1.
Simple
Present Tense
Formula:
(+) S
+ V1 + O/C
(-) S + do/does + not + V1 + O/C
(?) Do/does + S + V1 + O/C
Example:
(+) Sisca
reads book everyday.
(-) Sisca does not read book everyday.
(?) Does Sisca read book everyday?
Yes, she does. / No, she does not.
2.
Present
Continuous Tense
Formula:
(+) S
+ be + V1 + ing + O/C
(-) S + be + not + V1 + ing + O/C
(?) Be + S + V1 + ing + O/C
Example:
(+) He
is playing badminton now
(-) He is not playing badminton now
(?) Is he playing badminton now?
Yes, he is. / No, he is not.
3.
Present
Perfect Tense
Formula:
(+) S
+ has/have + been + O/C
S
+ has/have + V3 + O/C
(-) S
+ has/have + not + been + O/C
S
+ has/have + not + V3 + O/C
(?) Have/has
+ S + been + O/C
Have/has
+ S + V3 + O/C
Example:
(+) He
has been at home for a month.
Roni
has eaten the steak already.
(-) He has not been at home for a month.
Roni has not eaten the steak already.
(?) Has he been at home for a month?
Has he eaten the steak already?
Yes, he has. / No, he has not.
4.
Present
Perfect Continuous Tense
Formula:
(+) S + have/has + been + V-ing
(-) S
+ have/has + not + been + V-ing
(?)
Have/has + S + been + V-ing
Example:
(+) He has been playing guitar for two
hours.
(-) He
has not been playing guitar for two hours.
(?)
Has he been playing guitar for two hours?
Yes, he has. / No, he has not.
5.
Simple
Past Tense
Formula:
(+) S
+ to be (was/were) + O/C
S + V2 + O/C
(-) S
+ to be (was/were) + not + O/C
S + did not + V1 + O/C
(?) Did + S + V1 + O/C
Example:
(+) He
was a businessman in 1999.
He
visited me yesterday.
(-) He was not a businessman in 1999.
He did not visit me yesterday.
(?)
Did he visit you yesterday?
Yes, he did. / No, he did not.
6.
Past
Continuous Tense
Formula:
(+) S
+ to be (was/were) + V-ing + O/C
(-) S
+ to be (was/were) + not + V-ing + O/C
(?) Was/were
+ S + V-ing + O/C
Example:
(+) She
was sleeping when I came.
(-) She was not sleeping when I came.
(?) Was she sleeping when you came?
Yes, she was. / No, she was not.
7.
Past
Perfect Tense
Formula:
(+) S
+ had + V3 + O/C
(-) S
+ had + not + V3 + O/C
(?) Had
+ S + V3 + O/C
Example:
(+) He
had gone to Bali when I called him.
(-) He had not gone to Bali when I called him.
(?) Had he gone to Bali when you called him?
Yes, he had. / No, he had not.
8.
Past
Perfect Continuous Tense
Formula:
(+) S
+ had + been + V-ing + O/C
(-) S
+ had + not + been + V-ing + O/C
(?) Had
+ S + been + V-ing + O/C
Example:
(+) They
had been living in Jakarta about ten years.
(-) They had not been living in Jakarta about ten
years.
(?) Had they been living in Jakarta about ten
years?
Yes, they had. / No, they had not.
9.
Simple
Future Tense
Formula:
(+) S
+ will/shall + V1 + O/C
S
+ am/is/are + going to + V1 + O/C
(-) S
+ will/shall + not + V1 + O/C
S
+ am/is/are + not + going to + V1 + O/C
(?) Will/shall
+ S + V1 + O/C
Am/is/are
+ S + going to + V1 + O/C
Example:
(+) She
will eat fried rice.
She
is going to eat fried rice.
(-) She will not eat fried rice.
She
is not going to eat fried rice.
(?) Will she eat fried rice?
Is
she going to eat fried rice?
Yes, she will. / No, she will not.
Yes, she is. / No, she is not.
10. Future Continuous Tense
Formula:
(+) S
+ will/shall + be + V-ing + O/C
(-) S
+ will/shall + not + be + V-ing + O/C
(?) Will/shall
+ S + be + V-ing + O/C
Example:
(+) I
will be watching a movie tonight.
(-) I
will not be watching a movie tonight.
(?) Will you be watching a movie tonight?
Yes,
I will. / No, I will not.
11.
Future Perfect Tense
Formula:
(+) S
+ shall/will + have + been + C
S
+ shall/will + have + V3 + O
(-) S
+ shall/will + not + have + been + C
S
+ shall/will + not + have + V3 + O
(?) Shall/will
+ S + have + been + C
Shall/will
+ S + have + V3 + O
Example:
(+) I
will have been in this hospital until tomorrow morning.
He
will have rented my house next month.
(-) I
will not have been in this hospital until tomorrow morning.
He
will not have rented my house next month.
(?) Will you have been in this hospital until
tomorrow morning?
Will
he have rented my house next month?
Yes,
I will. / No, I will not.
Yes,
he will. / No, he will not.
12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Formula:
(+) S
+ shall/will + have + been + V-ing + O
(-) S
+ shall/will + not + have + been + V-ing + O
(?) Shall/will
+ S + have + been + V-ing + O
Example:
(+) She
will have been visiting us tomorrow.
(-) She
will not have been visiting us tomorrow.
(?) Will
she have been visiting us tomorrow?
Yes,
she will. / No, she will not.
13. Past Future Tense
Formula:
(+) S
+ should/would + be + O
S
+ should/would + V1 + O
(-) S
+ should/would + not + be + O
S
+ should/would + not + V1 + O
(?) Should/would
+ S + be + O
Should/would
+ S + V1 + O
Example:
(+) I
should be in Banten next month.
I
should be pick up when you arrive at the station next week.
(-) I
should not be in Banten next month.
I
should not be pick up when you arrive at the station next week.
(?) Should
you be in Banten next month?
Should
you be pick up when you arrive at the station next week?
Yes,
I should. / No, I should not.
14. Past Future Continuous Tense
Formula:
(+) S
+ should/would + be + V-ing + O
(-) S
+ should/would + not + be + V-ing + O
(?) Should/would
+ S + be + V-ing + O
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.
(?) Would
you have been working in leading companies for 10 years?
Yes,
I would. / No, I would not.