Simple Present Tense

Passive form

Frequency Adverbs we use with the Present Simple

With the present simple we use these frequency adverbs:

(Notice that the adverb comes before the main verb in the sentence.)

Always: ‘I always study hard for exams.’

Often: ‘She often eat fruits’

Frequently:‘Budi frequently visits his family.’

Sometimes:‘You sometimes go to the gym’

Occasionally:‘It occasionally rains in summer.’

Seldom:‘They seldom ask for help.’

Rarely: ‘He rarely goes out without his backpack.’

Hardly ever:‘I hardly ever eat pizza.’

Never: ‘She never plays football.’

Present Continuous Tense

Passive form

Time Expressions we use with the Present Continuous

With the present continuous we use these time expressions:

(Notice that the time expression can come at the start or at the end of the sentence.)
At the moment: ‘I’m watching TV, at the moment.’

These days: ‘Ahmad is living in Riyadh, these days.’

Now: ‘What are you doing, now?’

Nowadays: ‘I think you are talking too much, nowadays.’

Contoh Telling Family and Daily Activity

Let me tell you about my family. There are four people in my family. I live with my mother, my father
and my younger brother. We live in Yogyakarta. My younger brother works as a Lecturer at
Purworejo Muhammadiyah University. I work as a freelance graphic designer at home and I am
working as a temporary lecturer at STMIK El Rahma this semester. My younger brother and I get up
at half past four every morning. I like drawing inanimate objects. I am taking 3D Asset for
Compositing Design at Digital Talent Scholarship now. I am designing a poster for a final project. I
often go to bed at 11 pm.

Vocabulary yang bisa dipakai:

 Get up: bangun tidur

 Wake up: bangun tidur.

 Take a shower: mandi

 Get dressed: berpakaian

 Have breakfast: sarapan

 Go to work: berangkat ke kantor

 Start work: mulai bekerja

 Lunch: makan siang

 Finish work: selesai kerja

 Work overtime: lembur

 Arrive home: sampai di rumah

 Have dinner: makan malam

 Watch TV: nonton TV

 Go to bed: tidur

 Hang out: nongkrong

 Tidy up: merapikan

 Turn on: menyalakan/menghidupkan

 Turn off: mematikan

  Take a rest: istirahat

 Brush teeth: menyikat gigi

 Perform Salah: mengerjakan sholat

 Take a nap: tidur siang

 Study: belajar

 Call: menghubungi

 Comb menyisir

 Make up : berdandan

 Feed pet: memberi makan hewan peliharaan

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