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GRAMMAR 1
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

LEARNING MATERIALS

 Simple present tense adalah bentuk tense yang digunakan untuk menyatakan

fact (fakta), habitual action (kejadian yang dilakukan berulang ulang), general
truth (kebenaran umum), atau present (kejadian yang terjadi saat ini).
 Simple present tense terbagi menjadi dua pola kalimat, yaitu verbal simple present dan nominal
simple present tense.

 Verbal simple present tense menggunakan kata kerja yang menunjukkan sebuah aksi atau
tindakan.

 Nominal simple present menggunakan kata kerja ‘be’ atau biasa disebut to be (is, am, are).
 Ciri-ciri simple present tense sebagai berikut :
- Kata kerja dari orang ketiga dalam kalimat ini memiliki akhiran huruf s, es, atau ies.
- Jika dalam bentuk kalmat verbal ada kalimat tanya, maka harus ditambahkan
kata do/does, kemudian ditambahkan subject. Sementara itu, pada kalimat nonverbal
diawali dengan to be (am, are, is).
- Dalam kalimat simple present tense dengan bentuk negatif, perlu ditambahkan kata do
not (don’t) atau does not (doesn’t). Jika ada kata kerja yang berakhir huruf s/es/ies,
maka harus dihilangkan.
 Penulisan simple present tense dalam bentuk kalimat memiliki beberapa fungsinya, diantaranya:
1. Fungsi pertama dari simple present tense adalah untuk mengungkapkan ekspresi atau perasaan.
2. Kalimat simple present tense berfungsi juga untuk menyatakan perintah atau instruksi.
3. Fungsi kalimat simple present tense berikutnya adalah untuk menyatakan suatu acara yang akan
dilaksanakan dalam waktu dekat.
4. Kalimat simple present tense juga memiliki fungsi untuk mengungkapkan suatu kebenaran yang
ada di sekitar kita.
5. Fungsi kalimat simple present tense yang terakhir adalah untuk memperlihatkan aktivitas atau
kegiatan yang dilakukan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari.

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 Rumus Verbal Simple Present
(+) Subject + Verb1(+s/es) + Object

(-) Subject + Do/Does + Not + Verb1 + Object

(?) Do/Does + Subject + Verb1+ ?

NOTES : 1. “Do” pada kalimat negative dan introgative digunakan untuk Subject I, You, They,
We.
2. “Does” pada kalimat negative dan introgative digunakan untuk Subject He, She, It.
3. Verb 1 pada kalimat positif berakhiran s/es/ies jika subjectnya He, She, It.
Examples : (+) We go to school by bus. (+) She goes to school by bus
( - ) We do not go to school ( - ) She does not go to school
( ? ) Do we go to school? ( ? ) Does she go to school?

 Rumus Verbal Simple Present

  (+) Subject + to be (am/is/are) + Noun/adjective

  (-) Subject + to be (am/is/are) + not + Noun/adjective

  (?) to be (am/is/are) + Subject + Noun/adjective + ?

NOTES : 1. To be am digunakan untuk subject I

2. To be is digunakan untuk subject He, She, It, Nama orang tunggal

3 To be are digunakan untuk subject I, You, They We

Example : (+) My mother is a teacher. (+) You are beautiful.

ADEJECTIVE

( - ) My mother is not a teacher NOUN ( - ) You are not beautiful

( ? ) Is my mother a teacher? ( ? ) Are you beautiful?

Task 1
Change these sentences into affirmative, negative or interrogative!
(Ubahlah kalimat – kalimat ini menjadi kalimat positif, negative atau kalimat tanya)

1. (+) We study at school every day. 6. (+) _______________________

( - ) ________________________ ( - ) _______________________
( ? ) ________________________ ( ? ) Is the boy diligent?

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2. (+) He always helps his father. 7. (+) Rani is a smart student.
( - ) ________________________ ( - ) ______________________
( ? ) ________________________ ( ? ) ______________________

3. (+) _________________________ 8. (+) ______________________

( - ) They do not play together. ( - ) I am not Ahmad
( ? ) ________________________ ( ? ) _____________________

4. (+) _________________________ 9. (+) ______________________

( - ) The cat does not eat grass. ( - ) ______________________
( ? ) ________________________ ( ? ) Are we the students of MI?

5. (+) _________________________ 10. (+) You are free today.

( - ) ________________________ ( - ) _____________________
( ? ) Does my mother make a cake? ( ? ) _____________________

Task 2
Underline the correct option!
(Garis bawahi pilihan yang benar)
1. Bob always drink / drinks tea in the morning.
2. What do / does she like / likes?
3. My sister don’t / doesn’t play tennis.
4. They often visit / visits their grandparents at weekends.
5. We sometimes go / goes to the ice rink.
6. Where do / does your parents come / comes from?
7. Do / Does you want / wants to go home?
8. I don’t / doesn’t watch television after school.

Task 3
Find and correct the errors in the following sentences!
(Cari dan benarkan kesalahan pada kalimat – kalimat berikut ini)
1. They is very lazy =
2. My uncle don’t plays badminton =
3. The car are red =
4. Does we need some exercises? =
5. My brother study English every day =
6. Tim and Bob is at home =
7. Bill am eleven years old now =
8. I learns about mathematic =
9. She are not secretary =
10. Do your mother buy vegetables? =

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Task 4
Fill in the blanks with to be (is, am, or are) then answer it!
(Isilah titik – titik dengan to be (is, am, or are) kemudian jawablah)
1. he a doctor? Yes, _______
2. you in the classroom? No,_______
3. they friends? Yes, _______
4. Liz at home? No, _______
5. you singers? Yes, _______
6. that Nick? No, ________
7. Bob from London? Yes, ________
8. you ten? Yes, ________
9. it a cat? Yes, ________

Task 5
Fill in the gaps with either DO or DOES and write answer to each question!
1. cats play football? No, they don`t

2. Pamela Anderson have blonde hair? No, ________

3. your girl/boyfriend like swimming? Yes, ________

4. David Beckham play football for England? No, ________

5. you want to come with me? Yes, ________

6. he always do that? No, ________

7. they like dogs? Yes, ________

8. your father speak German? No, ________

9. your wife/husband come from Argentina? Yes, ________

10. Chileans like Tango? No, ________

Task 5
Find and correct the errors in the following text, do with your group!
(Cari dan benarkan kesalahan pada bacaan berikut ini, kerjakan dengan kelompokmu)
I likes sport. I does judo on Friday and I plays volleyball every weekend. Right now I
are not doing sport; I is watching a match on TV! My brother don’t like sport. Every weekend he
stay at home and play computer games. Right now he are sleeping.
The answer : ______________________________________________________________
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Task 6
Complete the sentences in the simple present tense in affirmative form.
1) I always _________ (listen) to music in the morning.
2) We ________ (have) pink shirts at home.
3) Rima and Khoir _______ (like) that TV show!
4) I never _______ (watch) TV at night.
5) We _______ (want) something to eat now!
6) She _______ (like) black T-shirts.
7) My sister ________ (have) a new pair of jeans.
8) He ________ (need) a new uniform.
9) My brother ________ (like) to go shopping at the mall.
10) Ernesto ________ (play) videogames every day!

SKILL CORNER

I am = I’m Kata kerja berakhiran huruf Y dan huruf sebe-

You are = You’re lumnya adalah huruf vocal maka kata kerja
We are = We’re nya ditambah –S, example : buy buys
They are = they’re Kata kerja berakhiran huruf Y dan huruf sebe-
He is = He’s lumnya adalah huruf konsonan maka kata ker
She is = She’s janya ditambah –ies, example : study studies
It is = It’s

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 VOCABULARY CHECKLIST

VOCABULARY MEANING CHECKLIST

Verb Kata kerja

Noun Kata benda

Adjective Kata sifat

Always Selalu

Usually Biasanya

Often Sering

Sometimes Kadang – kadang

Seldom / Rarely Jarang / jarang sekali

Never Tidak pernah

Every Setiap

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 EVALUATION TEST

Choose the correct answer by crossing a, b, c or d!

(Pilihlah jawaban yang benar dengan menyilang a, b, c atau d)
1. I … bike after school every day.
a) ride c) riding
b) rides d) drive
2. Fatih … fish once a week.
a) eats c) eating
b) eat d) don’t eat
3. Ali … playing tennis, but I … playing baseball at the weekends.
a) like / likes c) likes / likes
b) likes / like d) like / like
4. Which of the following is not simple present?
a) Nadia studies English now.
b) The children often play football here.
c) I ate bakwan malang in front of your house.
d) Nico doesn't like hangout.
5. A : " ... you sick?”
B : “No, I am not”
a) Are c) Do
b) Is d) Does
Change into negative and interrogative form!
(Ubahlah menjadi kalimat negative dan kalimat pertanyaan)
6. (+) The phone rings several times
( - ) ________________________
( ? ) ________________________
7. (+) Ben is my best friend
( - ) ________________________
( ? ) ________________________
8. (+) I and Rita do the homework together.
( - ) ________________________
( ? ) ________________________
Change the verb into the correct form!
(Ubahlah kata kerja berikut menjadi kata kerja yang benar)
9. London (be) in England. =

10. She (drive) very well. =

11. They (open) the store at 8:00. =

12. My sister (speak) English. =

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13. He (have) a big apartment. =

Match the senteces with the routine with arrows!

(Pasangkan kalimat dengan kegiatan menggunakan garis)

14. She … a nurse in the hospital.  do

15. They … in the fifth grade.  are

16. … Rina watch TV every night?  does

17. My father … not go to office today.  is

Give a thick into the box!

(Berilah tanda centang pada kotak)
18. My cat walk slowly. True False

19. My friends play at the park. True False

Find the mistakes and rewrite the text!

(Temukan kesalahan dan tulis kembali bacaan tersebut)

20. Komodo Dragons

Komodo dragons is the native animals of Indonesia. They is very big. People sometimes call
them giant lizards. It is very dangerous. They eats deer, wild pigs and other Komodo dragons.
Komodo dragons belongs to reptiles. They has cold blood and it lays eggs. A Komodo dragon
can run and climbs a tree. It can lives without eating for weeks or even months!
Rewrite : _________________________________________________________________

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*NOTE*
Number 1 – 5 = 1 point Number 14 – 19 = 1 point
Number 6 – 13 = 2 point Number 20 = 5 point

SCORE : all score : 32 Teacher Sign Parents sign

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