This document discusses different verb tenses in English including the simple past tense, past continuous tense, and present perfect continuous tense.
It provides definitions and formulas for constructing sentences in each tense. For the simple past tense, it explains that the verb takes the past form and common time signals used include yesterday and last week. For the past continuous tense, it is used to describe an ongoing past action and includes time signals like "as" and "when". Finally, for the present perfect continuous tense, it discusses how it expresses an action that began in the past but continues to the present, with time signals such as "for" and "since".
This document discusses different verb tenses in English including the simple past tense, past continuous tense, and present perfect continuous tense.
It provides definitions and formulas for constructing sentences in each tense. For the simple past tense, it explains that the verb takes the past form and common time signals used include yesterday and last week. For the past continuous tense, it is used to describe an ongoing past action and includes time signals like "as" and "when". Finally, for the present perfect continuous tense, it discusses how it expresses an action that began in the past but continues to the present, with time signals such as "for" and "since".
This document discusses different verb tenses in English including the simple past tense, past continuous tense, and present perfect continuous tense.
It provides definitions and formulas for constructing sentences in each tense. For the simple past tense, it explains that the verb takes the past form and common time signals used include yesterday and last week. For the past continuous tense, it is used to describe an ongoing past action and includes time signals like "as" and "when". Finally, for the present perfect continuous tense, it discusses how it expresses an action that began in the past but continues to the present, with time signals such as "for" and "since".
This document discusses different verb tenses in English including the simple past tense, past continuous tense, and present perfect continuous tense.
It provides definitions and formulas for constructing sentences in each tense. For the simple past tense, it explains that the verb takes the past form and common time signals used include yesterday and last week. For the past continuous tense, it is used to describe an ongoing past action and includes time signals like "as" and "when". Finally, for the present perfect continuous tense, it discusses how it expresses an action that began in the past but continues to the present, with time signals such as "for" and "since".
. What are the WHAT IS characteristics of the simple SIMPLE PAST past tense? TENSE ? Definition 1. In the simple past tense, the verb used is always the 2nd form to indicate activities that occurred in the past, or use to be Simple past tense verbs-also called was/were. past simple or preterite-show action 2. Using past form time signals such as last that occurred and was completed at night, yesterday, etc. a particular time in the past. 3. Using regular and irregular verbs. In general, the formula for the simple past tense is subject + verb2 + object + comlement NOMINAL SENTENCE FORMULA IN SIMPLE PAST TENSE Subject Predicate (non- Complement verb)/ “to be” I Was Noun He (Kata Benda) She It Singular Subject
Adjective (Kata You Were Sifat) They We Plural Subject Adverb (Kata Keterangan) Let me tell you the complete formula:
(+) Subject + To Be (Was/Were) + Complement
(-) Subject + To Be (Was/Were) + Not + Complement
(?) To Be ( Was/Were)+ Subject+ Complement
Time Signal which is commonly used in Simple Past Tense : Example: 1. Yesterday 5. The Day Before (+) I was a teacher 2. Last Night 6. Yesterday Night (-) I was not fat. (?) Was she so busy? 3. Last Month 7. Last Week
4. An Hour Ago 8. Last Year
Verbal Simple Past Tense Verbs in tenses consist of three forms, namely verb 1, verb 2, and verb 3. In this case, as a simple past tense sentence, the verb 2 or the second verb will fill the predicate position. That is, this verb is no longer the basic one, alias has changed its form because it is influenced by time (past). ● Formula Verbal Simple Past Tense:
(+) Subject + verb 2 + complement
(-) Subject + did + not + verb 1 (?) Did + subject + verb 1
Example: (+) The nurse went to the hospital yesterday. (-) The nurse didn’t go to the hospital yesterday. (?) Did the nurse go to the hospital yesterday? Regular verb & Irregular verb 1. Regular verb
In this verb, every verb is always added with the ending -ed, -d or -ied after the base verb or the first form of the verb. However, you need to pay attention to some of these rules! If the verb ends in -e, just add -d. For example, the simple past tense of move becomes moved. If the verb ends in a consonant, just add -ed. For example, from dump to dumped. For verbs that end in -y, -y usually changes to –i if it follows a consonant, then add -ed. For example, from cry to cry. Example : She moved to the other division. I didn’t dump a banana peel into the trash. Did the baby cry last night? 2. Irregular verb • Verb 1, verb 2, dan verb 3 bentuknya tidak sama. Verb 2 dan verb 3 tidak berubah dari verb 1, dan pada akhir kata tidak ditambahkan apapun Irregular verb dalam past tense What is past continuous tense ? Past continuous tense is a tense to express an event or incident that was happening in the past (past) during a certain time. There are actually only two adverbs of time used in the past continuous tense. However, the adverb of time can be added according to the context of the discussion and also the function of the sentence used. Because these tenses can be interrupted by other events and can also be combined with other events at the same time, there are two adverbs of time that characterize the past continuous tense.
+complement. (-) Negative/negatif S+ be (was/were)+ not+ verb (ing)+ complement (?) Interrogative/ tanya Be (was/were) + s + verb (-ing) + complement? Time signals that are usually used in the past continuous tense: Examples of past continuous tense sentences: 1. As (+) He was traveling to Venice . (Dia 2. When dulu sedang berlibur ke Venice) 3.While (-) He wasn’t sleeping a burger. (Dia dulu tidak sedang tidur) 4. All day yesterday (?) Was he buying a book? (Apakah dia dulu sedang membeli sebuah buku) WHAT IS PERFECT CONTINUOUS The characteristics of the present perfect continuous tense, namely: TENSE ? The present perfect continuous tense is also known as the present perfect progressive tense. In general, the verbs used in the present Is a form of a verb or tenses to express perfect continuous tense are dynamic actions that have been completed at a verbs. point in the past, or actions that have The regular present participle diesbeut started in the past, but these actions still also with Verb-ing. occur/continue to the present. FORMULA PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS (+) Positive/Positif TENSE S+ Have/Has +Been+ -Ing/Present Participle+complement.
Participle+ Complement? The time signal that is usually used is the perfect continuous tense : 1. so far 2. ever since 3. all day/all night/all week 4. all my life 5. recently 6. lately 7. for 8. since Example: 1. She has been working in the factory all her life. ( dia bekerja di pabrik itu selama hidupnya) 2. They have benn discussing that problem for 3 hour. ( mereka sudah mendiskusikan masalah itu selama 3 jam)
