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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE Pattern : (+) S + Be (is, am, are) + Object S + Verb1 + object (-) S + do/does + not + verb1 + Object S + be + not + Object (?) Be + S + Object +? Do/does + S + Verb 1 + object +? Simple Present Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu kejadian yang berulang-ulang atau kebiasaan dan juga untuk menyatakan suatu general truth / kebenaran umum. e.g.: Using to be: (+) I am lazy (-) I am not lazy (?) Am I lazy? Using verb: (+) You bring my book (-) You do not bring my book (?) Do you bring my book? Adverb of time usually use in Simple Present Tense: usually, always, everyday, etc. 2. SIMPLE PAST TENSE Pattern: (+) S + Be (was, were) + Object S + Verb 2 + Object (-) S + be (was, were) + not + Object S + did + not + V1 + Object (?) Be + S + Object +? Did + S + V1 + Object +? Simple Past Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu peristiwa di waktu lampau.

e.g: Using Be: (+) He was there (-) He was not there (?) Was he there?

Using Verb:

(+) Daniel went to Surabaya last week (-) Daniel did not go to Surabaya last week (?) Did Daniel go to Surabaya last week?

Adverb of time usually use in Simple Past: yesterday, last week, last month, a moment ago, etc. 1. SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE Pattern: (+) S + shall/ will + be + object S + shall/ will + Verb 1 + object (-) S + shall/ will + not + be object S + shall/ will +not + verb 1 + object (?) Shall/ will + S + be + object +? Shall/ will + S + Verb 1 + object +? Simple future tense digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan/ kejadian yang belum terjadi dan akan terjadi di masa yang akan datang. e.g.: Using be: (+) I shall be there tomorrow (-) I shall not be there tomorrow (?) Shall I be there tomorrow? Using verb: (+) Rita and I will watch movie tonight (-) Rita and I will not watch movie tonight (?) Will Rita and I watch movie tonight? Adverb of time usually use in Simple Future: tomorrow, tonight, next week, next year ,, this afternoon, in the future, etc.

1. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE Pattern: (+) S + be (is, am, are) + Verb 1 + ing + Object (-) S + be (is, am, are) + not + Verb 1 + ing + Object (?) Be (is, am, are) + S + Verb 1 + ing + Object +?

Present continuous tense digunakan untuk menyatakan peristiwa/ kejadian yang sedang berlangsung pada saat sekarang/ sedang berlaku. e.g.: (+) He is teaching them in the class (-) He is not teaching them in the class (?) Is he teaching them in the class 1. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE Pattern: (+) S + have/has + been + Object S + have/has + Verb 3 + Object (-) S + have/has + not + been + Object S + have/has + not + Verb 3 + Object (?) Have/has + S + been + Object +? Have/has + S + Verb 3 + Object +? Present Perfect digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu kejadian yang dilakukan di waktu lampau tetapi masih ada hubungannya dengan waktu sekarang atau kejadian yang baru saja dilakukan tapi waktunya tidak spesifik. e.g: Using been: (+) I have been here (-) I have not been here (?) Have I been here? Using verb: (+) She has heard this before (-) She has not heard this before (?) Has she heard this before?