Now a bit more about the usage, forms and examples of 16 English verb tenses.<\/p>\n

1. Present Simple Tense\u00a0<\/strong>is used:
\n– to express\u00a0the habitual action;
\n– to express\u00a0the general truth;
\n– with a non-progressive verb.<\/p>\n

Forms:
\n<\/strong>( + ) S + V1 (s\/es)
\n( \u2013 ) S + do\/does + not + V1
\n( ? ) Do\/Does + S + V1 ?<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/strong>
\n(+) I play video games every night.
\n(-) You don’t play video games every night.
\n(?) Do you play video games every night?<\/p>\n

2. Past Simple Tense<\/strong> is used to:
\n– express habit in the past;
\n– express something happens in the past.<\/p>\n

Forms:
\n<\/strong>( + ) S + V2
\n( \u2013 ) S + did + not + V1
\n( ? ) Did + S + V1 ?<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/strong>
\n(+) I smoked when I was student.
\n(-) I didn\u2019t smoke when I was student.
\n(?) Did you smoke when you were a student?<\/p>\n

3. Future Simple Tense<\/strong> is used to:
\n– talk about things that haven’t happened yet;
\n– predict a future event;
\n– with I or We, to express a spontaneous decision;
\n– express willingness.<\/p>\n

Forms:
\n<\/strong>( + ) S + will\/shall + V1
\n( \u2013 ) S + will\/shall + not + V1
\n( ? ) will\/shall + S + V1 ?<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/strong>
\n(+) It will rain tomorrow.
\n(-)\u00a0The baby won’t eat his soup.
\n(?) Will you go to the cinema with me?<\/p>\n

4. Present Continuous Tense <\/strong>is used to:
\n– declare ongoing activities;
\n– describe the activities in the process;
\n– declare pique using ‘forever’, ‘constantly’, ‘always’, etc.<\/p>\n

Forms:
\n<\/strong>( + ) S + is\/am\/are + V-ing
\n( \u2013 ) S + is\/am\/are + not + V-ing
\n( ? ) Is\/am\/are + S + V-ing ?<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/strong>
\n(+) You are running your car so fast today.
\n(-) You aren\u2019t running your cycle so fast today.
\n(?) Are you running your truck so fast today?<\/p>\n

5. Past Continuous Tense<\/strong> is used to\u00a0 express an activity that was happening in the past.<\/p>\n

Forms:
\n<\/strong>( + ) S + was\/were + V-ing
\n( \u2013 ) S + was\/were + not + V-ing
\n( ? ) was\/were + S + V-ing ?<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/strong>
\n(+) I was playing football when he came.
\n(-) Sira wasn\u2019t cooking while Doni going home last night.
\n(?) Was Andri running when it rained?<\/p>\n

6. Future Continuous Tense<\/strong> is used when an action is expected to occur in the future and be completed.<\/p>\n

Forms:
\n<\/strong>( + ) S + will\/shall + V-ing
\n( \u2013 ) S + will\/shall + not + V-ing
\n( ? ) will\/shall + S + V-ing?<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/strong>
\n(+)\u00a0By Christmas I will be skiing like a pro.
\n( – ) I’m afraid by\u00a0 Christmas I will not be skiing like a pro.
\n( ? ) Will you be bringing your friend to the pub tonight?<\/p>\n

7. Present\u00a0 Perfect Tense<\/strong>\u00a0is used to:
\n– declare activity that just has happened;
\n– using ‘Since\/For’ to declare the duration.<\/p>\n

Forms:
\n<\/strong>( + ) S + has\/have + V3
\n( \u2013 ) S + has\/have + not + V3
\n( ? ) has\/have + S + V3 ?<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/strong>
\n(+) I have done my homework.
\n(-) I haven\u2019t done\u00a0my homework.
\n(?) Have you done you homework?<\/p>\n

8. Past Perfect Tense<\/strong> is used to declare an activity which has been done before other activities in the past.<\/p>\n

Forms:
\n<\/strong>( + ) S + had + V3
\n( \u2013 ) S + had + not + V3
\n( ? ) Had + S + V3 ?<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/strong>
\n(+) I had already remembered you before you remembered me.
\n(-) I hadn\u2019t taken a bath before I went to school.
\n(?) Had you taken a bath when you go to school?<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0Future Perfect Tense\u00a0<\/strong>describes an event that is expected or planned to happen before a time of reference in the future.<\/p>\n

Forms:
\n<\/strong>( + ) S + will\/shall + have+ V3
\n( \u2013 ) S + will\/shall + not + have + V3
\n( ? ) will\/shall + S + have + V3?<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/strong>
\n(+) I will have gone home by the end of this year.
\n(-) I will not have gone home by the end of this year.
\n(?) Shall you have gone home by the end of this year?<\/p>\n

10. Present Perfect Continuous Tense<\/strong> is used to declare the duration of activities.<\/p>\n

Forms:
\n<\/strong>( + ) S + has\/have + been + V-ing
\n( \u2013 ) S + has\/have + been + not + V-ing
\n( ? ) has\/have + S + been + V-ing ?<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/strong>
\n(+) She has been borrowing your pen for a week.
\n(-) He hasn\u2019t borrowing your book for an hour.
\n(?) Have you borrowing my door for 2 days?<\/p>\n

11. Past Perfect Continuous Tense<\/strong>\u00a0shows that an action that started in the past\u00a0continued<\/b>\u00a0up until another time in the past.<\/p>\n

Forms:
\n<\/strong>( + ) S + had + been + V-ing
\n( \u2013 ) S + had + been + not + V-ing
\n( ? ) had + S + been + V-ing ?<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/strong>
\n(+) Martha had been walking three miles a day before she broke her leg.
\n(-) I had been not leaving you for 2 months to forget you.
\n(?) Had you been walking long when you finally found the house?<\/p>\n

12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense<\/strong> describes actions that will continue up until a point in the future.<\/p>\n

Forms:
\n<\/strong>( + ) S + will\/shall + have + been + V-ing
\n( \u2013 ) S + will\/shall + not + have + been + V-ing
\n( ? ) will\/shall + S + have + been + V-ing ?<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/strong>
\n(+) I will have been staying in Bogor for 1 years by the end of this month.
\n(-) I will not have been staying in Jakarta by tomorrow.
\n(?) Will you staying in Jogjakarta by the end of this week?<\/p>\n

13. Past Future\u00a0Simple<\/strong>\u00a0Tense (aka ‘Future-in-the-Past’)\u00a0<\/strong>is used to express\u00a0the idea that in the past you thought something would happen in the future.<\/p>\n

Forms:
\n<\/strong>( + ) S + should\/would + V1
\n( \u2013 ) S + should\/would + not + V1
\n( ? ) Should\/would + S + V1 + ?<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/strong>
\n(+) I would buy a new sport car.
\n(-) I wouldn\u2019t sing a song.
\n(?) Would you love me?<\/p>\n

14. Past Future Continuous Tense<\/strong> is used to express the idea that in the past the action was predicted, planned, expected or obliged to be happening in a certain period in the future.<\/p>\n

Forms:
\n<\/strong>( + ) S + should\/would + be + V-ing
\n( \u2013 ) S + should\/would + not + be + V-ing
\n( ? ) should\/would + S + be + V-ing + ?<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/strong>
\n(+) He would be jumping between the rocks at the night yesterday.
\n(-) I wouldn\u2019t be playing billiard\u00a0at 8 o\u2019clock last night.
\n(?) Would he be jumping between the rocks at the night yesterday?<\/p>\n

15. Past Future Perfect Tense<\/strong> denotes the action or state completed at a time formerly in prospect.<\/p>\n

Forms:
\n<\/strong>( + ) S + should\/would + have + V3
\n( \u2013 ) S + should\/would + not + have + V3
\n( ? ) should\/would + S + have + V3+ ?<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/strong>
\n(+) You should have started thinking about your future now.
\n(-) She shouldn\u2019t have left before I came to pick her.
\n(?) Would the party have begun when we arrive tonight?<\/p>\n

16. Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense<\/strong> is used to express an action or imaginary situation that would have been happening in the past.<\/p>\n

Forms:
\n<\/strong>( + ) S + should\/would + have\/has + been + V-ing
\n( \u2013 ) S + should\/would + have\/has + been + V-ing
\n( ? ) Should\/would + S + have\/has + been + V-ing + ?<\/p>\n

Examples:<\/strong>
\n(+) I would have been eating when you scream my name loudly.
\n(-) We would have been talking when you have a lot of time.
\n(?) Would you have been disappointing fo her?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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