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Jenis – Jenis Tenses
Pengertian, Contoh, dan Jenis Jenis
Tenses
Melanjutkan pembahasan tentang pengertian modul,
kali ini akan kita ulas mengenai pengertian tenses dan apa itu jenis jenis
tenses yang ada. Yang mana macam tenses ada beberapa kelompok, untuk lebih
jelasnya akan kita bahas satu persatu. Tenses merupakan perubahan kata kerja
dalam kalimat yang berhubungan dengan waktu.
Di dalam bahasa Inggris ada beberapa jenis tenses yang
digunakan, yaitu:
1. Present Tense
a. Simple Present Tense
POLA: S + V1
S + is / am / are + C
Fungsinya adalah:
Menyatakan kebenaran umum, contoh:
The sun rises in the east.
A square has four equal sides.
Menyatakan kebiasaan, misalnya:
I usually get up at 4 o’clock every morning.
Ana takes shower everyday.
Menyatakan keadaan pada saat sekarang, misalnya:
Lucy is beautiful.
Prof. Arnold is a wise teacher.
Keterangan waktu : every day, every week, every month, today, at night,
tonight, once a week, in the morning, generally, usually, seldom, sometimes,
occasionally, now days, habitually, frequently.
b. Present Continuous Tense
POLA : S + has/ have + been + V-ing
Fungsinya adalah:
Menyatakan suatu peristiwa yang sedang terjadi pada saat sekarang.
Desi and Yuni are talking and drinking in Java Café right now.
Sarah is studying in her bedroom now.
Menyatakan suatu peristiwa yang terjadi di sekitar saat sekarang/terjadi pada
suatu periode.
The students are studying English this year.
Dody is building his own house.
Menanyakan situasi yang berubah
Is your English getting better?
The populations of the world is rising very fast.
Keterangan waktu : right now, at present, now, at this moment, today, this
morning, this afternoon, this evening, tonight
c. Present Perfect Tense
POLA : S + has/ have + V3
S + has/ have + been + C
Fungsinya:
Menyatakan suatu peristiwa/ aktivitas yang tela terjadi (akibatnya masih ada
sampai sekarang)
I have published my book.
She has finished writing her thesis.
Dery has been in Indonesia since last year.
Menyatakan suatu peristiwa yang tidak akan pernah/ belumm dilakukan dalam suatu
periode waktu dan berlanjut sampai sekarang
I have never smoked.
She hasn’t written to me for nearly six months.
As a professional doctor, he has never made a mistake.
Keterangan waktu: for, since, today, recently, already, yet, lately, so far,
ever, never, these years.
d. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
POLA: S + has/ have + been + V-ing
Fungsinya:
Menyatakan suatu peristiwa/ aktivitas yang telah dan sedang terjadi.
Fanny has been working here for three years.
They have been studying English in America since last year.
I have been waiting for you for over an hour.
Note: Present Perfect Tense and Present Perfect Continuous Tense mempunyai
cirri-ciri yang sama. Perbedaanya adalah: pada Present Perfect Tense
peristiwa/aktivitas sudah berakhir sedangkan pasa Present Perfect Continuous
Tense peristiwa/aktivitasnya belum berakhir.
2. Past Tense
a. Simple Past Tense
POLA : S + V-2
S + was / were + C
Fungsinya:
Menyatakan suatu peristiwa/ aktivitas yang terjadi di waktu lampau.
I typed a letter yesterday.
I went to Baron beach last week.
I met a foreign tourist last month.
Keterangan waktu: yesterday, last night, last week, last month, last year, the
day before yesterday.
b. Past Continuous Tense
POLA: S + was/ were + V-ing
Fungsinya:
Menyatakan suatu peristiwa atau aktivitas yang sedang terjadi di suatu waktu
lampau.
I was studying when my mother came.
Erna was taking a bath when the bell rang.
Keterangan waktu: all – (day), at – (five o’clock), last- (Sunday) then, that
moment.
c. Past Perfect Tense
POLA: S + had + V3
S + had + been + C
Fungsinya:
Menyatakan suatu peristiwa atau aktivitas yang telah terjadi di waktu lampau
atau menyatakan peristiwa/ aktivitas yang telah terjadi sebelum peristiwa yang
lain terjadi di waktu lampau.
Wulan had taken a baht when I came to pick her up.
Miss Retno went home after she had finished her teaching.
Keterangan waktu: when/before + clause (past), just, already.
d. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
POLA: S + had + been + V-ing
Fungsinya:
Menyatakan suatu peristiwa/ aktivitas yang telah dan sedang terjadi di waktu
lampau atau menyatakan peristiwa yang telah dimulai dan masih berlangsung
ketika peristiwa lain terjadi di waktu lampau.
Dhea had been taking a bath for ten minutes when I came to pick her up.
Kaka had been playing badminton for two hours when it suddenly reained hard
yesterday.
Keterangan waktu : for, since, when + clause (past)
3. Future Tense
a. Simple Future Tense
POLA: S + will + V1
S + be going to + V1
Fungsi:
Menyatakan suatu peristiwa/ aktivitas di waktu yang akan datang.
1) Penggunaan BE GOING TO
a) Aktivitas yang terencana
b) Hal-hal yang sebelumnya sudah diketahui.
c) Ada tanda-tanda
d) Pembicara (Speaker) yakin bahwa suatu peristiwa akan terjadi.
Misalnya:
• Look! It’s cloudy. It’s going to rain.
• I know that my parents are very busy now. I am going to help them.
2) Penggunaan WILL
a) Mengungkapkan kemauan
• I am very tired. I will take a rest soon.
• I am very sleep. I will have an early night.
b) Menawarkan sesuatu
• That’s look heave. I’ll help you with it.
• I’ll lend you some money.
c) Menyatakan janji
• I won’t tell her what you said.
• I promise I’ll phone you as soon as I arrive.
d) Menyuruh seseorang untuk melakukan sesuatu
• Will you please be quiet?
• Will you close the door, please?
e) Menyatakan suatu aktivitas yang diputuskan pada saat berbicara.
• “did you phone Harmonie?”
• “Oh, I forgot. I’ll do it now.”
f) Untuk menyatakan prediksi, WILL dan BE GOING TO dapat digunakan.
• Be carefull! You’ll hurt yourself.
• Be careful. You’re going to hurt yourself.
Keterangan waktu : tomorrow, later, soon, next seek/month/year, the day after
tomorrow.
b. Future Continuous Tense
POLA: S + will + be + V-ing
Fungsi:
Menyatakan suatu peristiwa/ aktivitas yang akan sedang dilakukan (di waktu yang
akan datang). Tense ini biasanya ditandai keterangan waktu tertentu.
I’ll be teaching at nine o’clock tomorrow morning.
At this next month, I’ll be having graduation ceremony.
Keterangan waktu:
At this time, next week/ month
When S + v1
c. Future Perfect Tense
POLA: S + will + have + V3
S + will + have + been + C
Fungsinya:
Menyatakan suatu peristiwa/ aktivitas yang akan telah terjadi (di waktu yang
akan datang).
I will have finished my study by the end of this month.
Keterangan waktu : by, by then, by the time--, by the end of ---, before the
end of this week/ month/ year, before + clause (present), before + clause
(present)
d. Future Perfect Continuous Tense
POLA: S + will + have + been + V-ing
Fungsinya:
Menyatakan suatu peristiwa/ aktivitas yang akan, telah, dan sedang terjadi (di
waktu yang akan datang)
Brandon will have been working in the United States for five years by the end
of the month.
Fay will have been teaching for an hour by the tome you come tomorrow morning.
Keterangan waktu : by--, for --, by the end of this week/ month/ year, by the
time --.