Present Tense Subject Present Continuous Tense Subject Present Perfect Tense Future Tense Future Continuous Tense Future Perfect Tense Subject Past Tense Subject Past Continuous Tense Subject Past Perfect Tense Subject Past Future Perfect Tense Subject Pa

14 of the verb in each sentence being finally determined by other elements in the construction. It is customary to distinguish sixteen tenses in English. The sixteen tenses are:

1. Present Tense Subject

Predicate Complement That man works at the Bank. You and I enjoy enjoy the dishes.

2. Present Continuous Tense Subject

Predicate Complement Those students are listening to the radio. The deligent student is writing the exercises.

3. Present Perfect Tense

Subject Predicate Complement That boy’s brother has gone to the market. All the students have done the tasks.

4. Future Tense

Subject Predicate Complement We will study abroad The new students are going to buy the new books.

5. Future Continuous Tense

Subject Predicate Complement The president, Obama will be giving his speech by 10 a.m. next Monday. That boy’s mother will be preparing dinner this evening 15

6. Future Perfect Tense Subject

Predicate Complement We will have finished the works tomorrow afternoon. They will have arrived here tomorrow morning.

7. Past Tense Subject

Predicate Complement The English teacher Taught us English last week. The postmen Delivered the letters.

8. Past Continuous Tense Subject

Predicate Complement The young docter wasexamining his patient. Those mechanics wasfixing the broken cars.

9. Past Perfect Tense Subject

Predicate Complement The journalist had told us the news. That father had sent the children to the school.

10. Past Future Perfect Tense Subject

Predicate Complement Budi and Amin would have sent the new book to the teacher. The dog would have run after the cat.

11. Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense Subject

Predicate Complement The new patient would have been being operated by the experienced docters. The proposal would have been being sent by the secretary. 16

12. Future Perfect Continuous Tense Subject

Predicate Complement The pharmacists will have been working in the laboratory by nine o’clock tomorrow morning. The senior teachers will have been teaching the students in that classroom this afternoon.

13. Present Perfect Continuous Tense Subject