Tabel 16 Tenses Bahasa Inggris

Rumus, contoh kalimat, dan artinya — dikelompokkan berdasarkan waktu

Present tenses

No	Tense	Rumus	Contoh kalimat	Arti
1	Simple present	S + V1 (s/es)	I write a letter everyday.	Saya menulis surat setiap hari.
2	Present continuous	S + am/is/are + V-ing	I am writing a letter now.	Saya sedang menulis surat sekarang.
3	Present perfect	S + have/has + V3	I have written a letter.	Saya sudah menulis surat.
4	Present perfect continuous	S + have/has + been + V-ing	I have been writing a letter.	Saya telah sedang menulis surat.

Past tenses

No	Tense	Rumus	Contoh kalimat	Arti
5	Simple past	S + V2	I wrote a letter yesterday.	Saya menulis surat kemarin.
6	Past continuous	S + was/were + V-ing	I was writing a letter.	Saya sedang menulis surat (dulu).
7	Past perfect	S + had + V3	I had written a letter.	Saya telah menulis surat (dulu).
8	Past perfect continuous	S + had + been + V-ing	I had been writing a letter.	Saya telah sedang menulis surat (dulu).

Future tenses

No	Tense	Rumus	Contoh kalimat	Arti
9	Simple future	S + will + V1	I will write a letter tomorrow.	Saya akan menulis surat besok.
10	Future continuous	S + will + be + V-ing	I will be writing a letter.	Saya akan sedang menulis surat.
11	Future perfect	S + will + have + V3	I will have written a letter.	Saya akan sudah menulis surat.
12	Future perfect continuous	S + will + have + been + V-ing	I will have been writing a letter.	Saya akan telah sedang menulis surat.

Past future tenses

No	Tense	Rumus	Contoh kalimat	Arti
13	Past future	S + would + V1	I would write a letter.	Saya akan menulis surat (rencana lalu).
14	Past future continuous	S + would + be + V-ing	I would be writing a letter.	Saya akan sedang menulis surat (lalu).
15	Past future perfect	S + would + have + V3	I would have written a letter.	Saya akan sudah menulis surat (lalu).
16	Past future perfect continuous	S + would + have + been + V-ing	I would have been writing a letter.	Saya akan telah sedang menulis surat (lalu).

Tabel 16 tenses bahasa Inggris — S = Subject, V1 = kata kerja dasar, V2 = past, V3 = past participle