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Simple Present Tense

POLA:
Subject + V1 + …. Subject + V1 s/es + ….
(They / We / I / You) (He / She / It)

FUNGSI :
a. Untuk menyatakan suatu kebiasaan (habitual action) atau kegiatan yang terjadi
berulang – ulang dan terus menerus.
Contoh :
The students go to school every day.
She studies English twice a week.
I go to church on Sundays

TENSES
We celebrate our independence day once in a year.
b. Untuk menyatakan kebenaran umum (general truth).
Contoh:
The sun rises in the east and sets down in the west.
The earth revolves round the sun.
The pineapple never grows up on a tree.
c. Digunakan dalam bahasa drama, komentar radio dan sejenisnya .
When the curtain rises, Juliet is writing on her desk. Suddenly the window opens and a masked
man enters.

KETERANGAN WAKTU:
a. Every morning/day/week/month/year
b. Once, twice, three times, four times, …
c. Adverb of frequency : always, usually, sometimes, often, never, seldom.

Present Continuous Tense

POLA :
Subject + to be (is, am, are) + V-ing

FUNGSI :
a. Untuk menyatakan suatu kegiatan yang sedang berlangsung pada waktu diucapkan.
Contoh:
They are still playing at the moment.
She is reading a novel now.
b. Untuk menyatakan kegiatan yang sedang berlangsung tetapi belum tentu sedang
berlangsung ketika pernyataan diucapkan.
Contoh:
I am learning French this year.
Mr. Brown is teaching English.

KETERANGAN WAKTU:
Now, at the moment, this afternoon, this evening, right now, today.

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Note : Ketika ada kata kerja seperti: Look!, Listen!, Watch!, Notice! (Imperative), maka
tenses nya Present Continuous.
Contoh: * Look ! The man is climbing.
* Listen ! The girls next door are singing my favourite song.

Simple Past Tense

POLA:
Subject + V2 + Object + ….

FUNGSI: Untuk menyatakan kegiatan yang terjadi pada waktu tertentu di masa lampau
dan saat ini sudah selesai.
Contoh:

TENSES
I met my music teacher yesterday.
My mother bought a new carpet last Sunday.
Rendy closed the window five minutes ago.
The students presented their project work this morning.

KETERANGAN WAKTU:
- Last …. - … ago - This afternoon
- Just now - This morning - Yesterday

Past Continuous Tense

POLA:
Subject + was + Verb- ing
were

FUNGSI:
a. Untuk menggambarkan peristiwa yang sedang terjadi pada masa lampau.
Contoh:
I was studying at my friend’s house.
My parents were chatting in the living room.
b. Untuk menggambarkan suatu peristiwa yang sedang berlangsung pada waktu
lampau, dimana peristiwa lain juga terjadi .
Contoh:
When I was studying, someone knocked the door.
When I was walking to school, I met Dian sastro.

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