Simple Present Tense
LESSON 9
What is simple present tense?
Simple Present Tense is the tense used to
express an action or activity taking place
or happening at the present time in a
simple form, or activities performed
repeatedly, or daily habits, or acts that
have nothing to do with time.
Time information that can be used in the Simple Present
Tense is:
1 Everyday setiap hari
2 every week setiap minggu
3 every month setiap bulan
4 every year setiap tahun
5 every night setiap malam
6 every afternoon setiap sore
7 every minute setiap menit
8 every hour setiap jam
9 once a week satu kali seminggu
10 twice a week dua kali seminggu
Verbal
Nominal
A. Verbal Sentence
Verbal sentence in the form of Simple Present
Tense, generally used for
a. Declared an act of a habit or performed at
certain times.
Example:
- He visits my house twice a week.
- They go to campus everyday
- She eats meat ball everyday.
[Link] form
For I, you, we, they subject
we used :
Subject + infinitive
(Verb 1)
For she, he, it subject
we used:
Subject + infinitive
(Verb 1) + s/es
Example
I write a letter everyday.
(Saya menulis surat setiap hari)
She reads a digitalnews every morning.
(Dia membaca berita digital setiap pagi)
They visit their grandmother every Friday.
(Mereka mengunjungi neneknya setiap hari
Jum'at)
There are several rules that must be observed when
adding s/es on a verb (infinitive), as follows:
Verb 1
No The addition of the suffix "-s" Meaning
(infinitive)
1 read reads membaca
2 work works bekerja
3 write writes menulis
4 set sets terbenam
5 shine shines bersinar
6 sing sings menyanyi
7 bring brings membawa
8 eat eats makan
9 help helps menolong
10 give gives memberi
2. Verb (infinitive) that ends in the letters "ch, o, s,
sh, x, z" the suffix is "-es"
No Verb 1 (infinitive) Penambahan akhiran “-es”
Arti kata
1 teach teaches mengajar
2 reach reaches menjangkau
3 do does mengerjakan
4 go goes pergi
5 kiss kisses mencium
6 discuss discusses mendiskusikan
7 pass passes melewati
8 wish wishes mengharapkan
9 finish finishes menyelesaikan
10 fix fixes memperbaiki
3. verb (infinitive) that ends with the letter "y" and is
preceded by a consonant (consonants), then the suffix "-y"
was changed to "i" and then added "-es".
Verb 1 Penambahan akhiran
No
(infinitive) “-es” Arti kata
1 Cry Cries Menangis
2 Carry Carries Membawa
3 Fly Flies Terbang
4 Study Studies Belajar
5 Reply Replies Menjawab
6 Try tries Berusaha
4. The verb (infinitive) that ends with the letter "y"
is preceded by a vowel (vocals), plus enough with
the suffix "-s'.
Verb 1 Penambahan
No
(infinitive) akhiran “-s” Arti kata
1 Buy Buys Membeli
2 Play Plays Bermain
3 Lay Lays Berbaring
4 Say says Berkata
2. Negative Form
ForI, you, we, they subject
we used :
Subject + do + not +
infinitive (Verb1)
Forshe, he, it subject
we used : Subject + does + not +
infinitive (Verb1)
Information :
In the form of negative verbal sentence, the additional
"s / es" to the verb does not exist.
Example
They do not/ don’t visit their grandmother every
Friday.
(Mereka mengunjungi neneknya setiap hari Jum'at)
She does not/doesn’t read a magazine every
morning.
(Dia tidak membaca majalah setiap pagi)
I do not/ don’t write a letter everyday.
(Saya tidak menulis surat setiap hari)
3. Introgative Form
ForI, you, we, they subject
we used :
Do + Subject +
Infinitive (Verb 1) ?
Forshe, he, it subject
we used :
Does + Subject +
Infinitive (Verb 1) ?
Information :
In the form of negative verbal sentence, the additional "s / es" to the
verb does not exist
Example
Do I write a letter everyday?
(Apakah saya menulis surat setiap hari?)
Does She read a digitalnews every morning?
(Apakah dia membaca beritadigital setiap pagi?)
Do they visit their grandmother every Friday?
(Apakah mereka mengunjungi neneknya setiap
hari Jum'at?)
# And the answer is yes i do or no I don’t.
B. Nominal Sentence
1. Positive Form
Information :
Non verb or not a verb (verb), can be a noun (noun),
adjectives (adjective) or an adverb.
Subject + To be + Noun Adjective/Adverb
To be (is, am, are) adjusted to the subject of the
sentence.
- Is on the subject of He, She, It
- Are on the subject, You, They, We
- Am on the subject I
Example
I am in the library. -----> Adverb
You are sad. ---------> Adjective
She is a teacher.
2. Negative Form
Subyek + To be + not +Noun Adjective/Adverb
Information :
Negative nominal sentence is formed by
adding notes behind to be.
Example :
- You are not sad. -------------> Adjective
(Kamu sedih)
- I am not in the library. -----> Adverb
(Kami ada di perpustakaan)
- She is not a teacher.
(Dia seorang guru)
READ THE BELOW PARAGRAPH
Nancy and Joe are good friends .They
speak good English . Nancy works in a
restaurant downtown and Joe is a librarian
. The children play in the garden every
weekend . Joe and Nancy visit Bookstore
together every Saturday.
Yang mana saja merupakan kalimat
simple present tense?
3. Introgative Form
To be + Subyek + Noun Adjective/Adverb
Information :
Kalimat nominal ini dibentuk dengan to be di awal kalimat.
Example :
Are you sad? (Apakah kamu sedih?)
Are you in the library? (Apakah kami ada di perpustakaan?)
Is she a teacher? (Apakah dia seorang guru?)
CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION
1. She always ________ in dance
competitions.(participate/participates)
2. Mohan ________ every morning.(jog/jogs)
3. I _______ in France.(live/lives)
4. Jane ______ in a multinational company.(work/works)
5. Doctors ______ that junk food be
avoided.(recommend/recommends)
6. He _____ angry very quickly.(get/gets)
FILL IN THE BLANKS
a)My mother is a teacher. She _______ English.
b)Rohan is my best friend. He _______ soccer.
c) _____ you know the way out of this
building?
d) What ______ your father do?
e) You can't ______ without water.
THANK YOU
HAVE A NICE DAY