Focus on Tenses

Verb Tense

Simple Present	Simple Past	Simple Future
I study English every day.	Two years ago, I studied English in England.	If you are having problems, I will help you study English. I am going to study English next year.
Present Continuous	Past Continuous	Future Continuous
I am studying English now.	I was studying English when you called yesterday.	I will be studying English when you arrive tonight. I am going to be studying English when you arrive tonight.
Present Perfect	Past Perfect	Future Perfect
I have studied English in several different countries.	I had studied a little English before I moved to the U.S.	I will have studied every tense by the time I finish this course. I am going to have studied every tense by the time I finish this course.
Present Perfect Continuous	Past Perfect Continuous	Future Perfect Continuous
I have been studying English for five years.	I had been studying English for five years before I moved to the U.S.	I will have been studying English for over two hours by the time you arrive. I am going to have been studying English for over two hours by the time you arrive.

Give the name of the tenses based on the sentence!!

1. They are reading books
2. Jaka bought a book at a book store
3. We have seen this movie
4. The earth goes round the sun
5. Ucok had gone to Bali before he stayed in Indonesia
6. When I came home, Cici was listening to the radio
7. Surip went to France last year
8. Tukiyem has been living in the same house for three years
9. What have they done?
10. Ngatini always swims in the evening
11. He was driving very fast
12. Maya is sleeping right now
13. We have already written our task
14. I didn't come yesterday
15. The President has decided the problem