PRESENT dan PAST TENSE

Hai..kali ini kita akan bahas hal basic nih untuk tambahan pengetahuan mengerjakan Structure and Written expression dalam TOEFL. Kali ini kami akan menerangkan Prsent dan Past tense, Swifters. Ini dia penjelasannya.

PRESENT TENSE

Secara general, present tense digunakan untuk mengungkapkan fakta general atau sebuah kebiasaan.

Nominal:

S + to be + Adj / Noun

(+) I am genius | (-) I am not genius | (?) Am I genius?

(+) Einstein is genius | (-) Einstein is not genius | (?) Is Einstein genius?

Verbal:

S + Verb (s / es)

(+) I drive a car | (-) I do not drive a car | (?) Do I drive a car?

(+) The sun rises in the east | (-) The sun does not rise in the east | (?) Does the sun rise in the east?

PAST TENSE

Past tense digunakan untuk mengungkapkan suatu hal atau kejadian di masa lampau atau sesuatu yang sudah terjadi

Nominal:

S + to be + Adj / Noun

(+) I was busy (yesterday) | (-) I was not busy (yesterday) | (?) Was I busy (yesterday)?

(+) You were busy (yesterday) | (-) You were not busy (yesterday) | (?) Were you busy (yesterday)?

Verbal:

S + V2

(+) I slept in a class | (-) I did not sleep in a class | (?) Did I sleep in a class?

(+) She woke up | (-) She did not wake up | (?) Did she wake up?

Itu dia penjelasan Present dan Past tense, Swifters. Besok kita akan bahas sisanya ya, seperti Continuous, Future dan Perfect. Tidak Cuma itu, kita juga akan bahas grammar rules lainnya. Jadi jangan sampai ketinggalan. Simak terus ya, Swifters. Semangat!