A.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

(Simple present tense digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatanatau kegiatan
yang berlangsung atau terjadi pada waktu sekarang bentuk sederhana, kegiatan
yang dilakukan berulang-ulang, kebiasaan sehari-hari, dan suatu kebenaran umum/
general truth.)

Pattern Verbal (Dengan Kata Kerja)

( + ) Subyek + Verb 1 + (s/es) + O/C

( – ) Subyek + do/does + not + Verb 1 + O/C

( ? ) Do/does + Subyek + Verb 1 + O/C

Pattern Nominal (Tanpa Kata Kerja)

( + ) Subyek + to be (am, is, are) + O/C

( – ) Subyek + to be (am, is, are) + not + O/C

( ? ) To be (am, is, are) + Subyek + O/C

Time signal (Keterangan waktu) yang dipakai:

 Today : Hari ini
 Every day : Setiap hari
 Every week : Setiap minggu
 Every month: Setiap bulan
 Every year : Setiap tahun
 Every (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday)
 Once a week: Seminggu sekali
 Once a month: Sebulan sekali
 Once a year : Setahun sekali

Contoh kalimat Simple Present Tense Verbal:

(+) I kick the ball.

(-) I don’t kick the ball

(?) Do I kick the ball?

 

(+) He kicks the ball.

(-) He doesn’t kick the ball

(?) Does he kick the ball?

Contoh kalimat Simple Present Tense Nominal:

(+) I am smart.

(-) I am not smart.

(?) Am I smart?

(+) He is handsome.

(-) He is not handsome.

(?) Is he handsome?

B. SIMPLE PAST TENSE

(Simple past tense adalah kalimat yang menyatakan bahwa suatu kejadian terjadi
pada saat/masa lampau)

Pattern Verbal (Dengan Kata Kerja)

( + ) Subyek + Verb 2 + O/C

( – ) Subyek + did + not + Verb 1 + O/C

( ? ) Did + Subyek + Verb 1 + O/C

Pattern Nominal (Tanpa Kata Kerja)

( + ) Subyek + to be (was/were) + O/C

( – ) Subyek + to be (was/were) + not + O/C

( ? ) to be (was/were) + Subyek + O/C

 
Time signal (Keterangan waktu) yang dipakai:
 This morning (tadi pagi)
 Yesterday (Kemarin)
 Last night (Tadi malam)
 Last week
 Last year
 Last month
 Last (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, …)
 Two weeks ago
 Three weeks ago

Contoh kalimat Simple Past Tense Verbal:

(+) I played football yesterday.

(-) I didn’t play football yesterday.

(?) Did I played football yesterday?

(+) He played football yesterday.

(-) He didn’t play football yesterday.

(?) Did He played football yesterday?

Contoh kalimat Simple Past Tense Nominal:

(+) I was very busy last week.

(-) I was not very busy last week.

(?) Was I very busy last week?

(+) They were very busy last week.

(-) They were not very busy last week.

(?) Were they very busy last week?