Pertama, sebenarnya bahasa Inggris memiliki 16 jenis tenses. Namun, yang sering dipakai hanya 12 tenses.
Berikut adalah jenis tensesnya beserta contohnya yang saya ambil dari salah satu buku kuliah saya.
Perhatikan perbedaan bentuk kalimatnya.
ENGLISH TENSES-Usage Perspective
Types
|
Sub-Types
|
Examples
|
|
I
|
Simple
|
1.
Simple
Past Tense
2.
Simple
Present Tense
3.
Simple
Future Tense
|
1.
He
lived in Jakarta last year.
2.
He
lives in Jakarta .
3.
He
will live in Jakarta next year.
|
II
|
Progressive
|
4.
The
Past Progressive Tense
5.
The
Present Progressive Tense
6.
The
Future progressive Tense
|
4.
He
was living in Jakarta in March last year.
5.
He
is living in Jakarta now.
6.
He
will be living in Jakarta for one month next year.
|
III
|
Perfect
|
7.
The
Past Perfect Tense
8.
The
Present Perfect Tense
9.
The
Future Perfect Tense
|
7.
He
had lived in Jakarta for two years in 2000.
8.
He
has lived in Jakarta for ten years now.
9.
He
will have lived in Jakarta for fifteen years in 2012.
|
IV
|
Perfect
Progressive
|
10.
The
Past Perfect Progressive Tense
11.
The
Present Perfect Progressive Tense
12.
The
Perfect Future Progressive Tense
|
10.
He
had been living in Jakarta for two years in 2000.
11.
He
has been living in Jakarta for ten years in 2007.
12.
He
will have been living in Jakarta for fifteen years in 2012.
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