Simple present tense

Simple present tense

The function of simple present tense are:   (fungsi dari simple present tense adalah :)

1.         To state the general things. (untuk menyatakan hal-hal umum .)

Example :       

a. Fire is hot.

b.Ice is cold.

2.         To state the habitual activities. (Untuk menyatakan aktivitas-aktivitas kebiasaan.)

Example :        

a. Farda studies English everyday.

b. Sasa gets up early every morning.

3.         To state the activities done in the future.  (Untuk menyatakan aktivitas yg akan dilakukan di masato  depan.)

Example :       

a. The train leaves tomorrow morning.

b. Siki goes to her grandparents next week.

The sentence pattern in simple present tense can be seen,as follow:

(pola kalimat simple present tense dapat dilihat,sebagai berikut:

1)         The sentence pattern of to be :is,am,are. (Pola kalimat dari to be :is,am,are).

a.         Possitive sentence  (+).

S+is/am/are+adj/adv/N

Example :        I am a student.

            You are a doctor.

            She is happy.

b.         Negative sentence (-).

S+is/am/are+not+adj/adv/N

Example:         I am not a student.

            You are not a doctor.

            She is not happy.

c.         Intrrogative sentence (?)

Is/am/are + S + adj/adv/N?

Example:          Am I a student?, Are you a doctor?

Is she happy?

2)         The sentence pattern of invinitive :V1  (s/es/ies)   (Pola kalimat dari )

a.         Afirmative sentence (+)

S + V1 (S/es/ies+O)

      Example:   I study English.

            She cooks a pizza.

            They eat a hamburger.

b.         Negative sentence (-)

S + do/does not +V1+O

Example:         I do not study English.

            She does not cook a pizza.

            They do not eat hamburger.

c.         Introgative sentence (?)

Do/does + S + V1+O?

3)         Adverbial of time usually used in simple present tense

Always            Generally                     Regularly

Usually            Everyday                     Every year

Never  Once a day                  Every Morning

Note:

1.         The letter –s added for the verb followed by subject :He ,she ,it or single subject.

2.         The letter -es added when the verb ending is :-ss,-sh,-ch,-x if followed by the subject  he,she and it or single object.

3.         The letter –ies added for the consonant letter followed  y  if the subject followed : she, he, it. The  y  omited being into i.

Example:         Fly       →The bird flies.

            Cry      →The baby cries.

            Study →Andi studies.