Intermediate English Grammar about Tenses

Intermediate English Grammar about Tenses

Assalamualaikum Wr.Wb

Hello guys, welcome to my blog again. This time I will explain about tenses. Do you know what is tenses? Tenses is verb forms in English to indicate the time (present, future, or past) of an action or event occurring. After you know what is tenses, now I will explain the parts of tenses. But here I don’t explain all the parts of tenses, however especially for PRESENT TENSES.

So,, let’s begin...

1.      Simple present Tense

Simple present tense used to express current events or activities that occur now.

a)      Verbal Sentence

Formula:

(+) Subject + Verb1 (s/es) + Object

(-) Subject + Do/Does + Not + Verb1 + Object

(?) Do/Does + Subject + Verb1 + Object

Exmple:

(+)  He plays the piano every Monday and Thursday.

(-)  He doesn’t play the piano every Monday and Thursday.

(?) Does he play the piano every Monday and Thursday ?

Ø  You can answer:

·         Yes, he does (He plays the piano every Monday and Thursday)

·         No, he doesn’t (He doesn’t play the piano every Monday and Thursday)

b)      Nominal Sentence

Formula:

(+) Subject + To Be (am, is, are) + Adjective+Noun+Adverb

(-) Subject + To Be (am, is, are) + Not + Adjective+Noun+Adverb

(?) To Be (am, is, are) + Subject + Verb1 + Adjective+Noun+Adverb + ?

Example:

(+) Tim is a very nice person.

(-)  Tim isn’t a very nice person.

(?) Is tim a very nice person ?

Ø  You can answer:

·         Yes, tim is (tim is a very nice person)

·         No, tim isn’t (Tim isn’t a very nice person)

2.      Present Perfect Tense

Present Perfect Tense used to express an activity or situation that has begun in the past and has been completed at a certain point in time or still continues today.

a)      Verbal Sentence

Fomula:

(+) Subject + have/has + Verb3 + Object

(-)  Subject + have/has + not + Verb3 + Object

(?) Have/has + subject + Verb3 + Object + ?

Example:

(+) You have played badminton.

(-)  You have not played badminton.

(?) Have you played badminton ?

Ø  You can answer:

·         Yes, I have (I have played badminton).

·         No, I have not (I have not played badminton

b)      Nominal Sentence

Formula:

(+) Subject + have/has + been + Adjective/Noun/Adverb + Object

(-)  Subject + have/has + not + been + Adjective/Noun/Adverb + Object

(?) Have/has + subject + been + Adjective/Noun/Adverb + Object + ?

Example:

(+) Mr. Sabarun has been a lecturer in this campus.

(-)  Mr. Sabarun has not been a lecturer in this campus.

(?) Has Mr. Sabarun been a lecturer in this campus ?

Ø  You can answer:

·         Yes, Mr. Sabarun has. (Mr. Sabarun has been a lecturer in this campus)

·         No, Mr. Sabarun has not (Mr. Sabarun has not been a lecturer in this campus)

3.      Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous Tense is a form that refers to the action that is taking place now. So, the action has already begun, and it has not ended when the conversation took place.

a)      Verbal Sentence

Formula:

(+) Subject + To Be (am, is, are) + Verb1 + ing + Object

(-)  Subject + To Be (am, is, are) + not + Verb1 + ing + Object

(?) To Be (am, is, are) + subject + Verb1 + ing + Object + ?

Example:

(+) She is currently typing a message.

(-)  She is not currently typing a message.

(?) Is she currently typing a message ?

Ø  You can answer:

·         Yes, she is. (She is currently typing a message)

·         No, she is not. (She is not currently typing a message)

b)      Nominal Sentence

Formula:

(+) Subject + to be (am, is, are) + Adjective/Noun/Adverb

(-)  Subject + to be (am, is, are) + not + Adjective/Noun/Adverb

(?) To be (am, is, are) + subject + Adjective/Noun/Adverb + ?

Example:

(+) This room is dirty.

(-)  This room is not dirty.

(?) Is this room dirty ?

Ø  You can answer:

·         Yes, this romm is. (This room is dirty)

·         No, this room isn’t. (This room is not dirty)

4.      Present Perfect Continuous Tense

Present Perfect Continuous Tense used to actions that have been completed at some point in the past or actions have begun in the past and continue to this day.

a)      Verbal Sentence

Formula:

(+) Subject + have/has + been + Verb1 + ing + Object

(-)  Subject + have/has + not + been + Verb1 + ing + Object

(?) Have/has + subject + been + Verb1 + ing + Object + ?

Example:

(+) They have been playing football since 1 hour ago.

(-)  They haven’t been playing football since 1 hour ago.

(?) Have they been playing football since 1 hour ago ?

Ø  You can answer:

·         Yes, they have been. (They have been playing football since 1 hour ago)

·         No, they haven’t been. (They haven’t been playing football since 1 hour ago)

b)      Nominal Sentence

Formula:

(+) Subject + have/has + been + adjective/Noun/Adverb

(-)  Subject + have/has + not + been + adjective/Noun/Adverb

(?) Have/has + subject + been + adjective/Noun/Adverb + ?

Example:

(+) He has been a father.

(-)  He hasn’t been a father.

(?) Has he been a father ?

Ø  You can answer:

·         Yes, He has been. (He has been a father)

·         No, He hasn’t been. (He hasn’t been a father)

Now, I will write my story that apply particular form of present tense. And happy reading ;)

My Daily Activity

Hello, my name is Novi. My full name is Novi Lutfia. I am going to tell you about my daily activity. I will start now. I usually wake up at 04.00 am morning because I have to shubuh prayer. After that I cleaned the bed, swept the boarding house and cooked rice. At 05.00 am I go take a shower and then I dressed. After dressing, I’m having breakfast. For breakfast I usually fry an egg or buy bread in a stall to eat.

After everything is ready, I went straight to the campus by riding a motorcycle. It’s about 3 minutes because the campus and boarding house distance is very close. When I arrived at the campus I went straight to our study room to get ready to take lessons. During the day, I go home to rest and have lunch and when the time came I returned to campus again.

Finished lectures, I went back to the boarding house and rested a bit. And then I clean up my boarding house and cooked dinner for me and my friend. We usually have dinner at 7 o’clock after maghrib prayer. Before going to bed usually me and my friend do our assignment each lecture. At 10 o’clock we usually sleep because of fatigue effect a very large day of activities.

Okay guys, I think enough to post this time. Maybe next time I will share with you about other tenses. Hopefully this article is useful and can help you learn tenses. Thank you for reading it. And lastly, I really apologize if there is a mistake in my writing, I really hope for support, criticism and suggestions from all of you.

See you in the next post, Bye😀

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