Using Tenses-Phrase-and-Clauses in English

Penggunaan Perfect Tense, Phrase and Clause

1. Tenses, Phrase and Clauses by Neva Ibrahim

2. Present Perfect Tense The present perfect tense describes actions completed before now. It connects the past and present. Use "has" or "have" + past participle. 1 Structure S+ has/have + Verb III S+ has/have + been + SC 2 Examples I have finished my work. She has eaten lunch. My daughter has been my princess since she was born 3 Usage Expressing experiences, recent actions, and ongoing states.

3. Past Perfect Tense The past perfect shows an action completed before another past action. It emphasizes the sequence of events in the past. Use "had" + past participle. 1 Past Action Had already happened 2 Stucture S+ had + Verb III S+ had + been + SC 3 Example I had worked here in 2010 but now i moved already to Jakarta since 2020 . She had been a doctor in this hospital before she moved to Bandung.

4. Future Perfect Tense The future perfect describes an action completed before a future time. It emphasizes completion before a specific future event. Use "will have" + past participle. Future Time A specific point in the future Stucture subject + will + have + verb-3 subject + will + have/has + been + SC By the time you read this I will have left . I will have been here for six months on June 23rd. Result The state of completion

5. Common Phrases A phrase is a group of two or more words (so part of a sentence or clause) and functions as a unit that gives meaning.. Noun Phrase Big boss, Best Friend, Green Chair Verb Phrase Was working, are designing Adjective Phrase ex. Beautiful Smile Adverb Phrase ex. Really Slowly Prepositional Phrase (frasa kata tunjuk) ex. In the Box

6. Clauses Perfect tenses function effectively in various clause structures. They create complex sentences expressing detailed time relationships. Dependent Clause Provides context for main clause Ex. Although he wasn't feeling well Independent Clause Main idea of the sentence Ex. He went to school Combined Although he wasn't feeling well, he went to school

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