SIMPLE PRESENT

Pengertian Simple Present Tense

Simple present tense adalah bentuk kata kerja untuk menyatakan fakta, kebiasaan, atau kejadian yang terjadi pada saat ini. Tense ini paling sering digunakan dalam bahasa Inggris.

Rumus Simple Present Tense

Nominal: Tidak menggunakan Kata Kerja

+	S + tobe1 + C
	I am … (Jon)
	She is … (a policewoman)
	You are … (sick)
-	S + tobe1 + Not + C
	I am not …(Jon)
	She is not …(a policewoman)
	You are not …(sick)
?	Tobe1 + S + C + ?	Yes, …	No, …
	Am I …	Yes, you are	No, you are not
	Is she …	Yes, she is	No, she is not
	Are you …	Yes, I am	No, I am not
W?	W/h + tobe1 + S + C + ?
	Where am I?	You are at the hospital
	Who is she?	She is my sister
	What are you?	I am a doctor
	Why are they angry?	Because they are disappointed

 

A. What are you?

      Practice the dialogue with your friends.

 

1.	A	: I’m Jon.  Who are you?
	B	: I’m …
2.	A	: I’m a teacher.  What are you?
	B	: I’m … (a doctor)
3.	A	: Are you Joko?
	B	: No, I’m not.  I’m … (Tony)
4.	A	: Is she an artist?
	B	: No, she is not.
	A	: What is she?
	B	: She is a/ an …

Note:

To be 1	To be 2	To be 3	To be 4
Am Is	Was	Been	Being
Are	Were

Verbal (Menggunakan kata kerja)

+	S + V1/ (V1+s) + O/ C
	You go
	He goes
-	S + Do/ Does + Not + V1 + O/ C
	You do not go
	He does not go
?	Do + S + V1/ (V1+s) + O/ C	Yes,	No,
	Do you go?	Yes, I do	No, I do not
	Does he go?
W?	W/h + Do + S + V1/ (V1+s) + O/ C
	Where do you go?	I go to Bengkulu
	Where does he go?	He goes to Mukomuko

 

B. What do you do?

     Practice the dialogue with your friends.

 

1.	A	: I like mango  What do you like?
	B	: I like … (apple)
2.	A	: Do you drink beer every day?
	B	: No, I don’t.
	A	: What do you drink?
	B	: I drink … (coffee) every day.
3.	A	: Does she live in Lupi City?
	B	: No, she doesn’t.
	A	: Where does she live?
	B	: She lives in … (Tanjung Alai)

Perubahan Bentuk Kata Kerja

PRACTICE 1 (Make Sentences +/ - / ?/ WH?)

PRACTICE 2 (Answer With 'Yes' or 'No').