5 Tenses we Frequently Use

1. Simple Present Tense

a. Habitual Action
• Dhika goes to school
• My Father reads a newspaper every morning
b. General Truth
• Water boils at 1000C
• 24 hours in a day

Especially for the third person singular subject, for example: He, she, it, the man, etc., the verb always gets the suffix "s / es / ies". In addition to the subject of the verb does not change.
Example:
• I go to school every day
• He goes to school every day
• They play football
• Andi plays football

Interrogative sentence using Do / Does before the subject, while the negative sentence menambahakn Do not / Does not after the subject.
Example:
• Do you come late?
• Does she study English?
• I do not speak English

Pattern
S + VI (s / es) + O / C  Positive sentence
S + do not / does not + VI + O / C  Negative sentence
Do / does + S + VI + O / C  interrogative sentence

Example:
1) Iron sinks in water
2) They Often come to school
3) Do you understand that lesson?
4) We do not know about that problem
5) Every day her mother cooks some vegetables

2. Simple past tense
There are three characteristic Simple Past tense
a. Predicate sentences in this tense form always uses the verb form 2
Example:
• They played tennis
• We studied Physic
• Etc.
b. Interrogative sentence is formed by adding the DID in front of the sentence before the subject. And DID Not in negative sentences.
Example:
• Did they play football yesterday?
• Did he go to campus yesterday?
c. Adverbs of time used
• Yesterday = yesterday
• The day before yesterday = the day before yesterday
• Last week = last week
• Last month = month ago
• Two days ago = 2 days ago
• Just now = just

Pattern
S + VII + O / C  Positive sentence
S + Did not + VI + O / C  Negative sentence
Did + S + VI + O / C  interrogative sentence

Example:
1) They Came to the party last night
2) He understood this lesson
3) Did you bring a dictionary?
4) The cat caught the ball
5) Merlyn explained the lesson last week

3. Simple Future Tense
 There are three characteristic simple future tensea. Predicate sentences in this tense is always composed of WILL / SHALLSubject that use will are they, you, she, he, it. Subject that use shall is I and We. But I will also be able to use.Example:• I will go to school tomorrow• They will bring the dictionary• We shall study historyb. Interrogative sentence is formed by moving the will / shall in front of the sentence before the subject. And shall not or will not in the negative sentence.Example:• We shall not go together• They will not bring the umbrella• Will they come to the party tomorrow?c. Time information used• Tomorrow = tomorrow• The day after tomorrow = the day after tomorrow• Tomorrow morning = tomorrow morning• Soon = immediately• Next time = time• Next week = next week
PatternS + will / shall + VI + O / C  Positive sentenceS + will not / shall not + VI + O / C  Negative sentenceWill / shall + S + VI + O / C  interrogative sentence
Example:1) They will come to the party next week2) His father will go to Paris tomorrow morning by plane3) We shall do this task soon4) Will they write this note?5) Barry will not bring his laptop 

4. Present Continuous Tense
 
Cirri-characteristics are:
a. Predicate in a sentence continuous tense is always using VI + ing and there tobe (is, am, are) after the subject.
example:
• We are studying English now
• He is writing notes
b. Tanya sentence tobe formed by moving (is, am, are) ahead before the subject, and negative sentences Not only add words after tobe.
Example:
• We are not studying English
• Are you playing football?

Pattern
S + tobe (is, am, are) + VI + ing + O / C  Positive sentence
S + tobe (is, am, are) + not + VI + ing + O / C  Negative sentence
Tobe + S + VI + ing + O / C  interrogative sentence

Example:
1) They are going to campus
2) Diky and juna are doing Reviews their homework
3) He is seeing the picture
4) The teacher is not bring her pen
5) Are you reading the newspaper? 

5. Present Perfect Tense
 
Characteristic of Present Perfect Tense
a. Predicate sentences in this tense is always composed of HAS / HAVE
Subject of using 'have' is I, we, they, you. Subject that use 'has' was he, she, it.
Example:
• I have read the book
• He has done his task for 2 days
b. Interrogative sentence formed by moving has / have in front of the sentence before the subject. And has not or have not in negative sentences.
Example:
• I have not read the book
• Has he done his task?
c. Time information used
• Since = since
• For = for
• Already = are / have been completed
• Recently = lately

Pattern
S + has / have + VIII + O / C  Positive sentence
S + has / have + not + VIII + O / C  Negative sentence
Has / have + S + VIII + O / C  interrogative sentence

Example:
1) I have done my task since 2 days
2) Have you helped your mother?
3) She has not buy the car
4) The girl has borrowed his pen
5) Mr. Brown has visited this place