Past Tense VS Present Perfect Tense

PAST TENSE

Past Tense adalah untuk menyatakan peristiwa yang telah “Lampau”. Semua itu sudah “Past. Berikut adalah rumus yang digunakan dalam past tense

Rumus Past Tense:
Positif: S + V2
Negatif: S + did not + V1
Tanya: Did + S + V1

Contoh Kalimat Past Tense:
-My Father bought this car last year
-They went to Tokyo last month

Kalimat Negatif Past Tense
Sesuai rumusnya: S + did + not + V1
Kalimat positif tadi, kita jadikan negatif:
Positif: My Father bought this car last year
Negatif: My Father did not BUY this car last year

Kalimat Tanya Past Tense
Pertanyaan dibuat dengan menempatkan did sebelum subjek. Contoh:

Positif: My Father bought this car last year
Tanya: Did My Father BUY this car last year

Boleh saja Anda tambahkan dengan Where, When, Why dan sebagainya seperti ini:
-When did my father buy this car?
-Why did they go to tokyo?

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

Present perfect tense digunakan untuk menyatakan tindakan atau situasi yang pernah atau sudah terjadi. Kapan terjadinya tindakan atau situasi itu tidak terlalu penting.

Pola kalimat present perfect tense.

Pola I
(+) S + have/has + V3
(-) S + have/has + not + V3
(?) Have/has + S + V3

Pola II
(+) S + have/has + been + Adj/Adv/N
(-) S + have/has + not + been + Adj/Adv/N
(?) Have/has + S + been + Adj/Adv/N

Contoh kalimat pola I:
I have finished my work.
She has not eaten lunch.
Have you seen that movie?

Contoh kalimat pola II:
She has been sick for two days.
They have not been busy for one day.
Have you been here for two hours?