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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

A. Pola Kalimat:
 Verbal (Kalimat yang mempunyai kata kerja )
Affirmative S + Verb 1 + s/es + O Kim teaches English every Sunday
to Friday.
Negative S + do/does + not + Verb 1 + O Kim does not teach English every
Sunday to Friday.
Interrogativ Do/does + S + Verb 1 + O? Does Kim teach English every
e Sunday to Friday?

 Nominal (Kalimat yang tidak mempunyai kata kerja)

Affirmative S + am/is/are + A.N.A Our class is very dirty.
Negative S + am/is/are + not + A.N.A Our class is not very dirty.
Interrogative Am/is/are + S + A.N.A? Is our class very dirty?
A.N.A. (Adjective - Noun - Adverb)

B. Penggunaan:
1. Untuk menyatakan aktivitas yang berlangsung setiap hari atau kebiasaan
sehari- hari (habitual action)
Contoh:
 I always get up at 4 o’clock a.m.
 They go to school on foot every Sunday to Friday.
 He studies Economic three times a week.

2. Untuk menyatakan kebenaran umum (general truth).

Contoh:
 A week has seven days.
 The earth goes around the sun.
 The sun rises in the east.

3. Untuk menyatakan pendapat, pengamatan, perasaan atau keadaan dari suatu

kejadian pada saat kita bicara.
Contoh:
 I smell something burning.
 You look worried.
 We see two airplanes.

C. Keterangan Waktu:
1. Adverb of frequency:
 Always
 Usually
 Generally
 Sometimes
 Never
 Seldom
2. Adverb of quantity:
 Once
 Once a day
 Once a week
  Once a month
 Once a year
3. Every….
 Every second
 Every minute
 Every hour
 Everyday
 Every week

D. Skema:
I
YOU
WE
DO
THEY
HE
SHE
IT
DOES
I AM
YOU
WE ARE
THEY
HE
SHE IS
IT

E. Question Words:

SHE STUDIES ENGLISH AT SCHOOL EVERY SUNDAY

1 2 3 4 5

1. Who studies English at school every Sunday?

2. What does she do at school every Sunday?
3. What does she study at school every Sunday?
4. Where does she study English?
5. When does she study English?

Note:
1. Dalam simple present tense untuk subject (pelaku) orang ketiga tunggal
(she/he/it/Samuel/Kevin) kata kerjanya ditambah “s/es’ pada kalimat affirmative
(pernyataan)
 She cooks an appetizer every weekend.
 He throws the ball every time he practices softball.
 The cat jumps over the fence.
 Gabriel yawns at the class many times.
2. Ketentuan penambahan ‘s/es’ dalam kata kerja sebagai berikut:
a. Jika kata kerja berakhiran dengan huruf desis (ch/c/ss/sh/x/z) atau berakhiran
dengan huruf ‘o’ maka ditambahkan huruf ‘es’ di akhir kata.
 Goes
  Catches
 Discusses
 Boxes
 Buzzes
b. Apabila kata kerja berakhiran dengan huruf ‘y’ dan didahului oleh huruf
konsonan, maka ‘y’ diubah menjadi ‘i’ kemudian ditambahkan ‘es’ di akhir
kata.
 Carries
 Cries
 Flies
c. Jika kata kerja berakhiran huruf ‘y’ namun di dahului huruf vokal, maka
langsung ditambahkan huruf ‘s’ saja.
 Buys
 Plays
 Says
3. Untuk merangkai kalimat negative (peniadaan) dengan menambahkan ‘not’ setelah
‘do’ atau ‘does’.
 I do not speak English.
 She does not speak Italian.
4. Untuk merangkai kalimat interrogative (pertanyaan) dengan menempatkan
‘’do’atau ‘does’ sebelum subject.
 Do you want to be by my side every time I open my eyes?
 Do you have a gut to stay along with me for the rest of your time?