Meeting 2

Simple Present & Present

Continuous

By: Diaz Innova Citra Arum

 Present Simple
Verbal Sentence

S + Vs/es + O

Ex: He, She, It

I watch a movie
She goes to School
Verb adding –es (ch, sh, ss, x, o, (y))

Ex.
• Teaches
• Mixes
• Washes
• Kisses
• Studies
• Goes
• Etc.
Positive Sentence
I watch a movie (S + Vs/es + O)

Negative Sentence
I don’t watch a movie (S + do/does not + V + O)

Interrogative Sentence
do you watch a movie? ( do + S + V + O?)
Yes, I do
No, I don’t
Nominal Sentence

S + to be + Adj/N/Adv

Ex: Selain Verb

Is, am, are
I am a teacher
She is very kind
They are on the road
Positive Sentence
She is very kind (S + to be + Bukan Verb)

Negative Sentence
She is not very kind (S + to be + not + Bukan Verb)

Interrogative Sentence
Is she kind? ( to be + S + Bukan Verb?)
Yes, She is
No, She is not
 The Use

The Use Example

Habitual Action He jogs everyday
Theory The full moon comes once in
30 days
General Truth We all need oxygen to live
Fact She looks beautiful in her
dress
Nb. We use Present Simple to describe
 Time Signal
• Everyday
• Every month
• Once in two weeks
• Always
• Usually
• Sometimes
• Seldom
• Often
• Etc.
 Present Continuous
Verbal Sentence

S + to be + Ving + O

Ex:
I : am (studying ….)
They are studying English He/she/it : is (studying ….)
You/they/we : are (studying ….)
She is going to the cinema

Nb: Nominal Sentence just like in simple present tense

Positive Sentence
They are studying English (S + to be + Ving + O)

Negative Sentence
They are not studying English
(S + am/is/are not + Ving + O)

Interrogative Sentence
Are they studying English?
(am/is/are + S + Ving + O?)
Yes, I am
No, I am not
 The Use

The Use Example

Action that happens at the They are studying English
moment (when it is being
talked)
 Time Signal
• At this moment
• Now
• Right now
• Etc.
 Excercises
play golf every weekend.
1. (play) I _______
are playing outside at the
2. (play) The children ___________
moment.
is working today.
3. (work) Haruka ____________
4. (work) You can’t borrow my lawn mower because it
work
doesn’t _________
making
5. (make) Smells good! What are you _______?
makes me breakfast.
6. (make) My husband never _________
is living with her grand mother now.
7. (live) Anita __________
live
8. (live)Do you still __________ with your parents?
 Subject Object Possessive
Adjective
He Him His house

She Her Her house

It It Its’ house

I Me My house

You You Your house

They Them Their house

We Us Our house

I meet you in your house

Subject Object Poss Adj.