SENTENCE …..

IS A GROUP OF WORDS THAT EXPRESSES A STATEMENT,

COMMAND, QUESTION OR EXCLAMATION. A SENTENCE
CONSISTS OF ONE OR MORE CLAUSES, AND USUALLY HAS AT
LEAST ONE SUBJECT AND VERB.
IN WRITING, IT BEGINS WITH A CAPITAL LETTER AND ENDS
WITH A FULL STOP, QUESTION MARK OR EXCLAMATION
MARK.
VERBAL SENTENCE

IS A SENTENCE WHICH USES ‘VERB’ (V1, V2,

V3, V-ING)
AS THE PREDICATE.
EXAMPLE:
- HE RUNS

- THEY PLAY FOOTBALL IN THE MORNING

- WE DON’T GO TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY

- I AM NOT SLEEPING IN THE MORNING

- MY MOTHER COOKED ME FRIEDRICE LAST NIGHT

NOMINAL SENTENCE

IS A SENTENCE WHICH USES TOBE AS ITS

PREDICATE (IS, AM, ARE, WAS, WERE,
BEEN+ADJECTIVE/NOUN/ADVERB)
EXAMPLE
• SHE IS NOT ANGRY

• WE ARE SMART STUDENTS

• THEY WERE NOT LATE YESTERDAY

• I WAS IN MY ROOM AT 9 LAST NIGHT

WHAT IS TENSES?

16 TENSES
 ENGLISH IS DIFFERENT FROM BAHASA INDONESIA.

• BAHASA INDONESIA: • ENGLISH:

- SAYA MAKAN NASI SEKARANG
- I EAT RICE

- I AM EATING RICE NOW

- SAYA MAKAN NASI KEMARIN
- I HAVE EATEN RICE

- SAYA MAKAN NASI BESOK - I HAVE BEEN EATING RICE FOR 2 HOURS

- I WILL EAT RICE

- I WILL BE EATING RICE WHEN YOU COME TO MY HOUSE AT 7 AM

TOMORROW

- I ATE RICE YESTERDAY

- I WAS EATING RICE WHEN YOU CALLED ME BY PHONE LAST NIGHT

1. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE:
(+) SUBJECT+VERB1 (S/ES)+OBJECT
(-) SUBJECT+DO/DOES+NOT+VERB1+OBJECT
(?) DO/DOES+SUBJECT+VERB1+OBJECT

EXAMPLE:
- SHE DANCES BEAUTIFULLY
- HE DOESN’T WANT TO GO BY BUS
- WE ALWAYS COME TO THE CLASS ON TIME
- THEY USUALLY PICK ME UP AT 6 IN THE MORNING
- DO YOU HAVE PET AT HOME?
2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE:
(+) SUBJECT+IS,AM,ARE+VERB-ING+OBJECT
(-) SUBJECT+IS,AM,ARE+NOT+VERB-ING+OBJECT
(?)IS,AM,ARE+SUBJECT+VERB-ING+OBJECT

EXAMPLE:
- WE ARE STUDYING ENGLISH ON VIRTUAL CLASS NOW
- MY FRIENDS ARE NOT SLEEPING RIGHT NOW
- SHE IS HELPING HER MOTHER IN THE KITCHEN
- ARE YOU TYPING YOUR ANSWER ?
A. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF SIMPLE PRESENT
(POSITIVE/NEGATIVE/INTERROGATIVE).

1. ‘WHERE IS KATE?’ ‘I AM SORRY. I ……………DONT……………..’ (KNOW)

2. DAVE AND SUE HAVEN’T GOT BIKES. THEY……WALK………..(WALK) TO SCHOOL.
3. JASON ……………DOESN’T LIKE …….(LIKE) MATHS. HE THINKS IT’S DIFFICULT.
4. I ……………STAY……(STAY) AT HOME ON SATURDAYS. I DON’T GO TO CAMPUS.
5. TINA LIKES ENGLISH, BUT SHE …HATES…………..(HATE) FRENCH.
6. WE ………LOVE………… (LOVE) COMPUTER GAMES. THEY’RE GREAT!
7. ‘………DOES ….SHE LOVE CATS?’ ‘YES, THERE ARE MANY CATS AT HER HOME’.
8. ……DO………..THEY INFORM YOU ABOUT THE NEW SCHEDULE?
9. ………DO………ARI AND SARI INVITE YOU TO STUDY TOGETHER THIS AFTERNOON?
10. MY AUNT IS A TEACHER. SHE ………DOESN’T WORK……………(WORK) IN AN OFFICE.
B. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF SIMPLE PRESENT OR
PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

1. DIANE ………WASHES…….(WASH) HER HAIR EVERY DAY.

2. PLEASE BE QUIET. I ………AM TRYING…………(TRY) TO CONCENTRATE.
3. I WROTE TO MY FRIEND LAST WEEK. SHE HASN’T ANSWERED MY LETTER YET. I
……AM WAITING……………(WAIT) FOR HER REPLY.
4. EVERY MORNING, THE SUN……SHINES……….(SHINE) IN MY BEDROOM WINDOW AND
………WAKES………(WAKE) ME UP.
5. THERE’S A BOOK ON MY DESK, BUT IT (BELONG, NOT) ……DOESN’T
BELONG………..TO ME.