Future Tense (Simple)

Simple Future Tense atau Present Future Tense adalah bentuk waktu yang digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau kegiatan yang akan terjadi dimasa akan datang.

Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat Simple Future Tense

Mengekspresikan kalimat Simple Future Tense yang menggunakan kata kerja (VERB)

+	Subject + WILL / SHALL + Verb 1 + Object
-	Subject + WILL / SHALL + NOT + Verb 1 + Object
?	WILL / SHALL + Subject + Verb 1 + Object ?
?	Question Word + WILL / SHALL + Subject + Verb 1 ?

Contoh :

+	She will go to Paris tomorrow.
-	She will not (won't) go to Paris tomorrow.
?	Will she go to Paris tomorrow ? Jawaban: Yes She will, atau She, will not (won't)
?	When will she go to Paris? Who will come here?

Mengekspresikan kalimat Simple Future Tense yang tidak menggunakan kata kerja (NON VERB)

+	Subject + WILL / SHALL + be + Non Verb + Object
-	Subject + WILL / SHALL + NOT + be + Non Verb + Object
?	WILL / SHALL + Subject + be + Non Verb + Object ?
?	Question Word + WILL/SHALL + Subject + be + Non Verb + Object ?

Contoh :

+	He will be alone tomorrow.
-	He will not (won't) be alone tomorrow.
?	Will he be alone tomorrow? Jawaban: Yes he will, atau No, she will not (won't)
?	When will he be in Las Vegas? Why will you be here tomorrow night?

Menggunakan "To Be Going To"

Pola kalimat verbal Simple Future Tense dapat diganti dengan kalimat yang menggunakan to be + going to untuk menggantikan shall dan will.

Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat menggunakan "To Be Going To"

+	Subject + To be + going to + Verb 1 + Object
-	Subject + To be + Not + going to + Verb 1 + Object
?	To be + Subject + going to + Verb 1 + Object ?
?	Question Word + To be + Subject + going to + verb 1 +?

Contoh :

+	I am going to read a newspaper tomorrow.
-	I am not going to read a newspaper tomorrow.
?	Are you going to read a newspaper tomorrow?
?	What are you going to read? Who is going to come here tomorrow?

Untuk informasi selengkapnya, silahkan baca juga mengenai fungsi dan penggunaan Will and To Be Going To, semoga bermanfaat.

Keterangan waktu untuk Simple Future Tense yang digunakan adalah: 

tomorrow morning, tomorrow night, next week, next year and so on.

Simple Past Tense

Simple Past Tense adalah bentuk waktu yang digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau kegiatan yang terjadi dimasa lampau dan waktu terjadinya persitiwa itu telah diketahui.

Simple Past Tense menggunakan jenis"TO BE 2" and "VERB 2"

TO BE 2 terdiri dari: was & were(untuk selengkapnya, lihat tabel berikut)

I	Was
You	Were
They
We
He	Was
She
It

I	Did / Didn't
You
They
We
He She It

CATATAN:

DID  digunakan pada kalimat tanya.

DID NOT (DIDN'T)  digunakan pada kalimat negatif.

TO BE 2 (Was & Were) digunakan ketika suatu kalimat tidak ada unsur kata kerja (NON VERB)

VERB 2 hanya digunakan pada kalimat positif saja.

Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat Simple Past Tense

Mengekspresikan kalimat Simple Past Tense yang menggunakan kata kerja (VERB)

+	Subject + Verb 2 + Object
-	Subject + DID NOT (DIDN'T) + Verb 1 + Object
?	DID + Subject + Verb 1 + Object ?
?	Question Word + DID + Subject + Verb 1 ?

Contoh :

+	He bought a pair of shoes yesterday.
-	He didn't buy a pair of shoes yesterday.
?	Did he buy a pair of shoes yesterday? Jawaban: Yes He did, atau No, He did not (didn't)
?	Why did he buy a pair of shoes yesterday?

Pada contoh kalimat positif diatas menggunakan kata kerja bought (bentuk Verb 2 dari katabuy). Hanya pada kalimat positif saja Verb 2 digunakan.

Fungsi Simple Past Tense pada kalimat verbal

Biasanya digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu keadaan yang telah dilakukan diwaktu lampau dan selesai pada saat itu juga atau untuk menggambarkan suatu kejadian yang terjadi pada saat tertentu diwaktu lampau, contohnya:  

She finished my homework in the library yesterday.

They worked with me two months ago.

Mengekspresikan kalimat Simple Past Tense yang tidak menggunakan kata kerja (Non VERB)

+	Subject + To be 2 + Non Verb + Object
-	Subject + To be 2 + NOT + Non Verb + Object
?	To be 2 + Subject + Non Verb + Object?
?	Question Word + To be 2 + Subject + Non Verb + Object?

Contoh :

+	I was a singer 5 years ago. We were a singer 5 years ago.
-	I was not a singer 5 years ago. We were not a singer 5 years ago.
?	Were you a singer 5 years ago? Jawaban: Yes I was, atau No, I was not
?	Where were you last night? Jawaban: I was at home. Why was she absent yesterday? Jawaban: She was sick yesterday

Fungsi Simple Past Tense pada kalimat nomial

Biasanya digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu kebiasaan diwaktu lampau tetapi tidak berlangsung lagi sekarang, contohnya:

When I was young, I worked hard

Keterangan waktu untuk Simple Past Tense  yang digunakan adalah: 

yesterday, last night, last week, yesterday morning, an hour ago, two days ago, and so on.