Hi sahabat Bersama Aafiyah! Today, we are going to learn about 16 tenses in English. What are they?
1. Simple Present Tense
Rumus: Subject + Based verb (es/s for third person)
Example: Kayana eats an apple
2. Present Continuous Tense
Rumus: Subject + is/am/are + Verb-ing (Continuous form)
Example: Kayana is eating the apples
3. Present Perfect Tense
Rumus: Subject + has/have + Verb 3 (Past participle)
Example: Kayana has eaten the apples
4. Present Perfect Continuous Tense
Rumus: Subject + has/have + been + Verb-ing (Past participle)
Example: Kayana has been eating the apples
5. Simple Past Tense
Rumus: Subject + Verb 2
Example: Kayana ate an apple
6. Past Continuous Tense
Rumus: Subject + was/were + Verb-ing
Example: Kayana was eating the apples
7. Past Perfect Tense
Rumus: Subject + had + Verb 3 (Past participle)
Example: Kayana had eaten the apples
8. Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Rumus: Subject + Had + Been + Verb-ing (Continuous form)
Example: Kayana had been eating the apples
9. Simple Future Tense
Rumus: Subject + will/shall + Verb 1 (Base/Present form)
Example: Kayana will eat an apple
10. Future Continuous Tense
Rumus: Subject + will/shall + Be + Verb-ing (Continuous form)
Example: Kayana will be eating the apples
11. Future Perfect Tense
Rumus: Subject + Will + Have + Verb 3 (Past participle)
Example: Kayana will have eaten the apples
12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Rumus: Subject + Will + Have + Been + Verb –ing (Continuous Form)
Example: Kayana will have been eating the apples
13. Past Future Tense
Rumus: Subject +would/should +Verb 1
Example: Kayana would eat an apple
14. Past Future Continuous Tense
Rumus: Subject + would/should + Be + Verb-ing
Example: Kayana would be eating the apples
15. Past Future Perfect Tense
Rumus: Subject + would/should/could + Have +Verb 3 (Past participle)
Example: Kayana would have eaten the apples
16. Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense
Rumus: Subject + would/should/could + Have + Been + Verb-ing
Example: Kayana would have been eating the apples
Based on the explanation above, those are 16 tenses in English that we can learn together. The most effective way for learning tenses is memorizing and understanding it slow but surely. Don't forget to apply them in everyday life. With love, Bersama Aafiyah!