SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

1.     Digunakan

·         Untuk Menunjukkan/Menjelaskan adanya kegiatan yang sering terjadi secara berulang-ulang

·         Sering dilakukan /setiap hari.

·         Merupakan suatu kebiasaan serta hal-hal yang memang sudah ada ketentuannya(kebenaran umum)

2.     Pola Kalimat

a.      Kalimat Verbal

(a)    Positive Sentences  (+)

Subject  +  Verb 1 + s/es + Object 

(b)   Negative Sentences ( - )

Subject  + does not/do not + Verb 1 + Object            

(c)    Interrogative Sentences( ? )

Does/do  +  S ubject  + Verb 1 + Object ?                      

b.      Contoh Kalimat Verbal

(a)    She (go) to Campus everyday.

(+ ) She goes to Campus everyday

( - ) She  does not go to Campus everyday

( ? ) Does she go to Campus everyday ?

(b)   You (go) to school 6 days in a week.

( + ) You go to school 6 days in a week

( -  ) You do not go to school 6 days in a week

( ? ) Do you go to school 6 days in a week ?

c.       Kalimat Non Verbal

(a)    Positive Sentences ( + )

Subject  +  am / is / are + Compliment

(b)   Negative Sentences ( - )

Subject +  am not / is not / are not  + Compliment

(c)    Interrogative Sentences ( ? )

Am / Is / Are  +  Subject  +  Compliment ?

d.      Contoh Kalimat Non Verbal

(a)    You ( ) student

( +) You are a student

( - ) You are not a Student

( ? )Are you a student ?

3.     Time Signal/ Keterangan Waktu

·         Always               = selalu

·         As a rule             = lazimnya

·         Generally            = umumnya

·         Normally            = biasanya

·         Usually               = biasanya

·         Often                 = seringkali

·         Never                = tidak pernah

·         Regularly           = secara tetap

·         Sometimes         = kadang-kadang