The Perfect Tenses
Perfect
Tenses terdiri dari Present Perfect, Past perfect dan Future Perfect. Untuk
pelajaran awal di e-kelas.com kita akan membahas Present Perfect.
Present Perfect

Function
1. Expresses
an action that started in the past and continues in the present. Example:
·
I have lived in Kisaran since 2011
·
She has known him for five years
2. Expresses
an action which have done for several times in the past. Example:
·
We have played piano ever since we were
teenager
·
I have cooked ever since I was a
teenager
3. Expresses
an action in the past but important at once conversation. Example:
·
Dina isn’t at home. I think she has gone
to somewhere.
·
I’m so tired. I have worked all day
Pattern
1.
Positive
S (I, You, We, They) + has/have
+ V-III
S (He, She, It) + has/have + V-III
Example:
·
I have
already
eaten
·
Mr.Bowo has stayed since yesterday.
·
They have been here.(been merupakan
bentuk ketiga dari be)
·
I have already eaten. I finished eating
sometime before now. The exact time is not important. Saya telah selesai makan
(beberapa jam yang lalu).
2. Negative
S +
has/have + not + V-III
Example:
·
I have not already
eaten
·
Mr.Bowo hasn’t stayed
since yesterday.
·
They have not been here.
·
I haven’t already eaten
3.
Interrogative
Has/have
+ S + V-III....?
Example:
·
Have you
already
eaten?
·
has Mr.Bowo stayed since yesterday?
·
have they been here?
·
have you already eaten?
All verbs in
perfect tense use past participle.
Help - Helped
Wash - Washed
Go - Gone
Sing - Sung
Come - Come
Eat - Eaten
Time
Signal
· Once
· Several
time
· Lately
· Many
times
· Since
yesterday
Past
Perfect
Tense ini digunakan untuk mengungkapkan bahwa suatu aksi terjadi sebelum
kejadian (aksi) lain terjadi pada masa lampau.
Function
1.
Expresses a completed action before
something in the past. Example:
·
I didn’t have money because I had lost
my wallet
·
I had never seen such a beautiful lady.
2.
Expresses an action that started in the past
and continued up until another action in the past. Example:
·
By the time he finished his job, he had
been in here for over 10 years.
·
I had lived for 3 years before I moved
Pattern
1. Positive
S + had + V-III
Examples:
·
I had
already
eaten when they arrived
First I finished
eating. Later they will arrived. My eating was completely finished before
another time in the future. Setelah saya makan mereka tiba dan saya telah
menyelesaikan makan saya sebelum mereka datang.
·
We had run when they came
·
Danu had stayed for ten years here
before he got sick
·
They had done their job well
·
Lia had cooked for dinner
2. Negative
S + had + not
+ V-III
Examples:
·
I had not already
eaten when they arrived
·
We hadn’t run when they came
·
Danu hadn’t stayed for ten years here
before he got sick
·
They hadn’t done their job well
·
Lia hadn’t cooked for dinner
3. Interrogative
had + S
+ V-III....?
Examples:
·
Had
you already eaten when they arrived?
·
had we run when they came?
·
had he stayed for ten years here before
he got sick?
·
had they done their job well?
·
had she cooked for dinner?
Ini
dia teman temanku tersayang, pembahasan mengenai Future Perfect
Future
Perfect
Tense ini digunakan untuk mengungkapkan bahwa suatu aksi terjadi sebelum
kejadian (aksi) lain terjadi pada masa yang akan datang.
Function
1. Expresses
a completed action before another action or something in the future. Example:
·
I will have finished this examination by
1 o’clock
·
We will have learned English before
studies at London
·
I’m going to have received my birthday
gift.
2. Expresses
an action will happen continue up until another action in the future. Example:
·
I’m going to have borrowed her book
·
We will have stayed in London
·
They will have had my view for a moment
Pattern
1.
Positive
S + will/shall have +
V-III
Example:
·
I will
have
already
eaten when they arrive.
First
I will finish eating. Later they will arrive. My eating will be completely
finished before another time in the future. Saya akan selesai makan sebelum
mereka tiba.
· By this time next week, we will have lived in
this house for 2 years.(Minggu depan, kita akan telah tinggal di rumah ini selama
2 tahun)
· The mechanic will have repaired my car tomorrow.(Montir akan telah
memperbaiki mobil saya besok)
· We will gather on the road at 8. We will have gone when you come at 9.(Kami akan
berkumpul di jalan jam 8. Kami akan telah pergi ketika kamu datang jam 9)
2. Negative
S + will/shall have + not +
V-III
Example:
·
I will have not already eaten when
they arrive
·
By this time next week, we will have not lived in this house for 2 years
·
The mechanic will have not repaired my car tomorrow
·
We will gather on the road at 8. We will have not gone when you come at 9
3. Interrogative
will/shall + S + have + V-III....?
Example:
·
Will
you have already eaten when they arrive?
·
By this time next week, will we have lived in this house for 2 years?
·
will the mechanic have repaired my car tomorrow?
·
will we have gone when you come at 9?
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