digunakan untuk menyatakan habitual action atau rutinitis dan fakta - fakta umum
rumus :
(+) S + V1 (s/es)
(-) S + do/does + not + V1
(?) do/does + S + V1
do : I , you , they , we
does : she , he , it
example :
* I don't take a bath twice a day
* do i take not a bath twice a day
* you don't make the cake
* do you make the cake
* they don't open the door
* do they open the door
* she does not make the cake
* does she makes the cake
* Egi doesn't taake a bath twice a day
* does Egi takes a bath twice a day
~ Simple past tense
digunakan untuk menyatakan kalimat yang terjadi dimasa lampau
rumus :
(+) S + V2
(-) S + did + not + V1
(?) did + S + V1
example :
* I didn't try my best
* we didn't like the beach so much
* she didn't always drink fresh water every morning
* we liked the beach so much
irregular verbs :
V1 : eat , go , buy , sell , get , drink , sing , see , drive , make , do
V2 : ate , went , bought , sold , got , drank , song , saw , drove , made , did
V3 : eaten , gone , bought , sold , got , drunk , sung , seen , driven , made , done
regular verbs :
V1 : say , cook , study , open , want , look
V2 : said , cooked , studied , opened , wanted , looked
~ Past continous tense
Digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian yang sedang berlangsung
rumus :
(+) S + be + Ving
(-) S + be + not + Ving
(?) be + S + Ving
be : Is , am , are , was , were
~ Simple future tense
Digunakan untuk mengekspresikan kejadian yang belum terjadi , masih direncanakan , atau kejadian dimasa yang akan datang
rumus :
(+) S + will + V1
(-) S + will + not + V1
(?) will + S + V1
~ Present perfect tense
Digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian yang sudah terjadi dan hasilnya masih terasa / terlihat
rumus :
(+) S + has/have + V3
(-) S + has /have + not + V3
(?) has/have + S + V3
have : I , you , they , we
has : she , he , it
