Belajar Bahasa Inggris

PRESENT TENSES

A.     Simple Present Tense

                                I.            Rumus Simple Present Tense

a)     Bentuk Nominal

·         I/you/we/they + to be (am, are) + Complement

·         He/she + to be (is) + Complement

b)     Bentuk Verbal

·         He/She/it + verb I + s/es + object/adverb.

·         They/we/I/you + verb I + s/es + object/adverb

                              II.            Penggunaan Simple Present Tense

Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau peristiwa yang dilakukan secara berulang-ulang atau perbuatan yang sudah menjadi biasa.

Examples:

1)     Mrs. Ana sometimes teaches English in the afternoon.

2)     We are not usually busy on Sunday morning.

B.     Present Perfect Tense

                                I.            Rumus Present Perfect Tense

a)     Bentuk Nominal

·         He/she/it + has +been + Complement

·         They/we/I/you + have + been + Complement

b)     Bentuk Verbal

·         He/she/it + has + verb III + object/adverb

·         They/we/I/you + have + verb III + object/adverb

                              II.            Penggunaan Present Perfect Tense

Digunakan untuk menyatakan peristiwa yang diawali di masa lampau dan terus berlangsung hingga sekarang.

Examples:

1)     She has just finished her homework.

2)     I haven’t seen you for weeks. Where you have been?

C.      Present Continuous Tense

                                I.            Rumus Present Continuous Tense

·         I + am + verb I –ing + object/adverb

·         He/she/it + is + verb I –ing + object/adverb

·         We/they/you + are + verb I –ing + object/adverb

                              II.            Penggunaan Present Continuous Tense

Digunakan untuk menyatakan peristiwa/perbuatan yang sedang berlangsung pada saat bicara maupun perbuatan yang terjadi sekarang tetapi tidak harus terjadi atau berlangsung pada saat berbicara.

Example:

1)     My brothers are watching television now.

2)     Mr. David is writing a novel.

D.     Present Perfect Continuous Tense

                                I.            Rumus Present Perfect Continuous Tense

a)     Positive

·         He/she/it + has + been + verb I –ing + object/adverb

·         They/we/I/you + have + been + verb I –ing + object/adverb

b)     Negative

·         He/she/it + has not + been + verb I –ing + object/adverb

·         They/we/I/you + have not + been + verb I –ing + object/adverb

c)      Yes/No question

·         Has + He/she/it + been + verb I –ing + object/adverb?

·         Have + They/we/I/you + been + verb I –ing + object/adverb?

                              II.            Penggunaan Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu peristiwa/ perbuatan yang dimulai di masa lampau dan terus berlangsung sampai saat ini.

Examples:

1)     My uncle has been living in Bandung since 1970.

2)     Oh, here is my key! I’ve been looking for it all day.