The Simple Present Tense
The Simple Present Tense
The Simple Present Tense
a) Function:
• To talk about daily routines (membicarakan kegiatan rutin/ sehari-hari)
• To talk about habitual actions (kebiasaan)
• To talk about fact (fakta)
I am noun/ adjective
He / She / It is noun/ adjective
You / We / They are noun/ adjective
Examples:
Am I noun/ adjective?
Is He / She / It noun/ adjective?
Are You / We / They noun/ adjective?
Bentuk spelling kata kerja pada orang ketiga (She, He, It), tergantung dari akhiran kata kerja
(verb) tersebut.
1. Untuk kata kerja yang berakhiran -o, -ch, -sh, -x, atau -z, tambahkan -es.
go – goes
catch – catches
wash – washes
kiss – kisses
box – boxes
fix – fixes
2. Untuk kata kerja (Verb) yang berakhiran konsonan + Y, hilangkan Y, dan tambahkan -ies.
carry – carries
study – studies
worry – worries
marry – marries
3. Sedangkan, untuk kata kerja yang berakhiran vokal + Y, cukup tambahkan -s.
play – plays
say – says
enjoy – enjoys
Contoh Kalimat
1. She carries a suitcase.
2. Mira studies Maths very hard.
3. Mother always washes our clothes everyday.
4. That boy usually enjoys playing games
5. Kikan watches TV every afternoon.
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Examples:
1. You often … to shool 5 minutes before start.
A. come
B. comes
2. James goes to the beach only once a year. He … goes to the beach
A. rarely
B. never
C. sometimes
7. Father … watch dramas on TV because he hates them. News shows are much better.
A. generally
B. sometimes
C. never
mother ... 2 ... (prepare / prepares) some food for breakfast. My father and Fathir, my
brother ... 3 ... (wash / washes) his motorcycle and bicycle. I myself ... 4 ... (sweep /
sweeps) the floor. After that, my father ... 5 ... (take / takes) care of his pets, some birds.
After finishing our work, we ... 6 ... (enjoy / enjoys) lunch together. In the afternoon
I ... 7... (don’t / doesn’t) like sleeping but I sometimes … 8 … (watch / watches) TV
while Fathir often ... 9 ... (listen / listens) to a radio. Koko ... 10 ... (play / plays) with
his friends. They usually ... 11 ... (go / goes) to football field. He ... 12 ... (come / comes)
back home late in the afternoon. We ... 13 ... (is / are) in the diningroom at seven to eat
dinner. I always ... 14 ... (wait / waits) for Sunday even it ... 15 ... (is / are) sometimes
tiring.
Rumus
Untuk membentuk kalimat tense ini, biasanya digunakan kata kerja bentuk dasar atau Verb 1. Kecuali untuk kata
ganti orang ketiga, menggunakan Verb 1 + s/es. Seperti ditunjukkan pada table dibawah ini.
Jika kata kerja / verb nya berupa To Be, maka rumusnya menjadi
Perhatikan, untuk subjek bentuk ketiga (she, he it), setelah kata don’t atau doesn’t, bentuk verb tidak
ditambahkan s/es.
Untuk membentuk kalimat interogative / kalimat pertanyaaan, biasanya menggunakan tambahan do atau does di
depan kalimat. Rumusnya adalah sebagai berikut
Do / Does + S + Verb 1 + O
Kata do digunakan jika subjeknya adalah I, you, they, atau we. Namun, kata does digunakan jika subjeknya
adalah bentuk orang ketiga (She, He, It).
Apabila kata kerja (verb) berupa To Be atau Modal, maka jangan menggunakan kata do atau does.
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