Tenses Is an Important Part of TOEFL

 

Nama : Esty Putri Ratnasari
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Tenses Is an Important Part of TOEFL

Tense (noun): a verb-based method used to indicate the time, and sometimes the continuation or completeness of an action or state in relation to the time speaking. In English there are three basic tenses: present, past and future. Tense consist of complete sentence. Complete sentence consist of subject (S), predicate (P), object (O) and complement (C).

For example:

1.       She     is watching     TV     now

               S             P               O       C

   

2.       She     is    smart

   S        P        C

 

# Find the wrong word of the sentence bellow!

1.       Arizona   have   a very dry climate.

       S           P                     C

Is there anything wrong with the sentence above?

The answer is YES. Let’s take a look, ‘Arizona’ is singular, so you must use ‘HAS’ not ‘HAVE’.

CORRECT: Arizona has a very dry climate.

 

2.      The first steamship to across the Atlantic   were   the Savana   in 1819.The first steamship to across the Atlantic   were   the Savana   in 1819.

                                S                                        P             O                C

Is there anything wrong with the sentence above?

The answer is YES. Let’s take a look, the subject of the sentence is ‘Steamship’ and ‘Steamship’ is singular, so you must use ‘WAS’ not ‘WERE’. And because the sentence is past tense.

CORRECT : The first Steamship to across the Atlantic was the Savana in 1819.

 

3.       My friend, Haris,   is attending   the meeting.

              S                           P                      C

Is there anything wrong with the sentence above?

The answer is NO. The sentence above is a correct sentence.

 

4.       Advertising   provide   most of the income for magazine, newspaper, radio, and television in Indonesia today.

          S                  P                                                                           C

Is there anything wrong with the sentence above?

The answer is YES. Let’s take a look. If there’s (Subject + ing) just remember that is will always a singular. In the sentence above, ‘advertising’ is a singular, so the ‘Provide’ should be ‘PROVIDES’.

CORRECT : Advertising provides most of the income for magazine, newspaper, radio, and television in Indonesia today.