Sometimes all the principal parts are the same; let
let let
For a better understanding of principal parts, see the chart below:
PRINCIPAL PARTS OF VERB Regular Verb
Present
hope study
start
Past
hoped studied
started
Past participle
hoped studied
started
Irregular Verb Present
come do
hurt
Past
came did
hurt
Past participle
come done
hurt
Those principal parts of verbs are very valuable for making the forms of tense; therefore before studying the tense, the students are better to pay attention on the principal parts of regular and irregular
verbs. In this “skripsi”, the writer will discuss three tenses system including their form and use, can
show in the following:
2. The Forms of Tens e
a. Simple Present Tense
Simple present tense form of verb be in statement, negative and interrogative, is in the table below:
No Form Example
1 Statement
I + am +……… I am beautiful
Hesheit + is +………. He is busy
Youwethey + are +…… They are students
2 Negative
I + am +not +……… I am not beautiful
Hesheit + is + not +………. He is not busy Youwethey + are+ not +…. They are not students
3 Question
Am + I + ……… Am I beautiful?
Is +Hesheit +………. Is he busy?
Are + Youwethey + …… Are they students?
Simple present tense form of verb, there is the distinctions for the third person singular he, she, it add –S or –ES to the main verb or – es to the auxiliary:
+ Hesheit + main verb SES +……….
IYouwethey + main verb +…… -
Hesheit + does not + main verb +………. IYouwethey + do not + main verb +……
? Does + Hesheit + main verb +……….
Do + IYouwethey + main verb +…… Look at these examples with the main verb, in the table below:
Auxiliary Verb
Subject Auxiliary
verb Main verb
I, You, We, They Like
tea +
He, She, It Likes
tea I, You, We, They
do not Like
tea _
He, She, It does not
Like tea
Do I, You, We, They
Like tea
? Does
He, She, It Like
tea
The use of simple present tense performs, according to George Wishon there are:
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∗ Express General Truth
- The earth revolves around the sun.
- Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen.
- The world is round.
∗ Express costumes and habitual actions, often such adverbial expression as frequently, usually, everyday, and so on.
- She always studies very hard.
- My mother always drinks tea in the morning.
- The students play football every week.
∗ Express future time with a future time adverbial
- She leaves next week.
- Classes begin the day after tomorrow.
b. Simple Past Tense
To indicate activities that place within a period of time that extended to end included a point of period at time completely in the past. The simple past tense form of “be” such:
No Form Example
1 Statement
IHesheit + was +………. He was in the office last night
Youwethey + were + …… They were in Bali last week
2 Negative
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George E. Wishon and Julia M. Burks Let’s Write English, New York: Litton Educational Publishing, Inc., 1980, p.193-194
IHesheit + was + not +…. He was not in the office last night
Youwethey + were+ not +... They were not in Bali last week
3 Question
Was + IHesheit +………. Was he in the office last night?
Were + Youwethey + …… Were they in Bali last week?
The simple past tense form of verb is made by adding –ED in regular verb, internal change in irregular verb, such:
- The structure for positive sentences in the simple past tense is:
Subject + main verb past form
- The structure for negative sentences in the simple past tense is:
Subject + auxiliary verb did + not + main verb base form
- The structure for interrogative sentences in the simple past tense is:
Auxiliary verb did + subject + main verb base form
The auxiliary verb did is not conjugated. It is the same for all persons I did, you did, he did etc. Look at these examples with the main verbs go and work:
Auxiliary Verb
Subject Auxiliary
verb Main verb
I went
to school +
You worked
very hard She
did not go
with me _
We did not
work yesterday
Did He
go to school
? Did
They work
at home
We use the simple past tense to talk about an action or a situation – an event in the past.
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Example: - Mr Edward died ten years ago.
- When I lived in Jakarta, I worked in the bank. - The car exploded at 8.00 am yesterday.
c. Present Perfect Tense
