What is simple present tense? Simple Present Tense is the tense used to express an action or activity taking place or happening at the present time in a simple form, or activities performed repeatedly, or daily habits, or acts that have nothing to do with time.
Time information that can be used in the Simple Present Tense is: 1 Everyday setiap hari 2 every week setiap minggu 3 every month setiap bulan 4 every year setiap tahun 5 every night setiap malam 6 every afternoon setiap sore 7 every minute setiap menit 8 every hour setiap jam 9 once a week satu kali seminggu 10 twice a week dua kali seminggu
1.Positive form For I, you, we, they subject we used : For he, she, it subject we used: Subject + infinitive (Verb 1) Subject + infinitive (Verb 1) + s/ es
Example They visit their grandmother every Friday. ( Mereka mengunjungi neneknya setiap hari Jum'at ) She reads a magazine every morning. ( Dia membaca majalah setiap pagi ) I write a letter everyday. ( Saya menulis surat setiap hari )
There are several rules that must be observed when adding s/ es on a verb (infinitive), as follows: No Verb 1 (infinitive) The addition of the suffix "-s" Meaning 1 read reads membaca 2 work works bekerja 3 write writes menulis 4 set sets terbenam 5 shine shines bersinar 6 sing sings menyanyi 7 bring brings membawa 8 eat eats makan 9 help helps menolong 10 give gives memberi
2. Verb (infinitive) that ends in the letters " ch , o, s, sh , x, z" the suffix is "- es " No Verb 1 (infinitive) Penambahan akhiran “-es” Arti kata 1 teach teaches mengajar 2 reach reaches menjangkau 3 do does mengerjakan 4 go goes pergi 5 kiss kisses mencium 6 discuss discusses mendiskusikan 7 pass passes melewati 8 wish wishes mengharapkan 9 finish finishes menyelesaikan 10 fix fixes memperbaiki
3. verb (infinitive) that ends with the letter "y" and is preceded by a consonant (consonants), then the suffix "-y" was changed to " i " and then added "- es ". No Verb 1 (infinitive) Penambahan akhiran “- es ” Arti kata 1 Cry Cries Menangis 2 Carry Carries Membawa 3 Fly Flies Terbang 4 Study Studies Belajar 5 Reply Replies Menjawab 6 Try tries Berusaha
4. The verb (infinitive) that ends with the letter "y" is preceded by a vowel (vocals), plus enough with the suffix "-s'. No Verb 1 (infinitive) Penambahan akhiran “-s” Arti kata 1 Buy Buys Membeli 2 Play Plays Bermain 3 Lay Lays Berbaring 4 Say says Berkata
2. Negative Form For I, you, we, they subject we used : For she, he, it subject we used : Information : In the form of negative verbal sentence, the additional "s / es " to the verb does not exist. Subject + do + not + infinitive (Verb1 ) Subject + does + not + infinitive (Verb1 )
Example They do no t/ don’t visit their grandmother every Friday. ( Mereka mengunjungi neneknya setiap hari Jum'at ) I do not / don’t write a letter everyday. ( Saya tidak menulis surat setiap hari ) She does not /doesn’t read a magazine every morning . ( Dia tidak membaca majalah setiap pagi )
3. Introgative Form For I, you, we, they subject we used : For she, he, it subject we used : Information : In the form of negative verbal sentence, the additional "s / es " to the verb does not exist Does + Subject + Infinitive (Verb 1) ? Do + Subject + Infinitive (Verb 1) ?
Example Do I write a letter everyday? ( Apakah saya menulis surat setiap hari ?) Does She read a magazine every morning? ( Apakah dia membaca majalah setiap pagi ?) Do they visit their grandmother every Friday? ( Apakah mereka mengunjungi neneknya setiap hari Jum'at ?) # And the answer is yes i do or no I don’t.
B. Nominal Sentence To be (is, am, are) adjusted to the subject of the sentence. - Is on the subject of He, She, It - Are on the subject, You, They, We - Am on the subject I Subject + To be + Noun Adjective/Adverb Information : Non verb or not a verb (verb), can be a noun (noun), adjectives (adjective) or an adverb. 1. Positive Form
Example You are sad . ---------> Adjective I am in the library . -----> Adverb She is a teacher.
2. Negative Form Example : - You are not sad . -------------> Adjective ( Kamu sedih ) - I am not in the library . -----> Adverb ( Kami ada di perpustakaan ) - She is not a teacher. ( Dia seorang guru) Subyek + To be + not +Noun Adjective/Adverb Information : Negative nominal sentence is formed by adding notes behind to be.
Nancy and James are good friends .They speak good German . Nancy works in a restaurant downtown and James is a librarian . The children play in the garden every weekend . James and Nancy visit church together every Friday. Yang mana saja merupakan kalimat simple present tense? READ THE BELOW PARAGRAPH
3. Introgative Form Information : Kalimat nominal ini dibentuk dengan to be di awal kalimat . To be + Subyek + Noun Adjective/Adverb Example : Are you sad ? ( Apakah kamu sedih ?) Are you in the library? ( Apakah kami ada di perpustakaan ?) Is she a teacher? ( Apakah dia seorang guru?)