Time: sudah, sedang, akan, belum

By Speak Indo, from the Speak Indo Indonesian course.

Indonesian has no tenses. Instead, small words mark time.

How it works

Since verbs don't change, you show past/present/future with time words: • sudah, already (past/completed) • sedang, currently (in-progress) • akan, will (future) • belum, not yet • pernah, ever (experience)

Examples

• Saya sudah makan.
  I have already eaten.
• Dia sedang bekerja.
  He/She is (currently) working.
• Kami akan pergi besok.
  We will go tomorrow.
• Saya belum siap.
  I'm not ready yet.
• Pernah ke Bali?
  Have you ever been to Bali?