Week THREE

Simple Present Tense &

SIMPLE PAST TENSE VERBAL
 NOMINAL SENTENCES
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SIMPLE Present Tense has 3 (three) ‘to be’, : IS, AM, ARE.
SIMPLE PAST TENSe has 2 (tWO) ‘to be’, : WAS, WERE
TO BE IS THE “VERB” OF THE SENTENCE

PRESENT PAST SUBJECT

IS HE, SHE, IT
WAS
AM I
ARE WERE YOU, WE, THEY
 Simple Present Tense
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Simple Present AND PAST Tense takes 2 forms:

1. VERBAL (has verb)
2. NOMINAL (has ‘to be’)

Therefore;
VERBAL HAS VERB & NO ‘TO BE’
NOMINAL HAS ‘TO BE’ & NO VERB.
 Simple Present Tense (Verbal)
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Negative Sentence
DO NOT (DON’T) I don’t
I, YOU, WE, THEY You don’t
We don’t
DOES NOT Herman doesn’t
(DOESN’T) HE, SHE, IT She doesn’t
Water doesn’t

Interrogative Sentence VERB

DO Do you …? Eat
I, YOU, WE, THEY Do some students …? drink
Do we …? open
close
DOES Does Soimah ….? Walk
HE, SHE, IT Does he …? run
Does the bus …? stop
 Simple Present Tense ( ‘do’ )
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Positive We study English in the classroom

Negative We don’t study English in the classroom
Interrogative Do We study English in the classroom?

Positive You sit on the chair

Negative You don’t sit on the chair
Interrogative Do you sit on the chair?

Positive They listen to the lecturer

Negative They don’t listen to the lecturer
Interrogative Do they listen to the lecturer?
 Simple Present Tense ( ‘does’ )
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Positive One student comes to the class
Negative One doesn’t student comes to the class
Interrogative Does one student comes to the class?

Positive Jamaludin does his homework

Negative Jamaludin doesn’t do his homework
Interrogative Does Jamaludin do his homework?

Positive Syarifah ask question in the class

Negative Syarifah doesn’t ask question in the class
Interrogative Does Syarifah ask question in the class?
 Verb change
Subject Verb Remark

I, YOU, WE, THEY STUDY Basic verb. No

READ
REMEMBER change
HE, SHE, IT STUDIES V + S (ES)
READS
REMEMBERS

MY BROTHER WRITES V + S (ES)

YOUR FRIEND SITS
HIS SISTER EATS

YOUR BROTHERS WRITE Basic verb. No

YOUR FRIENDS SIT
HIS SISTERS EAT change
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 Simple Present Tense
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N SUBJECT VERB OBJECT/ COMPLEMENT

O
1 I Play Football in the field
2 You Play Football in the field
3 Herman plays Football in the field
4 My brother plays Football in the field
5 His friend plays Football in the field
6 His friends play Football in the field
7 James and Lance Play Football in the field
 Select an appropriate auxiliary verb “do or does” in
9 the following sentences
1. We love our parents very much (do/ does)
2. Shinta writes letter to her friend (do/does)
3. They drink some water after meal (do/ does)
4. We study together in the class (do/does).
5. Irina washes her dirty clothes (do/does)
6. Odi and Oda talk on the phone (do/does).
7. Students really want to learn English (do/does).
8. Soimah screams very loudly (do/does)
9. Titi and Zee listen to new song (do/does)
10. Dedi stands beside me during the show (do/does)
 Change into negative and interrogative sentences.
10 Use appropriate auxiliary verb (do/does)
We love our parents very much (do/ does)
Negative : We don’t love our parents.
Interrogative : Do you love your parents?

1. Shinta writes letter to her friend (do/does)

2. They drink some water after meal (do/ does)
3. We study together in the class (do/does).
4. Irina washes her dirty clothes (do/does)
5. Odi and Oda talk on the phone (do/does).
6. Students really want to learn English (do/does).
7. Soimah screams very loudly (do/does)
8. Titi and Zee listen to new song (do/does)
9. Dedi stands beside me during the show (do/does)
 Rubahlah kalimat berikut dan sesuaikan dengan ‘Subject’ yang diberikan

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I WATCH TELEVISION WITH MY FRIENDS

IN MY LIVING ROOM

1. YOU
2. SANDRA
3. SAMS AND JACK
4. TWO STUDENTS
5. KAYLA
 Simple Past Tense (Verbal)
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Negative Sentence Verb

DID NOT I didn’t Study

(DIDN’T) I, YOU, WE, THEY You didn’t Go
We didn’t Sleep
DID NOT Herman didn’t Enter
(DIDN’T) HE, SHE, IT She didn’t Cook
Water didn’t Clean

Interrogative Sentence Full Sentence

Did you …? Did you study last night?
I, YOU, WE, Did some students …?
DID Did we …? Did they do the homework
THEY yesterday?
Did Soimah ….?
HE, SHE, IT Did he …? Did you and Tina open that door?
Did the bus …?
 Simple Past Tense ( ‘doid )
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Positive We studied English in the classroom last week.

Negative We didn’t study English in the classroom last week.
Interrogative Did You study English in the classroom last week?

Positive You sat on that chair few hours ago.

Negative Yuni didn’t sit on that chair few hours ago.
Interrogative Did Yuni sit on that chair few hours ago?

Positive They listened to the lecturer on webinar 2 days ago.

Negative They didn’t listen to the lecturer on webinar 2 days ago.
Interrogative Did they listen to the lecturer on webinar 2 days ago.?
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Positive One student joined this class few days ago.
Negative No one joined this class few days ago.
Interrogative Did anyone join this class few days ago?

Positive Jamaludin did his homework in his room last night.

Negative Jamaludin didn’t do his homework in his room last night.
Interrogative Did Jamaludin do his homework in his room last night?

Positive Many students asked question in the class yesterday.

Negative Not many students asked question in the class yesterday.
Interrogative Did many students ask question in the class yesterday?
 Change into negative and interrogative sentences.
15 Use auxiliary verb (did) and verb appropriately
Wati and her friend wanted to eat noodle last night.
Negative : Wati and her didn’t want to eat noodle last night.
Interrogative : Did Wati and her friend (they) want to eat noodle last night?

1. Shinta wrote a letter to her friend last month.

2. They drank some water after they finished the meal.
3. We studied together in the class because we have assignment.
4. Irina did laundry at home because she has so many dirty clothes.
5. Odi and Alda talked on the phone for 2 hours last night.
6. Students in our class studied diligently because they will have test.
7. Soimah screamed very loudly to Andre in that show.
8. Titi and Zee listened to that new song in he radio.
9. Dedi stood beside me during the show last night.
 Simple Present or Simple Past Tense (Verbal)
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Change the following sentences into interrogative. You will need to
decide whether the sentence is in Simple Present or Past Tense.

1. I always study after dinner at home.

2. He sleeps very early.
3. They watched ‘twilight’ in the cinema together several days ago.
4. Ronny smiles at his new friend, Saiful.
5. Some students always buy food and drinks in the canteen.
6. We bought the book because it was very interesting.
7. They danced really well on that show last night.
 Change the following sentences into interrogative. You will need
17to decide whether the sentence is in Simple Present or Past Tense.

1. Yuri watches film in the living room with her sister.

2. Siti Aminah is very happy today.
3. Bale returns to plays football for Tottenham Hotspur.
4. My sister and brother always go to school early.
5. They are very diligent and smart students.
6. My brother studied English at English course last year.
7. Linda was very nervous when she was on stage.
8. My childhood friends came to visit me from last week.
9. The lesson was Prof. Hadi taught us was very important.
10. That film we watched on TV last night was one of the best films.
 SONG STORY
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SELECT A SONG TO DESCRIBE/ EXPLAIN ABOUT.

YOU WILL NEED TO TALK ABOUT, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
1. TITLE
2. SINGER
3. WHAT YOU LIKE FROM THE SONG
4. THE MESSAGE FROM THE SONG
5. RELATED MESSAGE FROM THE SONG TO YOUR/ OUR LIVE
6. THIS SONG IN COMPARISON TO OTHER SONG
7. ETC
RECORD YOURSELF SPEAKING FOR AT LEAST 2 MINUTES.
REMEMBER: TALK; NOT READ
You need to do all the exercises in this material. Doing
exercises helps improve your understanding and
mastery in English.

Good luck