Tenses Part 1

D. VERB 17

D.1 when do we use VERB 1 AKAN terjadi

Look at the following chart! (present future)

Adverb of Time  Tomorrow
 The day after
RUTIN terjadi SEDANG terjadi
(present tomorrow
(present simple) continuous)  Next three days
 Now  Next four days
 Everyday  Right now  Next ..... days
 Every two days  At the  Next week
 Every three days  Next three weeks
 Every ...... days moment  Next four weeks
 Every morning  today  Next ..... weeks
 Every night  Next month
 Every week Let’s see the  Next two months
 Every two weeks examples on the  Next three
 Every three weeks next page!
 Every ...... weeks months
 Every weekend  Next ..... months
 Every month  Next year
 Every four months  Next two years
 Every five months  Next three years
 Every ..... months.  Next ..... years
 Every year  Next semester
 Every two years  Next time
 Every three years  Next weekend
 Every ....... years  Next holiday
 Once a day  Next Sunday
 Twice a day  Next Monday
 Three times a day  Next Tuesday
 Four times a day  Next Wednesday
 ..... times a day  Next Thursday
 Once a week  Next Friday
 Twice a week  Next Saturday
 Three times a week
 Four times a week
 ..... times a week
 Once a month
 Twice a month
 Three times a year
 Four times a year
 ..... times a .....
 Every weekend
 Every holiday
 Every semester
 Every Sunday
 Every Monday
 Every time
 Always
 Often
 frequently
 Seldom
 Never

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D.1.1 Positive sentences

Rutin / Sedang / present Akan /
Present tense Continuous tense Future tense
My children eat breakfast My children are eating My children will eat at the
every morning. breakfast right now. restaurant tomorrow.
Many people go to the beach Many people are going to the Many people will go to the
every weekend. beach now. beach next holiday.
Mary helps her mother Mary is helping her mother at Mary will help her mother to
everyday. the moment. make special cake next week.

Pola kalimat RUTIN (+): Pola Kalimat SEDANG (+): Pola kalimat AKAN (+):

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D.1.2 negative sentences / tidak

Rutin / Sedang / present Akan /
Present tense Continuous tense Future tense
Most of the students don’t Most of the students are not Most of the students will not
come late every morning. coming late right now. come late tomorrow.
My sister and I don’t go My sister and I are not going My sister and I will not go to
anywhere every Sunday. anywhere at the moment. Bali next holiday.
Mr. Smith doesn’t work on Mr. Smith is not working now. Mr. Smith will not work next
Sundays. Sundays.

Pola kalimat RUTIN (-): Pola Kalimat SEDANG (-): Pola kalimat AKAN (-):

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D.1.3 interrogative sentences / apakah/akankah ?

Rutin / Sedang / present Akan /
Present tense Continuous tense Future tense
Do the children play in the
park every morning? Are the children playing in the Will the children play in the
Do you speak English every
day? park at the moment? park tomorrow morning?
Does the secretary write a
letter every day? Are you speaking English now? Will you speak English on Mr.

Wilson’s class tomorrow?

Is the secretary writing a letter Will the secretary write a

right now? letter tomorrow?

Pola kalimat RUTIN (?): Pola Kalimat SEDANG(?): Pola kalimat AKAN(?):

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Exercises 1

Translate the following sentences into English!

1. Sekarang, saya sedang mengerjakan PR saya.
................................................................................................

2. Tina dan saya akan membeli buku Bahasa Inggris Minggu depan.
..........................................................................................................

3. Mereka belajar Bahasa Inggris dua kali seminggu.
.......................................................................................................

4. Semua siswa meminjam buku-buku paket di perpustakaan setiap hari.
....................................................................................................................

5. Tina pergi ke kampungnya sendirian setiap bulan.
.........................................................................................................

6. Nita akan mengikuti lomba pidato Bahasa Inggris tiga Minggu yang akan datang.
..................................................................................................................................

7. Apakah kamu suka berenang?
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8. Apakah kamu akan berenang besok pagi?
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9. Para siswa sedang mengerjakan ujian Bahasa Inggris sekarang.
..................................................................................................................

10. Vina tidak menonton TV setiap pagi.
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Exercise 2
Write short essay about your activities which happen in present, countinuous, and future!

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Descriptive text

Descriptive text is a text in the purpose of describing particular person, place, or things.
The generic structures are:

1. Identification (identify the phenomenon to be described)
2. Description (describes parts, qualities, and characteristics)

Read the texts below, then translate them into Indonesian!

Text 1

Floating Market

..............................................

Floating market is a market in which the trade

....... ...... ...... ....... ....... .......

takes place on boats. The people call the boats klotok and jukung.

..... ... .......... .... ... ........

This market has existed for over 400 years. In the past,

....... ..... ...... ... ... ...... ……….

people from inland areas brought their agricultural products

........ ....... ...... …….. ..... ............................ .......

or handicrafts to sell. They bartered with people from

... .......... .... ... ..... .... .... ...... .....

the coastal areas. Nowadays, people can buy things such as

.......... ...... ... .... ... .... ...

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fruit, vegetables, traditional cakes, and even clothes from

...... ....... ....... ... ... .... ....

this floating market. Another unique feature of these markets is

.................................. ....................................... .... ...... ..

the time of trading. It begins around 5 a.m. and

.......... ... ...... ....... ..... .... .......

finishes at 9 a.m.

………. …….. ……………

Answer the following questions by crossing the right choice!

1. The paragraph mainly talks about .......

a. Handicraft d. unique features of the market

b. Cakes and cuisine e. agricultural product

c. Floating market

2. ‘They bartered with people from the coastal areas’. The underlined word means ......

a. Sold something for money

b. Exchange goods for other goods

c. Sold their belonging to buy something

d. Bought something by using money

e. Tried to buy something without money

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Text 2

Fatin Shidqia Lubis

Fatin Shidqia Lubis is a young talented singer. She started

... ... ................................ .... ..........

to be a new idol when she performs a cool song

... ... ....... .................... ....... .... .......... ..... ........

“Grenade” of Bruno Mars. The little girl was born in Jakarta on July

..... ....... ....... ... ...

30, 1996. She is short but good looking. She always wears

...... ....... .... ................ ...... ........ .....

her veil on every performance. Fatin has unique husky voice

............ …….. .......... …….............. ....... ...............................

Because of the voice, the juries of X-Factor ofen give her compliment.
............................... ...........
............... .... ........ ......

The voice also brings her to be the winner of the contest.

.............. ...... ............ ........ ....... …………….. …………….

Write a short descriptive text about a thing, a place, or a person that you are really
interested in!

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D.2 when do we use VERB 2

Verbs 2 are used in positive sentences of Past Tense. We use past tense to talk about
past actions or situations happened in the past.

The followings are the times used in past situation.

Yesterday

The day before yesterday

Last week Three weeks ago

Last month Three years ago

Last year a year ago

Last two years Five months ago

..... V2 (+) VERB 2 Did .....V1( ? )
..... didn’t V1 ( - )
Once upon a time, there was Did he get his love?
young man, his name was Sangkuriang didn’t think that
Sangkuriang. He fell in love Dayang Sumbi refused his love.
with his mother, Dayang
Sumbi.

Pola kalimat lampau (+): Pola kalimat lampau (-): Pola kalimat lampau (?):

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because she was unmarried
Let’s translate the story below into Indonesian!

Paragraph 1

Dayang was exiled in the jungle,
Sumbi

but pregnant. She gave a birth to a baby boy and named

him Sangkuriang And he became a young and hard working boy.

He was a good hunter too.

Paragraph 2 he went hunting with his dog, Si Tumang.
One day

In the bush he saw a pig, Wayungyang.

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He wanted to shoot Wayungyang but Si Tumang hindered him.

He was angry at it and killed it, and then took

its hearth home. He cooked it and ate it with his mother.

When he told that it was Si Tumang's heart,

she was very angry and hit Sangkuriang 's head with a spoon
.

And he ran away and left his mother to the east.

He did not know himself and forgot his name.

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He was about 16 years of age.

Paragraph 3

After a long time Sangkuriang came back to the jungle

where his mother lived. She looked younger than her age,

so Sangkuriang fell in love with her.

"Will you marry me?" one day he asked her.

But Dayang Sumbi refused because she recognized that

he was her son. He insisted to marry her and Dayang Sumbi

asked him two 29
marriage settlements (requirements).

One, he had to dam Citarum river,

and two, he had to make a boat in one night.

Paragraph 4 almost finished his work but Dayang Sumbi
Sangkuriang

cheated him. He was angry and kicked the boat.

The boat fell upside down on the peak of mountain.

It was known as mount Tangkuban Perahu,

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at the northern of Bandung, West Java.

Questions
1. Who were main characters of the legend?

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2. Why was Dayang Sumbi exiled to the jungle?

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3. What was the name of Dayang Sumbi’s baby boy?

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4. How was the nature of Sangkuriang?

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5. Why was Dayang Sumbi angry with Sangkuriang?

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6. How old was Sangkuriang when he left the jungle?

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7. How did Dayang Sumbi refuse Sangkuriang’s proposal to marry her?

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8. According to the legend, what was Tangkuban Perahu?

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Let’s seehe
examples on the
next page!