SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Kegunaannya :
1. Untuk menyatakan suatu kebiasaan (habitual action) atau kegiatan yang terjadi
berulang-ulang, terus menerus atau pekerjaan yang selalu kita lakukan.
Contoh : I usually go to campus from Monday to Friday
I take a bath twice a day

2. Untuk menyatakan suatu fakta/ kebenaran umum.

Contoh : -Sugar is sweet
-Indonesia has two seasons

3. untuk membuat simple statement yang berlaku umum (berlaku kapan saja) maupun tidak
general (menggunakan verb be [is, am, are] ).

Contoh :- She is beautiful

4. Tense menggunakan (non-action verb) untuk menyatakan perasaan (feeling), indera

(sense), pikiran (mental state), dan kepemilikan (possession)
Contoh : -I feel so tired. (feeling)
-They have a lot of money. (possession)

Dalam simple present tense ada 2 pola rumus yang digunakan yaitu rumus untuk kalimat
Verbal dan rumus untuk kalimat Nominal

I. VERBAL (khusus untuk kalimat yang memuat kata kerja/verb)

JENIS
Rumus VERBAL EXAMPLE
KALIMAT
Positif (+) Subject (I, You, We, They ) + V1 + O - I go to campus every Monday
to Friday .
- You go to campus….
- We go to campus….
- They go to campus….

Go disini adalah V1

Subject (He, She, It) + V1 (es/s) + O -She goes to campus every

Monday to Friday.
- He goes to campus….

Note : Khusus subjek He/she

untuk kata kerja/Verb yang
digunakan harus di tambah es
atau s
Negative (-) Subject (I, You, We, They )+Do + Not + - I do not go to campus every
Verb 1 + O Monday to Friday.
- You do not go to campus…
- We do not go to campus…
- They do not go to campus….

Subject (He, She, It) + Does+ Not + -She does not go to campus
Verb 1 + O every Monday to Friday.

-He does not go to campus

every Monday to Friday.

Note : didalam kalimat

negative untuk subjek He/She,
kata kerja yang digunakan
harus kembali ke bentuk kata
kerja dasar/V1,tidak ditambah
akhiran s/es karena sudah
diwakilkan oleh kata kerja
does dimana does merupakan
kata kerja dasar dari do yang
ditambah es.

Interogatif Do + S (I, You, We, They ) + Verb 1 -Do I go to campus every

(?) Monday to Friday?
-Do you go to campus every
Monday to Friday?
-Do we go to campus every
Monday to Friday?
-Do they go to campus every
Monday to Friday?

Does+ S (He, She, It)+ Verb 1 -Does she go to campus every

Monday to Friday?
 -Does he go to campus every
Monday to Friday?

Note : didalam kalimat

introgative untuk subjek
He/She kata kerja kembali ke
kata kerja dasar/V1, tidak
ditambah akhiran s/es karena
sudah diwakilkan oleh kata
kerja does dimana does
merupakan kata kerja dasar
dari do yang ditambah es.

Answer Untuk menjawab pertanyaan/ interogatif Jika jawaban ya

Yes, I do
Yes, You do
Yes ,We do
Yes, They do

Yes, he does
Yes, she does

Jika jawaban tidak

No, I,you,we,they do not

No, He,she does not

Khusus untuk penggunaan Subject He, She, dan It

- Setiap kata kerja (verb) harus ditambah akhiran “S”
Contoh : Read=Reads, Eat= Eats, Make= Makes
- Jika kata kerja (verb) berakhiran huruf consonant (Y ) maka Y diubah menjadi “I”kemudian
ditambah es menjadi “ies”
Contoh : Study = Studies, Fly= Flies
- Jika kata kerja yang diakhiri dengan huruf Y tetapi sebelumnya terdapat huruf vocal (A, I, U,
E, O) maka ditambah “S”
Contoh : Say= Says, Enjoy=Enjoys, Buy=Buys
- Jika kata kerja berakhiran (CH, SS, X, SH atau Z ) ditambah “Es”
Contoh : Watch= Watches, Fix = Fixes , Pass= Passes, Push = Pushes, Buzz = Buzzes
II. NOMINAL

kalimat nominal biasanya berisi tentang kalimat yang menyatakan benda (Noun),sifat
(Adjective)atau keterangan (Adverb) ) ditandai dengan menggunakan To be (am,is,are)
sesuai subjek.

JENIS
Rumus NOMINAL EXAMPLE
KALIMAT
Positif (+) Subject (I, You, We, They )+ To Be (am, are) I am a student (Saya
+ Noun /adjective/Adverb adalah seorang siswa)
You are…
We are….
Note :jika membuat kalimat, Subject yang They are….
terdapat didalam rumus dipilih salah satu
To be disesuaikan dengan subject Note : Student pada
kalimat diatas adalah
Noun

I am very humble
You are…
We are….
They are….

Note : Humble pada

kalimat diatas adalah
Adjective

I am in village every
holiday
You are…
We are….
They are….

Note : Village pada

kalimat diatas adalah
Adverb

Subject (He, She, It) )+ To Be (is) + Noun

/adjective/Adverb
He is a student(Dia adalah
seorang siswa)
She is….
 He is very humble
She is….

He is in village every
holiday.
She is….

Negative(-) Subject (I/You/We/They) + To Be I am not a student(Saya

(am/is/are)+Not+Noun/adjective/Adverb bukan seorang siswa)
You are not…
We are not….
They are not….

I am not very humble

You are not…
We are not….
They are not….

I am not in village every

holiday.
You are not…
We are not….
They are not….

Subject (He/She/It )+ To Be + Not + Noun He is not a student(Dia

/adjective/Adverb bukan seorang siswa)

She is not…

He is not very humble

She is not….

He is not in village every

holiday.

She is….

Interogatif To be (am, is, are) + Subject +Noun Am I a student?(Apakah

(?) /adjective/Adverb saya seorang siswa?)

Am I very humble ?
Am I in village every
holiday?
 Are you…
Are we….
Are they…

Is he a student?(Apakah
dia seorang siswa?)

Is she….
Answer Jika iya

Yes, I am
Yes, you are
Yes, we are
Yes, they are

Yes, he is
Yes she is

Jika tidak
No, I am not
No, you are not
No, we are not
No, they are not

No, he is not
No, she is not

Keterangan Waktu/time signal yang umumnya digunakan dalam simple present tense
​ Always = selalu  ​ everyday = tiap hari 
​ generally = biasanya, umumnya  ​ every sunday = tiap hari minggu 
​ usually= biasanya  ​ every week = tiap minggu, tiap pekan 
​ often = seringkali  ​ now and then = kadang-kadang 
​ never = tidak pernah  ​ occasionally = kadang-kadang 
​ regularly = secara tetap  ​ once in a while = sekali-sekali,
​ sometimes = kadang-kadang  kadang-kadang 
​ once a week = sekali seminggu 
​ seldom = jarang 
​ nowadays = pada waktu sekarang 
​ frequently = seringkali 
​ when = kalau,Ketika
A. Change the following sentences in the brackets in the Simple Present Tense form. Make
these sentences in three kinds : Positive, negative and interrogative sentences.
Example : I usually (read) a book before sleep every night.
(+) I usually read a book before sleep every night
(-) I do not usualy read a book before sleep every night
(?) Do I usually read a book before sleep every night?

1. My father (drink) a glass of coffe every morning

2. They (study) English every Monday
3. My friend (play) badminton twice a week.
4. Every Sunday she (go) to the church
5. She (sing) her favorite song
6. We (give) him a present for his birthday
7. Mona (sweep) the floor three times a day
8. I usualy (go) to bed at 10 P.M
9. Lily (cook) some foods in the kitchen.
10. My friend and I (watch) movie every Saturday night

B. Change these sentences below into good English!

1. Mereka pergi kepasar setiap pagi
2. Dia minum segelas susu setiap pagi
3. Lora mencuci pakaiannya sekali seminggu
4. Ayah membaca koran setiap pagi.
5. Temanku suka nonton drama korea.
6. Ibu menyiram bunga di halaman setiap pagi.
7. Kami belajar bahasa inggris setiap hari selasa.
8. Anjing ini sangat lucu dan ramah
9. Adik perempuanku sangat lucu
10. Orang tua saya sangat baik.

C. Arrange the words into a good sentences in the simple present tense
Example : English- twice a week –studies -She.
Answer : She studies English twice a week.

1. to – students- go –The -everyday- school

2. her -grandmother – every-house -She –Sunday- to- go
3. our- independence- day – We- celebrate -once in a year-on-August
4. the water - it - the sand- mixes -and.
5. enjoys - playing- She- the piano
6. seldom- goes–school- by car – She- to
7. She -English- teaches- every week
8. matematic- every day- studys- They
9. the -office -every Monday- She -works in- to Saturday
10. goes- to -house- I –often- my –grand- mother
D. Fix these sentences behind, true or false in the Simple Present Tense form.
1. She drink tea every morning ( )
2. Her brother play guitar very well ( )
3. They most hits by a car ( )
4. His parents buys a new house ( )
5. He talks about the weather ( )
6. I spend my holiday in Bali ( )
7. We plays badminton every afternoon ( )
8. I understood what you mean ( )
9. We doing our homework in my home.( )
10. He invite me to his birthday party ( )