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Here i will
explain about tenses or in bahasa is bentuk waktu dalam bahasa inggris. Okay
let’s read and get some comprehend about it. Before that, as we know that tenses in english has 16
tenses, but here I just explained about
12 tenses. And from 12 tenses it will be 3 main group. They are:
- . Present tense
- .. Past tense
- . Future tense
TENSE
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Affirmative/Negative/Question
|
Use
|
Signal Words
|
SIMPLE PRESENT
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A: He speaks.
N: He does not speak.
Q: Does he speak?
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action in the present taking place
once, never or several times
facts
actions
taking place one after
another
action set by a timetable or schedule
|
always, every…, never, normally, often, seldom,
sometimes, usually
if sentences type I (If I talk,
…)
|
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
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A: He is speaking.
N: He is not speaking.
Q: Is he speaking?
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action taking place in the
moment of speaking
action taking place only for
a
limited period of
time
action arranged for the future
|
at the moment,
just, just now, Listen!, Look!, now, right
now
|
SIMPLE PAST
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A: He spoke.
N: He did not speak.
Q: Did he speak?
|
action in the past taking place
once, never or several times actions taking place one after
another
action taking place in the middle
of another action
|
yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday
if sentence type II (If
I
talked, …)
|
PAST
PROGRESSIVE
|
S + to be (was/were) + Ving
A: He was speaking.
N: He was not speaking.
Q: Was he speaking?
|
action going
on at a certain time in the past
actions
taking place at the same time
action in the past that is
interrupted by another action
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when, while, as long as
|
PRESENT PERFECT
|
A: He has spoken.
N: He has not spoken.
Q: Has he spoken?
|
putting emphasis on the result
action that is still going on
action that stopped
recently finished action that has an influence on the present
action that has taken
place once, never or several times before the
moment of speaking
|
already, ever, just,
never, not yet, so far, till now, up to now
|
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
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S+has/have+been+Ving
A: He has been speaking.
N: He has not been speaking.
Q: Has he been speaking?
|
putting emphasis on the course
or duration (not
the result) action that
recently stopped or is still going on
finished action that influenced the
present
|
all day, for 4 years, since
1993, how
long?, the whole
week
|
PAST PERFECT
|
S + had + V3
A: He had spoken.
N: He had not spoken.
Q: Had he spoken?
|
action taking place before a
certain time
in the past
sometimes interchangeable with
past perfect progressive
putting emphasis only on the fact
(not
the duration)
|
already, just, never, not yet, once, until that day
if sentence type III (If I had
talked,…)
|
PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
|
A: He had been speaking.
N: He had not been speaking.
Q: Had he been speaking?
|
action taking place before a certain time
in the past sometimes interchangeable with past
perfect simple
putting emphasis on the duration or
course of an action
|
for, since, the whole day, all
day
|
SIMPLE FUTURE
|
S + will/shall + V1
A: He will speak.
N: He will not speak.
Q: Will he speak?
|
action in the future that cannot be
influenced
spontaneous decision
assumption with regard
to the future
|
in a year, next …,
tomorrow
If-Satz Typ I
(If you
ask her, she will help you.)
assumption: I think, probably, perhaps
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FUTURE PROGRESSIVE
|
S +will/shall+be+Ving
A: He will be speaking.
N: He will not be speaking.
Q: Will he be speaking?
|
action that
is going on
at a certain time
in the future
action that is sure
to happen in the near future
|
in one year, next week, tomorrow
|
S+will/shall+have+V3
A: He will have spoken.
N: He will not have spoken.
Q: Will he have spoken?
|
action that
will be finished at
a certain time
in the future.
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by Monday, in a week
|
|
S+will/shall+have+been+Ving
A: He will have been speaking.
N: He will not have been speaking.
Q: Will he have been speaking?
|
action taking place before a certain time
in the future
putting emphasis on the course of an action
|
for…, the last couple of hours, all day long
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