This My Note of English Lesson

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Today, in our English language courses to learn about TENSES.
What the TENSES?
Tenses is a form of the verb in English grammar that gives clues about the timing of an act or events and stages of completion.

In English, tenses are classified into 16 forms, each of which have different uses and functions. While we've learned today there are 5 tenses, namely:

1.    Simple Present Tense

Simple Present Tense is the verb form used to express the events that occur repeatedly, often, every day, and is a universal truth.

SUBJECT	PRESENT
I	+ V1	do
You
They
We
She	+ V1(es/s) Example: a.  She kisses b.  He opens	does
He
It

        Rumus :

(+) S + V1(es/s)

(-) S + do/does + not + V1

(?) do/does + S + V1

Example:

    1)   The Sun rises from the east.

    2)   (+) They go to Campus by bus

    (-) They don’t go to Campus

    (?) Do they go to Campus by bus?.

    3)  (+) She goes to Campus by motorcyle

                                                                       (-) She doesn’t go to Campus by motocyle

                                                                       (?) Does She go to Campus by bus?.

I + V1	(+) I take a bath twice a day	(-) I don’t take a bath twice a day	(?) Do I take a bath twice a day
You + V1	(+) You make the cake	(-) You don’t make the cake	(?) Do You make the cake
They + V1	(+) They open the door	(-) They don’t open the door	(?) Do They open the door
She + V1(es/s)	(+) She makes the doll	(-) She doesn’t make the doll	(?) Does She make the doll
He + V1(es/s)	(+) Egi takes a bath twice a day	(-) Egi doesn’t take a bath twice a day	(?)  Egi take a bath twice a day
It + V1(es/s)	(+) It closes the door	(-) It doesn’t close the door	(?) Does It close the door

2.    Simple Past Tense

Regular Verbs		Irregular Verbs
V1	V2	V1	V2
Open	Opened	Go	Went
Close	Closed	Drink	Drank
Want	Wanted	Sing	Sang
Study	Studied	Give	Gave
Carry	Carried	Eat	Ate

Simple Past Tense is the verb form used to express the past events (is simple).

            Rumus:

(+) S + V2

(-) S + did + not + V1

(?) did + S + V1

Example:

(+) You closed the door

(-) You didn’t close the door

                                                                             (?) Did you close the door?

3.    Present/Past Continuous Tense

Present / Past Continuous Tense is the verb form used to express the ongoing activity.

Subject	Present	Past
I	am	was	+ V1 or AAN
You	are	were
They
We
She	is	was
He
It

        Rumus:

(+) S + be + Ving

(-) S + be + not + Ving

(?) be + S + Ving

Example:

    a.  Justin was in love with Selena.

   

4.    Simple Future Tense

Simple Future Tense is the verb form used to express future events.

      Rumus:

(+) S + Will + V1

(-) S + Will + not + V1

(?) Will + S + V1

Example:

a.    Cikal will finish his study in 2020.

b.    Jul will get married in 2023.

5.    Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Tense is the verb form used to express the past events but still memorable.

Regular Verbs			Irregular Verbs
V1	V2	V3	V1	V2	V3
Open	Opened	Opened	Go	Went	Gone
Close	Closed	Closed	Drink	Drank	Drunk
Want	Wanted	Wanted	Sing	Sang	Sung
Study	Studied	Studied	Give	Gave	Given
Carry	Carried	Carried	Eat	Ate	Eaten

     Rumus:

(+) S + has/have + V3

(-) S + has/have + not + V3

(?) has/have + S + V3

Example: 

a.  I Ate. (have eaten but still hungry). 

 b.  I have eaten. (have eaten and are satisfied).

My Answer to Exercise:

1. She (drink) coffe (Simple past)

(+) She drank coffee

(-) She didn’t drink coffee

(?) Did she drink coffee?

2. They (start) the course (Pr. Perfect)

(+) They have started the course

(-) They have not started the course

(?) Have they started the course?

3. Ana and Linda (open) the account ( Past continuous)

(+) Ana and Linda were opening the account

(-) Ana and Linda weren’t opening the account

(?) Were Ana and Linda opening the account?

4. The Bank (close) at 5 p.m ( Simple present)

(+) The Bank closes at 5 p.m

(-) The Bank doesn’t close at 5 p.m

(?) Does The Bank close at 5 p.m?

5. The Dog (run) through the park (Simple past)

(+) The Dog ran through the park

(-) The Dog didn’t run through the park

(?) Did the Dog run through the park? 

May be useful for all of us, Thank you :)