Simple Present Tense

A. General pattern
Pattern Time reference
a. Verbal sentence Every….
(+) S + V1 (-s/-es) + o Always never
(-) S + do/does not V1 Often occasionally
(?) Do/does + S + V1 Sometimes seldom
Example :(+) she goes to school everyday Rarely
(-) she doesn’t go to school everyday Ever
(?) Does she go to school everyday?
B. Nominal sentence(adjective/adverb/nouns)
(+) S + is/am/are + adjective/adverb/nouns
(-) S+ is/am/are not + adjective/adverb/nouns
(?) Is/Am/Are S + adjective/adverb/nouns
Example :
 Adjective : (+) He is clever student
(-) He is not clever student
(?) Is he clever student?

 Noun: (+) it is an english boook

(-) it is not an english book
(?) is it an english book?
 Adverb : (+) We are in the office
(-) We are not in the hospital
(?) Are we in the hospital?

B. Function
1. Expressing habitual actions or customs
2. Expressing general truth

C. Examples
1. The desert is hot and dry.
2. Camels live in the desert.
3. Date tree grows well in the desert
4. We aren’t Arabian but Indonesian.
5. They don’t go to Mecca every year
6. Are you hungry?
7. Does Shinta walk to school every day?

D. Special Note
If the subject is third singular person (e.g) he, she, it John, Smith, Karen, the earth), we must
add a final –s Or –es to the verb.
1. Add –es if the verb ends in ss, sh, ch, o , x or z
cross – crosses
crush - crushes
catch - catches
mix - mixes
buzz - buzzes
2. If the verb ends in –y preceded by a consonant , change the –y into I and add -es
cry - cries
fry - fries
3. If the verb ends in –y preceded by a vowel sound , just adding end the verb with –s
Example : Buy - buys
Pay - pays
Say - Says
Activity 1
Change the be/verbs in the bracket into correct order.
A tornado (1).………….(be) a powerful, twisting wind storm. This is one of the most destructive of all the storms
that we (2) ………(have) on earth. Tornadoes (3)…….(be) long clouds which (4)……(come) down from the sky.
Weather scientists (5)……(be) unable to know exactly, when a tornado (6)……..(occur). Fortunately, it (7)
…………..(not, last) long. So, (8) ……….you have clear understanding about tornado?
Activity II
Change the right verb from the brackets to complete the sentence!
1. One of my friends (go, goes) home early
2. Every body (talk, talks) about that accident
3. They (refuse, refuses) my offer
4. None of them (agrees, agree) to my plan.
5. Does tina (come, comes) late today?
6. My sister never (ask, asks) for money.
7. You and I (have, has) to help each other.
8. You and Rina (do, does) the work very well

Activity II

Translate into good English

1. Rini menyimpan uangnya di sebuah Bank

2. Tahukkah kamu jawaban dari pertanyaan itu?
3. Saya sering datang terlambat ke sekolah
4. Mereka tidak main tennis dengan baik’
5. Mr. Herlie minum kopi setiap hari .

Degree of Comparison
1. Positive degree
 ..as …….as

Dipakai baik untuk adjective (kata sifat) maupun adverb (kata keterangan)
Example :
1. Budi is 171 cm tall. Andi is 171 cm tall.
- Budi is as tall as Andi.
2. Anita’s house is 40 m2 wide. Tiara’s house is 40 m2 wide
- Anita’s house is as wide as tiara’s.

2. Comparative Degree ( tingkatan lebih)

Akhiran –er . Akhiran –er. Berawalan “more”
Dipakai untuk adjective Dipakai untuk adjective Dipakai untuk adjective lebih
yang terdiri dari satu suku bersuku kata dua berakhiran dari dua suku kata
kata. , ,-ow, -y, -er
Hard Harder Clever Cleverer Interesting More interesting
Fast Faster Narrow Narrower Expensive More expensive
Nice Nicer Heavy Heavier Beautiful More beautiful
Tall Taller Busy busier Wonderful More wonderful
Big Bigger handsome More handsome
Small Smaller
Wide wider
3. Superlative Degree (Tingkatan paling)
Akhiran –est Awalan -the most
Dipakai untuk adjective yang terdiri Dipakai untuk adjective adjective yang terdiri dari dua
dari satu suku kata suku kata atau lebih
Clear The clearest Interesting The most interesting
Nice The nicest Expensive The most expensive
Fast The fastest Beautiful The most beautiful
Hard The hardest Wonderful The most wonderful
Quick The quickest handsome The most handsome
4. Exception:
Kata dasar Comparative Superlative
Good/well Better Best
Bad/ill Worse Worst
Many/much More Most
Little Less Least
Far Farther/further Farthest/Furthest
Old Older/elder Oldest/eldest

Activity 4
Write the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentence below.
No. Adjective
1. (clean) My shirt is ……………..than yours
2. (big) Titanic was The ……………….ship ever made by men
3. (Long) The climbing of Mount Everest was the …………..journey I have ever done.
4. (High) Mount Lawu is ……………than Mount Merapi
5. (handsome) Brad Pitt is ………………than John Travolta.
6. (Interesting) English is the ……………………subject at school.
7. (wonderful) Seeing sun rises at Bromo is the ……………………scenery I have ever seen
8. (Little) My sister is as …………..as yours.
9. (Bad) My grandmother is ill now. She is getting …………..than yesterday.
10. (old) Pitecantropus Eretus was the …………..fossil ever found in Java