ENGLISH GRAMMAR TENSES

Learning English grammar can be a challenging experience. Today we look at the basic tenses we need to talk about the present, past and future.

Present

Simple Present

Base verb (+ es/es for third person):

I watch the news every day.

Present Continuous

am/is/are + present participle:

I am watching the news.

Present Perfect

Has/have + past participle:

I have watched the news already.

Present Perfect Continuous

Has/have + been + present participle:

I have been watching the news since I was a teenager.

Past

Simple Past

Verb+ed or irregular verb:

I watched the news.

Past Continuous

Was/were + present participle:

I was watching the news.

Past Perfect

Had + past participle:

I had watched the news before I went to bed.

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been watching watching the news for 20 minutes before you came home.

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Simple Tense

Verb tense tells you when the action happens. There are three main verb tenses: present, past, and future. Each main tense is divided into simple, progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive tenses. Present Past Future Simple finish finished will finish Progressive am/is/are finishing was/were finishing will be finishing Perfect have/has finished had finished will have finished Perfect Progressive have/has been finishing had been finishing will have been finishing Things to remember about simple tense:      a. Present tense is the original verb form.      b. Past tense has a few patterns.      c. Future tense needs will (shall) + verb. run I run a marathon twice a year. (present) I ran a marathon last year. (past) I will run a marathon next year. (future) eat I eat lunch in my office. I ate lunch an hour ago. I will eat lunch in one hour. see I see a movie once a week. I saw a movie yesterday. I will see a movie tomorrow. Check For Detail : click here

What Are the Simple Tenses? (with Examples)

The simple tense is a category of verbtense. It covers the simple past tense, thesimple present tense, and the simple future tense.

The three simple tenses are used to describe actions without specifically stating whether the actions are completed or ongoing.

Be aware that the simple present tense is an oddity. Despite its name, it is not always about activities in the present. The simple present tense can be used for activities that are not currently happening, and it can be used for future events.

Examples of Verbs in the Simple Tense

Here are some examples of verbs in the simple tense:

The Simple Past Tense
The simple past tense describes a completed activity that happened in the past. In other words, the activity started in the past and ended in the past. For example:

• I went.
• He saw.

The Simple Present Tense
The simple present tense is a complex tense. It is used:

Use	Examples
(1) To describe facts and habits	Lee loves pies. (Fact) I play chess on Tuesdays. (Habit) (NB: These activities do not have to be happening right now.)
(2) To describe scheduled events in the future	The plane arrives at 7 o'clock. The sun rises at 0530 tomorrow. (I know! It's supposed to be the present tense!)
(3) To tell stories (particularly jokes) to make your listener or reader feel more engaged with the story	A skeleton walks into a bar and says "Give me a beer and a mop."

The Simple Future Tense
The simple future tense is used for an action that will occur in the future. For example:

• I will go.
• He will see.

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HOW TO TEACH TENSES

Method 1 of 3:

Teaching Each Time Frame Separately

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   Provide a quick overview of the entire system of tenses. Draw a grid on the board, for instance, that identifies all the tenses you'll be teaching. To focus on the 9 basic tenses, for instance, write “Past,” “Present,” and “Future” along the top of the grid, “Simple,” “Continuous” (aka “Progressive”), and “Perfect,” along the side, and fill in the 9 grid boxes with examples from a single verb (e.g., saw, see, will see, etc.).^[1]
   

   • There are more than 9 verb tenses in English--some experts say 13, which includes “perfect continuous” as its own tense and “future with 'going to'” as its own category.^[2] Others claim there are actually 16 tenses, which includes “perfect progressive” and “conditional” tenses, but starting with the basic 9 is good for an introductory or ESL setting. In a more advanced class, you can also use a grid to introduce 16 verb tenses.^[3]
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   Focus on a single time frame, such as the present. After identifying the entire system, narrow your focus to 1 of the 3 time frames. The present time frame makes a good starting point, since it is often the easiest for students to immediately comprehend.^[4]
   

   • For example: I watch (simple), I am watching (continuous), I have watched (perfect).
   • This runs counter to methods that focus, for example, on the simple past, simple present, and simple future at once (e.g., watched, watch, will watch). The reasoning behind this is the assumption that students are better able to follow along when you stay in a single time frame. After all, when you tell a story, you tend to stay in the same time frame throughout.

   
   
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HOW TO MASTER 16 TENSES IN 5 MINUTES

             As we know today English is one of international language. Which is becoming the tool of communication all over the world, without knowing English of course we will be out of date. But today cool Knowledge will give you a solution how tomaster 16 tenses in 5 minutes. All right, I understand you wont believe this article easily, but if are following me well in this explanation, sure you will master it in 5 minutes. Are you still don’t believe it yet? Are getting excited?

All right, lets begin. So to communicate well, we must understand the structure of the language. And the most structure of English is grammar. And the very root of the grammar itself is tenses. If you already understand the tenses well, sure you can make a good sentence then able to speak in grammatically. Actually learning English, yeach I can say its not difficult but also not easy. What do you mean? :D lol . well I meant, its just so-so. 

Okay, to master tenses easily, we should divided into two groups. They are tenses based on time happened and tenses based on the perfection level.

Based on time happened there are four, they are

a.      present tense, (do/does + V1)

present tense is identified by (do/does). Do for plural subject while does forsingular subject.

b.      past tense, (V2 both for singular and plural subject)

past tenses is used for express a sentence which describe a happened event.

c.       future tense, (will/shall)

future is used for express a sentence which describe a plan which is not happened yet.

d.      past future tense, (would/should)

past future is used when we want to describe a failure plan, means when you plan something to do in the future, but the fact you did not do it. Then you’re already in the future, to say what was your plan, you can use past future tense.

Tenses based on the perfection level

a.      Simple

Simple is used for general activity which happened many times.

b.      Continues

Continuous is used for an event is happening at specific time.

c.       Perfect

Perfect is used for a result of an activity.

d.      Perfect continuous

Perfect continuous is used for duration of a specific event

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Learn Basic Indonesian Tenses with Examples

Halo semuanya! Apa kabar? Welcome back toMasteringBahasa! Not the first, but the best site for you to learn Bahasa Indonesia in days! Today’s article, we will learn together about Indonesian Tenses!

If you had seen our article of Indonesian Verb “To Be”, we had said that there is no concept of tenses in Indonesian language like English has. In English language, you may understand that it has complex 16 tenses which concluded in 4 types: Simple Tenses, Progressive Tenses, Perfect Tenses, and Continuous Tenses. It can also concluded in other 4 types: Present Tenses, Past Tenses, Future Tenses, Past Future Tenses. If you are a native speaker, this will be no brainer for you. But say hello to Indonesian language which does not have any kind of tenses formula!

But still, in Indonesian language, there is concepts of time.

1. Past Time – Masa Lalu.
2. Present Time – Masa Sekarang.
3. Future Time – Masa Depan.

Wait, hold on. Haven’t we said that there is no concept of tenses? Well yeah, but any sentences still need some support, so when a speaker says something, you will know when was the time that he or she mentioned. Let’s say, your friend wants to eat cakue. If he only says “I want to eat Cakue”, you wouldn’t know when exactly he wants to eat that! It maybe now, or later, or tomorrow, or next week! So we need some supports by adding some adjectives too. In our previous article of Indonesian Parts of Speech, we have explained that each parts of speech are important. Please check them out!

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CARA CEPAT MENGHAFAL TENSES

CARA MUDAH MENGHAFAL TENSES 

BAHASA inggris memang sangat penting dizaman sekarang ini. belajar bahasa inggris tidak akan jauh dari tenses, semua yang belajar inggris merasa kesusahan saat menghafalkan rumus tenses. Tenses sangatlah penting untuk membuat kalimat bahasa inggris yang baik dan benar. Kali ini saya bagi bagi nih cara mempelajari dan menghafal tenses dengan cara mudah, yaahh walaupun terlihat sederhana tapi cara inilah yang membuat aku semangat dan  bisa mempelajari atau memahami tenses. 

Berikut ini video tutorial nya

Berikut inilah cara cara nya 

1.       Present	A.      Simple
2.       Past	B.      Continous
3.       Future	C.      Perfect
4.       Past Future	D.      Perfect Continous

Ini semua wajib Kita HAFAL, karena inilah yang menjadikan dasar untuk menghafal dengan cara cepat 

Kita sebut salah satu tenses ini misalkan :

1A : ini adalah Simple Present

1B : Ini adalah Present Continous

1C : Ini adalah Present Perfect

1D : Ini adalah Present Perfect Continous

Dan Lain Sebagainya

INGAT KATA KERJA YANG KITA GUNAKAN ADALAH KATA KERJA TIDAK BERATURAN (IRREGULAR VERB)

Infinitive	Ing form	Past Tense	Past Participle
Go	Going	Went	Gone
Eat	Eating	Ate	eaten
Take	taking	Took	Taken

*) ATURAN NYA

Kita ingat kembali subjek yang sering kita hafalkan pada saat kita masih duduk di bangku SD yaitu :

Subjek	1B	1C dan 1D	2B
I	Am	Have	Was
You	Are	Have	Were
We	Are	Have	Were
They	Are	Have	Were
She	Is	Has	Was
He	Is	Has	Was
It	Is	Has	Was

Suatu contoh aturan

1B : I Am going , ketika I diganti dengan You (pada 1B )maka kalimat nya akan menjadi  You are going

1C :  I have gone , ketika I diganti dengan You (pada 1C) maka kalimat nya akan menjadi  She has gone

2B : I was going ketika I diganti dengan We (pada 2B) maka kalimat nya akan menjadi  We were going

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