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1. Matakuliah : G0794/Bahasa Inggris Tahun : 2007 Use of the VerbsMeeting 10

2. Contents • Using past and present tense • Using have and had • Using the correct tense with time expression • Using the correct tense with will and would

3. Using Verb Tenses • A verb indicates the time of an action, event or condition by changing its form. Through the use of a sequence of tenses in a sentence or in a paragraph, it is possible to indicate the complex temporal relationship of actions, events, and conditions • There are many ways of categorising the twelve possible verb tenses. The verb tenses may be categorised according to the time frame: past tenses, present tenses, and future tenses.

4. Verb Tense: Time The four past tenses are the simple past ("I went") the past progressive ("I was going") the past perfect ("I had gone") the past perfect progressive ("I had been going")

5. The four present tenses are the simple present ("I go") the present progressive ("I am going") the present perfect ("I have gone") the present perfect progressive ("I have been going") Note that the present perfect and present perfect progressive are a present not past tenses -- that idea is that the speaker is currently in the state of having gone or having been going.

6. The four future tenses are the simple future ("I will go") the future progressive ("I will be going") the future perfect ("I will have gone") the future perfect progressive ("I will have been going")

7. Verb Tense: Aspect Verb tenses may also be categorised according to aspect. Aspect refers to the nature of the action described by the verb. There are three aspects: indefinite (or simple), complete (or perfect), continuing (or progressive).

8. Verb Tense: Aspect The three indefinite tenses, or simple tenses, describe an action but do not state whether the action is finished: • the simple past ("I went") • the simple present ("I go") • the simple future ("I will go") A verb in the indefinite aspect is used when the beginning or ending of an action, an event, or condition is unknown or unimportant to the meaning of the sentence. The indefinite aspect is also used to used to indicate an habitual or repeated action, event, or condition.

9. Verb Tense: Aspect The three complete tenses, or perfect tenses, describe a finished action: the past perfect ("I had gone") the present perfect ("I have gone") the future perfect ("I will have gone") A verb in the complete aspect indicates that the end of the action, event, or condition is known and the is used to emphasize the fact that the action is complete. The action may, however, be completed in the present, in the past or in the future.

10. Verb Tense: Aspect The three incomplete tenses, or progressive tenses, describe an unfinished action: the past progressive ("I was going") the present progressive ("I am going") the future progressive ("I will be going") A verb in the continuing aspect indicates that the action, event, or condition is ongoing in the present, the past or the future.

11. Verb Tense: Aspect It is also possible to combine the complete tenses and the incomplete tenses, to describe an action which was in progress and then finished: the past perfect progressive ("I had been going") the present perfect progressive ("I have been going") the future perfect progressive ("I will have been going")

12. The Function of Verb Tenses • The simple present is used to describe an action, an event, or condition that is occurring in the present, at the moment of speaking or writing. The simple present is used when the precise beginning or ending of a present action, event, or condition is unknown or is unimportant to the meaning of the sentence.

13. The Present Tense • The simple present is used to express general truths such as scientific fact, as in the following sentences: • Rectangles have four sides. • The simple present is used to indicate a habitual action, event, or condition, as in the following sentences: • Leonard goes to The Jumping Horse Tavern every Thursday evening. • The simple present is also used when writing about works of art, as in the following sentences. • Lolly Willowes is the protagonist of the novel Townsend published in 1926. • The simple present can also be used to refer to a future event when used in conjunction with an adverb or adverbial phrase, as in the following sentences. • The doors open in 10 minutes.

14. The Past Tense The simple past is used to describe an action, an event, or condition that occurred in the past, sometime before the moment of speaking or writing. Each of the highlighted verbs in the following sentences is in the simple past tense and each sentence describes an action taking place at some point in past. • A flea jumped from the dog to the cat. • Phoebe gripped the hammer tightly and nailed the boards together. • The gem-stones sparkled in a velvet lined display case. • Artemisia Gentilsechi probably died in 1652. • The storyteller began every story by saying "A long time ago when the earth was green."