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UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH YOGYAKARTA

FAKULTAS PENDIDIKAN BAHASA

PRODI PENDIDIKAN BAHASA INGGRIS

Tenses Compilations

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Table of Contents

1. Simple Present Tense ..................................................................................................................................... 3

2. Present Continuous Tense .............................................................................................................................. 3

3. Present Perfect Tense ..................................................................................................................................... 5

4. Present Perfect Continuous ............................................................................................................................ 5

5. Past perfect tense ........................................................................................................................................... 8

3. Past Continuous vs. Past Perfect Continuous ............................................................................................... 11

4. Simple future tense ...................................................................................................................................... 11

5. Future continuous tense ............................................................................................................................... 12

6. Future prefect tense ...................................................................................................................................... 15

7. Future prefect continuous tense ................................................................................................................... 16

8. Future in the past tense. ............................................................................................................................... 18

9. Past future continuous .................................................................................................................................. 19

10. Past future tense ........................................................................................................................................... 20

resorces ................................................................................................................................................................. 21

Tenses Compilations

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1. Simple Present Tense

• Function: the simple present is used to expresses daily habits or usual activities. The simple

present expresses general statements of fact. The simple present is used for events or

situations that exist, always, usually, or habitually in the past, present, and future. (Azar, Betty

Schrampfer, 1941)

Example

(+) Ardi takes a shower every day.

(-) The sun doesn’t rise from west.

(?) Does ardi take a bath every day?

Example of the habit:

(+) Raka always wakes up sleep at 07.00 every day.

(-) Raka doesn’t wakes up sleep at 07.00 every day.

(?) Does wakes up sleep at 07.00 every day.

• Form

Be use:

I s with the personal pronouns he, she, or it (the singular form nouns)

Are with the personal pronouns we, you, they (the plural form nouns)

Am with the personal pronouns II

Have use:

Have with the personal pronouns I, We, You, They (the plural form nouns)

Has with the personal pronouns he, she, it (the singular form nouns)

Example: I have two brothers.

Verbal: He, she, it + Verb 1 + s/es + O

They, we, I, you + verb 1 + O

In the sentence positive subject is a They, We, I, You or third person singular then the verb is verb form

of the first add with s/es (verb 1 + S/ES)

The verb form of the first add es if the verb ends one of characters ch, o, sh, ss, x, and y the first is

with consonant. And the word play and destroy add of the end s because in the first character Y is

character vocal not consonant.

• Time Signal

Time signal used to clarify an act that has become habit.

Always, Often, usually, seldom, never, every day, every week, occasionally, and sometimes.

• Example

My servant always mops the floor every morning.

It usually rains in the rainy reason.

My sister drinks carrot juice every week.

The sun sets in the west.

2. Present Continuous Tense

• Function

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The present progressive expresses an activity that is in progress (is occurring, is in happening)

right now. The event is in progress at the time the speaker is saying the sentence. The event

began in the past, is in progress now and will probably continue into future.

• E.g.

A. Jon is sleeping right now.

B. jhon and marry are talking on the phone.

C. I am taking five courses this semester.

I + am + Verb ing + Object/adverb

She/he/It +is + Verb ing + Object/adverb

We /They/You + are + Verb ing + Object/adverb

If the subject is “I” then auxiliary verb “am” is used after subject in sentence.

If the subject is “he, she, it singular or proper name” then auxiliary verb “is” is used after in

subject in sentence. If the subject they, we, you or plural then auxiliary verb “are” is used after

in subject in sentence.

e.g:

Positive

she is talking with me

Negative

Subject + to be not + being

To make interrogative, the sentence is started with auxiliary verb rather than putting auxiliary

verb inside the sentence.

e.g.: she is not talking is used after subject in sentence.

Interrogative

To be + subject + being

e.g.: is she talking

• Time signal

Now, at this moment, at this moment, and right now

• Example

(+) He is watching movie now.

(-) He is not watching movie now.

(?) Is he watching movie now?

Example present continuous tense in sentence interrogative :

Are you sleeping at this moment?

Example present continuous tense in sentence negative :

We are not looking sunset in Glagah beach.

Example present continuous tense positive :

I am going to Bali right now.

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3. Present Perfect Tense

• Function :

Present prefect express the idea that something happened (or never happens) before now, at

unspecified time in the past. Exact time it happened is not important.

(Azar, Betty Schrampfer, 1941)

• E.g.

Form nominal:

He/she/it + has + been + Complement

They/We/I/You + Have + Been + Complement

Has used to He, She, and It.

Have used to They, We, I, and You.

Form verbal:

She/he/It + has + Verb III + Object/Adverb

They/We/I/You + Have + Verb III + Object/Adverb

Positive

Subject + have/has + v3

Sinta has found me on the bus.

Negative

Subject + haven’t/hasn’t + v3

Mia and Ardi have not watched tv.

Interrogative

Have /has + subject + v3

Have you seen the ghost?

• Time signal ( adverb of time)

Already, for, since, never, lately, recently, once, twice, three times, yet, ever, and just.

Never used to talking about general experiences. Already events that occurred before you

expected. Just events that recently occurred. Yet events that have accrued up to now.

For/Since events that began in the past and have not changed.

• Example

He has never met with me.

They have done my homework already.

Have you ever loved me?

Mikha has run at Gelora Bung Karno for one hour.

Angelo has sold shoes at her friends since January last year.

Has she ever eaten spaghetti in restaurant Italy?

4. Present Perfect Continuous

• Definition: present perfect progressive is used to indicate the duration of activity that began in

the past and continuous to the present.

e.g.

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A. I have been sitting here since six o’clock.

B. I have been studying in the class for two hours.

• Form

Form verbal:

Positive

He /She/It + has + been + verb 1 –ing + object/adverb

They/We/I/You + have + been + verb 1 –ing + object/adverb

Negative

She/he/It + has + been + verb 1-ing + object/adverb

They/We/I/You + have + been + verb 1-ing + object/adverb

Interrogative

Has + She/he/It + been + verb 1-ing + object/adverb

Have+ They/We/I/You + been + verb 1-ing + object/adverb

• Time signal (adverb of time)

For, since, long, the whole day, all the morning,

• Example

Raka and Giri have been living in Cibubur for 10 years.

They have been sleeping for 2 hours.

I have been writing since 9 o’clock

Mrs. Ani is tired now because she has been teaching English for 5 hours.

1. Simple past tense

• Function: the simple past is used to talk about activities or situations that began and ended in

the past. Most simple past verbs are formed by adding “–Ed” to a verb.

• Form

Form nominal

He/ She/It/I + to be (was) + complement

We/They/You + to be (were) + complement

Form verbal

I/You/They/we/he/she/it + verb 2 + object/ adverb

Positive

Subject + verb 2 + object/adverb

Negative and interrogative

Subject + auxiliary verb (didn’t) + verb 1 + object/adverb

• Time signal (adverb of time )

Yesterday, yesterday morning, last night, last week, last Sunday, an hours ago, two hours

ago.

• Example

Our team won the game last week.

I met my brother two hours ago.

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Did my sister go to Singapore last night?

My sister didn’t go to Singapore last night.

2. Past continuous tense

Form

She/he/It/I + was +verb 1-ing + object/adverb

They/We/You + were + verb 1-ing + object/adverb

Examples:

You were studying when she called.

Were you studying when she called?

You were not studying when she called.

USE 1 Interrupted Action in the Past

Use the Past Continuous to indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted. The interruption is usually a

shorter action in the Simple Past. Remember this can be a real interruption or just an interruption in time.

Examples:

• I was teaching student in elementary school.

• When the phone rang, she was take a bath.

• While we were having the picnic, it started to rain.

• What were you doing when the earthquake started?

• I was listening to my iPod, so I didn't hear come my friends.

USE 2 Specific Times as an Interruption

In USE 1, described above, the Past Continuous is interrupted by a shorter action in the Simple Past. However,

you can also use a specific time as an interruption.

Examples:

• Last night at 6 pm, I was watching movie in teacher.

• At midnight, we were still driving through the desert.

• Yesterday at this time, I was studying Capicta Selecta Grammar.

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IMPORTANT

In the Simple Past, a specific time is used to show when an action began or finished. In the Past Continuous, a

specific time only interrupts the action.

Examples:

• Last night at 7 PM, I study mathematic.

I started studying at 7 PM.

• Last night at 7 PM, I was studying mathematic.

USE 3 Parallel Actions

When you use the Past Continuous with two actions in the same sentence, it expresses the idea that both actions

were happening at the same time. The actions are parallel. Examples:

• I was reading while he was making dinner.

• While Elle was discussing Tim was watching movie harry potter.

• Were you listening while he was talking?

While vs. When

Clauses are groups of words which have meaning, but are often not complete sentences. Some clauses begin

with the word "when" such as "when she called" or "when it hit me." Other clauses begin with "while" such as

"while she was sleeping" and "while he was surfing." When you talk about things in the past, "when" is most

often followed by the verb tense Simple Past, whereas "while" is usually followed by Past Continuous. "While"

expresses the idea of "during that time." Study the examples below. They have similar meanings, but they

emphasize different parts of the sentence. Examples:

They were cooking something for hours.

While were cooking, her children crying.

• Time signal

When, while, all day yesterday, at o’clock.

5. Past perfect tense

Form

Nominal Form

I/You/We/They/She/he/It + had + been + complement

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Verbal form

I/You/We/They/She/he/It + had + verb III + complement

Example

I had read English before you slept.

Had you studied English before you slept?

You had not studied English before you slept.

USE 1 Completed Action before Something in the Past

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.

Examples:

• I had never seen such a beautiful beach before I went to Yogyakarta.

• I did not have any money because I had lost my wallet.

• Tony knew Istanbul so well because he had visited the city several times.

• Had Susan ever studied English before she moved to Los Angles?

• She only understood the movie because she had read the book.

USE 2 Duration before Something in the Past (Non-Continuous Verbs)

With Non-Continuous Verbs and some non-continuous uses of Mixed Verbs, we use the Past Perfect to show

that something started in the past and continued up until another action in the past. Examples:

• We had that car for two years before it broke down.

• By the time Alex finished his studies, he had been in New York for over five years.

• They felt bad about selling the house because they had owned it for more than ten years.

Although the above use of Past Perfect is normally limited to Non-Continuous Verbs and non-continuous uses

of Mixed Verbs, the words "live," "work," "teach," and "study" are sometimes used in this way even though

they are NOT Non-Continuous Verbs.

IMPORTANT Specific Times with the Past Perfect

Unlike with the Present Perfect, it is possible to use specific time words or phrases with the Past Perfect.

Although this is possible, it is usually not necessary. Example:

She had visited her Singapore relatives once in 2007 before she moved in with them in 2010

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MOREOVER

If the Past Perfect action did occur at a specific time, the Simple Past can be used instead of the Past Perfect

when "before" or "after" is used in the sentence. The words "before" and "after" actually tell you what happens

first, so the Past Perfect is optional. For this reason, both sentences below are correct.

Examples:

She had stayed her Japanese relatives once in 2007 before she moved in with them in 2009.

She stayed her Japanese relatives once in 2007 before she moved in with them in 2009.

• Time signal

Before, after, as soon as, until, when.

6. Past perfect continuous

Form

Verbal form

Positive

I/You/We/They/She/he/It + had + been + verb 1-ing + object/adverb

Negative

I/You/We/They/She/he/It + had not + been + verb 1-ing + object/adverb

Interrogative

Had +I/You/We/They/She/he/It + been + verb 1-ing + object/adverb

Examples:

• You had been waiting there for more than two hours when she finally arrived.

• Had you been waiting there for more than two hours when she finally arrived?

• You had not been waiting there for more than two hours when she finally arrived.

USE 1 Duration before Something in the Past

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

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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.

Examples:

• They had been talking for over an hour before Tony arrived.

• She had been working at that company for three years when it went out of business.

• How long had you been waiting to get on the bus?

• Mike wanted to sit down because he had been standing all day at work.

USE 2 Cause of Something in the Past

Using the Past Perfect Continuous before another action in the past is a good way to show cause and effect.

Examples:

• Jason was tired because he had been running.

• Sam gained weight because he had been overeating.

• Betty failed the toefl test because she had not been working hard.

3. Past Continuous vs. Past Perfect Continuous

If you do not include duration such as "for five minutes," "for two weeks" or "since Friday," many English

speakers choose to use the Past Continuous rather than the Past Perfect Continuous. Be careful because this can

change the meaning of the sentence. Past Continuous emphasizes interrupted actions, whereas Past Perfect

Continuous emphasizes duration of time before something in the past. Study the examples below to understand

the difference. Examples:

• He was tired because he was exercising so hard.

This sentence emphasizes that he was tired because he was exercising at that exact moment.

• He was tired because he had been exercising so hard.

This sentence emphasizes that he was tired because he had been exercising over a period of time. It is

possible that he was still exercising at that moment OR that he had just finished.

4. Simple future tense

• The Definition is

Future (N) is the time will come after the present (Oxford Dictionary, 2008 - 2011). So simple future

tense that is expresses what will happen after the present. For example:

� Ardi is coming at the party tonight.

� Ardi will return at the party tonight.

� We are going to Study together at seven tomorrow morning.

� We will Study together at seven tomorrow morning.

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The time signals: tomorrow, next week, today after, two weeks letter, etc...

“The use of shall (with I or we) to express future time is infrequent and formal and sometimes they

express different meanings”. (Betty Schrampfer Aza, 1942).

• Forms with will

{I-You-She-He-It-They} will visit in your home town tomorrow.

{I-You-She-He-It-They} will not visit in your home town tomorrow.

Will {I-You-She-He-It-They} visit in your home town tomorrow?

Yes / No { I-You-She-He-It-They } will / won’t

• Using probably with will.

(a) My Mother will probably go to the

supermarket today after.

(b) My father probably won’t go to the

supermarket today after.

(c) Formal: My father will probably not go to the

supermarket today after.

People often use probably + will. Probably

comes between will and the main verb, as in (a).

In a negative sentence, probably comes in front

of won’t, as in (b), or more formally, between

will and not, as in (c).

• BE GOING TO vs. WILL.

(a) Nita is going to visited in your house

because she finally the assignment.

(b) Nita will visited in your house because she

finally the assignment.

Be going to and will are the same when they are

used to make predictions about the future. (a) And

(b) have the same meaning.

(c) Mama joe bought some instant noodle

because she is going to feeding her children.

Be going to (but not will) it used to express a

conceived plan. In ( c ) : the speakers is planning

to feeding her children.

(d) Ms fitria brings a lot of book alone. He will

help you.

Will (but not be going to) is used to volunteer or

express willingness. In (d): The speaker is happy

to help.

5. Future continuous tense

• Definition

The future continuous tense expresses action at a particular moment in the future. The action will

start before that moment but it will not have finished at that moment. (years, english 17). Show that

action or doing something happen when the person still doing activity until to the next time.

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(a) Roni will waking up at 10 o’clock; my

mother will cook at 9 o’clock. Roni will be

take bath when my mother cooks.

(b) Now I am learning grammar. At this same

time tomorrow, I will be learning grammar.

The future progressive / future continuous

tense an activity that will be progress at a

time in the future.

(c) Do not come in my home to night because I

did not in the home. I am going to playing

soccer.

The progressive time form of be going to: be

going to + be + -ing.

• Time signals

� At the moment This season this periode

� This week today this evening

� FORM Future Continuous with "Will / shall"

[will be + present participle]

Examples:

• Zahra will be reading the book story for her daughter when her husband arrives this evening.

• Will Zahra be reading the book story for her daughter when her husband arrives this evening?

• Zahra will not be reading the book story for her daughter when her husban arrives tonight.

• FORM Future Continuous with "Be Going To”

[Am/is/are + going to be + present participle]

Examples:

• They are going to be singing in wedding ceremony when the bride enter the room.

• Are they going to be singing in wedding ceremony when the bride enters the room?

• They are not going to be singing in wedding ceremony when the bride enter the room.

REMEMBER: It is possible to use either "will" or "be going to" to create the Future Continuous with little

difference in meaning.

USE 1 Interrupted Action in the Future

Use the Future Continuous to indicate that a longer action in the future will be interrupted by a shorter action in

the future. Remember this can be a real interruption or just an interruption in time. Examples:

• Layli will be watching movie when I finishes my homework.

• Rita will be reading novel when your sleeps.

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• USE 2 Specific Time as an Interruption in the Future

In USE 1, described above, the Future Continuous is interrupted by a short action in the future. In addition to

using short actions as interruptions, you can also use a specific time as an interruption. Examples:

• This morning at 10 AM, I am going to be teaching in elementary school.

I WILL BE IN THE PROCESS OF TEACHING IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

• At midnight tonight, I will still be driving through the desert.

I WILL BE IN THE PROCESS OF DRIVING THROUGH THE DESERT.

• USE 3 Parallel Actions in the Future

When you use the Future Continuous with two actions in the same sentence, it expresses the idea that both

actions will be happening at the same time. The actions are parallel. Examples:

• You are going to be playing and I am going to be typing speech.

• This moment, we will be going to the restaurant, drinking a glass of wine, and talking about

something.

• USE 4 Atmosphere in the Future

In English, we often use a series of Parallel Actions to describe atmosphere at a specific point in the future.

Example:

When I return at home, my little sister is going to be singing. My father will be drinking. My

mom is going to be watching movie. My uncle will be eating instant noodle, and my twins’

baby are going to be crying. They always make me angry.

• ADVERB PLACEMENT

The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.

Examples:

• I will still be reading when my mother sleeps.

• Will I still be reading when my mother sleeps?

• They are still going to be reading when my mother sleeps.

• Are they still going to be reading when my mother sleeps?

• ACTIVE / PASSIVE

Examples:

• At 8:00 PM tonight, Ms Smith will be driving the car. ACTIVE

• At 8:00 PM tonight, the car will be being drived by Ms Smith. PASSIVE

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• At 8:00 PM tonight, Ms Smith is going to be driving the car. ACTIVE

• At 8:00 PM tonight, the car are going to be being drived by Ms Smith. PASSIVE

6. Future prefect tense

• FORM Future Perfect with "Will"

[would / sould + have + past participle]

Examples:

i. you would have awoken in the morning.

ii. Will you have awoken in the morning?

iii. You will not have awoken in the morning.

• FORM Future Perfect with "Be Going To"

[Am / is / are + going to have + past participle]. Examples:

• You are going to have awoken in the morning.

• Are you going to have perfected awoken in the morning?

• You are not going to have awoken in the morning.

• USE 1 Completed Action before Something in the Future

The Future Perfect expresses the idea that something will occur before another action in the future. It can also

show that something will happen before a specific time in the future. Examples:

• By next week, my father will have washed the car.

• By the time she never goes to Baber shop, she is going to have cut her hair.

• You are not going to have arrived in here as soon as.

• Will you have arrived in here as soon as before rain is fall?

• you are probably going to have arrived in here as soon as before rain is fall.

• By the time I go to traditional market, I will have gone to modern market.

• How much are you going to have bought this mobile phone?

• USE 2 Duration Before Something in the Future (Non-Continuous Verbs)

With Non-Continuous Verbs and some non-continuous uses of Mixed Verbs, we use the Future Perfect to show

that something will continue up until another action in the future. Examples:

NOTE: It is possible

to use either "will" or

"be going to" to create

the Future Perfect

with little or no

difference in meaning.

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• Nadia will have been in Pare for one years.

• Nadia is going to have been in Pare for one years.

Although the above use of Future Perfect is normally limited to Non-Continuous Verbs and non-continuous uses

of Mixed Verbs, the words "live," "work," "teach," and "study" are sometimes used in this way even though

they are NOT Non-Continuous Verbs.

• ADVERB PLACEMENT

The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.

Examples:

• I will only have done my homework.

• Will I only have done my homework?

• ACTIVE / PASSIVE

Examples:

• I will have done the assessment before break time. ACTIVE

• The assessment will have been done before break time. PASSIVE

• You are going to have done the assessment before break time. ACTIVE

• The assessment is going to have been completed before break time. PASSIVE

(future prefect)

7. Future prefect continuous tense

• FORM Future Perfect Continuous with "Will" [Will have been + present participle] Examples:

� My uncle will have been waiting you more than twenty years when you go to Jakarta.

� Will My uncle have been waiting you more than twenty years when you go to Jakarta?

� My uncle will not have been waiting you more than twenty years when you goes to Jakarta.

� FORM Future Perfect Continuous with "Be Going To"

[am/is/are + going to have been + present participle]. Examples:

• You are going to have been studying for more than four hours when my mom comes.

• Are you going to have been studying for more than four hours when my mom comes?

• You are not going to have been studying for more than four hours when my mom comes.

• USE 1 Duration Before Something in the Future

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We use the Future Perfect Continuous to show that something will continue up until a particular event or time in

the future. "For five minutes," "for two weeks," and "since Friday" are all durations which can be used with the

Future Perfect Continuous. Notice that this is related to the Present and the Past Perfect Continuous; however,

with Future Perfect Continuous, the duration stops at or before a reference point in the future. Examples:

• i will have been teaching for 4 years by the end of this years.

• I am going to have been teaching for 4 years by the end of these years.

• They will have been studying English for 13 years by the end of April.

Notice in the examples above that the reference points (marked in italics) are in Simple Present rather

than Simple Future. This is because these future events are in time clauses, and you cannot use future tenses in

time clauses.

• USE 2 Cause of Something in the Future

Using the Future Perfect Continuous before another action in the future is a good way to show cause and effect.

Examples:

� Cindy will be flu when he gets home because she will have been drinking cool water everyday non

stop.

� Mia’s pronunciation will be perfect when she returns to USA because she is going to have been

studying English in the United States for over two years.

� Future Continuous vs. Future Perfect Continuous

If you do not include duration such as "for five minutes," "for two weeks" or "since Friday," many English

speakers choose to use the Future Continuous rather than the Future Perfect Continuous. Be careful because this

can change the meaning of the sentence. Future Continuous emphasizes interrupted actions, whereas Future

Perfect Continuous emphasizes duration of time before something in the future. Study the examples below to

understand the difference. Examples:

• The gas stove will be turn off because he will be going hometown.

THIS SENTENCE EMPHASIZES THAT HE WILL BE TURN OF BECAUSE HE WILL BE GOING AT HOMETOWN

MOMENT IN THE FUTURE.

• The gas stove will be turn off because he will have been going hometown.

THIS SENTENCE EMPHASIZES THAT HE WILL BE TURN OFF BECAUSE HE WILL HAVE BEEN GOING FOR A

PERIOD OF TIME. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT HE WILL STILL BE GOING AT THAT MOMENT OR THAT HE WILL

JUST HAVE FINISHED.

• AND REMEMBER Non-Continuous Verbs / Mixed Verbs

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It is important to remember that Non-Continuous Verbs cannot be used in any continuous tenses. Also, certain

non-continuous meanings for Mixed Verbs cannot be used in continuous tenses. Instead of using Future Perfect

Continuous with these verbs, you must use Future Perfect .

Examples:

• Al will have been feeding her cats for over one year. Not Correct

• Al will have fed her cats for over one year. Correct

• ADVERB PLACEMENT

The examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only, never, ever, still, just, etc.

Examples:

• You will only have been cooking for a few minutes when my husband goes to work.

• Will you only have been waiting cooking for a few minutes when my husband goes to work?

� You are only going to have been cooking for a few minutes when my husband goes to work.

� Are you only going to have been cooking for a few minutes when my husband goes to work?

� ACTIVE / PASSIVE

Examples:

• Syahrini will have been singing her song for over little minutes by the time it is finished. ACTIVE

• Syahrini will have been being singing her song for over a little minutes by the time it is

finished. PASSIVE (future prefect continuous)

8. Future in the past tense.

• Definition:

The forms of the past future tense are similar in structure and implication to those of the present

future tense, only the auxiliary verb “will” or “shall” appears in its past form “would” or “should”. They find

their basic use in indirect quotations to suit the sequence of tense (the past future tense)

• FORM Would

[Would + VERB] Examples:

• Ardi would buy the medicine.

• Ardi would not buy the medicine.

• FORM Was/Were Going To

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[Was/were + going to + VERB] Examples:

• I was going to buy medicine.

• I was not going to buy medicine.

• USE 1 Future in Past

Future in the Past is used to express the idea that in the past you thought something would happen in the future.

It does not matter if you are correct or not. Future in the Past follows the same basic rules as the Simple Future.

"Would" is used to volunteer or promise and "was going to" is used to plan. Moreover, both forms can be used

to make predictions about the future. Examples:

• I told you she was going to life in United States. PLAN

• I knew santi would throw that rubbish. VOLUNTARY ACTION

• Merani said I was going to feeding the cat, but she forgot buy cat food. PLAN

• I had a feeling that the wood chair was going to be a broke. PREDICTION

• I am promised I am would become a friendly persons. PROMISE

• REMEMBER No Future in Time Clauses

Like all future forms, Future in the Past cannot be used in clauses beginning with time expressions such as:

when, while, before, after, by the time, as soon as, if, unless, etc. Instead of using Future in the Past, you must

use Simple Past.

Examples:

� Ardi prepare the thing when his father would go, they would go out for hiking. Not Correct

� Ardi prepare the thing when his father went, they would go out for hiking. Correct

� ACTIVE / PASSIVE

Examples:

• Tiwi would swim in the swimming pool by the time. ACTIVE

• Tiwi would be finished by the time. PASSIVE

• I knew she was going to dig the ground. ACTIVE

• I knew she was going to be digging the ground. PASSIVE (future in past)

9. Past future continuous

It means future continuous in the past. The formula it same with future continuous “will be + Ving”,

but in past future continuous “will / shall” change with “would / should” and they always meet Ving

because will, shall, would, should, may, might, had better, etc. That is modal.

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• For example :

1) Positive sentences (+)

You should be cleaning the room.

I would be sitting on the table.

2) Negative sentences (-)

You should not be cleaning the room.

I would not be sitting on the table.

3) Interrogative (?)

Should you be cleaning the room?

Would i be sitting on the table.

10. Past future tense

• Definition :

The activities that have planned in past and the activities is done in the past. But the planning was failed.

E.g.

A. I would be there with her yesterday.

B. I should visit you, if I wasn’t sick yesterday.

• Forms:

Subjec + would / should + infinitive (V1)

Subjec + was / were going to + infinitive (V1)

• Examples :

Positive:

You should wash your car.

We were going to eat burger in the corner.

He was going to run in the yard.

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resorces

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Betty Schrampfer Aza. (1942). fundamentals of ENGLISH GRAMMAR. USA.

future contiuous. (t.thn.). Diambil kembali dari satalla mobile CTFA :

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/futurecontinuous.html

future in past. (t.thn.). Diambil kembali dari englishpage.com:

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/futureinpast.html

future prefect. (t.thn.). Diambil kembali dari english page.com:

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/futureperfect.html

future prefect continuous. (t.thn.). Diambil kembali dari englishpage.com:

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/futureperfectcontinuous.html

Oxford Dictionary. (2008 - 2011). Great Clarendon Street: Auckland Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Hongkong

Karachi, Kuala Lumpur, Madrid, Melbourn, Mexico city, Nairobi, New Delhi, Sanghai, Taipe, Toronto.

the past future tense. (t.thn.). Diambil kembali dari future in the past:

http://louhau.edu.mo/www/discol/english/past/past_future_tense.htm

years, english 17. (t.thn.). english 17 years. Diambil kembali dari english club:

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_future-continuous.htm