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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelIn this research, the writer investigated about the similarities and
differences of finite verb form in formal English and their equivalents in
formal Indonesian. She found out that the finite verb forms in English has 2
types: finite form in main verb and finite form in auxiliary verb. Finite verb
form in main verb is only simple present form and simple past form while the
finite form in auxiliary verb are the simple future, present continuous, past
continuous, future continuous, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect,
present perfect continuous, past perfect continuous and future perfect
continuous forms. Their equivalents in Indonesian are the base forms or
affixed forms of verbs and with the time expressions for simple present and
simple past forms. Indonesian uses the terms [TELAH + V] or [SUDAH + V]
or verb plus some adverbs such as JUST, NEVER and RECENTLY for
perfective aspect and [SEDANG V + a time expression (present/past)] for
continuous aspect and [AKAN + V] for simple future tense. In Indonesian,
there is no combination of tense and aspect, except for AKAN SELESAI,
corresponding to the English future perfect. Also, there is no combination of
perfective and continuous aspects.
Thus, in terms of tense, Indonesian only has one tense: future form, as
used in simple future and future perfect while English has present, past and
future forms. In terms of aspect, both Indonesian and English have continuous
and perfective aspects of the verb. In functions of verb forms, English and
Indonesian have many similarities.