Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Dosen: Maria
Disusun Oleh:
UNIVERSITAS GUNADARMA
2017/2018
I. 16 Tenses in English
1. Simple Present Tense
Simple Present tense is used to state general truth and activity that happens repeatedly
(daily activity/ habitual activity).
a. The Formula
1) Nominal :
(+) S + to be (am, is, are) + C
(-) S+ to be (am, is, are) + not + C
(?) to be (am, is, are) + S + C + ?
2) Verbal:
(+) S + V1
(-) S+ do /does + not + V1
(?) Do/does + S + V+ ?
1) Nominal :
(+) S + to be (am, is, are) + being + C
(-) S+ to be (am, is, are) + not + being + C
(?) to be (am, is, are) + S + being + C + ?
2) Verbal:
(+) S + to be (am, is, are) + Ving
(-) S+ to be (am, is, are) + not + Ving
(?) To be (am, is, are) + S + Ving+ ?
b. The example of sentences
1. Nominal :
(+) Mr. Andrew is being nice now
(-) Mr. Andrew is not being nice now
(?) Is Mr. Andrew being nice now?
2. Verbal :
(+) The dogs are running in the field
(-) The dogs are not running in the field
(?) Are the dogs running in the field?
1) Nominal :
(+) S + to be (was, were) + C
(-) S+ to be (was, were) + not + C
(?) To be (was, were) + S +C + ?
2) Verbal:
(+) S + V2
(-) S+ did + not + V1
(?) Did + S + V1 + ?
1) Nominal :
(+) S + will + be + C
(-) S+ will + be + not + C
(?) Will + S + be + C + ?
2) Verbal:
(+) S + will + V1
(-) S+ will + not + V1
(?) Will + S + V1 + ?
1) Nominal :
(+) S + have/has + to be (been) + C
(-) S+ have/has + to be (been) + C
(?) Have /has+ S + to be (been) + C + ?
2) Verbal:
(+) S + have/has+ V3
(-) S + have/has + not + V3
(?) Have/has+ S + V3+ ?
b. The example of sentences
1. Nominal :
(+) The house has been here since 1996
(-) The house has not been here since 1996
(?) Has the house been here since 1996?
2. Verbal :
(+) I have learned English for 10 years
(-) I have not learned English for 10 years
(?) Have I learned English for 10 years?
1) Nominal :
(+) S + have/has + to be (been) + being + C
(-) S+ have/has + to be (been) + being + C
(?) Have /has+ S + to be (been) + being + C + ?
2) Verbal:
(+) S + have/has+ to be (been) + Ving
(-) S + have/has + not + to be (been) + Ving
(?) Have/has+ S + to be (been) + Ving + ?
1) Nominal :
(+) S + to be (was, were) + being + C
(-) S+ to be (was, were) + not + being + C
(?) to be (was, were)+ S + being + C + ?
2) Verbal:
(+) S + to be (was, were) + Ving
(-) S+ to be (was, were) + not + Ving
(?) To be (was, were) + S + Ving + ?
1) Nominal :
(+) S + had + to be (been) + C
(-) S+ had+ to be (been) + C
(?) Had+ S + to be (been) + C + ?
2) Verbal:
(+) S + had+ V3
(-) S + had + not + V3
(?) Had + S + V3+ ?
b. The example of sentences
1. Nominal :
(+) I had been there
(-) I had not been there
(?) Had I been there?
2. Verbal :
(+) I had left it away
(-) I had not left it away
(?) Had I left it away?