TOP ENGLISH GE CLASS SM - 11th MEETING | WEDNESDAY, 17 MARCH 2021

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

It is a tense that is used for present activities. This includes:
- Facts
- Habits/routines
- Future timetables, usually after words like 'when', 'as soon as' and 'before'.
E.g. I will take a look at it when I have the time
The economy class starts at 8 in the morning
1. Adverb of Frequency 2. Adverb of Time
- Always - Every morning
- Often - Hourly, daily, etc.
- Seldom (jarang) - Frequently (seringkali)
- Rarely (jarang) - Occasionally (terkadang)
- Never

Sentence Formula Example in Sentence

Positive S + V(s/es) He always helps his Mom cleaning the
Sentence/Statement I, you, we, they house
- v1 They rarely show up in the evening
He, she, it - v1 +
s/es
Negative S + do/does + It does not always happen
Sentence/Statement not+ V1 We seldom do not greet him, just
because
Past Tense: It did not always happen.
Present perfect: It has not always
happened
S + be + adj/noun/adv
She is tall/ She is as tall as a building/
She was mindblowingly beautiful
She is a police woman
She is not a police woman/She is not
tall.
Yes/No Question Do/does + S + Do they have to do it? Yes, they do.
V1? Do I look like the man who is sitting
there?
Does it always like that?
Modals Statement: S + I can fly
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modals + V1 She can fly (√)

She can flies (X)
We shall go now

Can you do it?

Question: Should we play it?
Modals + S + Could they open the door?
V1? Would she be my friend?
Does it answer your question? Yes, it
does.
Is she okay? Yes, she is.(To be + S +
adj.)
Is he the one you are talking about?
(Be + S + O)
Is that possible?
Is there any possibilities?
Are you coming with her? (To be + S +
V-ing)
Did you come with her?
W/H Question 5W/How + Who does she think I am?
do/does + S + Where do you plan on going?
V1?
Example
- Who do they think I am?
- Who does she think about?

Example
- Where do they live?
- Who does he sleeps (if it’s only 1
person) there? / Who is sleeping
there?

5W/How + Who is she?

is/am/are + S? Where am I?
Why are they here?
How are they going to move it?
5W/How + What does she have for breakfast
do/does + S + everyday?
V1?

NOTES
'to + infinitive' (sometimes called the 'infinitive of purpose') to talk about why we do
something in English.

S + V = bentuk kalimat paling sederhana, seperti dalam Bahasa Indonesia S + P

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Contoh: I eat snacks. I enjoy snacks. (√)

I enjoy eat snacks (X) double verb
I enjoy eating snacks (√) = menikmati (verb) makan snack (noun)

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

S + V2 = Past Tense
Example: She saw me
I walked around for 5 minutes already

PRESENT PERFECT TENSE

S + have/has + V3 = Present perfect tense (telah, telah dan akan, etc)
The government has decided that schools are closed for the time being.
I have ridden the bicycle
I have finished my work

V1 V2 V3
fly flew flown
kiss kissed kissed
eat ate eaten
bite bit bitten
do did done
try tried tried

Whom = S+S
I am waiting for her whom I like.
S whom I
She looks like my mom whom I admire.
S whom S

Which = O+S , S+O , S+S

The bridge which I cross yesterday was broken.
O which S
Which is = My car, which is the best (adjective) car ever, is broken.

OTHER WAYS TO SAY “UP TO YOU”

INFORMAL
You decide / Up to you = Informal
FORMAL
The decision is yours
The choice is yours
I give the liberty to you
I will follow your decision
It's entirely your choice {decision}
For "yours" one could say, "in your hands" or "entirely in your hands."
"{Please} Do as you wish," or "You should do as you wish."
"You may suit yourself."