SMP MUHAMMADIYAH

JAYAPURA

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

IRFUN, M.PD
 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,
and general truth.
Time information that can be used in the Simple Present
Tense is:
1  Everyday setiap hari
2  every week setiap minggu
3  every month setiap bulan
4  every year setiap tahun
5  every night setiap malam
6  every afternoon setiap sore
7  every minute setiap menit
8  every hour setiap jam
9  once a week satu kali seminggu
10  twice a week dua kali seminggu
Verbal
Nominal
VERBAL SENTENCE

Verbal sentence in the form of Simple Present

Tense, generally used for
a. Declared an act of a habit or performed at
certain times.
Example:
- He visits my house twice a week.
- They go to campus everyday
- She eats meat ball everyday.
POSITIVE FORM
• For subject ; I, you, we, they. We use:

Subject + infinitive (Verb 1) + O + T.s/adverb

• For subject she, he, it. We use:

Subject + infinitive (Verb 1) + s/es + O + T.S

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
Verb 1 (infinitive), as follows:
No The addition of the suffix "-s" Meaning
(infinitive)
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"
No Verb 1 (infinitive) Penambahan akhiran “-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" WAS CHANGED TO "I" AND THEN ADDED "-ES".
Verb 1 Penambahan akhiran
No
(infinitive) “-es” Arti kata
1 Cry Cries Menangis

2 Carry Carries Membawa

3 Fly Flies Terbang

4 Study Studies Belajar

5 Reply Replies Menjawab

6 Try tries Berusaha

4. THE VERB (INFINITIVE) THAT ENDS WITH
THE LETTER "Y" IS PRECEDED BY A VOWEL
(VOCALS), 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 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. INTERROGATIVE 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 I write a letter everyday?

(Apakah saya 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?)
# And the answer is yes i do or no I don’t.
 NOMINAL SENTENCE
1. Positive Form
Information :
Non verb or not a verb (verb), can be a noun (noun),
adjectives (adjective) 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/Noun

Information :
Negative nominal sentence is formed by
adding notes behind to be.
Example :
- Youare not sad. -------------> Adjective
  (Kamu sedih)
- I am not in the library. -----> Adverb
  (Kami ada di perpustakaan)
- She is not a teacher…….. Noun
  (Dia seorang guru)
 READ THE BELOW PARAGRAPH

• Nancy and James are good friends .They speak good German .
Nancy works in a restaurant downtown and James is a librarian .
The children play in the garden every weekend . James and Nancy
visit church together every Friday.
• Yang mana saja merupakan kalimat simple present tense?
3. INTROGATIVE FORM
 
To be + Subyek + Noun Adjective/Adverb/Noun

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

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

1.   She always ________ in dance competitions.(participate/participates)

2. Mohan ________ every morning.(jog/jogs)

3. I _______ in France.(live/lives)

4. Jane ______ in a multinational company.(work/works)

5. Doctors ______ that junk food be avoided.(recommend/recommends)

6. He _____ angry very quickly.(get/gets)

 a)My mother is a teacher. She _______ English teacher.

FILL INisTHE
b)Rohan BLANKS
my best friend. He _______ soccer.

c) _____ you know the way out of this building?

d) What ______ your father do?

e) You can't ______ without water.

THANK YOU