Rumus Simple Present Tense

Untuk membentuk kalimat simple present tense, biasanya digunakan kata kerja bentuk
dasar, atau Verb 1. Kecuali untuk kata ganti orang ketiga, menggunakan Verb 1 + s/es.
Seperti ditunjukkan pada table dibawah ini.

Subject Verb The Rest of the sentence

I / You / go to the school by bus
They / We
She / He / It goes to the school by bus

Bentuk spelling kata kerja pada orang ketiga (She, He, It), tergantung dari akhiran kata
kerja (verb) tersebut.

1. Untuk kata kerja yang berakhiran -O, -CH, -SH, -X, atau -Z, tambahkan -ES.

 go – goes
 catch – catches
 wash – washes
 kiss – kisses
 box – boxes
 fix – fixes

2. Untuk kata kerja (Verb) yang berakhiran konsonan + Y, hilangkan Y, dan

tambahkan -IES.

 carry – carries
 study – studies
 worry – worries
 marry – marries

Sedangkan, untuk kata kerja yang berakhiran vokal + Y, cukup tambahkan -S.

 play – plays
 say – says
 enjoy – enjoys

Contoh Kalimat Simple Present Tense

Berikut ini adalah contoh kalimat simple present tense yang bisa kamu gunakan.

1. Simple present tense untuk menunjukkan kejadian berulang yang berlangsung saat ini.

 I take the motorcycle to the office

 The train to Bekasi leaves  every hour.
 George sleeps seven hours every night during the week.

2. Simple present tense untuk menunjukkan suatu fakta.

 The President of Indonesia is Joko Widodo.

 A snake has no legs.
 Indonesia has 34 provinces, from Sabang to Merauke.

3. Simple present tense untuk menunjukkan suatu kebiasaan (habit).

 Doni gets up early at 5 o’clock every day.

  John takes a bath twice a day.
 Every year at Lebaran day, most of people travel to their hometown.

Macam – macam Kalimat Simple Present Tense

Simple Present Tense Affirmative

Untuk membentuk kalimat affirmative, rumusnya adalah

S + Verb (1) / Verb dasar / to be (is, am, are) + O

contoh simple present tense affirmative :

 Susi Pudjiastuti is the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.

 She reads Harry Potter book every day.
 They watch new movies every sunday.

Simple Present Tense Negative

Untuk membentuk kalimat simple present tense negative, biasanya menggunakan

tambahan don’t tau doesn’t sebelum kata kerja, KECUALI To Be dan Modal, rumusnya
adalah

S + Don’t / Doesn’t + Verb (1) + O

Jika kata kerja / verb nya berupa To Be, maka rumusnya menjadi

S + (is, am, are) + not + O

Contoh simple present tense negative:

 Susi Pudjiastuti is not the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.

 She doesn’t read Harry Potter book every day.
 They don’t watch new movies every Sunday.

Perhatikan, untuk subjek bentuk ketiga (she, he it), setelah doesn’t, bentuk verb TIDAK
DITAMBAHKAN S / ES

Simple Present Tense Interogative

Untuk membentuk kalimat interogative / kalimat pertanyaaan, biasanya menggunakan

tambahan do atau does di depan kalimat. Rumusnya adalah sebagai berikut

Do / Does + S + Verb 1 + O

Kata do digunakan jika subjeknya adalah I, you, they, atau we. Namun,

kata does digunakan jika subjeknya adalah bentuk orang ketiga (She, He, It).

Contoh simple present tense interogative :

 Does she read Harry potter book?

 Do they watch new movie every day?
 Do you play basketball every morning?

Apabila kata kerja (verb) berupa To Be atau Modal, maka jangan menggunakan

kata do atau does.

Contohnya :

 Is Susi Pudjiastuti the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries?

  Are you new staff of Wall Street English?
 Are they football fans of Persija Jakarta?

Simple Present Tense Formula for First Person Singular & Second person singular and
plural : ( I, We) & ( You, They)

The formula for simple present tense when the First Person is Singular is that the
sentence starts with ‘I’, then a verb in its base form, followed by an object which is
optional.

So, we can say that the formula for simple present tense for First Person Singular is as
follows :

‘I’ + verb (base form) + object (optional)

Let us see some example sentences with formula for simple present tense when the
First Person is Singular:

1) I study hard for exams.

(-) I do not study hard for exams.

(?) Do you study hard for exams? Yes, I do// No, I don’t

2) You go to work every day.

(-) You do not go to work every day.

(?) Do you go to work every day? Yes, I do// No, I don’t

3) We sleep late on Saturdays.

(-) We do not sleep late on Saturdays.

(?) Do you sleep late on Saturdays? Yes, we do// No, we don’t

4) They watch a movie every week.

(-) They do not watch a movie every week.

(?) Do they watch a movie every week? Yes, they do// No, they don’t

5) Ian and Tom swim on Sundays.

(-) They do not swim on Sundays.

(?) Do they swim on Sundays? Yes, they do// No, they don’t

Simple Present Tense Formula for Third Person Singular (He, She, It)

The formula for simple present tense when the Third Person is Singular is that the
sentence starts with He, She, Common noun or proper noun, then a verb in its base
form with added ‘s’ or ‘es’ according to the verb followed by an object which is optional.

So, we can say that the formula for simple present tense for Third Person Singular is as
follows -

He/ She/ Common Nouns/ Proper Nouns + verb (base form) with s/es at the end +
object (optional)
Let us see some example sentences with formula for simple present tense when the
Third Person is Singular:

1) He studies hard for exams.

(-) He does not study hard for exams.

(?) Does he study hard for the exam?

2) Father goes to work every day.

(-) Father does not go to work everyday

(?) Does father go to work every day?

3) Ram sleeps late on Saturdays.

(-) Ram does not sleep late on Saturdays.

(?) Does Ram sleep late on Saturday?

4) She watches a movie every week.

(-) She does not watch a movie every week.

(?) Does she watch a movie every week?

5) Sham swims on Sundays.

(-) Sham does not swim on Sundays.

(?) Does Sham swim on Sundays?