Kata tenses berasal dari kata TEMPUS (bahasa latin) yang berarti waktu(time), dan diperoleh melalui bahasa Perancis yaitu Temps. Tenses adalah suatu bentuk kata kerja dalam tata bahasa yang menunjukkan waktu terjadinya suatu perbuatan atau peristiwa dan tahap penyelesaiannya. Tenses amatlah besar peranannya dalam suatu kalimat karena dengan adanya tenses maka kita dapat mengetahui kapan terjadinya suatu peristiwa atau perbuatan.
PENGGOLONGAN TENSES
Tenses
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Past
(Lampau)
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Present
(Akan Terjadi)
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Future
(Yang Sudah Terjadi)
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Simple
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Rumus :
(+) = S
+ V2
(-) =
S + did not + V1
(?) =
did + S + V1
Time
Signal :
Last…,
yesterday
this
morning
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Rumus :
(+) = S
+ V1 (s/es)
(-)
= S + do/does
+ NOT+V1
(?) =
do/does + NOT
+
V1
Time
Signal :
ussualy
On
In
Every…
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Rumus :
(+) = S
+ will + V1
(-) = S
+ will + NOT
+ V1
(?) =
Will + S + V1
Time
Signal :
Tomorrow
Next..
Tonight
Later
Soon
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Continuous
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Rumus :
(+) = S
+ was/were +
V-
ing
(-) = S
+ was/were +
NOT
+ V-ing
(?) =
was/were + s +
V-ing
Time
Signal :
When..
While..
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Rumus :
(+)
= S + to be +
V – ing
(-)
= S+to be + NOT +V- ing
(?) = To
be + S
+ V - ing
Time
Signal :
This
week, this year.
Now
At this
time
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Rumus :
(+) = S
+ will + be
+ V – ing
(-) = S
+ will + be
+ NOT + V – ing
(?) =
Will + S + be
+ V – ing
Time
Signal :
Tomorrow
At this
time
Next
week
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Perfect
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Rumus :
(+) = S
+ Had + V3
(-) = S
+ had + NOT
+ V3
(?) =
Had + S + V3
Time
Signal :
When
Before
after
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Rumus :
(+) = S
+ have/has
+ V3
(-) = S
+ have/has
+ NOT + V3
(?) =
Have/has + S
+ V3
Time
Signal :
Since
For
Already
Just
Never
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Rumus :
(+) = S
+ will + have/has
+
V3
(-) = S
+ will + NOT
+ V3
(?) =
Will + S + have/has
+
V3
Time
Signal :
Tomorrow
At….
By…..
For
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Contoh kalimat
Simple Past
Tenses
(+) They went
to Malang last night
(-) They did
not (didn’t) go to Malang last night
(?) Did they
go to Malang last night ?
Simple Present
Tenses
(+) She
usually drinks tea for breakfast
(-) She does
not (doesn’t) usually drink tea for breakfast
(?) Does she
usually drink tea for breakfast ?
Simple Future
Tenses
(+) They will
go to the theatre next Sunday
(-) They will
not (won’t) go to the theatre next Sunday
(?) Will they
go to the theatre nect Sunday ?
Past
Continuous Tenses
(+) They were
singing together when father was sleeping
(-) They were
not (weren’t) singing together when father was sleeping
(?) Were they
singing together when father was sleeping ?
Present Continuous
Tenses
(+) They are
playing football now
(-) They are
not playing football now
(?) Are they
playing football now ?
Future
Continuous Tenses
(+) I will
going to visit grandfather tomorrow
(-) I will not
going to visit grandfather tomorrow
(?) Will you
going to visit grandfather tomorrow ?
Past Perfect
Tenses
(+) They had
been at home before noon
(-) They had
not (hadn’t) been at home before noon
(?) Had they
been at home before noon ?
Present
Perfect Tenses
(+) I have
been in Australia before
(-) I have not
been in Australia before
(?) have you
been in Australia before ?
Future Perfect
Tenses
(+) She will
known the news by ten o’clock
(-) She will
not (won’t) known the news by ten o’clock
(?) will she
known the news by ten o’clock ?
sumber : http://kutacane-online.blogspot.com/2011/07/tenses-dan-penjelasannya.html
