Simple Present Tense

Simple present is used to indicate  a situation that exixsts right now, it is used for general statements of fact and used for habitual or everday activity.

a. habitual  action

   - Fahmi usually eats fried rice for breakfast.

b. general truth

  -A year has twelve months

Simple present pattern :

1. Nominal (kalimat dengan predikat bukan kata kerja, kata kerjanya berupa TO BE : Is, Am, Are)

Ex.(+) He is a dancer ( S + To Be + C)

(-)He is not a dancer ( S + To Be + Not  + C)

(?)Is he a dancer ? (Tobe + S + C)

When using word questions (W/H questions such as 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 question pattern above.

Example : Why is he happy?

(W/H question + To Be + S + C )

2. Verbal (kalimat dengan predikat berupa kata kerja)

(+)S + Verb-1 – s/es + C/O/adv

I study English everyday

He plays basketball every Tuesday

(-)S +  Do/Does + Not + Verb-1 + C/O/adv

They do not eat meat

She doesn’t borrow comics everday

(?)Do/Does  + S + Verb-1 + C/O/adv

Do yo drink beer?

Does she understand the lesson?

Spellingof third person singular forms

a. Most verbs :

    Add-s to infinitive

Example :

Work  = Works

Drink  = Drinks

Meet  = Meets

b. Verb ending in consonants + y :

Change y become i + s

Example :

Fly   = Flies

Cry  = Cries

Rely = Relies

c. Verbs ending in s, z, ch, or x :

Add es to infinitive

Example :

Miss = Misses

Buzz  = Buzzes

Watch = Watches

Push = Pushes

Fix = Fixes

d. Verbs ending in vocals  -o :

Add-es to infinitive

Example :

Go = Goes

Do = Does

Additional : have = has

Do = I, you, we, they

Does = she,he,i, The star, Miss Yuri, Mr.Simple

Adverb 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