Simple Present Tense Adl bentuk tenses yang digunakan untuk menjelaskan kejadian yang teratur, rutin, atau kebiasaan yang terus terjadi sehati-hari. Simple present tense juga bisa digunakan untuk menunjukkan suatu hal yang sedang terjadi saat ini. . Fungsi Simple Present Tense Untuk menyatakan general truth, habits, instruction, dan fixed schedules : 1. General Truth Adl kebenaran umum atau kebenaran mutlak. Artinya, hal-hal yang kebenarannya sudah pasti dan sudah diketahui secara umum. Contoh : The sun rises in the east . Water freezes at zero degrees. Cats are mammals. 2. Habits Habits atau kebiasaan berarti sesuatu yang dilakukan terus menerus secara konsisten. Contoh : My father goes to work every weekdays. I study with my friends every Sunday at the academy. 3. Instruction Instruksi atau perintah biasanya ditemui pada papan-papan perintah di jalan, pada kemasan produk, dan juga dalam kalimat perintah secara umum. Contoh : Do not enter this area!. Cook the noodle for 3 minutes. Close the door, please! 4. Fixed Schedules Sesuatu yang sudah terjadwal atau sudah pasti terjadi. Perbedaan habits dengan fixed scheduled yakni apabila habits merupakan kebiasaan atau sesuatu yang dilakukan berulang secara rutin, bisa terjadwal, bisa juga tidak. Sedangkan fixed schedules merupakan sesuatu yang terjadwal, tapi tidak berulang. Contoh : The show starts at 7 pm. The script marks their upcoming concerts in Indonesia on September 30th and October 1st . Tabel subject beserta to be & verb-nya I saya am do You kamu We kita are They mereka He dia (laki-laki) She dia (perempuan) is does It dia (untuk benda/hewan) Keterangan : - Subject I menggunakan to be --> am dan verb --> do atau verb tanpa akhiran s/es. - Subject You, We, They menggunakan to be --> are dan verb --> do atau verb tanpa akhiran s/es - Subject He, She, It menggunakan to be --> is dan verb --> does atau verb berakhiran s/es
Rumus Simple Present Tense a. Kalimat Verba adl kalimat yang menyatakan tindakan atau perlakuan, sehingga predikatnya berupa verb (kata kerja). Verb yang digunakan hukumnya wajib Verb1. Positive Negative Subject + Verb 1 / Vs/es + Complement (noun/adverb/adjective) Subject + do/does + not + Verb 1 + Complement (noun/adverb/adjective) Contoh : I write a letter. He goes to school. Contoh : They do not know where to go. She does not bring an umbrella. Interrogative Interrogative with WH-question Do/does + Subject + Verb 1 + Complement + ? (noun/adverb/adjective) WH-question + do/does + Subject + Verb 1 + Complement + ? (noun/adverb/adjective) Contoh : Does he bring a book? Do you like it? Contoh : When does he go to school? Why do you love volleyball so much? b. Kalimat Nomina adl kalimat yang menyatakan kebendaan, bisa berupa nama orang, profesi, tempat, dan segala hal yang dibendakan, jadi predikatnya berupa to be (am,is,are). Positive Interrogative Subject + to be + Complement (am/is/are) (noun/adverb/adjective) To be + Subject + Complement + ? (am/is/are) (noun/adverb/adjective) Contoh : He is a teacher. I am smart. We are a group of students Contoh : Is the food delicious ? Am I right? Are you a doctor? Negative Interrogative with WH-question Subject + to be + not + Complement (am/is/are) (noun/adverb/adjective) WH-question + to be + Subject + ? (am/is/are) Contoh : Mom is not a chef. I am not lazy. They are not here yet. Contoh : Who is that boy? Where am I? Why are you late?
Exercises of Simple Present Tense 1. What …. he catch? A. does c. be B. do d. should 2. hana … a the bathroom now. A. cry c. cried B. cries d. crying 3. … Lizzie eat fish? A. Does C. Doing B. Do D. Did 4. My sister … at the theater. A. work C. worked B. working D. works 5. when … he … the fish? A. does, catches B. does, caught C. does, catch D. do, catch 6. we … to the school together. A. going C. goes B. go D. went 7. anna … to the english club. C. going C. goes D. go D. went 8. the children … at playground. A. Is C. are B. am D. do 9. … you … English well? A. Do, speaks B. Does, speak C. Do, speaking D. Do, speak 10. Andrea … …. The piano very well. A. Don’t, play B. Doesn’t, play C. Doesn’t, plays D. Don’t, plays 11. I … YouTube videos everyday. A. Watch B. Watches C. Watched D. Watching 12. Mathematics … so hard. A. Is B. Are C. That D. Was 13. … you …. me? A. Did, love B. Do, love C. Does, love D. Do, loves 14. A: Do you like to cook? B: ….. A. Yes, I likes to cook B. Yes, I liked to cook C. Yes, I like to cook D. Yes, I am liking to cook 15. A: How do you go to the office? B: …. A. I ride the car to the office B. I rode the car to the office C. I riding the car to the office D. I ridden the car to the office