Compliment and Congratulation
1. What is Compliment? Complimentis an expression that we show or say to express/give praise. Some people use compliments to “butter up” somebody or to flatter in order to increase good will. Complement is for anyone you have occasion to talk with (friends, family, colleagues, and even strangers).
Complement is express to praise about: the way people’s look/ general appearance, something people have, something people did, something people said.
The Expression of Complement: That’s a beautiful dress! What a lovely shoes! You did very well, You are a good cook, You look charming in that dress.
The Responses of Compliment: Thank you, Really? Thanks, Thank you for saying so, I am glad you like it, I am glad you enjoyed it.
2. What is Congratulation? Congratulationis an expression that we use to give the congratulation utterance when he/she success in doing something.
Kinds of Congratulations: Congratulation of someone’s success, Happy Birthday, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Valentine, Happy Anniversary.
The expression of Congratulation : Congratulation, Congratulation on your promotion, Congratulation for your graduate, I would like to congratulate you …., I must congratulate you …, Let me congratulate on your success.
The Responses of congratulation:Thank you, Thanks, I hope you so, Thanks, I needed that, It’s very kind of you to say that, Do you really think so?
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
aksi atau situasi yang telah dimulai di masa lalu dan masih berlanjut sampai sekarang atau telah selesai pada suatu titik waktu tertentu di masa lalu namun efeknya masih berlanjut.
Rumus Present Perfect Tense
Present perfect tense dibentuk dengan auxiliary verb “have” atau “has”, dan past participle (verb-3).Have digunakan untuk I, you, dan plural subject seperti: plural pronoun (seperti: they, we), plural noun (seperti: boys, men), dan compound subject dengan kata hubung “and” (seperti: you and I, Tom and Jack); sedangkan has untuksingular subject seperti: third person singular pronoun (seperti: he, she, it) dan singular noun(seperti: Tom, man).
Past participle dibentuk dengan menambahkan -ed, -en, -d, -t, -n, atau -ne pada base form beruparegular verb. Pada base form berupa irregular verb, bentuk past participle tidak konsisten.
Berikut rumus present perfect tense untuk kalimat positif, negatif, dan interogatif.
| Rumus Present Perfect Tense | Contoh Present Perfect Tense |
|---|---|
| kalimat positif (+)S + auxiliary verb (have/has) + past participle (verb-3) | I have read the book |
| He has left | |
| kalimat negatif (-)S + auxiliary verb (have/has) + not + past participle (verb-3) | I have not read the book |
| He hasn’t left | |
| kalimat interogatif (?)auxiliary verb (have/has) + S + past participle (verb-3) | Have I read the book |
| Has he left |
Time Expressions pada Present Perfect Tense
Berikut beberapa time expression (keterangan waktu) yang dapat digunakan pada present perfect tense.
| Time Expression | Contoh Kalimat Present Perfect Tense |
|---|---|
| already (sudah)just (baru saja)recently, lately(belum lama ini)ever (pernah)yet (masih)for + period of time up to present: for an hour (selama satu jam), for three days(selama tiga hari), for two weeks(selama dua minggu), for a long time (selama waktu yang lama), for many years (selama bertahun-tahun)since + starting time: since yesterday (sejak kemarin), since 7 am(sejak jam 7 pagi), since February(sejak Februari), since we first met (sejak kita pertama bertemu), since I moved here (sejak saya pindah kesini) | We haven’t seen Dimasrecently. (Kamu belum melihat Dimas lagi.) |
| Have you ever been to Scotland? (Apakah kamu pernah ke Skotlandia?) | |
| Adam hasn’t received the document yet. (Adam masih belum menerima dokumen tersebut.) | |
| We haven’t seen Dimasfor two weeks. (Kamu tidak melihat Dimas selama dua minggu.) | |
| It hasn’t rained since February. (Belum turun hujan sejak Februari.) |
Lihat juga:
Fungsi dan Contoh Kalimat Present Perfect Tense
| No | Fungsi dan Contoh Kalimat Present Perfect Tense |
|---|---|
| 1 | Present perfect tense untuk mengungkapkan kejadian di masa lalu tanpa peduli kapan tepatnya terjadi. |
| Can you recommend the most delicious seafood restaurant in this town? Yes, I’ve visited all of them. (Dapatkah kamu merekomendasikan restoran seafood paling lezat di kota ini? Ya, saya telah mengunjungi semuanya.) | |
| I’ve read this book. (Saya sudah membaca buku ini.) | |
| 2 | Present perfect tense untuk menunjukkan bahwa suatu aksi terjadi berulang kali dimasa lampau (adverb of number dapat digunakan). |
| She has called you three times. (Dia sudah meneleponmu tiga kali.) | |
| 3 | Present perfect tense untuk mengungkapkan aktivitas atau situasi yang dimulai pada masa lampau kemudian dilanjutkan sampai sekarang (belum selesai). |
| I have lived in Cilegon for 3 months. (Saya telah tinggal di Cilegon selama 3 bulan.) | |
| She has studied in French since April. (Saya telah sekolah di Perancis sejak bulan April.) | |
| My brother has worked already/lately/ up to now. (Saudaraku sudah bekerja sampai sekarang.) | |
| 4 | Present perfect tense untuk membicarakanevent yang terjadi belum lama ini. Adverb“recently” dan lately” (= not long ago) dapat digunakan. |
| Have you visited any market recently? (Apakah kamu mengunjungi suatu pasar baru-baru ini?) | |
| Sita hasn’t been too well lately. (Sita tidak terlalu sehat belum lama ini.) | |
| 5 | Present perfect tense untuk membicarakanevent yang baru saja terjadi. Adverb “just” (= very recently) dapat digunakan. |
| I’ve just sent you an email. (Saya baru saja mengirimkan kamu email.) | |
| The rain’s just stopped. (Hujan baru saja berhenti.) [the rain’s = the rain has; lihat contraction & apostrophe] |