- Simple Present Tense adalah bentuk waktu yang digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau kegiatan yang berlangsung/terjadi pada waktu sekarang dalam bentuk sederhana, kegiatan atau pekerjaan yang dilakukan berulang-ulang, kebiasaan sehari-hari, peristiwa atau perbuatan yang tidak ada kaitannya dengan waktu, dan untuk mengekspresikan kebenaran umum.
Rumus kalimat Simple Present Tense
1. Rumus kalimat Simple Present Tense yang tidak menggunakan kata kerja (Non VERB)(+) Subject + To be 1 + Non Verb + Object(-) Subject + To be 1 + NOT + Non Verb + Object(?) To be 1 + Subject + Non Verb + Object?(?) Question Word + To be 1 + Subject + Non Verb + Object?
TO BE 1 terdiri dari: am, is, aream untuk subjek Iis untuk subjek she he itare untuk subjek you they we
Contoh Kalimat Simple Present Tense tidak menggunakan kata kerja:(+ ) I am English TeacherShe is English Teacher
(- ) I am not English TeacherShe is not English Teacher
(?) Am I English TeacherJawaban: Yes I am, atau No, I am not
Is She English TeacherJawaban: Yes She is, atau No, She is not
(?) What are you ?Jawaban: I am a English Teacher
Where is your sister ?Jawaban: She is here
2.Rumus kalimat Simple Present Tense yang menggunakan kata kerja (VERB 1)
(+) Subject + Verb 1 + Object(-) Subject + DON'T / DOESN'T + Verb 1 + Object(?) DO / DOES + Subject + Verb 1 + Object?(?) Question Word + DO/ DOES + Subject + Verb 1?
- do (+), don’t (-) : digunakan untuk subjek I you they we-does (+) , doesn’t (-) : digunakan untuk subjek she he it
Catatan :
Kalimat positif, untuk subject "He, She, It", penggunaan kata kerjanya (VERB) harus diakhiri dengan "s/es."
- Pada umunya kata kerjanya langsung ditambah dengan akhiran “-s”, contohnya: Work – Works
-Kata kerja yang berakhiran huruf “ch, o, s, sh, x” ditambah akhiran “-es”, contohnya: Teach – Teaches, Pass – Passes, Go – Goes, Finish – Finishes, Fix - Fixes
-Kata kerja yang berakhiran dengan huruf “-y” dan dimulai dengan huruf mati, akhiran “-y”diubah menjadi “-i” kemudian ditambah “-es”, contohnya: Study - Studies
-Sedangkan kata kerjanya berakhiran dengan huruf “-y” yang diawali dengan huruf hidup, cukup ditambah dengan akhiran “-s” saja, contohnya: Buy - Buys
Contoh Kalimat Simple Present Tense yang menggunakan kata kerja:(+ ) I speak English everydayShe speaks English everyday
(- ) I don’t speak English everydayShe doesn’t speaks English everyday
(?) Do you speak English everyday?Jawaban: Yes I do, atau No, I don't
Does she speak English everyday?Jawaban: Yes She does, atau No, She doesn’t
(?) Why Do you speak English everyday
Keterangan waktu untuk Simple Present Tense yang digunakan adalah:
Every hour, every minute, every morning, everyday, in the morning, once a week, on Sunday, at five o’clock and so on
Fungsi Simple Present Tense1. Menyatakan suatu perbuatan yang menjadi kebiasaan atau yang dilakukan pada waktu-waktu tertentu (Habitual Action), contohnya:
We study hard everyday.2. Menyatakan suatu kebenaran atau kenyataan umum, atau suatu kebenaran yang dianggap terjadi terus-mnerus (The General Truth), contohnya:A year has twelve months.
3. Untuk menyatakan suatu keadaan yang sedang berlangsung saat ini atau sekarang atau perbuatan yang merupakan suatu kebiasaan, contohnya:I am a teacher.They are here now.
4. Untuk menyatakan kebenaran umum tidak digunakan keterangan waktu, contohnya:Ice is cold.Fire is hot. - - I do not go to school everyday
- ? Do you go to school everyday ? Yes i do / No, i do not.
- + They study english every monday
- - They do not study english every monday
- ? Do they study english every day ? Yes, they do / No, they do not.
- + They come late.
- - they do not come late.
- ? Do they came late ? Yes, they do / No, they do not.
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My father
goes to post office
·
My father
does not go to post office
·
Does your
father go to post office?
Contoh
kalimat simple past tense
Positif
I Went to school yesterday.
My mother bought a new car last month.
Roni got up early last Sunday.
The boy played games in this room 5 minutes ago.
I Went to school yesterday.
My mother bought a new car last month.
Roni got up early last Sunday.
The boy played games in this room 5 minutes ago.
Negatif
I did not go to school yesterday.
My mother did not buy a new car last month.
Roni did not get up early last Sunday.
The boy did not play games in this room 5 minutes ago.
PertanyaanI did not go to school yesterday.
My mother did not buy a new car last month.
Roni did not get up early last Sunday.
The boy did not play games in this room 5 minutes ago.
Did you go to school yesterday? Yes, I did/No, I did not
Did your mother buy a new car last month? Yes, she did/No, She did not
Did Roni get up early last Sunday? Yes, he did/No, He did not
Did the boy play games in this room 5 minutes ago? Yes, he did/ No, he did not