Tenses Table (Sad Agus, 2009)

No Jenis Tenses Rumus Umum Contoh Kalimat Keterangan Waktu Keterangan

I SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE I/You/We/They + Verb I - I read a book every day. always, generally, often, regularly, Menyatakan perbuatan yang menjadi
(Kebiasaan / Sederhana He/She/It + Verb I + s/es - He swims with his brother every Sunday. normally, usually, sometimes, seldom, kebiasaan. Menyatakan kebenaran
Sekarang) - She washes her clothes every morning. once a week, once a year, nowadays, umum.
- They study math everyday. everyday, every week, occasionally, once
- We play football every week. in a while
II PRESENT CONTINUOUS I + am + Verb I + ing - I am singing with my mother. now, right now, at present, today, soon, Menyatakan perbuatan / peristiwa
TENSE You/We/They + are + Verb I - You are dancing now. this morning, this afternoon, tonight, yang sedang berlangsung. Menyatakan
(Waktu sedang berlangsung + ing - He is standing next to her. tomorrow, in a few days. peristiwa / perbuatan yang bersifat
Sekarang) He/She/It + is + Verb I + ing - She is drawing a picture of her mother. sementara. Menyatakan peristiwa /
- They are learning about our culture. perbuatan yang berlangsung pada
- We are trying to call Lisa now. waktu yang akan datang.
III PRESENT PERFECT TENSE I/You/We/They + Have + - We have told you the story once. once, twice, already, lately, recently, since Menyatakan perbuatan / peristiwa
(Bentuk Kalimat Sempurna Verb III - He has travelled around the world since 1998. yesterday, for an hour, for two years, yang terjadi pada waktu lampau dan
Selesai Sekarang) He/She/It + Has + Verb III - She has eaten this cake twice. never, ever, this year, several times. masih ada hubungannya dengan waktu
- I have finished my education recently. sekarang. Menyatakan peristiwa yang
- They have visited grandmother several times. telah terjadi. Menunjukkan suatu
perbuatan ulangan pada waktu yang
tidak tertentu. Menunjukkan suatu
perbuatan / peristiwa yang selesai pada
waktu yang singkat.
IV PRESENT PERFECT I/You/We/They + Have + - I have been walking for half an hour. for, since, long, how long, the whole day, Menyatakan perbuatan yang dimulai
CONTINUOUS TENSE Been + Verb I +ing - She has been jogging for an hour. all afternoon, for over two years. pada waktu lampau dan masih
(Sedang Berlansung Sempurna He/She/It + Has + Been + - We have been knowing wach other for over berlansung hingga sekarang.
Selesai Sekarang) Verb I + ing three years.
V SIMPLE PAST TENSE I/You/We/They + Verb II - I saw a dog yesterday. yesterday, last Monday, an hour ago, the Digunakan untuk menyatakan
(Bentuk Lampau Sederhana) He/She/It + Verb II - She met her old friends yesterday. other day, last night, last year, a few perbuatan yang selesai dilakukan pada
- They did their exam an hour ago. minutes ago, two days ago. waktu lampau.
- You spoke with her last week.
VI PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE You/We/They + Were + - They were talking about her. when, while, as, all day yesterday, the Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu
(Sedang Berlangsung Lampau) Verb I + ing - She was riding a horse. whole day last Monday. perbuatan / peristiwa yang sudah
I/She/He/It + Was + Verb I - You were watching TV all day yesterday. dimulai namun masih tetap
+ ing - He was riding his car when I met him. berlangsung ketika kejadian /
- We were going to the market while you slept at peristiwa lain terjadi di waktu lampau.
home. Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu
perbuatan / peristiwa yang sedang
terjadi diwaktu lampau.
VII PAST PERFECT TENSE You/We/They + Had + Verb - I had seen the movie before you watched it. before, after, until, as soon as. Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu
(Sedang Berlangsung Lampau) III - He had known some words before he started perbuatan yang telah selesai sebelum
He/She/It + Had + Verb III learning English. suatu perbuatan lain dilakukan pada
waktu lampau.
VIII PAST PERFECT I/You/We/They + Had + - I had been running for an hour when it started when Digunakan untuk menunjukkan
CONTINUOUS TENSE Been + Verb I + ing raining. perbuatan yang berlangsung terus pada
(Sedang Berlangsung Selesai He/She/It + Had + Been + - He had been preparing his bag when the taxi waktu lampau.
No Jenis Tenses Rumus Umum Contoh Kalimat Keterangan Waktu Keterangan
Lampau) Verb I + ing came.
IX SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE I/We + Shall + Verb I - I shall come back at 10pm. tomorrow, this afternoon, tonight, next Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu
(Akan Datang Sederhana) You/She/He/It/They + Will - You will buy a new house. week, if, next year, soon, when, while, perbuatan / peristiwa yang akan
+ Verb I - We shall meet Dina tomorrow at her house. until. dilakukan pada waktu yang akan
- She will play violin tonight. datang.
- They will invite you to their party next week. Digunakan untuk membuat suatu janji
- He will fix his motorcycle this afternoon. pada waktu yang akan datang.
Digunakan untuk menunjukkan syarat.
Digunakan untuk memohon kepada
seseorang untuk melakukan sesuatu.
X FUTURE CONTINUOUS I/We + Shall + Be + Verb I + - We shall be watching TV when you arrive. at this time next year, at this time Digunakan untuk menunjukkan suatu
TENSE ing - You will be getting home this evening. tomorrow, at the same time next Monday. perbuatan yang akan sedang terjadi.
(Akan Sedang Berlangsung) You/She/He/It/They + Will - She will be making her homework.
+ Be + Verb I + ing
XI FUTURE PERFECT I/We + Shall + Have Been + - Whe shall have been driving 6 hours by the by the end of…, by the end of this year. Digunakan untuk meyatakan suatu
CONTINUOUS TENSE Verb I + ing time I get home. perbuatan / peristiwa yang sudah
(Sedang Berlansung Selesai You/She/He/It/They + Will - He will have been trying to find a new job for 5 dimulai pada waktu lampau tetapi ada
Akan Datang) + Have Been + Verb I + ing months by June. kemungkinan dilanjutkan pada waktu
yang akan datang.
XII FUTURE PERFECT TENSE I/We + Shall + Have + Verb III - I Shall have graduated from Cambridge by July by Sunday, by the end of this week, by Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu
(Sempurna Selesai Akan You/She/He/It/They + Will + 2009. next month. perbuatan / peristiwa yang sudah
Datang) Have + Verb III - You will have read the book by Tuesday. dimulai pada waktu lampau dan segera
selesai pada waktu akan datang.
XIII PAST FUTURE TENSE I/We + Should + Verb I - I should go with you. the nextday, the day before, the week Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu
(Lampau Akan Datang) You/She/He/It/They + Would - They would ask your name. before, the month before. perbuatan yang akan dilakukan pada
+ Verb I - We should invite you to our party if you had waktu lampau.
enough time. Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu
- She would save her money. perbuatan yang akan dilaksanakan
apabila syaratnya terpenuhi pada waktu
lampau.
XIV PAST FUTURE I/We + Should + Be + Verb I + - I should be dancing with you. on Monday last week, at nine yesterday, Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu
CONTINUOUS TENSE ing - He would be travelling to Spain. in July last year. perbuatan / peristiwa yang akan
(Akan Sedang Berlangsung You/She/He/It/They + Would= - They would be playing tennis on Sunday last sedang terjadi pada waktu lampau.
Dimasa Lampau) Be + Verb I + ing week.
XV PAST FUTURE PERFECT I/We + Should + Have + - I should have met my uncle if I had finished m if Menyatakan suatu perbuatan /
TENSE Verb III homework. peristiwa yang akan sudah selesai pada
(Pada Masa Lampau Akan You/She/He/It/They + Would - You would have watched TV if you had waktu lampau atau menyatakan
Selesai Sempurna) + Have + Verb III studied. pengandaian yang tidak mungkin
terjadi karena syaratnya sudah pasti
tidak akan terpenuhi.
XVI PAST FUTURE PERFECT I/We + Should + Have Been + - I should have been saving my money. by the end of this month, by March last Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu
CONTINUOUS TENSE Verb I + ing - You would have been taking an English course. year. perbuatan / peristiwa yang akan sudah
(Pada Masa Lampau Waktu You/She/He/It/They + Would - We should have been buying a house. sedang berlangsung pada waktu
Akan Sudah Terjadi) + Have Been + Verb I + ing lampau.