This document provides a summary of 16 English verb tenses including their functions, verbal and nominal forms, and examples. It explains the uses of the simple present, present continuous, present perfect, and other tenses to express habits, ongoing actions, completed actions, future events, and hypothetical or conditional situations in both the past and present. For each tense, it lists the basic verb forms and structures, as well as examples demonstrating their typical usage.

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No Tenses Function Verbal Form Nominal Form Example
1. Simple Present
Tense
 Menyatakan
kebiasaan yang masih
berlangsung.
 Menyatakan kejadian
yang berulang-ulang.
 Menyatakan
kebenaran umum.
 Menyatakan perintah.
 S + V1/ es
 S + Do/ Does +
Not + V1
 Do/ Does + S +
V1?
 S + To be (is, am, are) +
Adj/ C
 S + To be (is, am, are) + Not
+ Adj/C
 To be (Is, am, are) + S +
Adj/ C?
 She goes to school
everyday
 My father is a dentist
 Brown doesn’t know
who the Indonesia
 You are not good
students.
2. Simple Past
Tense
 Menyatakan sesuatu
yang terjadi pada saat
tertentu di masa lalu.
 S + V2
 S + DID + NOT +
V1
 DID + S + V1 + ?
 S + TO BE (WAS/WERE) +
ADJ/ C
 S + TOBE (WAS/WERE) +
NOT + ADJ/ C
 TO BE (WAS/WERE) + S +
ADJ/ C?
 Jambrong ate cake
last night.
 Joko was not hungry,
so he did not eat last
morning.
 Did you finish the
home work?
 Were you ready the
exam yesterday?
3. Simple Future
Tense
 Menyatakan sesuatu
yang akan terjadi di
masa depan
 S + WILL/ SHALL +
V1
 S + WILL / SHALL
+ NOT + V1
 WILL/ SHALL + S +
V1 ?
 S + WILL/ SHALL + BE +
ADJ/ C
 S + WILL/ SHALL + NOT +
BE + ADJ/ C
 WILL/ SHALL + BE + ADJ/ C?
 We will go to the zoo
tomorro.
 My sister will be a
nurse next two years
 We shall not come to
the party next
Saturday.
 Will you be my

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husband someday?
4. Present
Continuous
Tense
 Menyatakan sesuatu
yang sedang terjadi
pada waktu yang
spesifik.
 Menyatakan dua
kegiatan yang
berlangsung
bersamaan pada
waktu sekarang.
 S + TO BE (IS, AM,
ARE) + V-ING
 S + TO BE (IS, AM,
ARE) + NOT + V-
ING
 TO BE (IS, AM,
ARE) + S + V-ING
 S + TO BE (IS, AM, ARE) +
BEING + ADJ/ C
 S + TO BE (IS, AM, ARE) +
NOT + BEING + ADJ/ C
 TO BE (IS, AM, ARE) + S
+ADJ/C?
 Sinta is studying
biology now at 8 pm.
 My mom is watching
news when i am
listening radio.
 Agnes is being very
famous this years.
 You are not looking
my pet while you are
shitting in the park.
5. Past Continuous
Tense
 Menyatakan sesuatu
yang sudah terjadi
pada waktu yang
spesifik.
 Menyatakan dua
kegiatan yang sudah
terjadi bersamaan
pada waktu lampau
 S + TO BE
(WAS/WERE) + V-
ING
 S + TO BE
(WAS/WERE) +
NOT + V-ING
 TO BE
(WAS/WERE) + S
+ V-ING?
 S + TO BE (WAS/WERE) +
BEING + ADJ/ C
 S + TO BE (WAS/WERE) +
NOT + BEING + ADJ/ C
 TO BE (WAS/WERE) + S +
BEING + ADJ/ C?
 He was coming while
i was sleeping.
 My grand father was
not being an sholdier
when he was young.
6. Future
Continuous
Tense
 Menyatakan suatu
peristiwa yang akan
sedang terjadi pada
saat tertentu di masa
depan.
 Menyatakan dua
kegiatan yang terjadi
bersamaan di masa
depan.
 S + WILL/ SHALL +
BE + V-ING
 S + WILL/ SHALL +
NOT + BE + V-ING
 WILL/ SHALL + S +
BE + V-ING?
 S + WILL/ SHALL + BE +
BEING + ADJ/ C
 S + WILL/ SHALL + NOT +
BE+ BEING + ADJ/ C
 WILL/SHALL + S + BE +
BEING + ADJ/ C?
 I will be being at
home at this time
tomorrow.
 Arum will be
watching korean
movie when you
arrive at 7 o’clock
tomorrow.
7. Present Perfect  Menyatakan sesuatu  S + HAVE/ HAS +  S + HAVE/ HAS + BEEN +  The cat has stolen

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Tense yang telah terjadi/
telah selesai pada saat
berbicara.
V3
 S + HAVE/ HAS +
NOT + V3
 HAVE/ HAS + S +
V3?
ADJ/ C
 S + HAVE/HAS + NOT +
BEEN + ADJ/C
 HAVE/HAS + S + BEEN +
ADJ/ C?
my cake.
 Atik has been here
from three days.
 Juna has not been
understand about
the news .
8. Past Perfect
Tense
 Menyatakan sesuatu
yang telah terjadi/
telah selesai pada saat
atau sebelum
peristiwa lain terjadi
di waktu lampau.
 S + HAD + V3
 S + HAD + NOT +
V3
 HAD + S + V3 ?
 S + HAD + BEEN + ADJ/C
 S + HAD + NOT + BEEN +
ADJ/ C
 HAD + S + BEEN + ADJ/ C?
 I had typed my paper
before he offered his
help.
 The band had already
released the first
album when yuda
joined it.
9. Future Perfect
Tense
 Menyatakan peristiwa
yang akan telah
selesai sebelum atau
pada waktu kejadian
lain terjadi dimasa
depan.
 S + WILL/ SHALL +
HAVE + V3
 S + WILL/ SHALL +
NOT + HAVE + V3
 WILL/ SHALL + S +
HAVE + V3?
 S + WILL/ SHALL + HAVE +
BEEN + ADJ/ C
 S + WILL/ SHALL + NOT +
HAVE + ADJ/ C
 WILL/ SHALL+ S + HAVE +
BEEN + ADJ/ C?
 I will have finished
my breakfast when
you come.
 Tyas will have been
in jogja for a week by
then.
 Devi will not have
prepared the party
by next Saturday.
10. Present Perfect
Continuous
Tense
 Menyatakan suatu
kejadian atau
peristiwa yang dimulai
di masa lalu dan
sekarang masih
berlangsung (belum
selesai).
 S + HAVE/ HAS +
BEEN + V-ING
 S + HAVE/ HAS +
NOT + BEEN + V-
ING
 HAVE/ HAS + S +
BEEN + V-ING?
 S + HAVE/ HAS + BEEN +
BEING + ADJ/ C
 S + HAVE/ HAS + NOT +
BEEN + BEING + ADJ/ C
 HAVE/ HAS + S + BEEN +
BEING + ADJ/ C?
 Kristina has been
living in indonesia for
three years.
 Sinta has been being
a nurse for more
than four years.
11. Past Perfect
Continuous
Tense
 Menyatakan sesuatu
yang telah terjadi atau
telah dimulai pada
 S + HAD + BEEN +
V-ING
 S + HAD + NOT +
 S + HAD + BEEN + BEING +
ADJ/ C
 S + HAD + NOT + BEEN +
 The man had been
playing with his son
when his wife went

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masa lalu dan masih
terjadi pada saat
peristiwa lain diwaktu
lampau terjadi.
BEEN + V-ING
 HAD + S + BEEN +
V-ING?
BEING + ADJ/ C
 HAD + S + BEEN + BEING +
ADJ/ C?
out.
 Lydia had been being
in her room when
the thieve sneaked
inside.
12. Future Perfect
Continuous
Tense
 Menyatakan peristiwa
yang akan dan telah
dimulai dan masih
berlangsung ketika
kejadian lain terjadi
dimasa depan.
 S + WILL/ SHALL +
HAVE + BEEN + V-
ING
 S + WILL/ SHALL +
NOT + HAVE +
BEEN + V-ING
 WILL/ SHALL + S +
HAVE+ BEEN + V-
ING?
 S + WILL/ SHALL + HAVE +
BEEN + BEING + ADJ/ C
 S + WILL/ SHALL + NOT +
HAVE + BEEN + BEING +
ADJ/ C
 WILL/ SHALL + HAVE +
BEEN + BEING + ADJ/ C?
 The baby will have
been sleeping when
you go home.
 Devi will have been
being with retno
when we call her by
wednesday
13. Simple Past
Future
 Menyatakan sesuatu
yang akan terjadi
dimasa lalu.
 Menyatakan peristiwa
yang akan terjadi bila
syaratnya terpenuhi.
 S + WOULD/
SHOULD + V1
 S + WOULD/
SHOULD + NOT +
V1
 WOULD/ SHOULD
+ S + V1?
 S + WOULD/ SHOULD + BE
+ ADJ/ C
 S + WOULD/ SHOULD +
NOT + BE + ADJ/ C
 WOULD/ SHOULD + S + BE
+ ADJ/ C?
 Yulian came when i
would go to the
market yesterday.
 If i had much money,
i would be very
happy.
14. Past Future
Continuous
Tense
 Menyatakan sesuatu
yang akan sedang
terjadi dimasa lalu.
 S + WOULD/
SHOULD + BE + V-
ING
 S + WOULD/
SHOULD + NOT +
BE + V-ING
 WOULD/ SHOULD
+ S + V-ING?
 S + WOULD/ SHOULD + BE
+ BEING + ADJ/ C
 S + WOULD/ SHOULD +
NOT + BE + BEING + ADJ/ C
 WOULD/ SHOULD + S +
NOT + BE + BEING + ADJ/C?
 Yesterday fifin told
us that she would be
working at 9 o’clock
the following day.
15. Past Future
Perfect Tense
 Menyatakan sesuatu
yang seharusnya
sudah terjadi atau
 S + WOULD/
SHOULD + HAVE
+ V3
 S + WOULD/ SHOULD +
HAVE + BEEN + ADJ/ C
 S + WOULD/ SHOULD +
 You should have
prepared your
presentation well.

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sudah selesai pada
masa lalu.
 S + WOULD/
SHOULD + NOT +
HAVE + V3
 WOULD/ SHOULD
+ S + HAVE + V3?
NOT + HAVE + BEEN + ADJ/
C
 WOULD/ SHOULD + S +
HAVE + BEEN + ADJ/ C?
 If randy had slept
before midnight, he
would not have been
late this morning.
16. Past Future
Perfect
Continuous
tense
 Menyatakan durasi
peristiwa yang sudah
berlangsung dimasa
lalu.
 S + WOULD/
SHOULD + HAVE
+ BEEN + V-ING
 S + WOULD/
SHOULD + NOT +
HAVE + BEEN + V-
ING
 WOULD/ SHOULD
+ S + HAVE +
BEEN + V-ING?
 S + WOULD/ SHOULD +
HAVE + BEEN + BEING +
ADJ/ C
 S + WOULD/ SHOULD +
NOT + HAVE + BEEN +
BEING + ADJ/ C
 WOULD/ SHOULD + S +
HAVE + BEEN + BEING +
ADJ/ C?
 I would have been
joining the group for
a year by last week.
 Lia would have been
being a programmer
for three years by
last month.