TENSES

1.THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

1.1 Nominal

(+) I                   +To be(am)+o/comp

     he/she/it       + To be(is)+o/comp 

     they/we/you + To be(are)+o/comp

(-)  I                   +To be(am not)+o/comp

     he/she/it       + To be(is not)+o/comp 

     they/we/you + To be(are not)+o/comp

(?) To be(am)   +  I                   +   o/comp ?

     To be(is)     + he/she/it        +   o/comp ?

     To be(are)   +  they/we/you +   o/comp ?

Example:

(+) Sinta is a new people here.

(-)  Sinta isn't a new people here

(?) Is Sinta a new people here? Yes,she is

                                                 No,she isn't

1.2 Verbal
(+)He/she/it         + Verb 1 + e/es +o
     They/we/i/you+ Verb 1 + o

(-) He/she/it        + Does not + verb 1 + o
     They/we/i/you+ Do not + Verb 1 + o

(?)Does +  He/she/it + verb 1 + o?
     Do +  They/we/i/you + verb 1 + o?

Example:
(+)Budi always goes to mosque every friday
(-) Budi always doesn't go to mosque every friday
(?)Does Budi always go to mosque every day? yes,he does
                                                                           no,he doesn't

2. THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
2.1 Nominal
(+) He/she/it/i + was + o/comp
      We/they/you + were + o/comp

(-)  He/she/it/i + was not + o/comp
      We/they/you + were not + o/comp

(?) Was + He/she/it/i + o/comp
     Were +  We/they/you + o/comp

Example:
(+)Koko was a student of Junior High School last year
(-)Koko  wasn't a student of Junior High School last year
(?)Was Koko a student of Junior High School last year? yes,he was
                                                                                         no,he wasn't

2.2 Verbal
(+) S + Verb 2 + o/comp

(-) S + did not + Verb 1 + o/comp

(?) Did + S + verb 1 + o/comp

Example:
(+)Setya played football yesterday
(-)Setya didn't played football yesterday
(?)Did Setya played football yesterday? Yes,he did
                                                                 no,he didn't

3. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

(+)He/she/it/i + was + Verb-ing + o/comp
     They/we/you + were + Verb-ing + o/comp

(-)He/she/it/i + was not + Verb-ing + o/comp
    They/we/you + were not + Verb-ing + o/comp

(?)Was + he/she/it/i + Verb-ing + o/comp
     Were + they/we/you + verb-ing + o/comp

Example:
(+) I was watching a television all morning yesterday
(-) I wasn't watching a television all morning yesterday
(?) Were you watching a television all morning yesterday? Yes,i was
                                                                                             No,i wasn't