The document provides an overview of English tenses, including their structures, examples, and usage. It covers 14 tenses: simple present, present continuous, present perfect, present perfect continuous, simple past, past continuous, past perfect, past perfect continuous, simple future, future continuous, future perfect, future perfect continuous, future past, and future past continuous. For each tense, it lists the key components of its structure and provides example sentences to illustrate its form and application.

1. Quick English Tenses
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STRUCTURES
S + (V1±s/es) + O
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S + do/does + not + V1 + O
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Do/Does + S + V1 + O ?
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W5H + do/does + S + V1 ?
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S + am/is/are + (V1+ing) + O
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S + am/is/are + not + (V1+ing) + O
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Am/Is/Are + S + (V1+ing) + O ?
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W5H + am/is/are + S + (V1+ing) ?
PRESENT PERFECT
Telah terjadi saat ini,
tanpa keterangan waktu
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S + have/has + V3 + O
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S + have/has + not + V3 + O
I/you/we/they = have
He/she/it = has
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Have/Has + S + V3 + O ?
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SIMPLE PRESENT
Biasa terjadi / fakta / kenyataan saat ini
W5H + have/has + S + V3 ?
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Telah terjadi, dan masih sedang
berlangsung saat ini
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S + have/has + been + (V1+ing) + O
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S + have/has + not + been + (V1+ing) + O
I/you/we/they = have
He/she/it = has
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Have/Has + S + been + (V1+ing) + O ?
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W5H + Have/Has + S + been + (V1+ing) + O ?
I/you/we/they = V1, do
He/she/it = (V1+s/es), does
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Sedang terjadi saat ini
I = am
You/we/they = are
He/she/it = is
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EXAMPLES
He goes to school by car
They play tennis every day
I do not like this car
She does not drink coffee
Do I know you?
Does she like me?
What do they eat?
How does he drive?
They are watching TV now
I am playing the piano now
She is not making a cake
I am not working now
Are you writing a poem?
Is she talking to John?
What is he looking for?
Where is she waiting?
I have seen that girl
He has finished the homework
They have not entered the room
He has not bought a car
Have they done the work?
Has he drunk the juice?
What have you seen?
How far has he walked?
You have been sleeping here since yesterday
She has been sailing for three days
He has not been playing soccer since last month
They have not been studying since last night
Have you been reading since morning?
Has it been raining all day?
How long have you been writing?
What has he been watching?
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S + V2 + O
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S + did + not + V1 + O
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S + was/were + . . .
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S + was/were + not + . . .
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Did + S + V1 + O ?
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W5H + Did + S + V1 + O ?
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W5H + V2 + O ?
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Was/Were + S + . . . ?
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W5H was/were + S + . . . ?
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S + was/were + (V1+ing) + O
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S + was/were + not + (V1+ing) + O
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Was/Were + S + (V1+ing) + O ?
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SIMPLE PAST
Telah terjadi, disertai keterangan waktu,
atau baru saja terjadi
I = was
you/we/they = were
He/she/it = was
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W5H + Was/Were + S + (V1+ing) + O ?
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S + had + V3 + O
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S + had + not + V3 + O
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Had + S + V3 + O ?
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W5H + had + S + V3 + O ?
PAST CONTINUOUS
Sedang terjadi pada waktu lampau
I = was
you/we/they = were
He/she/it = was
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PAST PERFECT
Telah (selesai) terjadi pada waktu lampau
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I saw Clara last night
They got married in 1995
I did not see her last night
They did not come this morning
I was sick last week
We were at home yesterday
She was not late last Monday
They were not here this morning
Did you see him yesterday?
Did she go to the party last night?
Where did you go last month?
Who did you meet?
What happened to them?
Who gave you the car?
Was I sleep yesterday?
Were they here this morning?
Who was in the class this morning?
Why were they so happy last night?
Intan was cooking an hour ago
They were watching TV at seven o’clock last night
He was not reading at nine o’clock this morning
They were not sleeping an hour ago
Was I falling asleep at the meeting?
Were they go to the party last Saturday?
Who was crying this morning?
What were they talking about after dinner?
The rain had stopped when I left
He thought you had gone to the beach
The sun had not risen before I woke up
We had not worked at the moment
Had the rain stopped when you left?
Had they visited Paris by the end of the month?
Who had meet Mr. William?
What had she written?
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3. S + had not been + (V1+ing) + O
Had + S + been + (V1+ing) + O ?
W5H + had + S + been + (V1+ing) + O ?
SIMPLE FUTURE
Akan terjadi pada waktu yang
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S + shall/will + V1 + O
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S + shall/will + not + V1 + O
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Shall/Will + S + V1 + O ?
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W5H + Shall/Will + S + V1 + O ?
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
Akan sedang terjadi pada waktu yang
akan datang
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S + shall/will + be + (V1+ing) + O
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S + shall/will + not + be + (V1+ing) + O
I/we = shall/will
He/she/it/you/they = will
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Shall/Will + S + be + (V1+ing) + O ?
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W5H + shall/will + S + be + (V1+ing) + O ?
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S + should/would + V1 + O
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S + should/would + not + V1 + O
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Should/Would + S + V1 + O ?
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I/we = shall/will
He/she/it/you/they = will
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S + had been + (V1+ing) + O
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W5H + should/would + S + V1 + O ?
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S + should/would + be + (V1+ing) + O
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S + should/would + not + be + (V1+ing) + O
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Should/Would + S + be + (V1+ing) + O ?
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W5H + should/would + S + be + (V1+ing) + O ?
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Sudah terjadi dan masih berlangsung
pada waktu lampau
FUTURE PAST
Akan terjadi pada waktu lampau
I/we = should
He/she/it/you/they = would
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FUTURE PAST CONTINUOUS
Akan sedang terjadi pada waktu lampau
I/we = should
He/she/it/you/they = would
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He had been studying art for a long time
Diana said that she had been sewing
He had not been studying art for a long time
Diana said that she had not been sewing
Had he been studying when you came?
Had she been cooking when John called her?
How long had you been waiting this morning?
What had you been doing when Lisa met you?
I will go to Holland next month
I shall be at home on Sunday
They will not come next week
We shall not be there tonight
Will you come to the party?
Shall we visit them tomorrow?
When will they come back?
Where shall we go tonight?
Helen will be sleeping when we arrive home tonight
I will be teaching at eight o’clock tomorrow
They will not be in Boston next week
She will not be swimming at this time tomorrow
Will you be using your car this evening?
Will she be sleeping at nine o’clock tonight?
When will your father be retiring?
Where will you be living next year?
I should be in Paris the next day
Karin promised me that she would help me
I should not be in Paris the next day
I said to them that they would not learn Physics
Would you have a test the following week?
Should you go to Germany the next day?
What would you do the day before?
Where should they go the following month?
I should be studying before going to school
She would be going to the market when we came
I should not be washing when they visited me
She would not be cleaning the kitchen after lunch
Should they be playing soccer when we came?
Would you be living in Europe the following month?
What should you be doing when they visited you?
Who would be watching TV at that time?
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S + shall/will + not + have + V3 + O
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Shall/Will + S + have + V3 + O ?
W5H + shall/will + S + have + V3 + O ?
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Akan sudah dan masih terjadi di waktu
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S + shall/will + have been + (V1+ing) + O
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S + shall/will + not + have been + (V1+ing) + O
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Shall/Will + S + have been + (V1+ing) + O?
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W5H+shall/will+S + have been + (V1+ing) + O?
FUTURE PAST PERFECT
Akan telah (selesai) terjadi pada
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S + should/would + have + V3 + O
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S + should/would + not + have + V3 + O
I/we = should
He/she/it/you/they = would
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Should/Would + S + have + V3 + O?
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S + shall/will + have + V3 + O
I/we = shall/will
He/she/it/you/they = will
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FUTURE PERFECT
Akan telah (selesai) terjadi pada waktu
yang akan datang
I/we = shall/will
He/she/it/you/they = will
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W5H + should/would + S + have + V3 + O?
FUTURE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Akan telah dan sedang terjadi pada
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S + should/would + have been + (V1+ing)+O
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I/we = should
He/she/it/you/they = would
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W5H+should/would+S+have been+(V1+ing) + O?
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By the end of this year, I will have completed my work
We shall have reached the village in half an hour
George will not have finished his dinner by that time
In an hour, he will not have finished all the tasks
Will the train have arrived by that time?
Will you have come by this time tomorrow?
Which train will have arrived in an hour?
What will he have finished before night?
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By the end of this year, I will have been studying for two years
By 2008, this home will have been standing thirty years
By the end of this year, I will not have been studying for two years
By 2008, this home will not have been standing thirty years
Will he have been waiting half an hour?
Will John have been driving six hours by seven o’clock?
How long will this factory have been going?
How many books shall we have been reading by tomorrow night?
I should have slept if you come late
He would have finished his work if he had got help
I should not have slept if you come earlier
He would have not finished his work if he had not got help
Would they have reached the island if the boat had not got a trouble?
Would Susan have been married is she had not got an accident?
When would they have finished the work?
Why would he have ignored the chance?
At this time yesterday, He would have been studying for two hours
By March 1990, we should have been living here for six years
At this time yesterday, He would not have been studying for two hours
By March 1990, we should not have been living here for six years
Would James have been studying for two hours at this time yesterday?
Should we have been playing cards for three hours by that time?
How long would John have been observing birds in 1995?
How long should they have been living here in 1990?
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