Simple Present Tense
•Simple Present Tense is a verb tense with two main uses
•We use simple present tense when an action is happening
right now or when it happens regularly.
Simple Present Tense Expresses
Future
meaning
The restaurant opens
at 06.00 pm.
Permanent
situation
Agi accompanies
mom to the market
every Sunday.
General
truth
The sun rises in the
east.
Tradition,
ritual
The Halloween day
is 31
st
October
Habitual
action
He gets up at 05.00
am every day.
Command
Sweep the floor!
Signal Words
▨All the time
▨Always
▨At times
▨Everyday/week
▨Forever
▨Frequently
▨From time to time
▨Nowadays
▨Normally
▨Now and then
▨Occasionally
▨Once a day
▨Rarely
▨Sometimes
▨Usually
▨Often
Nominal (Positive sentence)
My parents and I
are at beach
Rania is at homeIam a doctor
Nominal (Negative sentence)
My parents and I
are not at beach
Rania is not at homeIam not a doctor
Nominal (Interrogative sentence)
Are my parents and
I at the beach?
Is Rania at home?Are you a doctor?
The Pattern of Simple Present Tense Nominal
Subject
He, She, It
To be Positive Negative Interrogative
is S + is+ C
S + is not +
C
Is+ S + C + ?
I am
S + am+
C
S + am
not + C
Are+ S + C +
?
They, we,
you
are
S + are+
C
S + are
not+ C
Are+ S + C
+ ?
Let’s do the exercise!
1.Citra (is/am/are) a student.
2.Ali and Arya (is/am/are) football player.
3.I (is/am/are) singer.
SIMPLE
PRESENT
TENSE
VERBAL
Subject + verb 1 + Object
The Pattern of Simple Present Tense Verbal
He
She
It
Raka
Dinda
Positive
Negative
Interrogative
S + Verb.1 (-es, -s) + Object
S + does not +Verb/1 +
Object
Does+ S + Verb.1+ Object
+ ?
I
They
We
You
Positive
Negative
Interrogative
S + Verb.1 + Object
S + do not +Verb/1 +
Object
Do + S + Verb.1+ Object +
?
Kata kerjaberakhiranY
diawalihurufvocal, cukup
ditambahkan–s
Play –plays
Say –says
Enjoy –enjoys
Kata kerjaberakhiran–O, -
Ch, -Sh, -X atau–Z
tambahkan–es
Go –goes
Catch –catches
Wash –washes
Kiss –kisses
Fix –fixes
Buzz -buzzes
NOTES
Kata kerjaberakhiran–y
didahuluikonsonan
hilangkanY, dan
tambahkan–ies
Carry –carries
Study –studies
Worry –worries
Marry –marries
Simple Present Tense Verbal
Ahmad always gets up
at 05.00 am
Ahmad takes a shower
at 05.10 am
Ahmad brushesteeth at
05.15 am
Ahmad does not always
get up at 05.00 am
Ahmad does not take a
shower at 05.10 am
Ahmad does not brush
teeth at 05.15 am
Does Ahmad always get
upat 05.00 am?
Does Ahmad take
showerat 05.10 am?
DoesAhmad brushteeth
at 05.15 am?
Simple Present Tense Verbal
They always work
together every day
Ani and Aska dohomework
every afternoon
We planttree every
month
They do not work
together every day
Aniand Askado not do
homework every afternoon
We do not plant tree
every month
Do they work together
every day?
Do Aniand Askado
homework every afternoon?
Do we plant tree every
month?
Let’s do the exercise!
1.I (go/goes) to school.
2.Denada(read/reads) magazine every
day.
3.You and I (take/takes) English course
every week.
Thank You
Worksheet 2. Simple Present Tense
(Complete the sentences using the right pattern of simple present tense!)
1.I ___ Indonesian.
2.They ___ new students.
3.Justin ___ my friend.
4.My father ___ a farmer.
5.We ___ schoolmates.
6.The leaves ___ green.
7.The animal ___ cute.
8.The girls ___ beautiful.
9.The sky ___ blue.
10.The river ___ clean