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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 | 
Affirmative/Negative/Question | 
Use | 
Signal Words | 
| 
SIMPLE             PRESENT | 
A: He speaks. 
N: He does not speak. 
Q: Does he speak? | 
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 | 
A: He is speaking. 
N: He is not speaking. 
Q: Is he speaking? | 
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 | 
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 | 
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 | 
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 | 




| 
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. | 
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 | 
Colorfull I like it
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