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Present Tenses

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Present tenses

Present tenses adalah stuktur kalimat yang digunakan untuk menyatakan (1) hal-hal yang bersifat fakta umum; dan (2) hal sifatnya berulang atau tidak pernah sama sekali terjadi. Struktur umumnya adalah :

S + Basic Verb/Aux + ANA

Simple Present : S + Basic Verb/Aux + ANA

Simple present digunakan untuk menyatakan hal yang dilakukan secara berulang, tidak pernah dilakukan atau fakta yang bersifat umum.

PositifNegativeInterogative
I go to school every dayI don’t go to school every Sundaydo I go to school every day?
They are football playerThey are not football playerare they football player?
She visits doctor every Fridayshe does not visit doctor every SaturdayDoes she visit doctor every Friday?

Present Progressive : S + To Be + Ving + ANA

Present Progressive digunakan untuk menyakan hal-hal yang sedang dilakukan atau sudah dilakukan di masa lalu, sampai saat ini masih dilakukan ada akan selesai di masa yang akan datang.

PositiveNegativeInterogative
i am teachingi am not teachingam i teaching?
she is singingshe is not singingis she singing?
we are going to marketwe are not going anywhereare we going to market?

Present Perfect : S + Have/Has + Past Participle + ANA

Positive*NegativeInterogative
I have studied at UNMI have not studied at OxfordHave I studied at UNM?
She has worked on mineShe has not worked on GoogleHas she worked on mine?
They have been in JapanThey have not been in GermanHave the been in German?

*Postive Present perfect tenses digunakan untuk menyatakan sesuatu yang telah dikerjakan secara sempurna dan saat disampaikan sudah tidak dilaksanakan lagi. Misalnya ketika seseorang berkata I have studied at UNM ini berarti orang tersebut sudah tidak lagi belajar di UNM.

Lantas mengapa tidak disampaikan dalam bentuk simple past?

Present perfect memberikan penekanan pekerjaan yang dilakukan telah dilakukan, sedangkan simple past pernah dilakukan baik itu selesai ataupun tidak.

Present Perfect Progressive : S + Have/Has + Been + Ving + ANA

PositiveNegative*Interogative
I have been studying physics for 20 yearsI have not been studying botanyHave I been studying physics?
She has been being doctor for 5 yearsShe has not been being doctorHas she been being doctor?
The Dahlan have been cooking Sushi for 7 yearsThe Dahlan have not been cooking Sushi for 7 yearsHave The Dahlan been cooking sushi?

Catatan :

  1. Sekalipun secara struktur benar, namun beberapa tenses sama sekali tidak lazim digunakan seperti Present pervect progressive. Misalnya kalimat She has not been being doctor. Kalimat ini tidak menekankan apa-apa selain menyatakan bahwa dia tidak pernah menjadi seorang dokter sehingga lebih praktis disampaikan dalam bentuk simple present yakni she is not a doctor. Contoh lain I have not been studying botany. Kalimat ini lebih praktis disampaikan I never learn Botany.

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