Tense is stretched tight
or rigid (especially of a muscle), unable to relax (of a person). Causing or showing anxiety and
nervousness. Phonetics (of a speech sound, especially a vowel) pronounced with
the vocal muscles stretched tight. The opposite of lax. (in Oxford Dictionary).
A.
Present Tense
1.
Simple present tense { S +
infinitive (add s/es if she, he, it) }
Ø
I
go
to school
Ø
She
eats
every day
2.
Present continuous tense { S +
(am, is, are) + present participle (ing-form) }
Ø
They are studying Arabic now
Ø
I am thinking about Islam
3.
Present perfect tense { S + has /
have + past participle (Verb 3) }
Ø
She has taught Arabic since two years ago
Ø
I have written it
4.
Present perfect continuous tense
{ S + has / have + been + present participle }
Ø
They have been reading Alquran since seven o’clock
Ø
She has been washing clothes for over two years
B.
Past Tense
1.
Simple past tense { S + past (Verb
2) }
Ø
I
saw
a good nasyid last night
Ø
She
came
here yesterday
2.
Past continuous tense { S + was /
were + present participle (ing-form) }
Ø
They were talking about Islam when I met
them
Ø
He was reading Alquran all afternoon
yesterday
3.
Past perfect tense { S + had +
past participle }
Ø
I
had gone
on holiday when my cousin came
Ø
Before the police came, the thief had escaped
4.
Past perfect continuous tense { S
+ had + been + present participle }
Ø
When I finished my dinner, my father had been reading Alquran
Ø
Aisyah
had been reading
three books when I visited her last night
C.
Future Tense
1.
Simple future tense { S + will /
shall (just for I and we) + infinitive }
Ø
He
will post
the letter
Ø
I
shall go
to Palestine tomorrow
Ø
We
shall meet
in Batam next month
2.
Future continuous tense { S +
will / shall + be + present participle }
Ø
I
shall be working
at seven o’clock tomorrow morning
Ø
At this time next year, you will be praying every day in Japan
3.
Future perfect tense { S + shall
/ will + have + past participle }
Ø
Agus
will have done
his work by the end of this month
Ø
If you visited my house tomorrow,
I will have gone to Jakarta by then
4.
Future perfect continuous tense {
S + shall / will + have + been + present participle }
Ø
Marfu’ah
will have been attending mosque for two days by the end this day
Ø
By the end of this year we shall have been studying Arabic for
three years
1.
Past future tense {S + should /
would + infinitive}
Ø
I
should go
to Balikpapan the following day
Ø
He
would buy
a dictionary the previous day
2.
Past future continuous tense { S
+ should / would + be + present participle }
Ø
I
should be taking
an examination at this time the following day
3.
Past future perfect tense { S +
should / would + have + past participle }
Ø
He
would have graduated
if he had studied hard
4.
Past future perfect continuous
tense
{S + should /
would + have + been + present participle}
Ø
By last month I should have been studying at that
university for three years
Ø By the end of this
year last semester, Ahmad would have
been studying Arabic at Al-Azhar university for four years.