Simple present tense

Simple present tense

 

Is used to indicate situation that exists right now it is used for general  statement of fact and used for habitual or everyday activity

 

Habitual action

-Doni usually eats fried rice for breakfast

General truth

-A year has twelve months

 

Simple present pattern :

 

1. nominal (kalimatdengan predikat bukan kata kerja, kata kerjanya berupa To Be: I, Am, Are).

Ex.   (+)Heis a lawyer(S+to be+ C)

      (-)He is not a lawyer (S +To be+not+C)

      (?)Is he a lawyer (to be + S+ c)

 

When using word questions(W/H QUESTIONS SUCH,What,who,when,why,where,which,how),we simply put the question word in the beginning of the sentence and followed by the form of questionpattern above.

Ex:  Why is he she angry?

(W/H question +tobe+S+C)

 

2.Verbal (kalimat dengan predikat berupa kata kerja )

(+) S +verb1-s?es +O/C/Adv

    I study english eveyday

    He plays basketball evey Tuesday

(-)s+do/does+not +verb1+O/c/adv

   They do not eat meat

   She does not borrow comics eveyday

(?)Do/does+s+v1+o/c/adv

   Do you drink beer?

   Does she understand the lesson?

 

Spelling of third person singular forms

a.Most verbs :

add-s to infinitive

ex: work – works

 drink-drinks

 meet-meets

 

b.verb ending in consonants+y

ex: fly-flies

    cry-cries

    rely-relies

 

c. verds ending in –s,-z,-ch, or –x

Add –es to infinitive

Ex: miss-misses

      Buzz-buzzes

      Watch-watches

     Push-pushes

     Fix-fixes

d. verbs ending in vocals –o :

 Add –es toinfinitive

Ex : go-goes

       Do-does

 

Additional  : have-has

Do=i,you,we,they

Does=he, she, it, Mr. Bayu, Miss Kartini

 

Adverd of time (keterangan waktu)

-everyday

-every week

-in the morning

-every / each

-every month

-every year

-at seven

-once / twice a day

 

Adverb of frequency  ( keterangan pengulangan )

-always      

-never

-sometimes

-ever

-seldom

-often

-usually