This document discusses the 16 tenses in English, including:
1) Simple present, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous
2) Simple past, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous
3) Future, future continuous, future perfect, future perfect continuous
4) Past future, past future continuous, past future perfect, past future perfect continuous
For each tense it provides the formulas for active and passive voice, examples of usage, and question forms.
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16 Tenses in English: Formula: Formula
This document discusses the 16 tenses in English, including:
1) Simple present, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous
2) Simple past, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous
3) Future, future continuous, future perfect, future perfect continuous
4) Past future, past future continuous, past future perfect, past future perfect continuous
For each tense it provides the formulas for active and passive voice, examples of usage, and question forms.
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16 Tenses in English (?
) Has he been playing guitar for two
hours? 1. Simple Present Tense Yes, he has. / No, he has not. Formula: (+) S + V1 + O/C 5. Simple Past Tense (-) S + do/does + not + V1 + O/C Formula: (?) Do/does + S + V1 + O/C (+) S + to be (was/were) + O/C Example: S + V2 + O/C (+) Sisca reads book everyday. (-) S + to be (was/were) + not + O/C (-) Sisca does not read book everyday. S + did not + V1 + O/C (?) Does Sisca read book everyday? (?) Did + S + V1 + O/C Yes, she does. / No, she does not. Example: (+) He was a businessman in 1999. 2. Present Continuous Tense He visited me yesterday. Formula: (-) He was not a businessman in 1999. (+) S + be + V1 + ing + O/C He did not visit me yesterday. (-) S + be + not + V1 + ing + O/C (?) Did he visit you yesterday? (?) Be + S + V1 + ing + O/C Yes, he did. / No, he did not. Example: (+) He is playing badminton now 6. Past Continuous Tense (-) He is not playing badminton now Formula: (?) Is he playing badminton now? (+) S + to be (was/were) + V-ing + O/C Yes, he is. / No, he is not. (-) S + to be (was/were) + not + V-ing + O/C 3. Present Perfect Tense (?) Was/were + S + V-ing + O/C Formula: Example: (+) S + has/have + been + O/C (+) She was sleeping when I came. S + has/have + V3 + O/C (-) She was not sleeping when I came. (-) S + has/have + not + been + O/C (?) Was she sleeping when you came? S + has/have + not + V3 + O/C Yes, she was. / No, she was not. (?) Have/has + S + been + O/C Have/has + S + V3 + O/C 7. Past Perfect Tense Example: Formula: (+) He has been at home for a month. (+) S + had + V3 + O/C Roni has eaten the steak already. (-) S + had + not + V3 + O/C (-) He has not been at home for a (?) Had + S + V3 + O/C month. Example: Roni has not eaten the steak (+) He had gone to Bali when I called already. him. (?) Has he been at home for a month? (-) He had not gone to Bali when I Has he eaten the steak already? called him. Yes, he has. / No, he has not. (?) Had he gone to Bali when you called him? 4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense Yes, he had. / No, he had not. Formula: (+) S + have/has + been + V-ing 8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense (-) S + have/has + not + been + V-ing Formula: (?) Have/has + S + been + V-ing (+) S + had + been + V-ing + O/C Example: (-) S + had + not + been + V-ing + O/C (+) He has been playing guitar for two (?) Had + S + been + V-ing + O/C hours. Example: (-) He has not been playing guitar for (+) They had been living in Jakarta two hours. about ten years. (-) They had not been living in Jakarta (-) I will not have been in this hospital about ten years. until tomorrow morning. (?) Had they been living in Jakarta He will not have rented my house about ten years? next month. Yes, they had. / No, they had not. (?) Will you have been in this hospital until tomorrow morning? 9. Simple Future Tense Will he have rented my house next Formula: month? (+) S + will/shall + V1 + O/C Yes, I will. / No, I will not. S + am/is/are + going to + V1 + O/C Yes, he will. / No, he will not. (-) S + will/shall + not + V1 + O/C S + am/is/are + not + going to + V1 12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense + O/C Formula: (?) Will/shall + S + V1 + O/C (+) S + shall/will + have + been + V-ing Am/is/are + S + going to + V1 + O/C +O Example: (-) S + shall/will + not + have + been + (+) She will eat fried rice. V-ing + O She is going to eat fried rice. (?) Shall/will + S + have + been + V-ing (-) She will not eat fried rice. +O She is not going to eat fried rice. Example: (?) Will she eat fried rice? (+) She will have been visiting us Is she going to eat fried rice? tomorrow. Yes, she will. / No, she will not. (-) She will not have been visiting us Yes, she is. / No, she is not. tomorrow. (?) Will she have been visiting us 10. Future Continuous Tense tomorrow? Formula: Yes, she will. / No, she will not. (+) S + will/shall + be + V-ing + O/C (-) S + will/shall + not + be + V-ing + 13. Past Future Tense O/C Formula: (?) Will/shall + S + be + V-ing + O/C (+) S + should/would + be + O Example: S + should/would + V1 + O (+) I will be watching a movie tonight. (-) S + should/would + not + be + O (-) I will not be watching a movie S + should/would + not + V1 + O tonight. (?) Should/would + S + be + O (?) Will you be watching a movie Should/would + S + V1 + O tonight? Example: Yes, I will. / No, I will not. (+) I should be in Banten next month. I should be pick up when you arrive 11. Future Perfect Tense at the station next week. Formula: (-) I should not be in Banten next (+) S + shall/will + have + been + C month. S + shall/will + have + V3 + O I should not be pick up when you (-) S + shall/will + not + have + been + arrive at the station next week. C (?) Should you be in Banten next S + shall/will + not + have + V3 + O month? (?) Shall/will + S + have + been + C Should you be pick up when you Shall/will + S + have + V3 + O arrive at the station next week? Example: Yes, I should. / No, I should not. (+) I will have been in this hospital until tomorrow morning. 14. Past Future Continuous Tense He will have rented my house next Formula: month. (+) S + should/would + be + V-ing + O (-) S + should/would + not + be + V-ing (?) Would you have been working in +O leading companies for 10 years? (?) Should/would + S + be + V-ing + O Yes, I would. / No, I would not. Example: (+) My brother would be finishing thesis last week. (-) My brother would not be finishing thesis last week. (?) Would your brother be finishing thesis last week? Yes, he would. / No, he would not.
15. Past Future Perfect Tense
Formula: (+) S + should/would + have + been + C S + should/would + have + V3 + O (-) S + should/would + not + have + been + C S + should/would + not + have + V3 +O (?) Should/would + S + have + been + C Should/would + S + have + V3 + O Example: (+) My mother should have been here at nine o’clock tomorrow. Marry would have worked in leading companies next month. (-) My mother should not have been here at nine o’clock tomorrow. Marry would not have worked in leading companies next month. (?) Should your mother have been here at nine o’clock tomorrow? Would Marry have worked in leading companies next month? Yes, she should. / No, she should not. Yes, she would. / No, she would not.
16. Past Future Perfect Continuous
Tense Formula: (+) S + should/would + have + been + V-ing + O (-) S + should/would + not + have + been + V-ing + O (?) Should/would + S + have + been + V-ing + O Example: (+) I would have been working in leading companies for 10 years. (-) I would not have been working in leading companies for 10 years. by + O Contoh : Aktif : Students were speaking English Pasif : English was being spoken by students
7. Past Perfect Tense
Aktif : S + had not + V3 + O Pasif : S + had + been + V3 + by + O Contoh : Aktif : Students had spoken English Pasif : English had been spoken by 1. Simple Present Tense students Aktif : S + do/does + V1 Pasif : S + to be (am, are, is) + V3 + by + O 8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense Contoh: Aktif : S + had + been + V1-ing + O Aktif : Students speak English Pasif : S + had + been + being + V3 + by + Pasif : English is spoken by students O Contoh: 2.Present Continuous Tense Aktif : Students had been speaking English Aktif : S + to be (am, are, is) + V1-ing + O Pasif : English had been being spoken by Pasif : S + to be (am, are, is) + being + V3 students + by + O Contoh : 9. Simple Future Tense Aktif : Students is speaking English Aktif : S + will not + V1 + O Pasif : English is being spoken by students Pasif : S + will be + V3 + by + O Contoh : 3. Present Perfect Tense Aktif : Students will speak English Aktif : S + have/has + V3 + O Pasif : English will be spoken by students Pasif : S + have/has + been + V3 + by + O Contoh : 10. Future Continuous Tense Aktif : Students have spoken English Aktif : S + will + be + V1-ing + O Pasif : English has been spoken by Pasif : S + will + be + being + V3 + by + O students Contoh : Aktif : Students will be speaking English 4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense Pasif : English will be being spoken by Aktif : S + have/has + been + V1-ing + O students Pasif : S + have/has + been + being + V3 + by + O 11. Future Perfect Tense Contoh : Aktif : S + will + have + V3 + O Aktif : Students have been speaking Pasif : S + will + have + been + V3 + by + English O Pasif : English has been being spoken by Contoh : students Aktif : Students will have spoken English Pasif : English will have been spoken by 5. Simple Past Tense students Aktif : S + V2 + O Pasif : S + to be (was, were) + V3 + by + O 12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense Contoh : Aktif : S + will + have + been + V1-ing + O Aktif : Students spoke English Pasif : S + will + have + been + being + V3 Pasif : English was spoken by students + by + O 6. Past Continuous Tense Contoh : Aktif : S + to be (was, were) + V1-ing + O Aktif : Students will have been speaking Pasif : S + to be (was, were) + being + V3 + English Pasif : English will have been being spoken by students
13. Simple Future Past Tense
Aktif : S + would + V1 + O Pasif : S + would + be + V3 + by + O Contoh : Aktif : Students would speak English Pasif : English would be spoken by students
14. Future Past Continuous Tense
Aktif : S + would + be + V1-ing + O Pasif : S + would + be + being + V3 + by + O Contoh : Aktif : Students would be speaking English Pasif : English would be being spoken by students
15. Future Past Perfect Tense
Aktif : S + would + have + V3 + O Pasif : S + would + have + been + V3 + by +O Contoh : Aktif : Students would have spoken English Pasif : English would have been spoken by students
16. Future Past Perfect Continuous
Tense Aktif : S + would + have + been + V1-ing + O Pasif : S + would + have + been +being + V3 + by + O Contoh : Aktif : Students would have been speaking English Pasif : English would have been being spoken by students