1. Ahmad : Hannah, what were you
doing when I phoned your mother last night?
Hannah : I ... TV
A. watch
B. will watch
Hannah : I ... TV
A. watch
B. will watch
C. am
watching
D. was watching
E. have watched
Pembahasan
Dari ucapan Ahmad: Kita tahu bahwa Ahmad menanyakan kegiatan yang sedang
dilakukan
Hannah tadi malam. Untuk itu, kita harus menggunakan
pola past progressive :
(S+ was/were + verb - ing).
Pembahasan
2. Henry : What is your plan for
this weekend?"
Tom : I . . . my brother."
A. visited
B. will visit
Tom : I . . . my brother."
A. visited
B. will visit
C. have
visited
D. will have
visited
E. will have been visiting
Pembahasan
Kalimat pertanyaan: "What is your plan
for this weekend?" mempunyai arti "Apa rencana
anda akhir
pekan nanti?" Tense untuk menyatakan suatu rencana di waktu
mendatang adalah
simple future : (S + will/shall + V1).
3. Sally : What are you looking
for?
Carla : My
wallet. I don't know where I ... it.
A. had put
A. had put
B. have put
C. am putting
C. am putting
D. was putting
E. have been putting
Pembahasan
Tense untuk mengungkapkan kejadian yang telah berlangsung
dan buktinya masih terasa/terlihat adalah present perfect tense (have/has +
V3).
4. Ronald : Anwar was promoted president of your company last week,
wasn't he?
Wenny : 'I'm glad he was. He ... in this company for years.
A. worked
B. would work
Wenny : 'I'm glad he was. He ... in this company for years.
A. worked
B. would work
C. had worked
D. was working
E. has been working
Pembahasan
Keterangan waktu `for years' (selama bertahun-tahun)
menunjukkan suatu kegiatan yang terjadi
dalam rentang waktu tertentu dari suatu waktu
di masa lampau hingga sekarang. Tense yang
dipergunakan adalah Present Perfect Continuous : (S + have/has +
been + V-ing).
5. Mila : I haven't heard from Didi for such a long
time.
Cindy : I haven't either, since he ... to Australia.
A. was moving
B. had moved
C. has moved
Cindy : I haven't either, since he ... to Australia.
A. was moving
B. had moved
C. has moved
D. moves
E. moved
Pembahasan
Main clause/induk kalimat di atas berbentuk
present perfect tense yang menerangkan kegiatan
dimulai waktu lampau dan hingga
kini masih berlangsung. Kata since (sejak) menerangkan awal
dari
kegiatan jadi untuk melengkapi keterangan waktu tersebut adalah dengan
bentuk past (moved).
6. Sinta : Where is my dictionary?
Dona : It
was on my desk.
Sinta : Perhaps somebody ... it
A. would take
B. had taken
C. has taken
D. is taking
E. taken
Pembahasan
Bila dihubungkan kalimat soal dengan pilihan yang ada kalimat soal mengehandaki makna
"mungkin seseorang telah mengambilnya." Sesuatu yang telah terjadi (sekarang) diungkapkan
dengan Present Perfect : (S + have/has + V3/been).
7.
Jenny is looking forward to her birthday because she ... a new watch.
A. promised
B. has promised
C. being promised
D. has been promised
A. promised
B. has promised
C. being promised
D. has been promised
E. has been promising
Pembahasan
Pernyataan di atas menghendaki bentuk passive
yang artinya telah dijanjikan bukan telah
menjanjikan. Jadi polanya
menggunakan Present Perfect passive S + have/has + been + V3.
8.
Ronald moved to this town last month. We can say that he ... in this
town for a month.
A. was living
B. had lived
C. has lived
D. lived
E. lives
A. was living
B. had lived
C. has lived
D. lived
E. lives
Pembahasan
Untuk menyatakan sesuatu yang terjadi mulai di
waktu lampau sampai sekarang masih kita
gunakan Present Perfect Tense = S + have/has +V3.
9.
Miss Veronica Jansen ... in Yogyakarta since 2015.
A. is going to teach
B. Have taught C. has taught
D. was teach
A. is going to teach
B. Have taught C. has taught
D. was teach
E. taught
Pembahasan
Kalimat di atas mencerminkan kegiatan lampau dan
masih berlangsung sampai saat ini. Jadi tense yang digunakan adalah Present Perfect
Tense : S + have/has +V3. ( “Have” untuk subjek They, We, I dan You, sedangkan “Has”
untuk subjek He, She dan It)
10. Theresa : Do
you hear something?
Marry : Yes, somebody . . . at the door!
A. was knocking
B. has knocked
C. is knocking
D. knocked
E. knocks
Marry : Yes, somebody . . . at the door!
A. was knocking
B. has knocked
C. is knocking
D. knocked
E. knocks
Pembahasan
Dari
pertanyaan 'Apakah kamu mendengar sesuatu?' dan dari Jawaban 'ya' memberi
pengertian bahwa seseorang
sedang mengetuk pintu. Peristiwa yang sedang berlangsung
(pada waktu
kini) dinyatakan dengan pola present continuous: S
+ is/are/am + V-ing.
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