Example of Using HOW

Diposting oleh Helwinda Aprilia , Kamis, 05 Januari 2012 22.58

1. How many used to ask about the amount that can be calculated
ex. How many brothers do you have ?

2. How much used to ask about the amount that can't be calculated
ex. How much money do you have ?

3. How often used to ask frequence
ex. How often you come to here ?

4. How long used to ask old
ex. How long you stay in here ?

5. How far used to inquire the distance
ex. How far is your house to your school ?

6. How old used to ask the age.
ex. How old is your mother ?

7. How deep used to ask depths.
ex. How deep is the well ?

8. How tall used to ask altitude.
ex. How tall are you ?

Irregular Verb and Regular Verb

Diposting oleh Helwinda Aprilia 21.56

The verb or verb form will be emended in accordance with the tenses in a sentence. There are two types of changes in the verb form of regular verb (kata kerja beraturan) and irregular verb (kata kerja tak beratutran).


Change the verb in a sentence depends on the tenses used. This will determine if the later is used  is the verb form of the first or base, the second form or the third form.
Regular verb are verb that form the past and third (past participle) plus the suffix-ed. Or if the verb ends with the letter E then lived alone plus the suffix -d

While the irregular verb are verb that form the second and third change or no change. This verb does not require the addition of "-ed" or "-d" at the end of the word.

Forms are irregular verb are devided intro three group are follows.

1. The verb form of the second and third do not change from its first for example, bet. bid, cut add hurt, both the form and they also bet, bit, cut, and hurt.

2. The verb form of the second and third same but different from the first form, such as words bleed, second and third forms are bled, and said second and third forms cling is clung.

3. The verb form of the first, second form, and all three are not the same shape. For instance take the form of the both stores and taken three form, both form Arise arose arisen and all three form, and so on.

In addition, three is also a verb that can be grouped into regular verbs as well as irregular verbs, for exemple, the verb awake the second and third form can be awaked or awoke, the form of the verb leap second and third can be leaped or leapt, and so on

List of Common Regular verb

Diposting oleh Helwinda Aprilia , Sabtu, 31 Desember 2011 00.31

Verb1
Verb2
Verb3
Means
accept
accepted
accepted
menerima
agree
aggreed
aggreed
menyetujui
answer
answered
answered
menjawab
arrange
arranged
arranged
mengatur
arrive
arrived
arrived
tiba/sampai
ask
asked
asked
bertanya
believe
believed
believed
percaya
boil
boiled
boiled
memasak
borrow
borrowed
borrowed
meminjam
call
called
called
memanggil
cancel
canceled
canceled
membatalkan
carry
carried
carried
membawa
change
changed
changed
menukar
clean
cleaned
cleaned
membersihkan
close
closed
closed
tutup
collect
collected
collected
mengumpulkan
cook
cooked
cooked
memasak
correct
corrected
corrected
memeriksa
dance
danced
danced
berdansa
destroy
destroyed
destroyed
menghancurkan
die
died
died
meninggal
enjoy
enjoyed
enjoyed
manyukai
explain
explained
explained
menjelaskan
fail
failed
failed
gagal
fill
filled
filled
mengisi
finish
finished
finished
menyelesaikan
fire
fired
fired
menembak
fix
fixed
fixed
memperbaiki
follow
followed
followed
mengikuti
force
forced
forced
memaksa
gain
gained
gained
memperoleh
happen
happened
happened
terjadi
hate
hated
hated
membenci
hope hoped hoped mengaharapkan
improve improved improved memperbaiki
increase increased increased meningkatkan
introduce introduced introduced mengenalkan
invite invited invited mengundang
join joined joined ikut serta
jump jumped jumped melompat
knock knocked knocked mengetuk
kick kicked kicked menendang
kill killed killed membunuh
kiss kissed kissed mencium
lie lied lied berbohong
listen listened listened mendengarkan
live lived lived tinggal
lock locked locked mengunci
look at looked at looked at melihat
look for looked for looked for mencari
love loved loved mencintai
manage managed managed mengendalikan
miss missed missed lewat
mix mixed mixed mencampur
open opened opened tutup
persuade persuaded persuaded membujuk
play played played bermain
practice practiced practiced mempraktikan
protect protected protected menjaga
receive received received menerima
refuse refused refused menolak
reply replied replied menjawab
return returned returned mengembalikan
save saved saved menyimpan
serve served served melayani
slap slapped slapped menampar
start started strated memulai
stop stopped stoped berhenti
study studied studied belajar
succeed succeeded succeeded berhasil
suggest sugested sugested menyarankan
suppose supposed supposed menduga
taste tasted tasted merasakan
test tested tested menguji
tie tied tied mengikat
travel traveled traveled berpergian
try tried tried mencoba
touch touched touched menyentuh
type typed typed mangetik
use used used menggunakan
visit visited visited mengunjungi
wait waited waited menunggu
walk walked walked berjalan
wash washed washed mencuci
watch watched watched menonton
work worked worked berkerja
wrap wrapped wrapped membungkus











List of Common Irregular Verb

Diposting oleh Helwinda Aprilia , Sabtu, 24 Desember 2011 22.51

Verb1
Verb2
Verb3
Means
arise
arose
arisen
muncul
awake
awoke
awaken
bangun
be
be
been
akan
is
was
been
adalah
am
was
been
   -
are
were
been
yang
become
became
become
menjadi
begin
began
begun
mulai
blow
blew
blown
pukulan
break
broke
broken
istirahat
bring
brought
brought
membawa
build
built
built
membangun
burst
burst
burst
ledakan
buy
bought
bought
membeli
catch
caught
caught
menangkap
choose
chose
chosen
memilih
come
came
come
datang
cut
cut
cut
memotong
deal
dealt
dealt
berurusan
do
did
done
melakukan
drink
drank
drunk
minum
drive
drove
driven
mengendarai
eat
ate
eaten
makan
fall
fell
fallen
jatuh
feed
fed
fed
makan
feel
felt
felt
merasa
fight
fought
fought
berjuang
find
found
found
menemukan
fit
fit
fit
cocok
fly
flew
flown
terbang
forbid
forbade
forbidden
melarang
forget
forgot
forgotten
lupa
forgive
forgave
forgiven
memaafkan
freeze
froze
frozen
membekukan
get
got
got, gotten
mendapatkan
give
gave
given
memberi
go
went
gone
pergi
grow
grew
grown
tumbuh
have
had
had
telah
hear
heard
heard
mendengar
hide
hid
hidden
menyembunyikan
hit
hit
hit
memukul
hold
held
held
terus
hurt
hurt
hurt
terluka
keep
kept
kept
menjaga
know
knew
known
tahu
lay
laid
laid
awam
lead
led
led
memimpin
leave
left
left
meninggalkan
let
let
let
biarkan
lie
lay
lain
berbohong
lose
lost
lost
kehilangan
make
made
made
membuat
meet
met
met
bertemu
pay
paid
paid
membayar
quit
quit
quit
keluar
read
read
read
membaca
ride
rode
ridden
naik
ring
rang
rung
cincin
rise
rose
risen
naik
run
ran
run
menjalankan
say
said
said
mengatakan
see
saw
seen
melihat
seek
sought
sought
mencairi
sell
sold
sold
menjual
send
sent
sent
mengirim
set
set
set
mengatur
shake
shook
shaken
mengocok
shine
shone
shone
bersinar
sing
sang
sung
menyanyi
sit
sat
sat
duduk
sleep
slept
slept
tidur
speak
spoke
spoken
berbicara
spend
spent
spent
menghabiskan
spring
sprang
sprung
musim semi
stand
stood
stood
berdiri
steal
stole
stolen
mencuri
swim
swam
swum
berenang
swing
swung
swung
ayunan
take
took
taken
mengambil
teach
taught
taught
mengajar
tear
tore
torn
air mata
tell
told
told
memberitahu
think
thought
thought
berfikir
throw
threw
thrown
melempar
understand
understood
understood
memahami
wake
woke
woken
bangun
wear
wore
worn
memakai
win
won
won
menang


Present Perfect Tense with already/yet and for/since

Diposting oleh Helwinda Aprilia , Sabtu, 12 November 2011 01.04

The use of an adverb already, and yet in this tense in principle the same as the Present Perfect Tense.

a. Adverb already, and yet are used to reinforce  the statement that something has or has not occurred at a non-specific (unspecified time) in the past. Already (has / have) used in positive sentences, while yet (yet) be used in negative sentences and interrogative sentence.
Already normally placed between the auxiliary (has / have) and verb3. In addition, already also can be placed at the end of the sentence without changing the meaning of the sentence.

Subject + (has/have) + already + been + (verb1+ing) + object + modifier
Atau
Subject + (has/have) + been + (verb1+ing) + object + modifier + already

example :

  1.     I have already been living in this house for nine years.
  2.     We have been studying English since a month ago already.
  3.     He has already been marrying her for nineteen years.
  4.     Mr. Johnson has been working in the same place since 1980 already.

b. Yet used in the negative adverb form (negative sentences) and interogative form (interrogative sentence), which is usually placed at the end of the sentence, as in the following formula :

Subject + (has/have) + not + been + (verb1+ing) + object + modifier + yet

 example :

  1.     I have not been living in this house for nine years yet.
  2.     We have not been studying English for a month yet.
  3.     He has not been marrying her for nineteen years yet.
  4.     Mr. Johnson has not been working in the same place for twenty-nine years yet.
  5.     She has not been waiting for her boyfriend for an hour yet.
Present Perfect Tense with for / since
usefulness of for and since the present perfect is
  1. To show when an activity started.
  2. To show how long an activity has been going on 
example : 
  1. They have played football since 7 o'clock.
  2. She has lived in this city for thirty years.

    Present Perfect Tense

    Diposting oleh Helwinda Aprilia 01.01

    Present perfect tense used to declare an event that has been done in the past and still have something to do with the present, and there is usually a result

    Present Perfect Tense The formula is this:
    Positive: S + have / has + V3
    Negative: S + have / sas Not + V3
    Question: Have / has + S + V3

    Example :

    1. I have already moved to my new apartment.
    2. He has already studied english.
    3. You have not collected your photo yet.
    4. I have just finished my work and I want to go to the thetre.

        Time information

    1. For             : Selama
    2. So far         : Sejauh ini
    3. Up to now : hingga sekarang
    4. Almost       : hampir
    5. Since          : sejak
    6. Already     : sudah
    7. Never        : tidak pernah
    8. Until now  : hingga kini
    9. Just            : baru saja
    10. Still          : masih
    11. Lately      : akhir-akhir ini.