Tenses and Passive
Tenses and Passive
Tenses and Passive
Time of Speaking
Aspect Past Present Future
Past Perfect: My mom had arrived when I came home at 4 Future Perfect: I will have studied by two hours by 9
pm. pm tonight.
Present Perfect: I have studied at UMS since September Present perfect continuous: She has been typing
2020. I have studied at UMS for one and a half semester. letters all morning.
She has typed three letters this morning.
Simple present: Habitual action/repeated action, fact: Ice Simple future: I will graduate from UMS by 2024.
melts when you heat it. Muslims pray five times a day.
Mount Lawu lies between central Java and East Java.
Past Continuous: I was teaching yesterday when the Future Continuous: I will be working at that office at
electricity suddenly turned off. this hour next week.
Worked, talked, Irregular: Drink-drank-drunk, cut-cut-
cut, read-read-read, eat-ate-eaten, sleep, sleep-slept-
slept.
Active: Ani is sweeping the floor. Simple present Active: Mrs. Rani teaches the first grade.
Passive: The floor is being swept by Ani. Simple Present Passive: The first grade is taught by Mrs.
Rani.
Passive verbs are formed with the verb to be and the past participle of the verb.
Present tense
Japanese is spoken here.
Present Continuous
The floor is being cleaned by cleaning service.
Present Perfect
The annual exhibition event has been held for eight years.
Past tense
The reports were written last week by the team.
Future tense
The awards will be presented by the director.