16 TENSES in ENGLISH
1. Simple Present Tense
This tenses are used to denote something that is fixed, habitual or
an essential truth. Because it is often related to the incident at
about past, present and future, this at least has the Tenses description
for a certain time.
FORM:
(+) Subject (s) + Verb1 + Object (o)
ex: She ate the rice
(-) S+do/does not+Verb1+O
ex: She doesn’t eat the rice
(?) Do/Does + S + Verb1 + O
I, You, They, We use do when it come to negative and question sentence. While He, She, It use does.
Example Sentence :
(+) Rooney is a new people here.
(-) Rooney isn’t a new people here.
(?) Is Rooney a new people here?
2. Presentens Continuous Tense
This tenses are used to express an action which is actually being done at this time.FORM:
(+) S + to be + Verb-ing + O
(-) S + to be + not + Verb-ing + O
(?) to be + S + Verb-ing + O
Example Sentence :
(+) The Man is playing badminton now
(-) The Man isn’t playing badminton now.
(?) Is The Man playing badminton now.3. Present Perfect Tense
This tenses are used to express your experience. This sentence can used to say that you have never had a certain experience. Present Perfect Tense didn’t use to describe specific event.FORM:
(+) S + Has/Have + Past Participle (V3)
(-) S + Has/Have + not + past participle (V3)
(?) Has/Have + S + past participle (V3)
Example :
(+) They have eaten mine.
(-) Ana has not been to Rome.
(?) have we finished?4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used to show that something started in the past and has continued up until now. ”for two hours’, ‘for two weeks’, ‘since yesterday’ are all durations which can be used with this sentence. Without the durations, the tense has a more general meaning of “lately.” We often use the words “lately” or “recently” to emphasize this meaning.
FORM:(+) S + have/has + been + Verb-ing + O
(-) S + have/has + been + Verb-ing + O
(?) have/has + S + been + Verb-ing + O
Example :
(+) She has been going to Malang since evening.
(-) She hasn’t been going to Malang since evening.
(?) Has she been going to Malang ?5. Simple Past Tense
We used this tense to talk about the past.FORM:
(+) S + Verb2 + O
(-) S + did + not + Verb1
(?) did + S + verb1 + O
Example :
(+) We were at school yesterday
(-) We were not at school yesterday
(?) Were we at school yesterday ?
For I, He, She, It = Was
They, we, you = were
Example Sentence :
(+) I saw a good film last night
(-) I saw not a good film last night
(?) Saw I a good film last night 6. Past Continuous Tense
This tense is used to say when we were in the middle of doing at a particular moment in the past.FORM:
(+) S + was/were + Verb-ing
(-) S + was/were + not + Verb-ing
(?) Was/were + S + Verb-ing
Example :
(+) They were talking about sport when I met him.
(-) They weren’t talking about sport when I met him.
(?) Were they talking about sport when I met him.7. Past Perfect Tense
subject+auxiliary verb HAVE+main verb
FORM:
(+) : S + had + V3
(-) : S + had + not + V3
(?) : Had + S + V3
Example :
(+) When my brother arrived , I had painted my motor cycle
(-) When my brother arrived , I hadn’t painted my motor cycle
(?) Had I my motor cycle , when my brother arrived ? 8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
We use the Past Perfect Continuous to show that something started in the past and continued up until another time in the past. “For five minutes” and “for two weeks” are both durations which can be used with the Past Perfect Continuous. Notice that this is related to the Present Perfect Continuous however, the duration does not continue until now, it stops before something else in the past.FORM:
S + had + been + Verb-ing
Example :
(+) When they washed my drees , your father had been playing badminton
(-) When they washed my dress , your father hadn’t been playing badminton
(?) When they washed my dress , had your father been playing badminton ?9. Simple Future Tense
often called will. because, the modal auxiliary verb in this sentence is will.FORM :
(+) S + WILL + Verb1
(-) S+WILL+not+Verb1
(?) will + S + Verb1
Example :
(+) President shall at Nederland the day after tomorrow.
(-) President shall not at Nederland the day after tomorrow.
(?) Shall President at Nederland the day after tomorrow?10. Future Continuous Tense
Future Continuous has two different forms: “will be doing ” and “be going to be doing”. Future Continuous forms are usually interchangeable.FORM:
(+) S + will be + Verb-ing
(-) S + will not be + Verb-ing
(?) will + S + be + Verb-ing
Example :
(+) I will be writing a comic.
(-) I will not writing a comic.
(?) Will I be writing a comic ?11. Future Perfect Tense
This sentence is used when we talk about the past in the future.FORM:
(+) S + Will + have + Verb3
(-) S + will + not + have + Verb3
(?) Will + S + have + Verb3
Example :
(+) You will have forgotten me by then.
(-) We will not have left.
(?) Will they have received it?12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense
We use the future perfect continuous tense to talk about a long action before some point in the future.FORM:
(+) S + Will + have + been + Verb-ing
(-) S + will + not + have + been + Verb-ing
(?) Will + S + have + been + Verb-ing ?
Example :
(+) I will have been reading a news paper.
(-) I will haven’t been reading a news paper.
(?) Will I have been riding a news paper ?13. Past Future Tense
this tense is used to express the events that WILL be done, BUT in the past, not the present.
FORM:
(+) S + would + Verb1
(-) S + Would + not + Verb1
(?) Would + S + Verb1?
Example :
(+) They would buy a home the previous day.
(-) They wouldn’t buy a home the previous day.
(?) Would they buy a home the previous day ?14. Past Future Continuous Tense
Past Future Continuous tells an action would be in progress in the past.FORM:
(+) S + was/were + going to be + Verb-ing
(-) S + was/were + not + going to be + Verb-ing
(?) Was/were + S + going to be + Verb-ing
Example :
(+) I should be swimming at this time the following day.
(-) I shouldn’t be swimming at this time the following day.
(?) Shall I be swimming at this time the following day ?15. Past Future Perfect Tense
This tense is restates the action stated in Future Perfect Tense but with different time dimension, it is in past time whilst the Future Perfect is in future time (not happen yet).FORM:
(+) S + would + have + Verb3
(-) S + would + not + have + Verb3
(?) Would + S + have + Verb3
Example :
(+) He would have graduated if he had studies hard.
(-) He wouldn’t have gone if he had met his darling
(?) Would He have gone if he had met his darling ?
16. Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense emphasizes on the course and the duration of the action. Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense is used to tell an action which would have been happening until a certain time (period) in the past.FORM:
(+) S + would + have + been + verb-ing
(-) S+ would + not + have + been + verb-ing
(?) Would + subject + have + been + verb-ing?
Example :
(+) Mrs. Anisa Munif would have been walking here for seventeen years
(-) Mrs. Anisa Munif wouldn’t have been walking here for seventeen year
(?) Would Mrs. Anisa Munif have been walking here for seventeen years?
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