Simple Present

Tense
By:
Fransiskus Xaverius David,S.Pd

Satya Cendika Chatolic Senior High

School
What is simple present tense?

“Simple Present Tense is the tense used to express an action or

activity taking place or happening at the present time in a
simple form, or activities performed repeatedly, or daily
habits, or acts that have nothing to do with time.”
Nominal
Verbal
A. Verbal Sentence
Verbal sentence is a sentence that use a verb as a predicate.
Examples:
- He visits my house twice a week.
- They go to campus everyday
 1.Positive Form
For I, you, we, they subject
we used :

Subject + infinitive
(Verb 1)

For she, he, it subject

we used:
Subject + infinitive
(Verb 1) + s/es
 Example:

I write a letter everyday.

(Saya menulis surat setiap hari)

She reads a magazine every morning.

(Dia membaca majalah setiap pagi)

They visit their grandmother every Friday.

(Mereka mengunjungi neneknya setiap hari
Jum'at)
There are several rules that must be observed when
adding s/es on a verb (infinitive), as follows:

Verb 1 The addition of the

No Meaning
(infinitive) suffix "-s"
1 read reads membaca
2 work works bekerja
3 write writes menulis
4 set sets terbenam
5 shine shines bersinar
6 sing sings menyanyi
7 bring brings membawa
8 eat eats makan
9 help helps menolong
10 give gives memberi
2. Verb (infinitive) that ends in the letters "ch, o, s, sh,
x, z" the suffix is "-es"

Verb 1 Penambahan akhiran “-

No
(infinitive) es” Arti kata
1 teach teaches mengajar
2 reach reaches menjangkau
3 do does mengerjakan
4 go goes pergi
5 kiss kisses mencium
6 discuss discusses mendiskusikan
7 pass passes melewati
8 wish wishes mengharapkan
9 finish finishes menyelesaikan
10 fix fixes memperbaiki
 3. Verb (infinitive) that ends with the letter "y" and is
preceded by a consonant (consonants), then the suffix
"-y" is changed to "i" and then added "-es".

Verb 1 Penambahan
No Arti kata
(infinitive) akhiran “-es”
1 Cry Cries Menangis
2 Carry Carries Membawa
3 Fly Flies Terbang
4 Study Studies Belajar
5 Reply Replies Menjawab
6 Try Tries Mencoba
4. The verb (infinitive) that ends with the letter "y" is
preceded by a vowel (vowels), plus enough with the
suffix "-s'.

Verb 1 Penambahan
No
(infinitive) akhiran “-s” Arti kata
1 Buy Buys Membeli
2 Play Plays Bermain
3 Lay Lays Berbaring
4 Say says Berkata
 2.Negative Form
For I, you, we, they subject
we used :
Subject + do + not
+ infinitive (Verb1)

For she, he, it subject

we used :
Subject + does + not
+ infinitive (Verb1)

Information :
In the form of negative verbal sentence, the
additional "s / es" to the verb does not exist.
 Example:
They do not/ don’t visit their
grandmother every Friday.
(Mereka tidak mengunjungi
neneknya setiap hari Jum'at)

She does not/doesn’t read a magazine

every morning.
(Dia tidak membaca majalah setiap
pagi)

I do not/ don’t write a letter everyday.

(Saya tidak menulis surat setiap hari)
 3. Introgative Form
For I, you, we, they subject
we used :
Do + Subject +
Infinitive (Verb 1) ?

For she, he, it subject

we used :
Does + Subject +
Infinitive (Verb 1) ?

Information :
In the form of negative verbal sentence, the
additional "s / es" to the verb does not exist
 Example:
• Do you write a letter everyday?
(Apakah kamu menulis surat setiap hari?)

• Does she read a magazine every morning?

(Apakah dia membaca majalah setiap pagi?)

• Do they visit their grandmother every Friday?

(Apakah mereka mengunjungi neneknya setiap hari
Jum'at?)
B. Nominal Sentence
1. Positive Form
Information :
Non verb or not a verb, can be a noun,
adjectives or an adverb.

Subject + To be + Noun/
Adjective/Adverb

To be (is, am, are) adjusted to the subject of the

sentence.
- Is on the subject of He, She, It
- Are on the subject, You, They, We
- Am on the subject I
 Example

I am in the library. -----> Adverb

You are sad. ---------> Adjective

She is a teacher. -------> Noun

2. Negative Form

Subyek + To be + not +Noun/

Adjective/Adverb

Information :
Negative nominal sentence is formed by adding “not”
after to be.

Example :
- You are not sad. -------------> Adjective
  (Kamu tidak sedih)
- I am not in the library. -----> Adverb
  (Saya tidak ada di perpustakaan)
- She is not a teacher. ---------> Noun
  (Dia (perempuan) bukan seorang guru)
3. Introgative Form
 
To be + Subyek + Noun Adjective/Adverb

Information :
Kalimat nominal ini dibentuk dengan to be di awal kalimat.

Example :
-Are you sad? (Apakah kamu sedih?)
-Are you in the library? (Apakah kamu ada di perpustakaan?)
-Is she a teacher? (Apakah dia seorang guru?)
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