8 Tenses Dasar Bahasa Inggris SMP

Kelas IX
A. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
Simple present tense adalah suatu bentuk kata kerja untuk menyatakan fakta,
kebiasaan, atau kejadian yang terjadi pada saat ini. Bentuk kata kerja ini paling sering
digunakan dalam bahasa Inggris.
Simple present tense dibentuk dari verb-1 (present tense) atau linking verb “be” (is,
am, are). Apa itu verb-1? Verb-1 merupakan bare infinitive dengan tambahan -s atau -es
khusus untuk subject berupa singular noun (kata benda tunggal: Tita, book, car) atau third
person singular pronoun (kata ganti orang ketiga tunggal: she, he, it). Dengan demikian
rumus simple present tense untuk kalimat positif, negatif, dan interogatif sebagai berikut.

Kalimat Rumus SPT Contoh Kalimat

Positif (+) 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
Introgatif (?) Do/Does + S + bare infinitive Does she like eating out?
Be(am/is/are) + S Are the children naughty?

Fungsi dan Contoh Kalimat Simple Present Tense

Fungsi
Simple present tense untuk
menyatakan habitual action
(kebiasaan) dimana sering
digunakan adverb of frequency
(always, often, usually, every
day/week, month, all the time,
etc) sebagai time signals.
Factual (kebenaran umum/fakta
yang tak terbantahkan)
Simple present tense digunakan
untuk membuat simple statement
yang berlaku general (berlaku
kapan saja) maupun tidak
general (menggunakan verb be).
Contoh Kalimat Simple Present Tense
He always consumes low GI rice.
(Dia selalu mengonsumsi beras rendah GI.)
She sends much money to her parents in the village
every month.
(Dia mengirimkan banyak uang kepada orangtuanya
di desa setiap bulan.)
The sun rises from the east and sets in the west.
(Matahari terbit dari ufuk timur dan tenggelam di ufuk
barat.)
Water boils at 100 degrees Celcius.
(Air mendidih pada suhu 100 derajat celcius.)
I live in Jakarta.
(Saya tinggal di Jakarta)
She is so beautiful.
(Dia sangat cantik.)
He’s angry.
(Dia marah.) [tidak general: terjadi sekarang]
 Simple present
tense menggunakan stative
verb untuk menyatakan perasaan
(feeling), indera (sense), pikiran
(mental state), atau kepemilikan
(possession).
Simple present tense digunakan
untuk membicarakan rencana atau
jadwal di masa depan namun
memiliki jangka waktu dekat
dengan sekarang. Umumnya
membicarakan tentang
transportasi atau event. Verb yang
biasa digunakan antara lain:
arrive, come, leave.
Simple present tense digunakan
untuk memberikan instruksi atau
serial aksi.
Simple present tense digunakan
pada conditional sentence tipe 1.
She loves dancing.
(Dia suka menari.)
I see tears in your eyes.
(Saya melihat air mata di matamu.)
We agree with the speaker’s opinion.
(Kami setuju dengan pendapat pembicara tersebut.)
My brother owns a new house.
(Saudaraku memiliki rumah baru.)
The ship leaves the harbour this night at 7 o’clock.
(Kapal meninggalkan pelabuhan malam ini jam 7.)
He arrives from Osaka at 1 pm.
(Dia tiba dari Osaka jam 1 siang.)
The ceremony starts at nine.
(Upacara dimulai jam sembilan.)
You add a glass of coconut milk into a pan and then
boil it.
(Kamu tambah segelas santan ke dalam panci lalu
rebus.)
You go straight ahead then turn left.
(Kamu jalan lurus ke depan lalu belok kiri.)
If you meet the naughty boy, your parents will be
angry.
(Jika kamu bertemu dengan anak nakal itu,
orangtuamu akan marah.)
I will go swimming if I have free time.
(Saya akan pergi berenang jika ada waktu.)

B. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Present continuous tense atau present progressive tense adalah bentuk kata kerja
yang digunakan untuk menyatakan aksi yang sedang berlangsung sekarang (present) atau
rencana di masa depan (future). Karena dapat digunakan pada present atau future, tense ini
sering diiringi adverb of time untuk memperjelasnya.
Present continuous tense dibentuk dengan auxiliary verb “be”, berupa is/am/are –
karena present tense (waktu sekarang), dan present participle (V1-ing). Umumnya present
continuous tense hanya terjadi pada aksi berupa dynamic verb, tidak stative verb. Mengapa
begitu? karena secara umum hanya dynamic verb yang memiliki bentuk
continuous [Baca: Stative Verb dengan Bentuk Progressive]. Dengan demikian rumus present
continuous tense untuk kalimat positif, negatif, dan interogatif adalah sebagai berikut.
 Kalimat Rumus PCT Contoh Kalimat

positif (+) S + be(am/is/are) + present participle The ships are sailing

He is smiling
negatif (-) S + be(am/is/are) + not + present The ships are not sailing
participle He is not smiling
interogatif (?) be(am/is/are) + S + are the ships sailing
present participle? Is he smiling

Fungsi dan Contoh Kalimat Present Continuous Tense

Fungsi
Present continuous tense untuk
membicarakan suatu aksi yang
sedang terjadi sekarang.
Present continuous tense untuk
membicarakan suatu rencana
atau perpindahan ke suatu
tempat/kondisi.
Present continuous tense untuk
mengungkapkan kejengkelan
atas aksi yang terjadi berulang
kali.
Contoh Kalimat Present Continuous Tense
She is brushing the bathroom floor.
(Dia sedang menyikat lantai kamar mandi.)
I’m driving a car to Bandung now.
(Saya sedang mengendarai mobil ke Bandung sekarang.)
He’s learning English in order to be a great guide.
(Dia sedang mempelajari bahasa Inggris agar menjadi
pemandu wisata yang hebat.)
I’m spending my holiday on Kuta beach next month.
(Saya sedang menghabiskan liburan di pantai Kuta akhir
bulan depan.)
You can’t call me this night. I’m going to my best
friend’s wedding.
(Kamu tidak dapat menghubungi saya malam ini. Saya
sedang pergi ke pernikahan sahabat saya.)
The buses are arriving in an hour.
(Bus-bus tersebut tiba dalam satu jam.)
I’m moving to West Jakarta this month.
(Saya pindah ke Jakarta Barat bulan ini.)
Why is the wild dog always barking at me?
(Mengapa anjing liar itu selalu menggonggong pada
saya?)
I’m getting sick of you always asking the same
questions.
(Saya mulai muak dengan kamu yang selalu menanyakan
pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang sama.)

C. SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Simple past tense adalah suatu bentuk kata kerja sederhana untuk menunjukkan
bahwa suatu kejadian terjadi di masa lampau. Pada simple past tense, waktu kejadian
(yesterday, last two days, last year) atau periode waktunya (for two months, for a day, for an
hour) dapat disebutkan secara spesifik.Simple past tense juga dapat digunakan untuk
membentuk conditional sentence tipe 2.
Simple past tense dibentuk dari verb-2 (past tense) atau linking verb “be” (was, were).
Apa itu verb-2? Verb-2 merupakan bare infinitive (bentuk dasar verb) dengan tambahan -ed, -
en, -d, -t, -n, atau -ne untuk regular verb atau bentuk yang tidak konsisten pada irregular
verb. [Baca juga: Regular dan Irregular Verb] Dengan demikian rumus simple past tense untuk
kalimat positif, negatif, dan interogatif sebagai berikut.

Kalimat Rumus SPastT Contoh Kalimat

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

Fungsi dan Contoh Simple Past Tense

Fungsi Contoh kalimat Simple Past Tense
Simple past tense untuk Vina and I went to the Ragunan zoo three months
membicarakan aksi yang terjadi ago.
dengan durasi waktu tertentu di (Saya dan Vina pergi Ragunan tiga bulan lalu.)
masa lampau. Did he come on time yesterday?
Preposition “for” dapat digunakan (Apakah dia datang tepat waktu kemarin?)
untuk menyatakan periode waktu The party started at 10.00 a.m.
kejadian. (Pesta mulai jam sepuluh pagi.)
Did you sleep enough last night?
(Apa kamu cukup tidur semalam?)
I studied civil engineering for almost 4 years.
(Saya belajar teknik sipil selama hampir 4 tahun.)
Simple past tense untuk I often did exercises in the gym when I lived in
membicarakan kebiasaan pada Bandung.
masa lampau. Subordinate (Saya sering berlatih di gym ketika tinggal di
conjunction “when” biasanya Bandung.)
digunakan pada situasi ini. When I was a senior high school student, I always
got up at 4 am to study.
(Ketika saya sma, saya selalu bangun jam 4 pagi
untuk belajar.)
Untuk menunjukkan bahwa ada I was reading a journal in the library when someone
aksi berdurasi pendek (simple past burped out loud.
tense) yang terjadi ketika suatu aksi (Saya sedang membaca jurnal di perpustakaan ketika
berdurasi panjang (past continuous seseorang bersendawa keras.)
tense) sedang berlangsung.
 Untuk menunjukkan bahwa suatu
aksi (simple past tense) langsung
mengikuti aksi yang telah selesai
(past perfect tense).
Simple past tense digunakan pada
conditional sentence type 2.
I had already finished my breakfast when he picked
me up.
(Saya telah sarapan ketika dia menjemput.)
If she studied hard, she would be pass.
(Jika dia belajar keras, dia akan lulus.)
I would buy a sport car if I had much money.
(Saya akan membeli mobil sport jika punya uang
banyak.)

D. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Present perfect tense adalah suatu bentuk kata kerja yang digunakan untuk
menyatakan suatu aksi atau situasi yang telah dimulai di masa lalu dan telah selesai pada
suatu titik waktu tertentu di masa lalu atau masih berlanjut sampai sekarang.
Present perfect tense dibentuk dengan auxiliary verb “have” atau “has”, dan past
participle (verb-3). Have digunakan untuk I, you, they, we, sedangkan has untuk he, she, it,
dan orang ketiga tunggal. Sedangkan past participle dapat berupa regular atau irregular verb.
Dengan demikian rumus present perfect tense untuk kalimat positif, negatif, dan interogatif
adalah sebagai berikut.

Kalimat Rumus PPT Contoh Kalimat

positif S + aux. verb(have/has) + V-3/past participle I have read
(+) He has left
negatif S + aux. verb(have/has) + not + V-3/past I have not read
(-) participle He hasn’t left
interogatif aux. verb(have/has) + S + V-3/past participle Have I read
(?) Has he left

Fungsi dan Contoh Kalimat Present Perfect Tense

Fungsi
Present perfect tense untuk
mengungkapkan kejadian di masa lalu
tanpa peduli kapan tepatnya terjadi.
Present perfect tense untuk
menunjukkan bahwa suatu aksi terjadi
berulang kali dimasa lampau (adverb of
number dapat digunakan).
Contoh Kalimat Present Perfect Tense
Can you recommend the most delicious seafood
restaurant in this town? Yes, I’ve visited all of
them.
(Dapatkah kamu merekomendasikan restoran
seafood paling lezat di kota ini? Ya, saya telah
mengunjungi semuanya.)
I’ve read this book.
(Saya sudah membaca buku ini.)
She has called you three times.
(Dia sudah meneleponmu tiga kali.)
 Present perfect tense untuk
mengungkapkan aktivitas atau situasi
yang dimulai pada masa lampau
kemudian dilanjutkan sampai sekarang
(belum selesai).
Present perfect tense untuk
membicarakan event yang baru saja
terjadi (adverb “just” dapat digunakan).
I have lived in Cilegon for 3 months.
(Saya telah tinggal di Cilegon selama 3 bulan.)
She has studied in French since April.
(Saya telah sekolah di Perancis sejak bulan
April.)
My brother has worked already/lately/ up to
now.
(Saudaraku sudah bekerja sampai sekarang.)
I’ve just sent you an email.
(Saya baru saja mengirimkan kamu email.)
The rain’s just stopped.
(Hujan baru saja berhenti.)

E. SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE (Will/Shall)

Simple future tense adalah suatu bentuk kata kerja yang digunakan untuk menyatakan
bahwa suatu aksi terjadi dimasa depan, secara spontan atau terencana. Tense ini juga dapat
digunakan untuk membentuk conditional sentence tipe 1.
Simple future tense dibentuk dari modal “will” atau “shall” dan bare infinitive (bentuk
dasar verb) atau dibentuk dari phrasal modal “be going to” dan bare infinitive (base form verb).
Dengan demikian rumus simple future tense untuk kalimat positif, negatif, dan interogatif
sebagai berikut.

Kalimat Rumus SFT Contoh Kalimat

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

Fungsi dan Contoh Kalimat Simple Future Tense

Fungsi
Simple future tense (will) untuk
membuat keputusan secara spontan
untuk melakukan sesuatu (tanpa
rencana).
Contoh kalimat Simple Future Tense
Wait a minute. I will change my clothes.
(Tunggu sebentar. Saya akan mengganti baju.)
You look nervous. I’ll give you a glass of water.
(Kamu tampak cemas. Saya akan memberimu
segelas air.)
The doom will not happen in 2014.
(Kiamat tidak akan terjadi pada tahun 2014.)
 Which hotels do you think will offer the best
service?
(Hotel yang mana yang kamu pikir akan
menawarkan pelayanan terbaik?)
Simple future tense (will) untuk
He’ll be angry.
memerediksi masa depan (tanpa
(Dia akan marah.)
rencana).
The sandstorm will come.
(Badai pasir akan datang.)
I think he will pass.
(Saya pikir dia akan lulus.)
Present continuous tense digunakan I’m visiting South Korea tomorrow.
untuk menyatakan arrangement (Saya akan mengunjungi Korea Selatan besok.)
(rencana yang sudah dipikirkan dan She’s going to the physiotherapist next monday.
dibahas dengan orang lain). (Dia akan ke fisioterapis senin depan.)
Simple future tense dengan I’m going to send this letter tomorrow.
“going+to” untuk menyatakan (Saya akan mengirimkan surat ini besok.)
intention (rencana dimasa depan He is going to go to French to continue his study.
yang sudah dipikirkan sebelumnya). (Dia akan pergi ke Perancis untuk melanjutkan
sekolahnya.)
Simple future tense digunakan I will come if they invite me.
untuk membentuk conditional (Saya akan datang jika mereka mengundang saya.)
sentence type 1.

F. SIM PLE FUTURE TENSE (To Be Going To)

Kalimat RUMUS SFT Contoh Kalimat

Positif (+) S+be (am,is,are)+going to+V1+OK I am going to visit you tomorrow

Negatif (-) S+be (am,is,are)+not+going She is not going to tell you the
to+V1+OK secret
Introgatif Be (am,is,are)+S+going to+V1+OK? Are you going to buy the history
(?) book?

G. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

Past continuous tense adalah kalimat bentuk sedang lampau , dengan rumus sebagai
berikut.

Positif : S+to be 2 (was/were)+Ving+OK+When/While

Negatif : S+to be 2 (was/were)+not+Ving+OK+When/While
Introgatif : to be 2+S+Ving+OK+When/While

H. PAST PERFECT TENSE

Past perfect tense adalah kalimat bentuk sudah lampau, dengan rumus sebagai berikut.
Positif : S+had+V3+OK+Since/for

1. I and my friends … in the library. We read some books

a. am
b. is
c. have
d. are
Jawab: d. are

2. She … not work because she has the flu.

a. is
b. does
c. do
d. be
Jawab: b. does

3. Alina … song every night.

a. sings
b. sing
c. is
d. does
Jawab: a. sings

4. My father … tea every morning.

a. drink
b. drinks
c. drinking
d. is
Jawab: b. drinks

5. They … a test every week.

a. does
b. has
c. are
d. have
Jawab: d. have

6. Dolph: Please call me if you need.

Jack: No. I … need your help.
a. do not
b. does
c. not
d. am not
Jawab: a. do not
7. She is a student. She … at school.
a. studying
b. study
c. studies
d. does
Jawab: c. studies

8. We … soccer match.
a. doing
b. watching
c. watches
d. watch
Jawab: d. watch

9. Gina cooks fried rice. It … amazing.

a. does
b. do
c. are
d. is
Jawab: d. is

10. My brother rides a bike to school …

a. everyday
b. last day
c. next week
d. next time
Jawab: a. every day

PART 2

Choose the best answer.

1. Tomy, Jane, Mark, Sarah ………. smart students.

a. is

b. are

c. am

d. is not

Jawab: b. are

2. A: Hello, my name is Alice Wong

B: Hi, I’m Susan Crane.
A: Sorry, ……….
B: It’s C-R-A-N-E

a. How do you spell your last name?

 b. What’s your last name?

c. How do you spell your first name?

d. What’s your spelling?

Jawab: a. How do you spell your last name

3. Are you a doctor? No, I ………. a dentist.

a. am not

b. don’t

c. am

d. was

Jawab: c. am

4. A: Hi, his name is David Foster.

B: ……….

a. Where are you from?

b. Where do you from?

c. Are you from Singapore?

d. Where is he from?

Jawab: a. Where are you from?

5. ………. your brother and sister ………. four languages?

a. Did-speak

b. Does-speak

c. Do-speaks

d. Do-speak

Jawab: d. Do-speak

6. Bob’s niece is very cute. ……….name is Mia.

a. Her

b. His

c. He
 d. She

Jawab: a. Her

7. Most of us……….24 SKS this semester.

a. to take

b. are be taking

c. are taking

d. be taking

Jawab: c. are taking

8. What are they doing right now?

a. They are doing swimming.

b. They swim right now.

c. They are swimming.

d. They usually go swimming.

Jawab: c. They are swimming

9. Irene : What will you do on next week?

Daniel: I ………. my grandmother .

a. will visiting

b. visited

c. am visiting

d. will visit

Jawab: d. will visit

10. What is he doing in the garden?

a. He is watching TV.

b. He is playing cards.

c. He is eating.

d. He is planting flowers.

Jawab: d. He is planting flowers.

11. Mega can’t come to the conference right now because she………. her little baby.

a. taking care of

b. is taking care of

c. is takes care of

d. be taking care of

Jawab: b. is taking care of

12. It is still raining now outside. Therefore, the riders ………. their rain coat.

a. are wearing

b. will wearing

c. is wearing

d. have wearing

Jawab: a. are wearing

13. Dina …….. her little brother to buy her some foods at the moment.

a. askes

b. is asking

c. asked

d. asks

Jawab: b. is asking

14. What time does your brother get up?

a. He get up at 5 am.

b. He always gets up at 5 am.

c. He usually got up at 5 am.

d. She always gets up at 5 am.

Jawab: b. He always gets up at 5 am.

15. Father ………. a car but he……….it very often.

a. does not have

 b. has- does not drive

c. had-does not drive

d. has – is not driving

Jawab: b. has- does not drive

16. The baby …………. for three hours.

a. has sleeping

b. has slept

c. has sleep

d. has been slept

Jawab: b. has slept

17. Someone …………. the door now. We are not in the living room.

a. are knocking

b. knock

c. is knocking

d. knocked

Jawab: c. is knocking

18. ………. You and Ahmed at the library last night?

a. Were

b. Did

c. Are

d. Do

Jawab: a. Were

19. My older sister receives a lot of flowers ……….

a. now

b. tomorrow

c. every February

d. yesterday
Jawab: c. every February

20. X: Where did you buy your new book last night?
Y: ……….

a. I sold it in Gramedia.

b. I borrowed it from my friend.

c. I bought it in Fajar Agung.

d. I took it in Ramayana.

Jawab: c. I bought it in Fajar Agung.

21. Carmen and I ……… the lunch yet. So, we are very hungry now.

a. haven’t eat

b. haven’t eating

c. have eaten

d. haven’t eaten

Jawab: d. haven’t eaten

22. X: Why didn’t you answer my phone last night?

Y: Sorry, I ………. out to meet my lecturer, and I left my mobile phone at home.

a. go

b. am going

c. went

d. have gone

Jawab: c. went

23. Sam ………. a very terrible accident on the avenue yesterday.

a. to see

b. saw

c. being saw

d. is seen

Jawab: b. saw
24. What did you do two hours ago? ……….

a. I watched TV

b. I will study English

c. I am reading a book

d. I have breakfast

Jawab: a. I watched TV

25. My uncle ………. me a modern laptop last new year.

a. bought

b. was bought

c. have bought

d. to bought

Jawab: a. bought

26. Desi, Mitha, and Nina ………. here for ten years.

a. been

b. being have

c. have been

d. be have been

Jawab: c. have been

27. They have known each other since ……….

a. two days

b. tommorow

c. 2003

d. three years

Jawab: c. 2003

28. Ms. Jenifer ………. a lot of novels since she was a teenager.

a. has being read

b. has read
 c. has been read

d. has readed

Jawab: b. has read

29. X: Are you and your sister going to ………. the movie tonight?
Y: No, we are not. We are very busy this evening.

a. come to

b. see

c. play

d. theater

Jawab: b. see

30. I think ………. come at the meeting tomorrow.

a. I will

b. I will to

c. I will be going to

d. I will to going to

Jawab: a. I will

PART 3

Choose the correct answer in the bracket to complete the sentences.

The person on the bench (are/is) Barbara. (Jawab: is)

She (has/have) long brown hair. (Jawab: has)

She (does/is) smart person. (Jawab: is)

She’s an accountant. She (working/works) for the government. (Jawab: works)

She (has/have) an hour for lunch every day. (Jawab: has)

She often (eats/eating) Lunch in the Park. (Jawab: eats)

She usually (bringing/brings) a sandwich and some fruits with her to the park. (Jawab: brings)

She usually (sits/sit) on a bench but she (isn’t like/doesn’t like) sitting on the grass. (Jawab: sits – isn’t
like)

While she’s at the park, she (watches/watching) people and animals. (Jawab: watches)
She (is seeing/sees) Joggers and squirrels when she (eating/eats) at the park. (Jawab: is seeing –
eats)

PART 4

Choose the best answer.

1. Tomy, Jane, Mark, Sarah ………. smart students.

a. is

b. are

c. am

d. is not

2. A: Hello, my name is Alice Wong

B: Hi, I’m Susan Crane.
A: Sorry, ………. ?
B: It’s C-R-A-N-E

a. How do you spell your last name

b. What’s your last name

c. How do you spell your first name

d. What’s your spelling

3. Are you a doctor? No, I ………. a dentist.

a. am not

b. don’t

c. am

d. was

4. A: Hi, his name is David Foster.

B: ……….

a. Where are you from?

b. Where do you come from?

c. Are you from Singapore?

d. Where is he from?
5. ………. your brother and sister ………. four languages?

a. Did-speak

b. Does-speak

c. Do-speaks

d. Do-speak

6. Bob’s niece is very cute. ……….name is Mia.

a. Her

b. His

c. He

d. She

7. Most of us……….24 SKS this semester.

a. to take

b. are be taking

c. are taking

d. be taking

8. What are they doing right now?

a. They are doing swimming

b. They swim right now

c. They are swimming

d. They usually go swimming

9. Irene : What will you do on next week?

Daniel: I ………. my grandmother .

a. will visiting

b. visited

c. am visiting

d. will visit
10. What is he doing in the garden?

a. He is watching TV

b. He is playing cards

c. He is eating

d. He is planting flowers

11. Mega can’t come to the conference right now because she………. her little baby.

a. taking care of

b. is taking care of

c. is takes care of

d. be taking care of

12. It is still raining now outside. Therefore, the riders ………. their rain coat.

a. are wearing

b. will wearing

c. is wearing

d. have wearing

13. Dina …….. her little brother to buy her some foods at the moment.

a. askes

b. is asking

c. asked

d. asks

14. What time does your brother get up?

a. He get up at 5 am

b. He always gets up at 5 am

c. He usually got up at 5 am

d. She always gets up at 5 am

15. Father ………. a car but he……….it very often.

a. does not have

b. has- does not drive

c. had-does not drive

d. has – is not driving

16. The baby …………. for three hours.

a. has sleeping

b. has slept

c. has sleep

d. has been slept

17. Someone …………. the door now. We are not in the living room.

a. are knocking

b. knock

c. is knocking

d. knocked

18. ………. You and Ahmed at the library last night?

a. Were

b. Did

c. Are

d. Do

19. My older sister receives a lot of flowers ……….

a. now

b. tomorrow

c. every February

d. yesterday
20. X: Where did you buy your new book last night?
Y: ……….

a. I sold it in Gramedia

b. I borrowed it from my friend

c. I bought it in Fajar Agung

d. I took it in Ramayana

21. Carmen and I ……… the lunch yet. So, we are very hungry now.

a. haven’t eat

b. haven’t eating

c. have eaten

d. haven’t eaten

22. X: Why did not you answer my phone last night?

Y: Sorry, I ………. out to meet my lecturer, and I left my mobile phone at home.

a. go

b. am going

c. went

d. have gone

23. Sam ………. a very terrible accident on the avenue yesterday.

a. to see

b. saw

c. being saw

d. is seen

24. What did you do two hours ago? ……….

a. I watched TV

b. I will study English

c. I am reading a book

d. I have breakfast
25. My uncle ………. me a modern laptop last new year.

a. bought

b. was bought

c. have bought

d. to bought

26. Desi, Mitha, and Nina ………. here for ten years.

a. been

b. being have

c. have been

d. be have been

27. They have known each other since ……….

a. two days

b. tommorow

c. 2003

d. three years

28. Ms. Jenifer ………. a lot of novels since she was a teenager.

a. has being read

b. has read

c. has been read

d. has readed

29. X: Are you and your sister going to ………. the movie tonight?
Y: No, we are not. We are very busy this evening.

a. come to

b. see

c. play

d. theater
30. I think ………. come at the meeting tomorrow.

a. I will

b. I will to

c. I will be going to

d. I will to going to

31. Maria … to market 2 days ago.

a. go

b. goes

c. went

d. gone

32. She bought a t-shirt …

a. yesterday

b. tomorrow

c. tonight

d. today

33. It … small size.

a. does

b. do

c. are

d. was

34. They … in football field.

a. is

b. was

c. were

d. does

35. We … quiz last week.

 a. have

b. did

c. do

d. are

36. She …. sad last night

a. were

b. was

c. is

d. do

37. I … his car last night.

a. drive

b. am

c. drove

d. driving

38. Mechanic … broken machine.

a. does

b. fix

c. fixed

d. have

39. They … photograph.

a. taking

b. takes

c. took

d. has

40. He … not come to my party yesterday.

a. has
 b. does

c. having

d. did

PART 5

Choose the best answer.

1. What ………….. Let’s go to the party.

a. are you waiting for?

b. you are waiting for?

c. will you waiting for?

d. do you waiting for?

2. Kate and I live in an apartment. …………. roommates.

a. We

b. They are

c. We are

d. Our

3. Jim and I …………. lunch at the cafeteria two hours ago.

a. eat

b. eating

c. ate

d. eats

4. Mr. Rice is a police officer. …………. busy every day.

a. He is

b. Him

c. His
 d. He

5. Nadia isn’t in class today because of she …………. the flu.

a. has

b. haves

c. doesn’t have

d. have

6. Bob is in the class today. He …………. in class yesterday too

a. was

b. is

c. does

d. did

7. My mother and father …………. breakfast at 07.00 every day.

a. eating

b. eat

c. eats

d. ate

8. X: ………….
Y: I’ll see Mr. Pong tomorrow afternoon.

a. When you will see Mr. Pong?

b. When will you see Mr. Pong?

c. When you will be seen Mr. Pong?

d. When you be see Mr. Pong

9. A: Will you be here by seven o’clock?

B: It’s hard to say. Maybe I …………. there a little late.

a. will be

b. am going
 c. going to be

d. will

10. The class ……. at 09.00 but it begins at 08.00 am in the morning.

a. isn’t begin

b. doesn’t begins

c. doesn’t begin

d. don’t begin

11. Sometimes I worry about my grades at college but Sonya never …………. about her grades.

a.worry

b. worries

c. worrying

d. is worries

12. It rains a lot in this city, but it …………. right now

a.isn’t rain

b. isn’t rains

c. doesn’t rain

d. isn’t raining

13. Roberto cooks his own dinner every evening. Right now he …………. rice and beans.

a.cooking

b. is cook

c. cooks

d. is cooking

14. The baby …………. for three hours.

a. has sleeping

b. has sleep

c. has slept
 d. has been slept

15. Someone ………. the door now. We are not in the living room.

a. knocked

b. knock

c. is knocking

d. are knocking

16. …………. You and Ahmed at the library last night?

a.Were

b. Did

c. Are

d. Do

17. Yesterday, Harris …………. time for lunch. He was busy.

a. wasn’t have

b. haven’t

c. didn’t have

d. hadn’t

18. …………. for the bus at a bus stop yesterday morning?

a. Did Linda wait

b. Did Linda waiting

c. Did Linda waits

d. Was Linda wait

19. Mia will take a trip and go to the beach ………….

a. last vacation

b. vacation ago

c. next vacation

d. next vacation later

20. Ruth has just …………. from South America, she looks tired.

a. returning

b. returns

c. returned

d. has been returned

21. What are they doing right now?

a. They are doing swimming

b. They swim right now

c. They are swimming

d. They usually go swimming

22. I will be in class tomorrow, but I …………. in class the day after tomorrow.

a. will be not

b. will not be

c. will not

d. will be

23. X: ……………….
Y: The plane arrived at 07.05 this morning

a. What time was the plane arrived?

b. What time did the plane arriving?

c. What time did the plane arrives?

d. What time did the plane arrive?

24. …………. to school together every morning?

a. Are you walk

b. Do you walking

c. Are you walking

d. Do you walk
25. A: Are Jane and Eric going to be at the meeting?
B: No, They’re too busy. They …………. be there

a. don’t

b. will

c. won’t

d. may

26. The new manager ……. many difficulties since he came to the office.

a. has got

b. has getting

c. has get

d. has been got

27. Carmen and I …… the salary yet. So, we can’t buy those clothes.

a.haven’t get

b. haven’t getting

c.haven’t got

d. have got

28. X: How long…………. here?

Y: I have been here since January

a. have you

b. are you

c. have you been

d. do you

29. We don’t have rain every day, We ………. rain two days ago.

a. have

b. had

c. haved
 d. having

30. Susanna and her husband …………. Paris for many times.

a.have visiting

b. have visited

c.have visit

d. have been visited

31. The students ………… in the library now. They are reading books.

a. are

b. is

c. do

d. were

32. ………… do you do? I’m a salesclerk.

a. how

b. who

c. what

d. what’s

33. What is Joni doing? He ………… lemonade.

a. drinks

b. is drinking

c. drinking

d. drank

34. The students ………… studying computer now because their teacher is sick.

a. aren’t

b. isn’t

c. don’t

d. are
35. Sandra and Robin………… and talking.

a. is standing

b. is stand

c. stand

d. are standing

36. Where ………… your father work every day?

a. are

b. does

c. is

d. do

37. The daily workers ………… receive their salary every month.

a. don’t

b. aren’t

c. didn’t

d. doesn’t

38. What time ………… you go to campus every morning? We go to campus at 7 o’clock.

a. are

b. do

c. were

d. did

39. Mike usually ………… a job at the post office every summer.

a. has

b. haves

c. have

d. doesn’t
40. The sun always ………… in my bedroom window every morning.

a. shine

b. shining

c. shines

d. is shines

41. (-) Mary ………… her dirty dishes on the table after having lunch.

a. isn’t leave

b. don’t leave

c. doesn’t leaves

d. doesn’t leave

42. Mr. Wilson drinks two cups of coffee, but his wife…… coffee.

a. isn’t drink

b. doesn’t drinks

c. doesn’t drink

d. don’t drink

43. What time ………… the first train leave to Jakarta today?

a. do

b. is

c. are

d. does

44. What kind of TV program did you watch last night? I ………… world news on RCTI.

a. was watching

b. watching

c. watched

d. watch

45. ………… the children in the museum yesterday afternoon?

 a. Did

b. Were

c. Are

d. Was

46. ………… you and your son go cinema last night?

a. Were

b. Was

c. Did

d. Do

47. A: My brother bought some novels yesterday.

B: When did you brother ………… some novels?

a. buying

b. buys

c. bought

d. buy

48. The concert begins at 8 o’clock today.

a. What time does the concert begin?

b. What time is the concert begin?

c. What time the concert begin?

d. What time the concert begin?

49. Dian ………… the bus to school every day. She walks to school with her neighbor.

a. doesn’t take

b. don’t take

c. isn’t take

d. isn’t take

50. Marilyn usually has bread for her breakfast, but she ……. bread tomorrow morning.
 a. isn’t have

b. will be

c. hasn’t

d. won’t have

51. A: Will the students operate the computer in the lab?

B: Yes, They …….

a. are

b. do

c. will

d. will be

52. A: Will you come to my house tomorrow?

B: I’m sorry. I ………… come because I ………… do my homework tomorrow.

a. won’t, will

b. won’t, will be

c. will, will

d. will, won’t

53. Look at those black clouds. It ………… rain.

a. won’t

c. is

b. will

d. are

54. ………… your son left to school already?

a. Has

b. Had

c. Are

d. Is
55. Some new employees ………… in the meeting room since yesterday.

a. have been

b. has been

c. have

d. has

56. Dennis ………… to office yet.

a. doesn’t come

b. don’t come

c. didn’t come

d. hasn’t come

57. The secretary ………… some daily reports since this morning.

a. types

b. has typed

c. has typing

d. typed

58. ………… her children drawn this painting?

a. Has

b. Did

c. Have

d. Does

59. How long ………… your father ………… in that company?

a. have/working

b. has/working

c. has/worked

d. has been/worked

60. Bill knows Paris very well, He ………… to there for many times.
 a. has going

b. has go

c. have gone

d. has gone

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