7th grade

Simple
Present Tense
~ It’s Me ~
Ilustration!
The sun sets in the west
 Simple
Present Tense
General Truth
 Simple Present Tense
• Simple Present Tense is a verb tense with two main uses

• We use simple present tense when an action is happening

right now or when it happens regularly.
 Simple Present Tense Expresses

Permanent General Habitual

situation truth action
Agi accompanies The sun rises in the He gets up at 05.00
mom to the market east. am every day.
every Sunday.

Future Tradition,
Command
meaning ritual
The restaurant opens The Halloween day
Sweep the floor!
at 06.00 pm. is 31st October
 Signal Words

▨ All the time ▨ Normally

▨ Always ▨ Now and then
▨ At times ▨ Occasionally
▨ Everyday/week ▨ Once a day
▨ Forever ▨ Rarely
▨ Frequently ▨ Sometimes
▨ From time to time ▨ Usually
▨ Nowadays ▨ Often
 Simple Present Tense

Simple Present Simple Present

Tense Nominal Tense Verbal
SIMPLE
PRESENT
TENSE
NOMINAL
Subject + to be + Nonverb (Noun/Adjective/Adverb)
 Nominal (Positive sentence)

My parents and I
I am a doctor Rania is at home
are at beach
 Nominal (Negative sentence)

My parents and I
I am not a doctor Rania is not at home
are not at beach
 Nominal (Interrogative sentence)

Are my parents and

Are you a doctor? Is Rania at home?
I at the beach?
 The Pattern of Simple Present Tense Nominal

Subject To be Positive Negative Interrogative

S + is not +
He, She, It is S + is + C Is + S + C + ?
C
S + am + S + am Are + S + C +
I am C not + C ?

They, we, S + are + S + are Are + S + C

are
you C not + C +?
 Let’s do the exercise!

1. Citra (is/am/are) a student.

2. Ali and Arya (is/am/are) football player.

3. I (is/am/are) singer.
 SIMPLE
PRESENT
TENSE
VERBAL
Subject + verb 1 + Object
 The Pattern of Simple Present Tense Verbal

He Positive S + Verb.1 (-es, -s) + Object

She
It S + does not + Verb/1 +
Raka Negative
Object
Dinda
Does + S + Verb.1 + Object
Interrogative
+?

I Positive S + Verb.1 + Object

They
We S + do not + Verb/1 +
Negative
You Object
Do + S + Verb.1 + Object +
Interrogative
?
 NOTES

Kata kerja berakhiran –O, - Kata kerja berakhiran –y Kata kerja berakhiran Y
Ch, -Sh, -X atau –Z didahului konsonan diawalihuruf vocal, cukup
tambahkan –es hilangkan Y, dan ditambahkan –s
tambahkan –ies

Go – goes
Catch – catches
Wash – washes Carry – carries
Kiss – kisses Study – studies Play – plays
Fix – fixes Worry – worries Say – says
Buzz - buzzes Marry – marries Enjoy – enjoys
 Simple Present Tense Verbal

Ahmad always gets up Ahmad takes a shower Ahmad brushes teeth at

at 05.00 am at 05.10 am 05.15 am
Ahmad does not always Ahmad does not take a Ahmad does not brush
get up at 05.00 am shower at 05.10 am teeth at 05.15 am
Does Ahmad always get Does Ahmad take Does Ahmad brush teeth
up at 05.00 am? shower at 05.10 am? at 05.15 am?
 Simple Present Tense Verbal

They always work Ani and Aska do homework We plant tree every
together every day every afternoon month
They do not work Ani and Aska do not do We do not plant tree
together every day homework every afternoon every month
Do they work together Do Ani and Aska do Do we plant tree every
every day? homework every afternoon? month?
 Let’s do the exercise!

1. I (go/goes) to school.
2. Denada (read/reads) magazine every
day.
3. You and I (take/takes) English course
every week.
Thank You
 Worksheet 2. Simple Present Tense
(Complete the sentences using the right pattern of simple present tense!)

1. I ___ Indonesian.
2. They ___ new students.
3. Justin ___ my friend.
4. My father ___ a farmer.
5. We ___ schoolmates.
6. The leaves ___ green.
7. The animal ___ cute.
8. The girls ___ beautiful.
9. The sky ___ blue.
10.The river ___ clean