Formula tenses bahasa Inggris

Mohon jangan panik menghadapi rumus atau formula tenses dibawah ini. Saya menemukan beberapa shortcutnya, disarikan dibawah sini.

Present Tense
1. Simple present tense
S + V1 + O

2. Present continuous tense
S + To be + V1 - ing

3. Present Perfect tense
S + have + V3

4. Present Perfect continuous tense
S + have been + V1- ing

Past tense
1. Simple past tense
S + V2 + O

2. Past continuous tense
S + were / was + V1 - ing

3. Past Perfect tense
 S + had + V3

4. Past perfect continuous
S + had been + V1 - Ing

Future tense
1. Simple future
S + V1 + O

2. Future continuous
S + {Shall / Will} be + V1 - ing

3. Future perfect
S + {Shall / Will} + have + V3

4. Future perfect continuous
S + shall + been + V1 - ing


Ciri-ciri tenses:
1. Tenses simple present dan simple future menggunakan V1. Dengan kata lain V1 hanya digunakan di simple present dan simple future.

2. Tense simple past tense (Masa lampau) menggunakan V2. Dengan kata lain V2 hanya digunakan di tenses simple past tense.

3. Semua tenses PERFECT(telah selesai) menggunakan V3. Dengan kata lain tenses present perfect, past perfect, future perfect menggunakan V3.

4. Semua CONTINUOUS menggunakan V1 - ing =. Dengan kata lain, Present continuous, past continuous, future continuous, present perfect continuous, past perfect continuous, future perfect continuous menggunakan V1-ing.

5. Semua FUTURE menggunakan Will. Will + V1, Will + be + V1-ing, Will have + V3, Will have been + V1-ing.

6. Had hanya dimiliki the past.
- Had tanpa 'been' = perfect of the past (past perfect).
- Had dengan atau ditambah 'been' + V1-ing = perfect continuous / perfect progressive (lihat juga poin 4).

V1 = Infinite
V2 = Past tense
V3 itu sama dengan Past participle