Orang punya caranya sendiri sendiri mempelajari bahasa Inggris. Untuk bagian tenses, orang Indonesia bahkan suka banget sampai ada buku tentang 16 tenses. Kamusnya milyaran kata.
Menurut mbak sih 12 saja tenses itu cukup, asal kita pahami sekaligus beserta mode nominal, aktif, dan pasifnya.

TENSES 1: PRESENT SIMPLE

Nominal Aktif Pasif
Positif S + am/is/are + S + V1 + S + am/is/are + V3 +
Negatif S + am/is/are + not + S + do/does + not + V1 + S + am/is/are + not + V3 +
Interogatif Am/Is/Are + S + Do/Does + S + v1 + Am/Is/Are + S + V3 +
Kata Tanya QW + am/is/are + S + QW + do/does + S + V1 + QW + am/is/are + S + V3 +

TENSES 2: PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Nominal Aktif Pasif
Positif S + am/is/are + S + am/is/are + Ving + S + am/is/are + being + V3 +
Negatif S + am/is/are + not + S + am/is/are + not + Ving + S + am/is/are + not + being + V3 +
Interogatif Am/Is/Are + S + Am/Is/Are + s + Ving + Am/Is/Are + S + being + V3 +
Kata Tanya QW + am/is/are + S + QW + am/is/are + S + Ving + QW + am/is/are + S + being + V3 +

TENSES 3: PRESENT PERFECT

Nominal Aktif Pasif
Positif S + have / has + been + S + have / has + V3 + S + have / has + been + V3 +
Negatif S + have / has + not + been + S + have / has + not + V3 + S + have / has + not + been + V3 +
Interogatif Have / Has + S + been + Have / Has + S + V3 + Have / Has + S + been + V3 +
Kata Tanya QW + have / has + S + been + QW + have / has + S + V3 + QW + have / has + S + been + V3 +

TENSES 4: PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Nominal Aktif Pasif
Positif S + have / has + been + S + have / has + been + Ving +
Negatif S + have / has + not + been + S + have / has + not + been + Ving +
Interogatif Have / Has + S + been + Have / Has + S + been + Ving +
Kata Tanya QW + have / has + S + been + QW + have / has + S + been + Ving +

TENSES 5: PAST SIMPLE

Nominal Aktif Pasif
Positif S + was / were + S + V2 S + was / were + V3 +
Negatif S + was / were + not + S + did + not + V1 S + was / were + not + V3 +
Interogatif Was / Were + S + Did + S + V1 + Was / Were + S + V3 +
Kata Tanya QW + was / were + S + QW + did + S + V1 + QW + was / were + S + V3 +

TENSES 6: PAST CONTINUOUS

Nominal Aktif Pasif
Positif S + was / were + S + was/were + Ving + S + was / were + being + V3 +
Negatif S + was / were + not + S + was/were + not + Ving + S + was / were + not + being + V3 +
Interogatif Was / Were + S + Was/Were + S + Ving + Was / Were + S + being + V3 +
Kata Tanya QW + was / were + S + QW + was/were + S + Ving + QW + was / were + S + being + V3 +

TENSES 7: PAST PERFECT

Nominal Aktif Pasif
Positif S + had + been + S + had + V3 + S + had + been + v3 +
Negatif S + had + not + been + S + had + not + V3 + S + had + not + been + V3 +
Interogatif Had + S + been + Had + S + V3 + Had + S + been + v3 +
Kata Tanya QW + had + S + been + QW + had + S + V3 + QW + had + S + been + V3 +

TENSES 8: PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Nominal Aktif Pasif
Positif S + had + been + S + had + been + Ving +
Negatif S + had + not + been + S + had + not + been + Ving +
Interogatif Had + S + been + Had + S + been + Ving +
Kata Tanya QW + had + S + been + QW + had + S + been + Ving +

TENSES 9: FUTURE SIMPLE

Nominal Aktif Pasif
Positif S + will + be + S + will + V1 + S + will + be + V3 +
Negatif S + will + not + be + S + will + not + V1 + S + will + not + be + V3 +
Interogatif Will + S + be + Will + S + V1 + Will + S + be + V3 +
Kata Tanya QW + will + S + be + QW + will + S + V1 + QW + will + S + be + V3 +

TENSES 10: FUTURE CONTINUOUS

Nominal Aktif Pasif
Positif S + will + be + S + will + be + Ving +
Negatif S + will + not + be + S + will + not + be + Ving +
Interogatif Will + S + be + Will + S + be + Ving +
Kata Tanya QW + will + S + be + QW + will + S + be + Ving +

TENSES 11: FUTURE PERFECT

Nominal Aktif Pasif
Positif S + will + have + been + S + will + have + V3 + S + will + have + been + V3 +
Negatif S + will + not + have + been + S + will + not + have + V3 + S + will + not + have + been + V3 +
Interogatif Will +S + have + been + Will + S + have + V3 + Will + S + have + been + V3 +
Kata Tanya QW + will + S + have + been + QW + will + S + have + V3 + QW + will + S + have + been + V3 +

TENSES 12: FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Nominal Aktif Pasif
Positif S + will + have + been + S + will + have + been + Ving +
Negatif S + will + not + have + been + S + will + not + have + been + Ving +
Interogatif Will +S + have + been + Will + S + have + been + Ving +
Kata Tanya QW + will + S + have + been + QW + will + S + have + been + Ving +

 

Ya, 12 saja cukup. Tapi tentu saja mungkin hanya 6 tenses yang rutin dipakai dalam keseharian maupun IELTS (Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Past Simple, Past Perfect, Future Simple). Di postingan selanjutnya, kita akan belajar lebih dalam lagi tentang tenses ini.