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Present Simple - Past Simple - Explanation

The document discusses the present simple and past simple tenses in English. The present simple is used for habits, routines, and facts that are currently true. It takes the form of subject + verb1/verb1+s/es + object/adjective/adverb. The past simple is used for actions that occurred in the past and takes the form of subject + verb2 + object/adjective/adverb, or was/were for forms of to be. Examples are provided to illustrate their usage in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences.

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Present Simple - Past Simple - Explanation

The document discusses the present simple and past simple tenses in English. The present simple is used for habits, routines, and facts that are currently true. It takes the form of subject + verb1/verb1+s/es + object/adjective/adverb. The past simple is used for actions that occurred in the past and takes the form of subject + verb2 + object/adjective/adverb, or was/were for forms of to be. Examples are provided to illustrate their usage in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences.

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PRESENT SIMPLE

 Ttg kebiasaan, rutinitas, fakta/ informasi yg berlaku sekarang

Dengan VERB
S + V1 / V1 (s,es) + O/ adj./ Adv./ compl.

I, you, they, we = Verb 1 basic  kalimat negative dan questions pakai kt. Bantu “DO”
He, She, it = Verb 1 + s/es  kalimat negative dan questions pakai kt. Bantu “DOES”

(+) You study almost every night.


(-) You do not study almost every night
(?) Do you study almost every night?

(+) She goes to the gym twice a week.


(-) She does not go to the gym twice a week.
(?) Does she go to the gym twice a week?
 Ketika bertemu do dan does maka Verb akan kembali ke bentuk V1 basic.

Dengan TO BE1
S + to be1 (am, is, are) + O/ adj./ Adv./ compl.

I = am
You, they, we = are
He, she, it = is

(+) She is in her office.


(-) She is not in her office.
(?) Is she in her office?

(+) I am angry.
(-) I am not angry
(?) Am I angry?

(+) They are our teachers.


(-) They are not our teachers.
(?) Are they our teachers?
PAST SIMPLE
 Ttg aktivitas yg terjadi di masa lalu. Tidak berkaitan dgn masa present.

Dengan VERB 2
S + V2 + O/ Adj / Adv/ Compl.

All Subjects + V2 = kalimat negative dan questions pakai kt. Bantu “DID”

(+) They bought some flowers for their teacher.


(-) They didn’t buy some flowers for their teacher.
(?) Did they buy some flowers for their teacher?

(+) Salma went to the supermarket last night.


(-) Salma didn’t go to the supermarket last night.
(?) Did Salma go to the supermarket last night?

 Ketika bertemu DID maka Verb akan kembali ke bentuk V1 basic.

Dengan TO BE2
S + to be2 (was, were) + O/ adj./ Adv./ compl.
I, He, She, It = was
You, we, they = were

(+) I was at the library.


(-) I was not at the library.
(?) Was I at the library?

(+) They were happy to see me.


(-) They were not happy to see me.
(?) Were they happy to see me?

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