TENSES SOFTSKILL

TENSES : 1. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE • He plays football (+) • He dosen’t play football (-) • Does he play football (?) 2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE • He is playing football now (+) • He is not playing football now (-) • Is he playing football now (?) 3. PRESENT PERFECT TENSE • I have taught English here for ten years (+) • I have Not taught English here for ten years (-) • Have you taught English here for ten years (?) 4. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE • He has been standing there for an hour (+) • He has not been standing there for an hour (-) • Has he been standing there for an hour (?) 5. SIMPLE PAST TENSE • She bought a new car last week (+) • She did not bought a new car last week (-) • Did she buy a new car last week (?) 6. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE • Mother was cooking when the bell rang (+) • Mother was not cooking when the bell rang (-) • Was mother cooking when the bell rang (?) 7. PAST PERFECT TENSE • He had arrived long before you woke up (+) • He had not arrived long before you woke up (-) • Had he arrived long before you woke up (?) 8. PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE • I had been working in this company for three years (+) • I had not been working in this company for three years (-) • Had you been working in this company for three years (?) 9. SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE • They will fly to medan next week (+) • They will not fly to medan next week (-) • Will they fly to medan next week (?) 10. FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE • I will be meeting you soon • I will not be meeting you soon • Will you be meeting me soon ? 11. FUTURE PERFECT TENSE • He will have moved to his new house by the end of this month (+) • He will not have moved to his new house by the end of this month (-) • Will he have moved to his new house by the end of this month (?) 12. FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE • He will have been moving to his new house by the end of this month (+) • He will not have been moving to his new house by the end of this month (-) • Will he have been moving to his new house by the end of this month (?) 13. PAST FUTURE TENSE • They would call you last night, but their telephone was broken (+) • They would not call you last night (-) • Would they call you last night (?) 14. PAST FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE • They would be playing soccer if you came on time yesterday (+) • They would not be playing soccer if you came on time yesterday (-) • Would they be playing soccer if you came on time yesterday (?) 15. PAST FUTURE PERFECT TENSE • They would have finished reading the novel last night (+) • They would not have finished reading the novel last night (-) • Would they have finished reading the novel last night (?) 16. PAST FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE • They would have been finished reading the novel last night (+) • They would not have been finished reading the novel last night (-) • Would they have been finished reading the novel last night (?) Sumber : Strategi sukses TOEFL