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Simple Present Tense
This tenses are used to denote something that  is fixed, habitual or an essential
truth.  Because it is often related to
the incident at about past, present and 
future, this at least has the Tenses description for a certain time.
FORM:
(+) Subject (s) + Verb1 + Object  (o)
ex: She connect  the
cable
(-) S+do/does not+Verb1+O 
ex: She doesn’t connect 
the cable 
(?) Do/Does + S + Verb1 + O 
ex: Does she connect the cable?
I, You, They, We use do when 
it come to negative and  question
sentence. While He, She, It use does.
2.       Present Continous Tense 
This tenses are used to express an action which is actually
being  done at this time. FORM:
(+) S + to be + Verb-ing + O
ex: Jono is connecting the cable
(-) S + to be + not + Verb-ing + O 
ex: Jono is not connecting the cable
(?) to be + S + Verb-ing + O
ex: Is Jono connecting the cable ?
3.       Present Perfect Tense
This tenses are used to express your experience. This
sentence can  used to say that  you have 
never  had  a certain experience. Present Perfect Tense
didn’t use to describe specific event.
FORM:
(+) S + Has/Have + Past Participle (V3)
ex: I have  cut cable
just now
(-) S + Has/Have + not + past participle (V3)
ex: I Have not cut cable just now
(?) Has/Have + S + past participle (V3)
ex: Have You cut cable just now ?
4.       Present Perfect Continous Tense
Present Perfect Continuous Tense is used to show that  something started in the past and  has continued up until now. ”for two hours’,
‘for two weeks’, ‘since yesterday’ are all durations which can  be used with this sentence. Without the
durations, the tense has a more general meaning of “lately.” We often use the
words “lately” or “recently” to emphasize this meaning.
FORM:
(+) S + have/has + been + Verb-ing + O
ex: We have  been
welding alumunium since 2 hours ago
(-) S + have/has + been + Verb-ing + O
ex: We have  not been
welding alumunium since 2 hours ago
(?) have/has + S + been + Verb-ing + O
ex: Have they been welding alumuniun since 2 hours ago?
5.       Simple Past Tense
We used this tense to talk about the past. FORM:
(+) S + Verb2 + O
ex: Mustofa assembled robot las night
(-) S + did + not + Verb1
ex: Mustofa did not assemble last night
(?) did + S + verb1  +
O
ex: Did Mustofa assemble robot last night?
6.       Past Continous Tense
This tense is used to say when  we were 
in the middle of doing  at a
particular moment in the past. FORM:
(+) S + was/were + Verb-ing 
ex: He was checking temperature
(-) S + was/were + not + Verb-ing 
ex: He wasn’t checking temperature
(?) Was/were + S + Verb-ing
 ex: Was He checking
temperature?
7.       Past Perfect Tense
The Past Perfect expresses the idea  that 
something occurred before another action in the past. It can  also show that  something happened before a specific time in
the past.
FORM:
S+had+past participle(V3)+when+ simple past tense
ex: I had  repaired
the radio  when  she come home
8.       Past Perfect Continous Tense
We use the Past Perfect Continuous to show that  something started in the past and  continued up until another time in the past.
“For five minutes” and  “for two weeks”
are both  durations which can  be used with the Past Perfect Continuous.
Notice that  this is related to the
Present Perfect Continuous however, the duration does not continue until now,
it stops before something else in the past.
FORM:
S + had  + been +
Verb-ing + O + when + simple past tense
ex: I had been checking resistor for 3 hours when Mr.
Sumardi came
9.       Simple Future Tense
often called will. because, the modal auxiliary verb in this
sentence is will. FORM :
(+) S + WILL + Verb1 
ex: He will make robot
(-) S+WILL+not+Verb1
ex: He will not make robot
(?) will + S + Verb1 
ex: Will he make robot?
10.   Future Continous Tense
Future  Continuous has
two different forms: “will be doing  ”
and  “be going  to be doing”. Future  Continuous forms are usually interchangeable.
FORM:
(+) S + will be + Verb-ing
ex: I will be going 
to workshop
(-) S + will not  be +
Verb-ing 
ex: I won’t be going 
to workshop
(?) will + S + be + Verb-ing
ex: Will you going  to
workshop?
11.   Future Perfect Tense
This sentence is used when 
we talk about the past in the future. FORM:
(+) S + Will + have  +
Verb3
ex: I will have 
finished by 6 PM
(-) S + will + not + have 
+ Verb3
ex: I will not have 
finished by 6 PM 
(?)  Will + S +
have  + Verb3
ex: will you have 
finished Verb3
12.   Future Perfect Continous Tense
We use the future perfect continuous tense to talk about a
long action before some point in the future. FORM:
(+) S + Will + have  +
been + Verb-ing
ex: Andra will have 
been drawing the sketch
(-) S + will + not + have 
+ been + Verb-ing
ex: Andra Won’t have 
been drawing the sketch
(?) Will + S + have  +
been + Verb-ing ?
ex: Will Andra have  been
drawing the sketch?
13.   Simple Past Future Tense
this tense is used to express the events that  WILL be done, BUT in the past, not the
present. FORM:
(+) S + should/would + Verb1 
ex: I would measure data
(-) S + Would + not + Verb1 
ex: I wouldn’t measure data
(?) Would + S + Verb1?
ex: Would you measure data?
14.   Past Future Continous Tense
Past Future 
Continuous tells an action would be in progress in the past. FORM: 
S + should/would + be + Verb-ing
Ex : He would be repairing the radio, with you at 7 o’clock
p.m, but you were not in the house 
Time signals for this tense is time in the past like, this
morning, yesterday, last night, last week 
and  so on.
15.   Past Future Perfect Tense
This tense is restates the action stated in Future  Perfect Tense but with different time
dimension, it is in past time whilst the Future 
Perfect is in future time (not happen yet).
FORM:
(+) S + would + have/has 
+ Verb3
ex: I would have 
repaired the television last night
(-) S + would + not + have/has  + Verb3
ex: I wouldn’t have 
repaired the television last night
(?) Would + S + have/has 
+ Verb3
ex: Would you have 
repaired the television last night?
16.   Past Future Perfect Continous Tense
Past Future  Perfect
Continuous Tense emphasizes on the course and 
the duration of the action. Past Future 
Perfect
Continuous Tense is used to tell an action which would
have  been happening until a certain time
(period) in the past.
FORM:
(+) S + would + have 
+ been + verb-ing
ex: Mustofa would have 
been working  for 6 years
when  he get fired
(-) S+ would + not + have 
+ been + verb-ing
ex: Mustofa wouldn’t have 
been working  for 6 years
when  he get fired
(?) Would + subject + have 
+ been + verb-ing?
ex: Would Mustofa have 
been working  for 6 years
when  he get fired?
