Telling General Truth (Facts),

Repeated Action (Habits), and

Future action that is based on
schedule
using
Simple Present Tense

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 Terms used in Simple Present Tense

Verb = kata kerja

To be = kata bantu bentuk ke 1 (is, am, are)
Adjective = kata sifat
Adverb = kata keterangan
Noun = kata benda

Subject Predicate Object

Noun Verb Noun
To be Adjective
Adverb
Examples:
I like candy
She likes ice cream
The building is very high
They are here

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 Simple Present Tense
Simple present tense is used to show repeated actions (habits), general truths
(facts), and future action that is based on schedule.
Simple present tense digunakan untuk menunjukkan suatu tindakan/kondisi
yang menunjukkan tindakan berulang (kebiasaan), kebenaran umum (fakta),
dan tindakan yang terjadwal.
a. To show repeated action or habit. Keterangan waktu yang
menunjukkan tindakan
1. Andy gets
get up at 5 a.m. every morning. berulang/kebiasaan

Bentuk ‘get’ diubah menjadi ‘gets’, karena ‘Andy’ adalah subjek tunggal.

2. She always goes

go to school on foot. Adverb of frequency
(keterangan seberapa
Bentuk ‘go’ diubah menjadi ‘goes’, karena ‘she’ tunggal. banyak dilakukan)

3. We work hard everyday. Keterangan waktu yang

menunjukkan tindakan
Bentuk ‘work’ tidak perlu diubah we adalah subjek yang jamak. berulang/kebiasaan

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b. To show general/eternal truths (facts).
1. Gary have
has blue eyes. Hal yang berlaku umum/
fakta yang tidak akan
Kata dasar ‘have’ diubah menjadi ‘has’, karena ‘Gary’ adalah berubah selamanya
subjek yang tunggal.

2. These books belong to me. Menunjukkan fakta

bahwa buku-buku itu
Kata dasar ‘belong’ TIDAK diubah menjadi ‘belongs’, adalah milik saya.
karena ‘These books’ adalah subjek yang jamak.

3. Fire is hot. adjective

Ketika tidak ada kata kerja atau “verb” yang digunakan dalam sebuah kalimat simple
present, maka akan kita gunakan salah satu dari “to be” bentuk 1, yaitu: ‘is’, ‘am’, atau
‘are’ yang akan diikuti oleh “adjective” (kt. sifat), “adverb” (kt. keterangan), dan/atau
“noun” (kt. benda).

4. Balls are round. Hal yang berlaku umum

bahwa semua bola itu
Bentuk ‘are’ digunakan karena “balls” adalah subjek yang bulat.
jamak.

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c. To show future action that is based on schedule.
1. We begin the lesson next week.
2. The plane leaves at 11 a.m.
3. The train arrives at 6 p.m.
4. The game starts tomorrow.

Exercise-1
1. Agus (brush/brushes) his teeth two times a day.
2. Nanien (is/am/are) Mr. Dadang’s daughter.
3. Rita and Ratih always (play/plays) basketball every Sunday.
4. I (is/am/are) a banker at Bank Mandiri.
5. Rodri really (like/likes) Venna.
6. Shandy usually (take/takes) care of her sister in the evening.
7. We (is/am/are) very tired because of our activities yesterday.

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Exercise-2 LEFT SIDE
1. Rita usually (swim) two times a week.
2. Frank always (have) a dream about buying a new bike.
3. Antony usually (drink) a glass of milk before he (go) to bed.
4. Asep and his brother always (keep) their money under their pillows.
5. Uncle Tom (be) my father’s little brother.
6. All of us (be) from Bandung, but Jenny (be) from Palangkaraya.
7. Sally and Kelly (be) my friends from Junior High School. Now Kelly (live) in
New York.

Exercise-3 RIGHT SIDE

1. Amara usually (take) her cat walking in the park.
2. Randy always (have) his lunch at the school canteen.
3. Debby usually (borrow) a novel from the library on Friday.
4. We always (try) to study hard before we (face) the exam.
5. Aunty Lorry (be) my mother’s little sister.
6. I (be) from Bandung, but Jenny and Derry (be) from Palangkaraya.
7. They (be) my neighbours, and Jane (be) my closest friend.
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 Comparative Table (Tabel Komparasi)

Subject Verbs To be Example

1. I go to school by bus everyday.

I go wake cry am
2. I am a student of 25 Senior High School.

1. She goes to school by bus everyday.

He,
2. Randy goes to school by bus everyday.
She,
goes wakes cries is 3. He is a student of 25 Senior High School.
It,
4. Shella is a student of 25 Senior High
Name
School.

1. We go to school by bus everyday.

2. Andy and Randy go to school by bus
You, everyday.
We, go wake cry are 3. They are students of 25 Senior High
They School.
4. Shella and Rita are students of 25 Senior
High School.

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 Negative and Interrogative Sentences in
Simple Present Tense
1. Jason brushes his teeth two times a day.
(–) Jason doesn’t brush his teeth two times a day.
Diberikan penanda negatif ‘does
not’ atau disingkat ‘doesn’t”.
Verb ‘brushes’ kembali ke bentuk
dasarnya, yaitu ‘brush’.

(?) Does Jason brush his teeth two times a day? Kata bantu ‘Does’ mengawali
kalimat tanya dengan subjek yang
tunggal, diikuti verb dasarnya.

2. Shella wants to buy a fried chicken right now.

(–) Shella doesn’t want to buy a fried chicken right now.
(?) Does Shella want to buy a fried chicken right now?
Diberikan penanda negatif “do
3. We usually go to Pangandaran every holiday. not” atau disingkat “don’t”.
Verb ‘do’ merupakan bentuk dasar,
(–) We don’t go to Pangandaran every holiday. sehingga tidak perlu diubah.
(?) Do we go to Pangandaran every holiday?
Kata bantu ‘Do’ mengawali
4. I write a letter to my best friend once in a month. kalimat tanya dengan subjek
yang “I” atau jamak, tanpa
(–) I don’t write a letter to my best friend once in a month. mengubah verb-nya.

(?) Do I write a letter to my best friend once in a month?

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Exercise-4 Write the negative and the interrogative form of the followings!
1. Agus washes his uniforms two times a week.
2. Nanien is Mr. Dadang’s daughter.
3. Rita and Ratih always play basketball every Sunday.
4. I am a banker at Bank Mandiri.
5. Rodri really likes Venna.
6. Shandy usually takes care of her sister in the evening.
7. We are very tired because of our activities yesterday.
8. Nindi always cries every time she watches Indian movie.
9. Pedro is very fond of football.
10. Tom feeds his cat at 6 a.m., 1 p.m., and 7 p.m.

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