SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE

Formula :

(+) S + will/shall + V1 + O + time signal.

(-) S + will/shall + not + V1 + O + time signal.

(?) will/shall + S + V1 + O + time signal?

Penggunaan :

Untuk menyatakan aktivitas yang akan terjadi pada waktu yang akan datang.

Example :

She will visit my home tomorrow.

Time signal :

Tomorrow              : besok

Next week              : minggu depan

Next year                : tahun depan

Tonight                   : nanti malam

Question words :

(subject)                 : QWs + will/shall + V1 + O + time signal?

(verb)                      : QWv + will/shall + S + do?

(object)                   : QWo + will/shall + S + V1 + time signal?

(adverb)                  : QWa + will/shall + S + V1 + O?

Example :

Tom will call her friend tonight

    a                b       c                        e

                          ___________

                                  d

a.    Who will call her friend tonight?

b.    What will tom do?

c.    Whose friend will tom call tonight?

d.    Whom will tom call tonight?

e.    When will tom call her friend?

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PAST PERFECT CONTINOUS TENSE

Formula :

(+) S + had + been + V ing + O.

(-) S + had + not + been + V ing + O.

(?) had + S + been + V ing + O?

Penggunaan :

Untuk menyatakan aktivitas yang terjadi pada masa lampau dan peristiwa itu masih berlangsung ketika peristiwa lain pada masa lampau yang sudah terjadi juga.

Example :

John had been visiting in Rio’s home for 20 minutes when I called her.

Time signal :

For……when            : selama………….ketika

……….by yesterday  : ………menjelang kemarin

Question words :

(subject)     : QWs + had + been + V ing + O?

(verb)          : QWv + had + S + been + doing?

(object)       : QWo + had + S + been + V ing?

(adverb)      : QWa + had + S + been + V ing + O?

Example :

Jack had been mopping Michael’s floor.

    a                                       b                           c

a.      Who had been mopping Michael’s floor?

b.      What had jack been doing?

c.       What had jack been mopping?

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PAST PERFECT TENSE

(+) S + had + V3 + O.

(-) S + had + not + V3 + O.

(?) had + S + V3 + O?

Example :

They had studied English.

Penggunaan :

Untuk menyatakan kejadian masa lampau yag sudah selesai dikerjakan pada saat peristiwa lain terjadi pada masa lampau juga.

Example :
he had gone to Semarang when I visit him.

Time signal :

After              : setelah

Before           : sebelum

When            : ketika

As soon as     : segera

Question words

(subject)        : QWs + had + V3 + O?

(verb)            : QWv + had + S + done?

(object)         : QWo + had + S + V3?

(adverb)        : QWa + had + S + V3 + O?

Example :

Rooney had spoken Indonesia

        a                            b                  c

a.      Who had spoken Indonesia?

b.      What had Rooney done?

c.       What had Rooney spoken?

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PAST CONTINOUS TENSE

Formula :

(+) S + was/were + V ing + O + time signal.

(-) S + was/were + not + V ing + time signal.

(?) was/were + S + V ing + O + time signal?

Example :

Ari was washing clothes two hours.

Question word :

(subject)        : QWs + was/were + V ing + O + time signal?

(verb)            : QWv + was/were + S + doing?

(object)         : QWo + was/were + S + V ing + time signal?
(adverb)        : QWa + was/were + S + v ing + O?

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