SIMPLE PRESENT

Simple present tense digunakan untuk menunjukan suatu peristiwa, kejadian, kegiatan yang terjadi
berulang-ulang atau merupakan suatu kebiasan habit.

I leave for office at 7 every morning.

My brother works five days a week
I get up at 6 a.m. every day.

Simple present digunakan untuk menunjukan suatu fakta (fact ) atau suatu yang merupakan
kebenaran umum (general truth).
The sun shines in the east and sets up in the west.
The River Nile flow into Mediteranian.
Cows give milk and sheep give wool.

Simple present digunakan untuk menunjukan sesuatu yang akan terjadi pada waktu yang akan
datang jika kita membicarakan suatu jadwal, program dan lain-lain.

The second film begin at 9 p.m.

The first train leaves at 10 a.m.
Tomorrow is Friday.

Pada umumnya, kata kerja ditambah dengan akhiran “s” jika subjeknya orang ketiga tunggal (the
third person singular – he/she/it )
I work six days a week
We play tennis every Saturday
morning.
John plays tennis every Saturday
morning.
Yull works six days a week

Akhiran “es” digunakan pada kata kerja yang akhirnya “ s, ch, sh, o”, jika subjeknya orang ketiga
tunggal. Kata kerja yang huruf akhirnya ”y” dan didahului huruf mati, y ditukar dengan ”i”,
kemudian ditambah ”es”.

I pass your house every day.

You watchT V.
I study English twice a week

He passes your house every day

She watchesTV
He studies English twice a week

PatternKalimat
Affirmative (+)
Negative (-)
Interrogative (?)
Keterangan
I am a teacher
S + To be (am, is,
are)
S + To be + not
To be + S
Kalimat Nominal
He plays foot ball
S + Verb I + s/es
S + Do not/Does
not Verb I
Do/Does + S +
Verb I
Kalimat Verbal
You can go to school
S + Aux
(can,may,must, dll.)S + Aux + Not
Aux + S
Kata Bantu
Tanda Waktu :
always, as a rule, generally, normally, usually, often, every day, every week, every month, every
year, every evening, every Monday, in the morning, in march.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Present continuous tense digunakan untuk menunjukan suatu kejadian atau
peristiwa yang sedang atau berlangsung saat kita sedang bicara.

Jack is painting the house.

Mother is serving our dinner.
They are working in the garden.

Present continuous tense digunakan untuk menunjukan suatu kejadian atau peristiwa yang bersifat
sementara.

Breda is always busy because she is working on her thesis.

Jack is staying in my friend’s flat at the moment.
His elder brother is working in a bank.

Present continuous tense digunakan untuk menunjukan suatu keadaa atau situasi yang berubah-
ubah.
The cost of living in our country is increasing.
The population of the world is rising very fast.
Present continuous tense digunakan untuk menunjukan sesuatu yang akan dilakukan di waktu yang
akan datang dan telah direncanakan/ditentukan sebelumnya.
I am spending my vacation in Bali next week.
We are working in this building next week.
Beberapa kata kerja tidak digunakan dalam present tense.Kata kerja yang tidak diguanakan dalam
present countinuous :

Belong
Know
Remember
Believe
Love
See
Hear
Need

Seem
Hate
Prefer
Understand
Forget
Realize

Want
Contoh :
Salah

Benar
She isknowing them all.
I amunderstanding what you say.

Sheknows them all.

Iunderstand what you say.
Pattern
Kalimat
Affirmative (+)
Negative (-)
Interrogative (?)
Keterangan
I am writing the letter now S + To be + V (ing) S + To be + not + V (ing) To be + S + V (ing) Kalimat Verbal