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CHAPTER 2

TENSES Dalam belajar tenses hal yang pal ing

pokok dan perlu dipahami adalah Pattern/Pola dan Keterangan

Waktunya. A. Present Tenses Present tense Present (ontinuous Present Per)e*t Pola S + V1 (es s! S + Tobe + Ving S + +a#e has + V, Ket. Waktu "#ery $ %o&' usually' al&ays' generally %o&' at the present' at this moment' today -ately' re*ently .or + periode &aktu Sin*e + S + V/ .or + periode &aktu 1ll day' this &eeks .or the last $ Sampai sekarang masih berlangsung

Present Per)e*t (ontinuous Tense

S + +a#e has + 0een + Ving

"g. 2 We get up early e#ery day. She has been studying hard )or the last t&o months. Catatan : 1. 0eberapa kata kerja tidak dapat dalam bentuk *ontinuous adalah 2 %eed' &ant' remember' )orget' like' kno&' belie#e' trust' understand' belong' o&n' appear. /. Kata kerja 3li#e4 dalam Present per)e*t sama dengan Present Per)e*t 6 ha#e li#ed in 8ogya )or a years 6 ha#e been in 8ogya )or a years 6 Still -i#e in 8ogya

Choose the best answer 1. 1 2 Where is Tanti 5 0 2 6 don7t kno&. 6n )a*t 6 $.any o) our )riends sin*e 6 arri#ed. a. did not see *. ha#e not seen b. &as not seeing d. do not see /. 1 2 8ou look so unhappy' 1nton. What7s the matter 5 0 2 9y )ather $.his job a. has just lost *. losing b. ha#e been losing d. is losing ,. 1 2 Se#eral hotels in this region are *losing do&n.

0 a. b. :. 1 0 a. b. ;. 1 0 a. b. B.

2 That7s be*ause tourism itsel)$.sin*e last years. has de*lined *. is de*lining has been de*lining d. de*line 2 What are you looking )or 5 2 9y &allet' 6 don7t kno& &here 6 $.it ha#e been putting *. am putting ha#e put d. put 2 1n&ar &as promoted president o) your *ompany last &eek' &asn7t he 5 2 67m glad he &as' he $.in this *ompany )or years. has been &orking *. had &orked is &orking d. &ork Past Tenses Past tense Past (ontinuous Past Per)e*t Pola S + V/ S + Tobe + Ving S + had + V, S + had + 0een + Ving Ket. Waktu 8esterday< -ast $. $.ago While$ < 1s$$$ When + S + V/ 0e)ore $ < When $.. 1s $ < =ntil $ .or + periode &aktu When S+ V/ 0e)ore

Past Per)e*t (ontinuous Tense Eg.

: 6 &as &alking home when it began to rain. The poli*e has been looking )or the robbers for two years be)ore they *aught him.

Choose the best answer 1. 1 2 When did you take the a*ademi* &riting *ourse 5 0 2 -ast year' a)ter 6 $.*omposition 66 a. *omplete *. ha#e *ompleted b. &as *ompleting d. had *ompleted /. The book that 6 $.in the *lassroom &as )ound by 1li a. had le)t &as lea#ing b. had been lea#ing d. &ould ha#e le)t ,. 1 2 Did you gets seats at the sho& last night5 0 2 %ot really' &e *ame &hen the sho& $. a. to start already *. had already started b. &as already started d. &as already started :. She $.the shoes )or )i#e minutes &hen one o) the heels *ame o)). a. am only &earing *. had only &earing b. &as only &earing d. ha#e only been &earing ;. 1 2 So you ha#e )inished typing those the letters> When did you do it5 0 2 Where you $.the meeting. a. &ere attending *. ha#e attended b. attend d. had attended B. Future Tenses .uture tense Pola S + Shall &ill + V1 Ket. Waktu Tomorro&' ne?t $(&eek' day!

.uture (ontinuous .uture Per)e*t .uture Per)e*t (ontinuous Tense

S + Shall &ill + be + Ving S + Shall &ill + +a#e + V, S + Shall &ill + ha#e + Ving

This &eekend 1t this tomorro& 1t ten tomorro& When + S + V1(es s! 0y + ket. &aktu When + S + V1(es s! .or + $. 0y + ket. &aktu %e?t$.)or $. When + S + V1(es s! )or ket. &aktu

"g. 2 0y the end o) this &eek he &ill ha#e )inished reading the no#el. %e?t year she &ill ha#e been studying "nglish )or three years.

Choose the best answer 1. 1 2 (ould you tell your brother to meet me at the library tomorro& 5 0 2 Sure' 6 $.him. a. &ill tell *. be telling b. &ould ha#e told d. &ill be telling th /. When you arri#e on the @ )loor' gi#e my note to the se*retary and she $.you to my o))i*e a. dire*ts *. dire*ting b. &ill dire*t d. &ill dire*t ,. 1 2 6 )orgot to return this book to the library last &eek 0 2 Well. 67m a)raid you $.a )ine &hen you return it. a. ha#ing to pay *. ha#e had to pay *. &ill ha#e to pay d. had had to pay :. 6 hope that by the time my )ather retires' 6 $.a job a. get *. ha#e got b. got d. &ill ha#e got ;. 0y the end o) this &eek 6 $.)rom 9alaysia a. ha#e been ba*k *. &ould be ba*k b. may be ba*k d. &ill ha#e been ba*k

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