16 Tenses dalam Bahasa Inggris:

Berikut ini adalah 16 Tenses dalam Bahasa Inggris dan Contoh Kalimatnya. Untuk
memperoleh penjelasan yang lebih detail, klik pada nama tenses yang kamu
inginkan.

1. Simple Present
(+) S + V1 (+es/s) e.g: Sun Rises from east (matahari terbit dari
timur).
(-) S + Do/Does + not +V1 e.g: I don’t know where to go.
(?) Do/Does + not + S + V1? e.g: Do you speak English (apakah kamu
berbahasa Inggris?)
Fungsi:
– Untuk menunjukkan kebenaran mutlak. seperti contoh nomor 1.
– Untuk menunjukkan pekerjaan rutin. e.g: I go to school everyday
2. Present Continuous.
(+) S + am/is/are + Ving e.g: I am going to your home tomorrow
(-) S + am/is/are + not + Ving e.g: I am not crying
(?) Am/is/are + S + Ving? e.g: Are you still waiting for some one?
Fungsi:
– Menunjukkan pekerjaan yang sedang berlangsung
– Menunjukkan Pekerjaan yang pasti dilakukan di masa yang akan datang
(contoh nomor 1)
3. Present Perfect
(+) S + have/has + V3 e.g: Peter has gone just now.
(-) S + have/has + not + V3 e.g: I have not done my home work yet.
(?) Have/has + S + V3? e.g: Have you already taken a bath?
Fungsinya:
– Menunjukkan pekerjaan yang telah usai pada saat sekarang.
4. Present Perfect Continuous
(+) S + have/has + been + Ving e.g: It has been raining since at six
o’clock
(-) S + have/has + not + been + Ving e.g:I haven’t been eating for whole day
(?) Have/has + S + been + Ving e.g: Has she been waiting for me for a
long this time?
 Fungsi:
– Untuk menunjukkan pekerjaan yang sudah terjadi dan masih ada
kemungkinan terjadi sampai nanti.
5. Simple Past.
(+) S + V2 + O e.g: I went to school alone yesterday.
(-) S + did + not + Inf (V1) e.g: You didn’t tell that you took my money
yesterday.
(?) Did + S + Inf (V1) e.g: Did you came home last year?
Fungsi:
Menunjukkan pekerjaan yang terjadi pada masa lampau, tanpa ingin
menekankan bahwa ia sedang, atau telah selesai melakukan pekerjaan tsb.
6. Past Continuous.
(+) S + was/were + Ving e.g: I was sleeping when you came.
(-) S + was/were + not + Ving e.g: You weren’t listening to me when I was
singing
(?) Was/were + S + Ving e.g: Was she still reading while father called
her?
Fungsi:
Untuk menunjukkan pekerjaan yang sedang terjadi pada masa lampau, ketika
pekerjaan lain terjadi, baik pekerjaan lain itu menyela (seperti contoh
nomor1) atau terjadi bersama-sama (seperti contoh nomor 2).
7. Past Perfect.
(+) S + Had + V3 e.g: She had gone before you came
(-) S + Had + not + V3 e.g: I hadn’t already taken a bath when you visit me
(?) Had + S + V3 e.g: had you already graduated from senior high
school last year?
Fungsi:
Untuk menunjukkan pekerjaan yang telah selesai ketika pekerjaan lain baru
dimulai pada masa lampau.
8. Past Perfect Continuous.
(+) S + had + been + Ving e.g: Rooney had been playing football for 3 years
till he decided to stop last year.
(-) S+had+not+been+Ving e.g: I had not learning English for a year at 2010
 (?) had+S+been+Ving e.g: Had father been working at PT.Astra for 10
years last year?
Fungsi:
Untuk menunjukkan pekerjaan yang sudah terjadi pada masa lalu dan masih
berlangsung hingga waktu tertentu pada masa lampau.
9. Simple Future.
(+) S + will + Inf (V1) e.g: I will always love you if you love me to
(-) S + will+ not + Inf (V1) e.g: I won’t let you go
(?) Will + S + Inf (V1) e.g: will you come to my party?
Fungsinya:
– Menunjukkan pekerjaan sederhana yang akan terjadi
– Untuk membuat Conditional Sentence type I.
10. Future Continuous.
(+) S + will + be + Ving e.g: he will be climbing Krakatau with her friends
on sunday
(-) S+ will + not + be + Ving e.g: I wont be traveling next week.
(?) Will + S + be + Ving e.g: will you be still sleeping at 7 a.m tomorrow
morning?
Fungsi:
– Untuk menunjukkan pekerjaan yang sedang terjadi pada masa yang akan
datang.
11. Future Perfect.
(+) S + will + have + V3 e.g: he will have arrived by the end of this
month
(-) S + will + have + not + V3 e.g: he will not have slept at the time you go
home.
(?) Will + S + have + V3 e.g: will you have taken bath at 4 pm?
Fungsi:
– Untuk menunjukkan pekerjaan yang telah selesai di masa yang akan
datang.
12. Future Perfect Continuous.
(+) S+will+have+been+Ving, e.g: he will have been working for 3 hours at
9 am tomorrow.
 (-) S+will+have+not+been+Ving, e.g: she will have not been traveling for 3
weeks next sunday.
(?) Will+S+have+been+Ving, e.g: will you have been diving in the sea for
3 hours at mid day?
Fungsi:
– Sama dengan Present Perfect Continuous, bedanya: kejadiannya tidak
sekarang tapi di masa depan.
13. Past Future.
(+): S + would + Infinitive/V1, e.g: I would have gone if you didn’t
prevent me.
(-): S + would + not + Infinitive/V1, e.g: You would not come to your party
yesterday, whatever happened.
(?): Would + S + Infinitive/V1, e.g: would you attend my wedding party
if I invited you?
Fungsi:
– Untuk menunjukkan pekerjaan yang akan dilakukan pada masa lampau.
– Untuk membuat kalimat Conditional Sentence Type II.
14. Past Future Continuous.
(+) S + would + be + Ving e.g: When I was born, He would be working
at this company for 2 years
(-) S + would + not + be + Ving e.g: You would not be walking alone, if I
were not sick.
(?) Would + S + be + Ving e.g: would you be standing by me, if I slept
yesterday?
Fungsi:
– Untuk menunjukkan pekerjaan yang akan sedang dilakukan di masa
lampau.
15. Past Future Perfect.
(+) S + would + have + been + V3 e.g: This house would have been
painted if all workers had came yesterday.
(-) S + would + not + have + been + V3 e.g: It would not have been finished
by the end of last month.
(?) Would +S+ have+ been+ V3 e.g: Would he have been delivered
 all my orders if I had paid my bill?
Fungsi:
– Untuk menunjukkan pekerjaan yang akan sudah selesai dilakukan pada
masa lampau.
– Untuk membuat kalimat Conditional Sentence Type III.
16. Past Future Perfect Continuous.
(+) S + would + have + been + V-ing e.g: You would have been sleeping
(-) S + would + not + have + been + V-ing e.g: She would not have been
crying
(?) Would + S + have + been + V-ing? e.g: Would you have living at
London for 3 years last year?
Fungsi:
– Untuk menunjukkan pekerjaan yang sedianya akan telah dilakukan dan
masih dilakukan pada masa lalu.

Tenses Contoh Subject To be/+Auxiliary Verb 3

Tunggal Jamak Tunggal Jamak
Simple Present I they am are warned
Present perfect he we has been have been told
Present Continuous she you is being are being taught
Present perfect it these has been being have been arranged
Continuous being
Simple Past I they was were warned
Past continuous he we was being were being told
Past perfect she you had been * taught
Past perfect it these had been being * arranged
continuous
Simple Future I they will be * warned
Future Continuous he we was being were being told
Future perfect she you will have been * taught
Future perfect it these will have been being * arranged
continuous
 Pastfuture I they would be * warned
Past future Continuous he we would be being * told
Past future perfect she you would have been * taught
Past future perfect it these would have been * arranged
continuous being

Rumus Dasar Dari Passive Voice adalah: TO BE + V3. Berikut ini adalah rumus
passive voice dalam semua tenses. Setelah mempelajari dan memahami semua
rumusan di bawah ini, pelajari juga rumus praktis cara memahami passive voice
pada 16 tense.
Cara memahami tabel di bawah ini adalah dengan melihat warna subjek dan to
be nya yang

*) bentuk tunggal dan jamak sama.

C. Contoh Kalimat Passive Voice.

Active Voice Passive Voice
Andy has washed his car just now > Andy’s car has been washed just now by him self
My mother is cooking fried chicken > The fried chicken is being cooked by my mother
I purchased this house yesterday > This house was purchased by me yesterday
Miss. Janet teaches us everyday > We are taught by Miss. Janet everyday
Tyson knocked down Chris John easily > Chris John is knocked down by Tyson easily
I will always love you > You will be always loved by me
You may pay the bill by credit card > The bill may be paid by credit card
Jika diperhatikan contoh terakhir, maka tidak hanya auxiliary (kata kerja bantu)
yang ada dalam rumus tenses saja yang bisa digunakan dalam kalimat pasif,
melainkan auxiliary lainnya seperti may, can, could juga bisa digunakan untuk
membuat kalimat pasif.