Past Tense VS Present Perfect Tense

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Simple past tense is, states an action / event that occurred in the past / makes a very long time have passed and is known.

Formula:

         

S + Verb 2 + O

In the simple past tense, the verb used is the second form of the verb. There are two types of verbs, namely regular verbs and irregular verbs. For regular verbs, add -ed / -d after the first form verb. As an example:

• Stay – stayed (Tinggal)
• Punch – Punched (Memukul)
• Play – Played (Bermain)
• Touch – Touched (Menyentuh)

For irregular verbs, including to be, the verb forms are very different. As an example:

• Awake – Awoke (Terbangun)
• Begin – Began (Memulai)
• Drink – Drank (Minum)
• Eat – ate (Makan)
• Run – ran (Berlari)

However, there are some irregular verbs that have the same verb form as the basic verb form. As an example:

• Put – Put (Meletakkan)
• Split – Split (Membagi)
• Spread – Spread (Menyebarkan)
• Set – Set (Mengatur)
• Cut – Cut (Memotong

 

Example dialog: 

Doni: Where did you go yesterday?

Lia: I went to my grandmother's house in jogja

Doni: And then?

Lia: Then, i went to my uncle's house, but before that i stopped by rice fields to see the scenery, after taking some photos, i went straight to my uncle's house

Doni: Did you arrive safely?

Lia: Yes, i did

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

The present perfect tense is a form of the verb used to express an action or situation that has started in the past and is still continuing until now or has been completed at a certain point in time in the past but the effect is still continuing.

FORMULA:

The present perfect tense is formed with the auxiliary verb have or has, and the past participle (verb-3). Have is used for I, you, and plural subjects such as:

• Plural pronoun (they, we)
• Plural noun (boys, men)
• Compound subject dengan kata hubung “and” (you and I, Tom and Jack)

Meanwhile, has for the singular subject, such as:

• Third-person singular pronoun (he, she, it)
• Singular noun (Tom, man).

Past participles are formed by adding -ed, -en, -d, -t, -n, or -ne to the base form, which are regular verbs. In the base form, it is an irregular verb, the past participle is inconsistent.

Here are some adverbs that are commonly used to express the present perfect tense:

• Yet
• Already
• Just
• Ever
• Never

And when we speak of unfinished actions or a particular situation, then we can use:

• For
• Since
  
  
  
  

    EXAMPLE DIALOG: 

Alya: Have you met your idol?

Lily: No, I've never met Selene

Alya: Okay, how about you come with me to Selena's concert after i finish my business?

Lily: Are you serious? I've never been to a concert

Alya: Of course

     

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