SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

adalah bentuk tense yang paling umum digunakan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari.
Biasanya, simple present tense digunakan untuk mengungkapkan fakta,
menceritakan suatu kejadian, atau kebiasaan yang terjadi di masa sekarang.

Rumus yang digunakan untuk membentuk simple present tense:

Subject + Verb 1 (Present Form)

 Contoh Kalimat Positif (Positive): “They speak Korean very well.”

 Contoh Kalimat Negatif (Negative): “They don’t speak Korean.”
 Contoh Kalimat Tanya (Question): "Do they speak Korean?"

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE EXERCISE

1. I _____ the clothes every Saturday

(a. iron) (b.irons)

2. She _____ the windows every weekend.

(a. clean) (b. cleans)

3. We _____ the dishes every afternoon.

(a. wash) (b. washes)

4. He _____ the floor every day.

(a. sweep) (b. sweeps)

5. My sister _____ the laundry twice a week.

(a. do) (b.does)

6. My father _____ the bed every morning.

(a. make) (b. makes)

7. They _____ water the plants every day.

(a. don't) (b. doesn't)

8. My brother _____ take out the trash on Monday.

(a. don't) (b. doesn't)

9. You _____ tidy up the room every day.

(a. don't) (b. doesn't)

10. When _____ you clean your house?

(a. do) (b. does)

 PRESENT CONTINUOUS/PROGRESSIVE TENSE

digunakan untuk menceritakan kejadian yang sedang berlangsung waktu kamu

berbicara. Selain itu, juga bisa digunakan untuk menceritakan rencana di masa
depan. Untuk tenses ini, terdapat perubahan bentuk verb dengan penambahan -
ing pada bagian akhir. Salah satu kata keterangan waktu yang banyak digunakan
dalam tense ini adalah now.

Rumus: Subject + am/is/are + Verb -ing (Continuous Form)

Contoh kalimatnya adalah sebagai berikut:

 Contoh Kalimat (Positive): “She is working on her homework now.”

 Contoh Kalimat (Negative): “She is not working on her homework
now.”
 Contoh Kalimat (Question): “Is she working on her homework now?”
 Contoh Kalimat (To tell future plans): “Mark is moving to a new
school next month.”

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE EXERCISE

1. Tina (draw) a picture of a lion now.

2. The kids (hide) behind the tree now.

3. My sister (not make) a cake now.

4. Look! the sun (rise).

5. (Mike/ ride) his bike right now?

6. (Nick/ sing) a song now?

7. Lily and I (swim) in the pool at the moment.

8. Alex (talk) to his teacher at present.

9. Robby (not listen) to you now.

10. Sally (not wear) her glasses now.

11. My wife (drive) a limo.

12. Lucas (ride) a bike.

13. We (study) English.

14. Lea and I (paint) the fences.

15. It (carry) a lot of weight.

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

adalah tense untuk menceritakan suatu tindakan atau aksi yang sedang berjalan
atau baru saja selesai. present perfect tense cenderung menaruh penekanan pada
dampak dari suatu aksi yang sudah selesai dilakukan. Tentunya, dampak
tersebut harus masih bisa dirasakan sampai saat ini.

Rumus: Subject + has/have + Verb 3 (Past Participle Form)

Berikut adalah contoh kalimatnya:

 Contoh Kalimat (Positive): “They have seen the movie Spider-Man: No

way home.”
 Contoh Kalimat (Negative): “They have not seen the movie Spider-Man:
No way home.”
 Contoh Kalimat (Question): “Have they seen the movie Spider-Man: No
way home?”

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE EXERCISE

1. We … never had a car.

2. I … not seen John this morning.
3. … she already submitted the task?
4. They … had their breakfast.
5. Lina … lot her key.
6. My parents … told me the story.
7. … they been to Moscow?
8. … Daniel started a new job?
9. Your mother … cooked your favorite food.
10. He … not finished the homework.
11. She has … some novels. (write)

12. We have never … it. (hear)

13. I have … my dinner. (have)

14. Has your sister … the flowers? (receive)

15. Have we … before? (meet)

16. She has … to the market. (go)

17. They haven’t … the door. (lock)

18. My uncle hasn’t … back yet. (come)

19. Have you put it there? (put)

20. He hasn’t found a job yet. (find)