MASTERING TENSESModule

Prepared by

WAN A AZLAN BAHAROM

English Language Panel

Simple•Present

•Past•Future

Continuous•Present

•Past•Future

Perfect•Present

•Past•Future

MASTERING TENSES (THE FORM CHANGING OF ACTION VERBS)

SUBJECTS VERBS OBJECTS

PRESENT PR. CONTINUOUS PAST PS. CONTINUOUS

I go

walk

run

eat

drink

sleep

talk

visit

buy

read

take

follow

work

write

am going

am walking

am running

am eating

am drinking

am sleeping

am talking

am visiting

am buying

am reading

am taking

am following

am working

am writing

went

walked

ran

ate

drank

slept

talked

visited

bought

read

took

followed

worked

wrote

was going

was walking

was running

was eating

was drinking

was sleeping

was talking

was visiting

was buying

was reading

was taking

was following

was working

was writing

to the market

to the zoo

to school

in the field

in the race

fried noodles

fried rice

grass

a fish

in the canteen

at the restaurant

some milk

a cup of tea

a glass of milk

in the bedroom

their grandparents

my cousins

a new car

a pen

the tickets

MASTERING TENSES (THE FORM CHANGING OF ACTION VERBS)

SUBJECTS VERBS OBJECTS

PRESENT PR. CONTINUOUS PAST PS. CONTINUOUS

Ali

Ros

He

She

It

The boy

The girl

The man

The old man

My father

The cat

My mother

goes

walks

runs

eats

drinks

sleeps

talks

visits

buys

reads

takes

follows

works

writes

is going

is walking

is running

is eating

is drinking

is sleeping

is talking

is visiting

is buying

is reading

is taking

is following

is working

is writing

went

walked

ran

ate

drank

slept

talked

visited

bought

read

took

followed

worked

wrote

was going

was walking

was running

was eating

was drinking

was sleeping

was talking

was visiting

was buying

was reading

was taking

was following

was working

was writing

to the market

to the zoo

to school

in the field

in the race

fried noodles

fried rice

grass

a fish

in the canteen

at the restaurant

some milk

a cup of tea

a glass of milk

in the bedroom

their grandparents

my cousins

a new car

a pen

the tickets

MASTERING TENSES (THE FORM CHANGING OF ACTION VERBS)

SUBJECTS VERBS OBJECTS

PRESENT PR. CONTINUOUS

PAST PS. CONTINUOUS

Ali and Abu

Ros and Siti

They

We

You

The boys

The girls

The men

The old men

My parents

My grandparents

go

walk

run

eat

drink

sleep

talk

visit

buy

read

take

follow

work

write

are going

are walking

are running

are eating

are drinking

are sleeping

are talking

are visiting

are buying

are reading

are taking

are following

are working

are writing

went

walked

ran

ate

drank

slept

talked

visited

bought

read

took

followed

worked

wrote

were going

were walking

were running

were eating

were drinking

were sleeping

were talking

were visiting

were buying

were reading

were taking

were following

were working

were writing

to the market

to the zoo

to school

in the field

in the race

fried noodles

fried rice

grass

a fish

in the canteen

at the restaurant

some milk

a cup of tea

a glass of milk

in the bedroom

their grandparents

my cousins

a new car

a pen

the tickets

Simple Future Tenseand

Future Continuous TenseSubject Modal Verb ObjectSingular

Plural

shall

will

go

walk

run

eat

drink

sleep

to the market

to the zoo

to school

in the field

in the race

fried noodles

fried rice

a cup of tea

In the bedroom

Singular

Plural

shall

will

be visiting

be buying

be reading

be taking

be following

be working

be writing

their grandparents

the letter

the car

in the workshop

the food

the books

STAGE 1 :Understand the verbs.

go = pergiwalk = jalanrun = berlarieat = makandrink = minumsleep = tidurtalk = cakapVisit = melawatbuy = beliread = bacatake = bawa/ambilfollow = ikutwork = bekerjawrite = tulis

STAGE 2 : SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

FORMULA: Subj + v (present) + obj

Eg: 1. Ali eats fried rice. 2. He drinks tea. 3. They watch television.

Exercise 1. Write simple present tense sentences.

Saya pergi ke pasar.

Ali jalan kaki ke pasar.

Mereka berlari ke pasar.

Dia (lelaki) pergi ke sekolah.

Dia (perempuan) tulis sepucuk surat.

STAGE 3 : PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

FORMULA: Subj + V2B(present) + V (ing) + obj.

Eg: 1. Ali + is + eating + fried rice. He + is + drinking + tea. They + are + watching + television.

Exercise 1. Write simple present continuous tense sentences.

Saya sedang dalam perjalanan ke pasar.

Ali sedang berjalan kaki ke pasar.

Mereka sedang berlari ke pasar.

Dia (L) sedang dalam perjalanan ke sekolah.

Dia (P) sedang menulis sepucuk surat.

STAGE 4 : SIMPLE PAST TENSE

FORMULA: Subj + v (past) + obj

Eg: 1. Ali + ate + fried rice. He + drank + tea. They + watch + television.

Exercise 1. Write simple past tense sentences.

Saya pergi ke pasar.

Ali jalan kaki ke pasar.

Mereka berlari ke pasar.

Dia (lelaki) pergi ke sekolah.

Dia (perempuan) tulis sepucuk surat

STAGE 5 : PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

FORMULA: Subj + V2B(past) + V (ing) + obj.

Eg: 1. Ali + was + eating + fried rice. He + was + drinking + tea. They + were + watching + television

Exercise 1. Write simple past continuous tense sentences.

Saya sedang dalam perjalanan ke pasar.

Ali sedang berjalan kaki ke pasar.

Mereka sedang berlari ke pasar.

Dia (L) sedang dalam perjalanan ke sekolah.

Dia (P) sedang menulis sepucuk surat.

Conclusion

FORMULA: Subj + v (present) + obj

FORMULA: Subj + V2B(present) + V (ing)+ obj

FORMULA: Subj + v (past) + obj

FORMULA: Subj + V2B(past) + V (ing) + obj.

Success Always