Tenses

No.	Tenses
1.	The Simple Present Tense We can use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do. Pattern: (+)Subject  + Verb1/      V(s)+Object/      Adverb (-) Subject + do/does      +not +Verb1/V(s)      +Object/Adverb  (?)Do/does + S +       Verb 1/Verb(s) +          Object/Adverb +? To determine whether we use V1 or V(s) and do or does, we look back to the subject. For ‘he,she,it’ we use V(s) after the subject and does as the auxiliary while ‘they,we,you,I’ we use V1 after the subject and do as the auxiliary. For example: (+)She likes singing      They play      volleyball (-)She does not likes     singing     They do not play     volleyball (?)Does she likes      singing?      Do they play      volleyball?	The Simple Past Tense We can use the Simple Past to show our experience that we had in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind Pattern: (+)Subject+V2+      Object/ Adverb (-)Subject+did         not+Verb1 +     Object/Adverb (?)Did+Subject+V1+      Object/Adverb For example: (+)He bought some      bread two days ago       We met Mr. Agus       in the Station       yesterday (-)He did not buy     some bread two     days ago      We did not see Mr.      Agus in the Station      yesterday (?)Did he buy some      bread two days      ago?      Did we see Mr.      Agus in the station      yesterday?	The Simple Future Tense We can use the Simple Future to show our action,prediction in the future Pattern: (+)Subject+will+V1+     Object (-)Subject+will+not+     V1+Object (?)Will+Subject+V1+       Object For example: (+)It will rain tomorrow       I will meet him later (-)It will not rain tomorrow      I will not meet him later (?)Will it rain tomorrow?       Will you meet him later?
2.	The Present Continuous Tense Use in the Present Continuous Tense for explain an event which go on when the sentence have express Pattern: (+)They/we/you+are      +Ving+Object      She/he/it+is+      Ving+Object       I+am+Ving+       Object (-)Subject+to     be+not+Ving+       Object (?)To be+Subject+      Ving+Object For example: (+)You are reading       comics       She is catching a       mouse       I am falling in         Love with you (-)You are not     reading comics     She is not catching     a mouse     I am not falling in     love with you (?)Are you reading      comics?       Is she catching a       mouse?       Am I falling in       love with you?	The Past Continuous Tense Use in the Past Continuous Tense to show an activity that was in progress at a spesific point of time in the past. Pattern: (+)Subject+were/was+      Ving+Object (-)Subject+were/was+     not+Ving+Object (?)Were/was+Subject     +Ving+Object To determine whether we use were/was, we look to the subject. For ‘she,he,it’ we use ‘was’ as the auxiliary. And for ‘we,they,you’ we use ‘were’ as the auxiliary For example: (+)She was drawing      comics at 4 o’clock      yesterday      They were studying      English when Nike      came (-)She was not     drawing comics at 4     o’clock     They were not     Studying English     when Nike came (?)Was she drawing       Comics at 4       o’clock?       Were they       studying       English when Nike came?	The Future Continuous Tense Use in the Future Continuous Tense for explain an event which happen when the others event have go on Pattern: (+)Subject+to be      going/will be+Ving+      Object (-)Subject+to be not     going/will not be+      Ving+Object (?)Will/to be+Subject+      be/going+Ving+      Object To determine whether we use to be going/will be, we look to the subject. For ‘they,we,you’ we can use ‘are going/will be’. For ‘she,he,it’ we can use ‘is going/will be’. For ‘I’ we can use ‘am going’ For example: (+)They will be making      a Cupcakes      Sun will be raising at      6 o’clock (-)They will not be     making a Cupcakes     Sun will not be     raising at 6 o’clock (?)Will they be making        a Cupcake?      Will sun be raising at      6 o’clock?
	3.   The Present Perfect Tense We can use the Present Perfect Tense to describe your experience. It is like saying, "I have the experience of..." You can also use this tense to say that you have never had a certain experience. The Present Perfect is NOT used to describe a specific event. We use the Present Perfect Tense to talk about an action which started in the past and continuous up to now.We also use the Present Perfect Tense to talk about a past action that has the result in the present. Pattern: (+)I/We/They/You+      have+V3+Object      She/He/It+has+      V3+Object (-)Subject+has/have     +not+V3+Object (?)Have/has+Subject       +V3+Object For example: (+)They have fixed       the cars       She was won the       Competition (-)They have not      fixed the cars      She has not won      the competition (?)Have they fixed       the cars?       Has she won the 4         competition?	The Past Perfect Tense The past perfect tense expresses action in the past before another action in the past. This is the past in the past Pattern: (+)Subject + had + V3 (-)Subject+had+not+V3 (?) Had+Subject+V3 For example: (+)She had spent      many time      for him      You had worn black      tie (-)She had not spent     Many time for him      You had not worn      black tie (?)Had she spent      many time      For him?      Had you worn      black tie?	The Future Perfect Tense The future perfect tense expresses action in the future before another action in the future. This is the past in the future. Pattern: (+)Subject+will+have+V3 (-)Subject+will+not+have+V3 (?)Will+Subject+have+V3 For example: (+)The meeting will      have already started      You will have     finished work by 5     o’clock (-)The meeting will not      have already started      You will not have      Finished work by 5      o’clock (?)Will the meeting       Have already       started?       Will you have       finished work by 5       o’clock?
	The Present Perfect Continuous Tense We use the Present Perfect Continuous Tense to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. Pattern: (+)I/We/They/You+      Have+been+Ving      She/He/It+has+      been+Ving (-)Subject+have/has      +not+been+Ving (?)Have/has+Subject      +been+Ving For example: (+)We have been       Making some       cookies       It has been       Sleeping this       morning (-)We have not been     making some     cookies     It has not been     sleeping this     morning (?)Have we been      making      some cookies?      Has it been      sleeping      this morning	The Past Perfect Continuous Tense We use the Past Perfect Continuous Tense to show that something started in the past and continued up until another time in the past Pattern: (+)Subject+had+      been+Ving (-)Subject+had+not+      been+Ving (?)Had+Subject+       been+Ving For example: (+)She had been       reading the book       You had been       buying a new       phone a week ago (-)She had not been     reading the book     You had not been     buying a new phone     a week ago (?)Had she been      reading the book?     Had you been     buying a new     phone a week ago?	The Future Perfect Continuous Tense We use the Future Perfect Continuous Tense to talk about a long action before some point in the future.  Pattern: (+)Subject+will+have+       been+Ving (-)Subject+will+not+      have+been+Ving (?)Will+Subject+have+       been+Ving For Example: (+)They will have been      doing homework for      one day      He will have been      travelling (-)They will not have      Been doing      homework for one      day      He will not have      Been travelling (?)Will they have been      Doing homework for      one day?      Will He have been      Travelling?