THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

The Simple Present Tense Is Used:

Penggunaan Contoh Kalimat Simple Present Tense
a) Untuk menyatakan suatu fakta  Sociolinguistics is the study of the
relationship between language and
social environment

 The sun rises from the east

b) Untuk menggambarkan kebiasaan atau  My father wakes up at 5 am every

kejadian yang dilakukan berkali-kali dalam
bingkai waktu sekarang.
Biasanya menggunakan adverb of
frequency seperti: always, never,
sometimes, often, seldom, dan lain-lain.
morning
 The postman always delivers the mail
on the morning
 I often check my assignment several
times before submitting it to my teacher

c) Untuk menggambarkan perasaan atau  I love my parents to the moon and back
emosi.
 She feels anxious waiting for her cat to
come back

 We worry about his current condition

d) mengungkapkan kepemilikan dan  My company has 70 branches all over

hubungan logis. the world

 They own three supercars.

 The laptop belongs to me.

 It consists of chocolate and cheese

e) Untuk menyampaikan pendapat dan  I think it is better if people use public

pikiran transportation more often than their
personal cars

 I agree that death penalty should be

revoked

f) Digunakan pada kalimat instruksi  Pour some salt into the egg and mix
them well

g) Digunakan pada kalimat pengandaian tipe  If you do not pick me up, I will not come
satu to the party

I. Change the word in the bracket into correct Simple Present Tense!
1. The teacher (teach) ......................................... the students everyday.
 2. Mr. Wahyu (go) ................................................ to the office.
3. The dancer (dance) ......................................... in the hall.
4. Water (flow) ................................................... from the higher to the lower.
5. My mother (not go) ......................................... to the market.
6. Ramza, Razan and Rajni (study) ...................... together.
7. Doctor (check) ............................................... the patients twice a day.
8. The post man (come) ...................................... to my school.
9. My little sister (not cry) ................................... in the night.
10. The boys (play) ............................................ football in the afternoon.

II. Change the sentences into negative and interrogative!

1. Grandfather drinks coffee every morning.
(-)..............................................................
(?).............................................................

2. The tour guide talks to the tourist.

(-).............................................................
(?).............................................................

3. Mr. Jhon speaks japanese in the meeting.

(-).............................................................
(?).............................................................

4. The boy takes a bath twice a day.

(-).............................................................
(?).............................................................

5. The technician repairs the motorcycle.

(-).............................................................
(?).............................................................

6. My parents and I have dinner in the dining room.

(-).............................................................
(?)............................................................. 

7. They go to the swimming pool in the afternoon.

(-).............................................................
(?).............................................................

8. The gardener waters the flowers in the morning.

(-).............................................................
(?).............................................................

9. Mrs. Rani writes a letter for her friend.

(-).............................................................
(?).............................................................
10. Tiara reads a magazine every morning.
(-).............................................................
(?).............................................................
I. Change the sentences into negative and interrogative!

1. (+) They played football last month.

    (-)  ..................................................
    (?) ...................................................

2. (+) Father brought some cakes last night.

    (-) .........................................................
    (?) .........................................................

3. (+) He wrote a letter yesterday.

     (-) ............................................
    (?) ............................................

4. (+) Shifa cleaned the blackboard.

    (-) .............................................
    (?) .............................................

5. (+) We bought a magazine in the bookshop.

    (-) ..............................................................
    (?) .............................................................

II. Change the word in the bracket into correct Simple Present Tense!
1. She (meet) ............................................................. her uncle last night.
2. We (do) ................................................................. the test yesterday.
3. You did not (bring) ................................................. the dictionary.
4. Did your father (drink) ............................................ the coffee yersterday?
5. They (play) ............................................................. the game last night.
6. He (give) ................................................................ me an orange last week.
7. I (go) .....................................................................  to Medan last month.
8. She (sing) ..............................................................  a song yesterday morning.
9. Mother (make).......................................................  a rainbow cake last week.
10. Ditta (wash).........................................................  her shoes yesterday morning.

III. Fill the blank with the right answers

1. The students ………..in the library now. They are reading books.
2. The workers ………the bus this morning, but they drove cars.
3. Were you busy with your job yesterday? You ….. to my party.
4. ………………your brother and sister in the dining room now ?
5. I have curly hair but my sister ………… straight hair.
6. My father ……… coffee, but my uncle likes coffee very much.
7. Some tourist ………….. many beautiful places in Bali last year.
8. Jane ……………. in the library. She is searching some literatures.
9. Most of English students always………… English in the class everyday.
10. Where ……………… the women attend the seminar today ?
11. Maria and her family ………….. in the yard this morning.
12. Mrs. Anggie didn’t shop in a large supermarket, but she ……… in a small store.
13. Jack ………….. me on phone this morning.
14. It wasn't her who ............. money from your wallet.
15. We…… each other 2 years ago