Simple Present Tense

Nominal & Verbal

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The usage of Simple Present Tense
To express Everyday activities
(aktivitas sehari –hari)

Habits General truths

(kebiasaan) (fakta umum)
 What’s are Nominal
and Verbal sentence?
Nominal Sentence
Nominal sentence is a
sentence that has predicate
not a verb, but can be an Adjective
or Noun, it should be inserted
auxiliary verb to be like is, am, and
are. , general or not general, in-
structs, or plan
of schedule.
Kalimat nominal adalah
kalimat yang tidak meng -
gunakan kata kerja (verb) 
tetapi menggunakan kata
kerja bantu (auxiliary verb) 
dari kelompok “to be”, 
antara lain is, am, are. plan
of schedule.
Verbal sentence 
Where the predicate is verb.
A sentence that starts with the verb
and the subject follows. The
subject can be a noun or a pronoun.
Kalimat verbal adalah
kalimat yang menggunakan
kata kerja (verb). Kata kerja
tersebut berupa present
form (V1)
Now let’s see the structure
and also the examples
Structure Positive - Nominal Sentence

nominal
Subject + To be (am, is, are) + Object

We are students. He/she is a student.

They are students. It is a good book.
I am a student.

Negative - Nominal Sentence

Subject+To be (am, is, are)+NOT+Object

We are not teachers. He/she isn’t a teacher.

It isn’t a good book.
They are not teachers.
I am not a teacher.
 Nominal Interrogative (Question)
Structure To be (am, is, are) + Subject + Object

nominal
+?

Is he/she/it a good student?

Are they/we students of Eng-

lish class?
Am I Spiderman? 
 Exercises
1.They ……. (be) smart students.
2.She ……. (be/not) diligent.
3.……. (be) the umbrella under the ta-
ble?
4.……. (be) I from Jakarta?
5.Jack……..(be/not) in the laboratory.
 Exercises
1.He……. (be) tall.
2.Shanon……. (be/not) in the classroom.
3.……. (be) they at home?
4.……. (be) I handsome/beautiful?
5.Jason and Mike……..(be/not) lazy.
So far…do you
have any ques-
tions?
 Positive - Verbal

Structure
(+): Subject + Verb1 (s,es,ies) + O
She/he/it speaks English very well.
I/you/they/we speak English very
well.
Negative - Verbal 
(-): Subject + do/does not +Verb1 +
Object
She/he/it does not speak
English very well.
I/you/they/we don’t speak
 Verbal Interrogative (question)
Structure DO/DOES + Subject + Verb 1 +
Object?

verbal Does she/he/it study English?

Do I/you/they/we study
English?
 In the 3rd Person Singular
We add “S”, “ES” OR “IES” at the end of the verb
By adding “S” to the end if a verb
(run > runs, sit > sits, see > sees, play > plays)

By adding “ES” to the end of the verb that has a sibilant
(berdesis) sound – ss, ch, x, tch, sh, zz (teach > teaches,
watch > watches, guess > guesses, mix > mixes, buzz >
buzzes)

By changing final “Y” to “IES” after a consonant + y (s-

tudy > studies, fly > flies, cry > cries)
  What – (something) – What do you
usually do on Saturday?
 When – (time) – When do you study
English?
 Who – (person) – Who do see on

WH Wednesday?
 Where – (place) – Where do you play
basketball?

QUESTIONS  Why – (reason) – Why do we learn

English?
 How – (frequency) – How often do
you play football?
 How – (quantity) – How many siblings
do you have?
 THE FORMULA (DO)
 WH + DO/DOES + SUB-
JECT + VERB
WH  Examples:
 Where do you study?
QUESTIONS  When does she wake
up?
 Why does he wear
jacket?
 THE FORMULA (BE)
 WH + BE + SUBJECT

 Examples:
WH  Where are you from?
 When is your English
QUESTIONS class?
 Who is she/he?
 Exercises
1.Billy……. (kick) the ball.
2.She……. (cry) a lot.
3.…….(he) eat the cake?
4.……. (we) get good score?
5.Lucy ……..(watch) her favorite movie.
 Exercises
1.My Mom…….(cook) every morning.
2.I……. (not/go) to school on Saturday.
3.…….(we) listen to classic songs?
4.……. (teacher) give us homework?
5.Andi……..(like) juice.
Simple Continuous
Tense
We use the present continuous to
talk about things you are doing now.
Adverb of time (now, right now,
at the moment and still)
Structure Subject + to be (is, am, are) + V-
ing + Object

Example:
I’m studying present continuous
+
tense now.
He/she/it is studying continuous
tense now.
We/they are studying continuous
tense now.
 Subject + to be (is, am, are) + Not
Structure + V-ing + Object

He/she/it is not learning

English right now.
I am not learning English
-
right
now.
You/they/we are not learning
English right now.
 To be (is,am,are) + Subject +
Structure V-ing + Object + ?

Yes/No Question
Is he/she/it learning English
right now?
Am I learning English right
now?
Are you/they/we learning
English right now?
 W/H + to be (is,am,are) + Subject
Structure + V-ing + Object + ?

W/H Question
What is he/she/it doing at
the moment?
What am I learning at the
moment?
What are you/they/we learn-
ing at the moment?
 Lets try!
1. Right now my mum ___________ a magazine. (read)
2. At the moment our two cats ___________. (sleep)
3. I ____________ outside with my friends now because
it’s raining. (not play)
4. Now we ___________ our favorite cartoon. (watch)
5. Mike ___________ computer games! (play)
 Lets try!
6. What _______(you / read) at the moment?
7. She ______(not / study) now, she _____ (watch) TV.
8. He _______ (talk) to his father right now.
9. Take your umbrella, it _______ still (rain).
10. He (not / play) ________ golf now.
 Lets try!
11. He (not/play) ___________ tennis now.
12. Roy and Caesar ______(eat) their lunch at canteen.
13. _______ he (listen) to his favorite music right now?
14. _______ they still (take) a note?
15. I (work) ___________ at the moment.
 Simple Present Present Progressive

in general (regularly, often, never) right now

Cody plays football every Tuesday.
present actions happening one after
another
First Cody plays football, then he watches
TV.
Look! Cody is playing football now.
also for several actions happening at
the same time
Cody is playing football and Anne is
watching.
 Signal words
•always •at the moment
•every ... •at this moment
•often •today
•normally •now
•usually •right now
•sometimes •Listen!
•seldom •Look!
•never
•first
•Then
Note: The following verbs are usually only used in Simple
Present: be, have, hear, know, like, love, see, smell, think, want
Do you have any
questions?
Thank you
For your attention 
It’s practice time