Tenses adalah aturan kata di dalam bahasa inggris yang berfungsi untuk menyatakan sebuah kalimat.seperti Contoh kalimat berikut: Saya sekarang melihat youtube di rumah (I am watching youtube in house now) I am watching adalah tenses yang menunjukkan present continuous, tenses tersebut sesuai dengan keterangan waktu yang ada yaitu now. Atau kalimat kedua seperti Mereka sudah membuat roti di rumahnya bulan lalu (They have made a bread in his house last month) To be have sesuai untuk kalimat tersebut karena keterangan yang digunakan adalah last month. Kalimat tersebut juga menunjukkan tenses yang digunakan adalah present perfect, sebuah tenses untuk menyatakan kalimat yang sudah terjadi di masa lampau.
Cara mudah mengerjakan soal Tenses dalam bentuk pilihan ganda adalah dengan memahami arti dari kalimat soal tersebut, dengan memahami arti kalimat soal maka anda faham apa yang diinginkan oleh soal tersebut, adapun supaya kita memahami arti dari kalimat soal, maka perbendaharaan kosa kata tentang bahasa inggris harus lengkap.
Cara kedua supaya bisa mengerjakan soal Tenses dalam bentuk pilihan ganda, yakni dengan sering anda mengerjakan latihan dan belajar terus menerus tentang penggunaan Tenses di dalam sebuah kalimat. Dengan sering berlatih maka kemampuan anda di dalam mengerjakan soal Tenses akan lebih mahir.
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| Gambar 1.0. Contoh Soal Tenses Pilihan ganda dan Jawabannya |
Berikut adalah 30 contoh soal Tenses dalam bentuk pilihan ganda, adapun kunci jawaban soal berada di akhir soal
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER FROM THESE QUESTIONS BELOW!!!
1. Syamsu … in Surabaya for 3 years.
a.Had been live b.has been living c.Will live d.lived
2. By the end of next month, I … for 3 years in Tarakan
a. Was living b.had been living c. Am living d.will have been living
3. They … in port office last night
a.was b.had been c.are d.will stay
4. Have they … you to join this examination at school.
a.called b.calling c.call d.will call
5. Does he always … to you?
a.lied b.lying c.lies d.will lie
6. It … all day
a.is raining b.will raining c.has been raining d.will rain
7. … they hearing your parent today?
a.had been b.will be c.have been d.are
8. We … forgiving to our teacher next month
a.asking b.will ask c.asked d.have asked
9. Was they … radio at 8 o’clock last night ?
a.listen b. Will listen c,listening d.listened
10. I … this coffee last morning.
a. Drank b. Drink c.Drunk d. Drinks
11. Who … this jacket to you every morning?
a. Brings `b. Brought c.bring d.Will bring
12. I … not afraid stand alone, If Allah by myself.
a. Am b. Do c. Are d. Is
13. … they reciting qur’an now at mosque?
a. Did b. Do c. Are d. Was
14. We … not go down is the song tittle from Michael Heart..
a. Will b. Are c. Did d. Done
15. … they talk at coffee shop every morning?
a. Does b. Do c. Did d. Are
16. What card … I give you today?
a. Do b. Does c. Did d. Done
17. Why … he throw your house yesterday?
a. Did b. Do c. Does d. That
18. When … you go to your home in Indonesia every year?
a. Did b. Do c.Does d. These
19. What … Habib Syech say in front of us last night?
a. Did b. Do c. Does d. That
20. Will Budi … story to me at 7 o’clock tomorrow
a. tell b.telling c.told d.to tell
21. Wilda … physics for 3 years
a.is studying b.will study c.have studied d.have been studying
22. Have Budi … in that company all his life
a.worked b.working c.been working d.work
23. Did he … this snake with his knife
a.cut b.cutting c.will cut d.would cut
24. … he paint my house tomorrow
a. Will b.did c.is d.would
25. Abdul … Mathematics at this moment
a.is studying b.will study c.have been studying d.studies
26. Joko Widodo …. with SBY for 3 hours
a.talked b.had talked c.have talked d.has been talking
27. Will Annisa … this meeting tomorrow morning?
a.join b.joined c.joining d.been joining
28. Annisa … his radio at 7 o’clock last night
a.listened b.listens c.Was listening d.has listened
29. Have they … in Tarakan for a year?
a.lived b.been living c.live d.living
30. Suwito … football for 3 hours
a.has been playing b.is playing c.played d.will play
Kunci Jawaban
1. B 6.C 11.A 16.B 21.D 26.D
2. D 7.D 12.A 17.A 22.C 27.C
3. A 8.B 13.C 18.C 23.A 28.A
4. A 9.C 14.A 19.A 24.A 29.C
5. C 10.A 15.A 20.A 25.A 30.A
