Grammar#9

Tense
 Tenses
• Tenses refer to different forms of a verb or verb phrase. We use
different tenses to talk or write about different times ( cambridge
dictionary)
• There are two main tenses in English (wikipedia) :
Present tense: things that are true when the words are spoken or
written.
Example: She goes to school. In this sentence, goes shows that it is a present
tense. It suggests that she regularly goes to school.
Example: She is going to school. This says she is now going to school.
Past tense: things that were true before the words were spoken or
written.
Example: She went to school. In this sentence, went shows that it is a past
tense
 Simple present tense
• Tense ini untuk menyatakan fakta, kebiasaan, dan kejadian yang terjadi pada
saat sekarang ini.
• Kata Sinyal
always, every, never, normally, often, sometimes, usually, seldom

Rumus dan Contoh Kalimatnya :

Bentuk Positif (+)

Ø  Subject + To be (am, is, are) + Non Verb + Object (Bentuk Nominal)
Ø  Subject + Verb 1 + Object (Bentuk Verbal)

Contoh :
She is an english teacher.
I speak english every day.
• Bentuk Negatif (-)
Ø  Subject + To be 1 + NOT + Non Verb +
Object (Bentuk Nominal)
Ø  Subject + DON'T / DOESN'T + Verb 1 +
Object (Bentuk Verbal)

Contoh :
She is not an english teacher.
I don't speak english everyday.
Bentuk Interrogative (?)
Ø  To be + Subject + Non Verb + Object? (Bentuk
Nominal)
Ø  DO / DOES + Subject + Verb 1 + Object?
(Bentuk Verbal)

Contoh :
Is She an English Teacher?
Do You Speak english everyday?
Penambahan s/es pada V1

Contoh :
She watches Korean drama.
He speaks English fluently.
It sounds nice.
• Kata kerja yang diakhiri oleh Y
Ubah huruf Y di belakang kata menjadi IE kemudian tambahkan S.
Contoh:
Try : tries
Fly : flies
Copy : copies
Jika kata kerja yang diakhiri dengan Y dan hurus sebelumnya
adalah huruf vokal, maka tambahkan saja S dan tidak perlu diubah
menjadi IE terlebih dahulu.
Play : plays
Buy : buys
Pray : prays
• Kata kerja yang diakhiri oleh huruf O
Kata kerja yang diakhiri oleh huruf O, tambahkan huruf E terlebih dahulu
sebelum S.
Do : does
Go : goes
• Kata kerja yang diakhiri oleh CH, S, SH, X, dan Z
Untuk kata kerja yang diakhiri oleh CH, S, SH, X, dan Z, silakan
tambahkan es pada akhir kata tersebut.
Pass : passes
Push : pushes
Watch : watches
Fix : fixes
Buzz : buzzes
 practice
please tell about your daily routine (2 minutes)
Present continuous
Bentuk Positif (+)
Ø  subject + to be (am, is, are) + Verb – ing + object (Bentuk
Verbal)

Contoh :
She is watching movie at present.

Bentuk Negatif (-)

Ø  subject + to be + not + verb – ing + object (Bentuk Verbal)
am not tidak bisa disingkat

Contoh :
She is not watching movie at present.

Bentuk interrogative (?)

Ø  to be + subject + verb – ing + object? (Bentuk Verbal)

Contoh :
Is She watching movie at present?