dont make noise. Im studying.
when we talk about something which is John is sleeping right now.
happening at the time of speaking. John and Marry are talking on the
Phone.
(at a party) Are you enjoying the party?
We also use the present continuous when Im taking five courses this semester.
we talk about something which is She is writing another book this year.
happening around the time of speaking,
Have you heard about Tom? He is
but not necessarily exactly at the time of building his own house.
speaking. (something generally in
progress for instance, this week, this
month , this year, etc)
S (I/you/we/they) V1st
S (She/he/ it) V1st + s/es/ies
S To be (am/is/are) Non-verb
We use the simple present tense to talk The earth goes around the sun
about things in general. We use it to say Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen.
that something happens all the time or The world is round
repeatedly, or that something is true in I work in a bank. Barry works in a shop.
general. It is not important the action is
happening at the time of speaking.
S V2nd
S (I/he/she/it) was non-verb
S (you/we/they) were non verb
The simple past indicates that an activity I walked to school yesterday
or situation began and ended at a I bought a new car three days ago.
particular time in the past. Mr. Edward died ten years ago.
If a sentence contain when and has the
simple past in both clauses, the action in I stood under a tree when it began to rain
the when clause happens first. When she heard a strange noise, she got
up to investigate.
When I dropped my cup, the coffee
spilled on my lap.
Note: There are two kind of verb; they are Regular Verb (kata kerja tak beraturan) and
Irregular Verb (kata kerja beraturan)
The negatives and interrogative s in the simple past tense are constructed with the help of the
auxiliary verb TO DO in the past form, we use did /didnt + V1 (infinitive) (do, open,
rain, etc.):
Ann: Did you go out last night, Tom?
Tom: yes, I went to the cinema but I didnt enjoy the film.
TO BE (was, were) in the simple past tense have the following forms:
Was I was a student last year.
She was sick yesterday.
Were Where were you last week?
You were not here then.
But we dont use did with to be (was/were):
Why were you so angry yesterday?
Was Tom at school yesterday?
We use past progressive to tell an action At eight oclock last night, I was studying.
that was in progress in the past time, it Last year at this time, I was attending
doesnt tell us weather the action was school.
finished or not. What were you doing at 10 oclock last
night?
We often use the past continuous and the Tom burnt his hand when he was cooking
past simple together to tell one action the dinner.
began earlier and was in progress when the It was raining when I got up.
other action occurred. I saw Jim in the park. He was sitting on the
grass and reading a book.
Sometimes the past progressive is used in While I was studying in one room of our
both parts of a sentence when two actions apartment, my roommate was having a
are in progress simultaneously. party in the other room.
Simple Past or Past Progressive
1. Im sitting in class right now. I (sit)in class at this exact same time yesterday.
2. I dont want to go to the zoo today because it is raining. The same thing happened yesterday.
I (want, not) ..to go to the zoo because it (rain).
3. I (call) Roger at nine last night, but (be, not).at home. He
(study).at the library.
4. I (hear, not).the thunder during the storm last night because I
(sleep)..
5. My brother and sister (argue)about something when I (walk) into the room.
6. I got up a package in the mail. When I (open) it, I (find).a surprise.
7. Tommy went to his friends house, but the boys (be, not).there. They
(play)..soccer in the vacapnt lot down the street.
8. Stanley (climb).the stairs when he (trip) and
(fall)Luckily, he (hurt, not).himself.
9. While Mrs. Emerson (read).the little boy a story. He
(fall)a sleep, so she (close)the book and quite
(tiptoe)out of the room.
10. I really enjoy my vocation in last January. While it (snow).in Iowa, the sun
(shine)........in Florida. While you (shovel) .snow in Iowa, I
(lie).on the beach of Florida.
11. While Ted (shovel) .snow from his driveway yesterday, his wife (bring)
.him a cup of hot chocolate.
12. A: Why werent you at meeting?
B: I (wait)for an overseas call from my family.
13. A: (hear, you)what he just said?
B: No, I (listen, not)..I (think)about something else.
14. A: Im sure you met Carol Jones at the party last night.
B: I dont remember her. What (wear, she).?
15. A: How (break, you)..your arm?
B: I (slip)..on the ice while I (cross)the street in front of
the dorm.
The Present Perfect Tense (1)
We often use the present perfect to give Ive just lost my key. Could you help me
new information or to announce a recent look for it?
happening. Do you know about Jim? Hes gone to
Canada
We often use the present perfect with yet. Has it stopped raining yet (not did it
Yet shows that the speaker is expecting stop)
something to happen. Use yet only in I havent told them about the accident yet.
question and negative sentences.
We often use the present perfect after a Its the most boring film Ive ever seen.
superlative.
You have to use the present perfect with Tom has lost has lost his passport again. It
This is the first time, It is the second is the second time he has lost it.
time .etc.
Use the present perfect to say that you I have never smoke
have never done something or that you I havent smoke for three years
havent done something during a period of I havent smoke since September
time which continuous up to present.
Jill hasnt written to me for nearly a
month.
Jill has never driven a car
Present Perfect Continuous
Use the simple past or past perfect with the correct form of the verb in the
brackets.
1. He (be)..a newspaper reporter before he became a businessman.
2. I (feel)..a little better after I (take)..the medicine.
3. I was late. The teacher (give, already) a quiz when I (get)..to the
class.
4. The anthropologist (leave).the village when she (collect).enough
data.
5. It was raining hard, but by the time class (be)over, the rain (stop) .
6. Class (begin, already)..by the time I (get)there, so I (take,
quietly).. a seat in the bank.
7. Millions of years ago, dinosaurs (roam).but they (become)..extinct
by the time humankind first (appear).
8. I (see, never)any of Picassos paintings before I (visit) the
art museum.
9. I almost missed my plane. All of the other passengers (board, lready) by
the time I (get).there.
10. Yesterday at a restaurant, I (see)..Pam Donnelly, an old friend of mine. I
(see, not)her in years. At first, I (recognize, not) her because she
(lose).at least fifty pounds.
(e) A: Why did you buy this paint? When speaker is expressing a prior plan
B: Im going to paint my bedroom (something the speaker intends to do because
tomorrow. she/ he has made a plan or decision to do it),
(f) I talk to Bob yesterday. He is tired f taking only be going is used.
the bus to work. He is going to buy a car. In (e): Speaker B has made a prior plan. She
Thats what he told me. decided to paint her bedroom last week. She
intends to paint her bedroom tomorrow.
In (f): The speaker knows Bobs attention to
buy a car. Bob made the decision in the past
and he intends to act on this decision in the
future. Will is not appropriated in (e) and (f).
Future Progressive
Subject (I/We/You/They/She/He/It) will be V+ing
(a) I will begin to study at seven. You will The future progressive express an activity that
come at eight. will be in progress at a time the future.
I will be studying when you come.
(b) Right now I am sitting in class.
At this same time tomorrow, I will be
sitting in class.
(c) Dont call me at night because I wont The progressive form of be going to:
be home. Im going to be studying at Be (am/ia/are) going to + be + -ing
library.
Exercise:
Put the verb in brackets into the correct form using will or be going to!
Example : 1. A: What are you turning on the television?
B : Im going to watch (watch) the news.
2. A: Oh, Ive just realized I havent got any money.
B: dont worry thats no problem. I will lend (lend) you some.
1. A: Ive got a terrible headache.
B: Have you? Wait there and I ..(get) an aspirin for you.
2. A: Why are you filling that bucket with water?
A: (wash) the car.
3. A: Ive decided to repaint this room.
B: Oh, have you. What color ..(you/paint) it?
4. A: Look there is smoke coming out of that house. Its on fire.
B: Good heavens! I.(call) the fire brigade immediately.
5. A: the ceiling in this room doesnt look very safe, does it?
B: No, it looks as it(fall) down.
6. A: Where are you going? Are you going shopping?
B: Yes,.(buy) something for dinner.
7. A: I cant work out how to use this camera
B: Its quite easy. I (show) you how to use this camera.
8. A: What would you like to drink tea or coffee?
B: I (have) tea, please.
9. A: Has George decided on what to do when he leaves school?
B: Oh, yes. Everything is planned. He..( have ) a holyday for a few weeks then
A: He.(start) a computer programming course.
10. A: Did you post that letter for me?
B: Oh, Im sorry. I completely forgot. I (do ) it now.
11. A: What shall we have for dinner?
B: I dont know, I cant make up my mind.
A: Come on, hurry up. Make a decision!
B: Okay, then. We (have) chiken
12. A: We need some bread for lunch.
B: Oh, do we? I ..(go) to the shop to get some. I feel like a walk.
Before he goes out, Ben talks to Jane:
Ben: I . . (get) some bread. Dou you want anything from shop?
Jane: Yes, I need some envelops.
Ben: Okay, I (get) you some.
Exercises :
1. Tomorrow afternoon. Im going to play tennis from 3 oclock until 4.30 oclock. So, at 4
oclock tomorrow I
2. Jim is going to study from 7 oclock until 10 oclock this evening. So at 8.30 this evening,
he..
3. We are going to clean the flat tomorrow. It will take from 9 until 11 oclock. So at 10 oclock
tomorrow evening we..
4. The family will leave for Soe by bus at 10 tonight. It will take 5 hours to get there. So, by
mid night tonight, the family (trave)
5. Mr. Andrew is goint to teach phonology from 8 until 10.00 tomorrow. When the team arrive
tomorrow at 9 oclock, he (teach)
1. You want your friend to give Tom a message this afternoon. ( you/ see/Tom this
afternoon?)..
2. You want to use your friends typewriter tomorrow evening. (you/use/your typewriter
tomorrow evenin?)
3. You want to see your friend at 5 oclock tomorrow. You just want to make sure he will be
home by the time.( you/not go out around 5 oclock tomorrow, will you?)
4. You want to know what your girl friend will be doing at 9 oclock tomorrow. (you /do at
9oclock tomorrow?)..
Future Perfect
Subject ( I/We/You/They/She/He/It) Will Have V3rd
(a) I will graduate in June. I will see The future perfect expresses an activity that
you in July. By next time I see will be completed before another time or
you, I will have graduated. event in the future.
(b) I will have finished my (Notice in the example: by the time introduces
homework by the time I go out on a time clause.)
date tonight.
Exercices
Example: Tom and Ann are going to the cinema. The film begins at 7.30. And it is already
7.20. And it will take those 20minutes to get there. When they get there, (the
film/already/start).
When they get there, the film will already have started.
1. Jim always goes to bed at 11 oclock. Tom is going to visit him at 11.30 this evening.
When Tom arrives, (Jim/go/to bed).
2. Tom is on holiday. He has very little money and he is sleeping too much quickly. Before the
end of this holiday, (he/spend/all his money)
3. Chuck came to Britain from the US nearly three yeas ago. Next Monday it will be exactly
three years since he arrived. Next Monday (he/be/here/exactly three years)..
1. Ann and Andy got married on June 1st . Today is June 14th. Ann and Andy (be)
.married for two weeks. By june 7th, they (be).married for one
week. By June 28th, they (be)married for four weeks.
2. This traffic is terrible. Were going to be late. By the time we (get).to the
airport, Bobs plane (arrive, already).., and hell be wondering where we
are.
3. The traffic was very happy. By the time we (get)to the airport, Bobs plane (arrive,
already).
4. Go ahead and leave on your vocation. Dont worry about this work. By the time you
(get)back, we (take)..care of everything.
III. Complete the sentences using the most suitable form of BE. Sometimes you must use the
simple (am, is, are) and sometimes the continuous is more suitable (am, is, are being).
1. Why isnt Ms. Yeppy at work today? ..ill ?
2. Normally you are sensible, so why so silly about this matter.
3. Youll like Jane when you meet her. She .very nice.
4. Paul very nice to me at the moment. I wonder why.
5. I cant understand why .He isnt usually like that.
IV. Put the verb into the correct form, Past Continues or Past Simple.
1. I . (see) Sarah in town yesterday but she .(not/see) me. She
(look) at other way.
2. I (meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago. They (go)
to Berlin and I ..(go) to Madrid. We ..(have) a
chat while we (wait) for flight.
3. I (cycle) home yesterday when suddenly a man(step) out
into the road in front of me. I (go) quite fast but luckily I ..(
manage) to stop in time and (not/hit) him.
4. I havent seen Donny for ages. When I last..(see) him, he
(try) to find a job in Jakarta.
5. We (have).a wonderful dinner last night to celebrate our 25th wedding
anniversary.
6. We (have, at home)our anniversary dinner when my uncle
(call)to congratulate us last night.
7. A: Why is Henry in the hospital?
B: He (work, in his garage)on his car when the gas tank
(explode).
A: What (cause).the exlotion?
B: Henry (light)a cigarette.
8. A: Im sorry, officer. I (see, not)..the stop sign. I
(think).about something else.
B: What (you, think).about? You should have been thinking about your
driving.
9. Bill asked me to go over his apartment, but I (want, not) .to leave the
house because I (wait) for a phone call.
10. Amy (hear, not). her parents having an argument last night. She (listen, in
her room)to music.
11. When Richard (stop).his car suddenly, the groceries (fall)out
of the bag they were in and (spill)..all over the floor of the car.
12. When the door-to-door salesperson (come).yesterday, Claudia (hear,
not)..the doorbell because she (dry, in her room).her hair
with her electric hair dryer.
13. When I was a child, my mother always (serve) cookies and milk to my
friends and me when we (go).to my house after school.
14. When we (look) in on the baby last night, he (sleep) .I think he
(dream)about something nice because he (smile)..
VI. Use the underlined information in the answer below to make question. Begin your
question with the question words or auxiliary.
1.
Michael goes to Semarang once a year.
II
Do you want
Am using
Doe she want
Believes
Am thinking
Doesnt belong
Need
Is he looking
Dont remember
Think, dont use
III
Is she
Are you being
Is
Is being
Is he
IV
Saw, didnt see, was looking.
Met, was going, was going, had, were waiting.
Was cycling, stepped, managed, didnt hit.
Saw, was trying
Had
Were at home having, called
Was in his garage working, exploded, caused, lighted.
Didnt see, was thinking, were you thinking about
Didnt, was waiting
Didnt hear, was in her room listening
Stopped, fell, spilled
Came, didnt hear, in her room drying
Served, went
Looked, was sleeping, was dreaming, was smiling.
V
Flew
Got
Left
Drove
Arrived
Parked
Went
Had
Went
Waited
Departed
Arrived
Took
VI
How often does Michel go to Semarang?
Is he a doctor?
How do you usually go to Surabaya?
Which shirt does she like?
How long does it take you from Kupang to Atambua by car?
Why dont they reading?
Where do you study?
When does your brother usually go to Gramedia?
Do you think that English is not difficult?
VII
Are you going to wear
Is going to stay
Will
Will
Are you going to
Is going to
Will
Am going to
Is going to
Will
1. Forming the passive
A passive sentence, or passive voice as it is commonly called, is a construction in which
an intrinsically transitive verb is constructed in such a way that its underlying object
appears as its underlying subject being either absent or expressed by a prepositional
phrase using the preposition by (referred to as by phrase, here). Study the example
below.
Subject Verb Object /by phrase
Active 1.Andy Drives The bus
Passive 2.The bus Is driven By Andy
Active 3.Andy Is sleeping
Passive 4. None
Note that the change of an active sentence to passive one necessarily changes:
a. The order of the subject and object:
The object of an active verb becomes the subject of the passive verb. The bus in (1) becomes
the subject of the passive verb in (2). The subject of an active becomes the object of the
preposition by in the by phrase. Andy in (1) becomes by Andy in (2).
b. The verb form:
The verb form of a passive construction is: BE + PAST PARTICIPLE (V3).
c. Only transitive verbs (verbs that are followed by an object) are used in passive sentences. It
is not possible to use intransitive verbs (verbs that do not have an object), such as happen,
occur, sleep, come, etc. in the passive.
Exercise I
Which of the following sentences is passive. Indicate P for passive or A for active!
Example: 1. The book was bought yesterday P
2. Ann bought the book yesterday A
Exercise:
Change the following active sentence into passive. Use both direct and indirect objects as
the passive subject.
Example: Some one handed Ann a menu at the restaurant.
Ann was handed a menu at the restaurant.
A menu was handed to Ann at the restaurant.
1. Indiana University has awarded Peggy a scholarship.
2. Some company paid Fred three hundred dollars in consulting fees.
3. A local advertising company has offered Maria a god Job
4. They will send you a bill at the end of the month
5. Someone will give the starving people a weeks supply of rice as soon as the fod
supplies arrive in the famine-stricken area.
1. If a story amazes you, how would you describe the story? And how would you describe
your self?
2. If a story depreses you, how would you describe the story? And how would you describe
your self?
3. If a person disappoints you, how would you describe the person? And how would you
describe your self?
4. If noise annoys you, how would you describe the noise? And how would you describe
your self?
5. If a painting interests you, how would you describe the paintings? And how would you
describe your self?
Complete the sentences with the present or past participle of the verb in parenthesis!
Example: I like to talk with her. I think she is an (interest) interesting person.
1. That (annoy)..buzz is coming from the fluorescent light.
2. Use the (give)words in the (follow)..sentences.
3. The teacher gave us a (challenge)assignment, but we all enjoyed doing it.
4. No one appreciate a (spoil)child.
5. Last night while we were walking home, we saw an unidentified (fly)..object.
6. I still have five more (require)..courses to take.
7. The (steal) .jewelry was recovered.
8. Success in ones work is a (satisfy).experience.
9. The dragon was a (terrify)sight for the villagers.
10. The (terrify).villagers ran for their lives.
11. A kid accidentally threw a ball at ne of the school windows. Someone needs to repair the
(break)window.
12. The (injure).woman was put into an ambulance.