The Example of Tenses.

   

   

     1.    Present Tense

·         She drinks milk every morning

·         Dia(pr) minum susu setiap pagi

     Reason : This sentence use present tense and contains V1 + s (drink + s) because of adverb of time, that is “every morning”.

     2.    Present Tense, stative

·         I appreciate your decision

·         Aku hargai keputusanmu

     Reason : This sentence contains stative verb “appreciate” because it is describe a state or situation and not an action.
3.    Present Tense, stative verb

·         I love it when you call me señorita

·         Aku suka saat kamu memanggilku señorita

     Reason : This sentence contains stative verb “love” because because it is describe a state or situation and not an action, but describe someone feeling.

     4.    Present Perfect Tense

·         Diana has worked in Magelang since 2010

·         Diana telah bekerja di Magelang sejak 2010

     Reason : This sentence use present perfect and contains has + V3 (has + worked) because adverb of time that is “since”.

     5.    Present Perfect Tense

·         She rain hasn’t stopped crying

·         Dia(pr) masih belum berhenti menangis

     Reason : The sentence uses present perfect and contains has + V3 (has + stopped) because the time isn’t shown on the sentence.

     6.    Present Future Tense

·         Rani will doing her homework

·         Rani akan mengerjakan tugas rumahnya

     Reason : The sentence use present future because use the word “will” that’s mean the action still hasn’t been done.

     7.    Present Continous Tense

·         They are dancing at the ballroom right now

·         Saat ini mereka sedang berdansa di ruang dansa

     Reason : The sentence uses present continous and contains V1 + ing (dance + ing) because adverb of time that is “right now”.

     8.    Persent Continous Tense

·         I am going to your home tomorrow

·         Aku akan pergi ke rumahmu besok

     Reason : The sentence uses present continous and contains V1 + ing (go + ing) because adverb of time that is “tomorrow”.

     9.    Combined 2 Tenses with “After”

·         I went to theater after I had finished my homework

·         Aku pergi ke teater setelah aku selesai mengerjakan tugas rumahku

     Reason : The sentence combine with two tenses and seperate by the word of “after”. The first sentence use past perfect tense, and the second is using simple past tense.

     10.  Combined 2 Tenses with “While/When”

·         While Rudi was studying at school, his sister was practicing dancing

·         Ketika Rudi belajar di sekolah, adik perempuannya belajar menari

     Reason : The sentence combine with two tenses. Both sentence are using past continous tense and combined with the word “While”.