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12 tenses which often used in our daily life.


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Assalamualaikum Wr. Wb
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:
  1.       .      Present tense
  2.       ..      Past tense
  3.       .       Future tense



TENSE

Affirmative/Negative/Question

Use

Signal Words




SIMPLE             PRESENT

        S + V1 + S/ES 

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

S + to be (am, are, is) + Ving

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

              S + V2 

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


     S +(has/have)+V3

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

   S + had + been + Ving

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

FUTURE PERFECT
  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



FUTURE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

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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