CHAPTER I

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Simple Present Tense adalah bentuk waktu sekarang sehubungan dengan fakta atau
tindakan yang biasa dilakukan sehari-hari. Untuk memahami pelajaran ini dimulai dengan
latihan lisan dan membaca (Reading and Oral Practice), latihan pola dan tata bahasa
(Structure and Pattern Practice), latihan intonasi dan ucapan (Pronunciation and Intonation
Practice dan latihan umum (General Practice).
Tujuan bab ini adalah agar mahasiswa dapat memahami bentuk waktu Simple Present
Tense dalam membaca, menulis dan menggunakannya percakapan.

1. READING AND ORAL PRACTICE

A. Listen and Repeat

o Do you get up early every morning?

o Yes, I get up at seven o’clock every morning.

o Do you eat breakfasr then?

o Yes, but first I wash and dress.

o Do you eat a big or small breakfast?

o I eat a big breakfast.

o Do you leave for school then?

o Yes, I leave for school at eight o'clock.
 o Do you walk to school or take a bus?
o I usually walk to school with my friend Jim.

o Do you and Jim arrive at school at nine o'clock?

o We usually arrive at school before nine o'clock.

o What time is it now?

o If s eleven o'clock
B. Answer the Questions

1. Do you get up early every morning?

2. Do you eat breakfasr then?

 3. Do you eat a big or small breakfast?

4. Do you leave for school then?

5. Do you walk to school or take a bus?

6. Do you and Jim arrive at school at nine o'clock?

7. What time is it now?

C. Listen dan Repeat

 o Is Michael a high school or a college student?
o He's a college student.

o Does he get up early every morning?

o Yes, He gets up at seven o'clock every morning.

o What is Susan?
o She's a college student too.

o What time does she get up?

o She gets up at seven o'clock too.

o Does Michael eat a big or small breakfast?

o He eats a big breakfast.
 o Does Susan eat a big breakfast too?
o No, she eats a small breakfast.

o Does Michael leave for school at eight or nine o'clock?

o He leaves for school at eight o'clock.

o What time does Susan leave for school?

o She leaves for school at eight o'clock too.

o Does she take a bus?

o No, she usually takes the subway.

o What time does she arrive at the college?

o She arrives at the college before nine o'clock.
 o What time does their first class begin?
o It begins at nine o'clock.

o What time is it now?

o It's twelve o'clock.

D. Answer the questions

1. Is Michael a high school or a college student?

2. Does he get up early every morning?

3. What is Susan?

4. What time does she get up?

 5. Does Michael eat a big or small breakfast?

6. Does Susan eat a big breakfast

7. Does Michael leave for school at eight or nine o'clock?

8. What time does Susan leave for school?

9. Does she take a bus?

10. What time does she arrive at the college?

 11. What time does their first class begin?

12. What time is it now?

E. Dialogue

JIM : Good morning, Mike.

MICHAEL : Good morning. How are you?
JIM : I'm fine, thank you. How are you?
MICHAEL : Fine, thanks.
JIM : Are we late?
MICHAEL : No, we're not. It's not nine o'clock yet.

2. STRUCTURE AND PATTERN PRACTICE

Simple Present Tense dari kata kerja Bahasa Inggris dibentuk dari bentuk dasar
(infinitive), sebagai berikut:

Singular Plural
I leave we leave
you leave you leave
he leaves
she leaves they leave
it leaves

Perhatikan bahwa sesudah he, she dan it –orang ketiga tunggal—s/es ditambahkan
pada kata kerja.

walk, walks leave, leaves dress, dresses

Simple Present Tense diperlukan untuk kegiatan yang menjadi kebiasaan atau biasa
dilakukan secara teratur pada saat sekarang.
Pertanyaan dibentuk dengan kata kerja bantu do. Bentuk does digunakan untuk he,
she, it.
 Singular Plural
Do I begin? Do we begin?
Do you begin? Do you begin?
Does he begin ?
Does she begin? Do they begin?
Does it begin ?

Perhatikan bahwa it digunakan sebagai subjek pengganti benda tunggal, he sebutan

pengganti bagi pria dan she sebutan pengganti bagi wanita. They adalah bentuk jamak untuk
ketiganya.

School begins at nine o'clock. It begins at nine o'clock.

The buses arrive before nine o'clock. They arrive before nine o'clock.

The buses arrive before nine o'clock.

They arrive before nine o'clock.

What time digunakan untuk menanyakan waktu ketika jawaban yang diharapkan
adalah jam dan menit. Perhatikan bahwa kalimat-kalimat yang menyatakan tentang waktu
dimulai dengan it.

It's eleven o'clock now.

Good morning adalah salam yang biasa diucapkan hingga jam 12 tepat tengah hari.
How are you? Adalah pertanyaan yang biasa diajukan terhadap kesehatan seseorang, dan I’m
fine adalah salah satu jawaban umum. Inilah salam yang biasanya sangat singkat dalam
Bahasa Inggris. Thank you digunakan sebagai ungkapan terima kasih. (Thanks bentuk
pendek). You're (you are) welcome adalah balasannya.
Mike adalah nama panggilan atau bentuk pendek dari Michael.

EXERCISES
A. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb indicated.
Example :
Mike gets (get) up at seven o'clock every morning.
1. You ______(leave) for school at eight o'clock.
2. I __ (get) up at seven o'clock every morning too.
3. Susan ___ (get) up at seven o'clock too.
4. We ____(walk) to school every morning.
5. My friend ______(take) the subway to college.
6. I _______(wash) first and then I ___(dress).
7. Mike _____ (eat) a big breakfast.
8. The bus ___ (arrive) before nine o'clock.
9. The boys ____(leave) before nine o'clock.
10. School ____ (begin) at nine o'clock.

B. Substitute he for I in these sentences.

Example:
I get up at seven o'clock every morning.
He gets up at seven o'clock every morning.
1. I wash first.
2. Then I dress.
3. I eat a big breakfast.
4. I walk to school.
5. I leave for school at eight o'clock.

C. Substitute she for you in these sentences.

Example:
You get up at six o'clock every morning.
She gets up at six o'clock every morning.
1. You take the bus to school.
2. You leave for school at seven o'clock.
3. You arrive at school before eight o'clock.
4. You begin school at eight o'clock.
5. You eat a small breakfast.

D. Change to questions.
Example:
I get up at seven o'clock every morning.(you)
Do you get up at seven o'clock every morning?
1. He eats a big breakfast.
2. She eats a small breakfast.
3. Mike walks to school with his friend Jim.
4. They arrive at the college before nine o'clock.
5. The bus arrives at school before nine o'clock.
6. We take the subway to school, (you)
7. The buses leave for the college at eight o'clock.
8. Susan gets up before seven o'clock.
9. I eat a big breakfast, (you)
10. His first class begins at nine o'clock.

3. PRONUNCIATION AND INTONATION PRACTICE

A. The s ending of verbs has three different pronunciations, like the plural form of
nouns. Repeat several times.

[s] [z] [ez]

walks begins washes
takes leaves dresses
eats arrives gets
thanks

B. Repeat several times.

[0] as the th in the: then, they, there, that, this, these, those
[e] as the th in thank: three
[e] as the p in late: table, eight, they, subway
[ai] as the t in time: typist, five, arrive, Fm, my, nine
[e] as the e in ten: then, seven, eleven, twelve, there, where

C. Listen and repeat.

Example:
(Teacher) What time do you get up?
(Students) What time do you get up?
(Teacher) What time do you get up?
1. What time is it now?
2. What time do you eat breakfast?
3. What time do you leave for school?
4. What time do you arrive?
5. What time does school begin?
4. GENERAL PRACTICE
Answer the question "What time is it?"
1. 6.

2. 7.

3. 8.

4. 9.

5. 10.