Present tense

Dosen pengimpu :
 simple present tense
* the simple present tense is used to talk about general truth ,habist &
routines and situations that more less permanent.
1.General truth The sun is hot.
A cow has four legs
2.Habist & routines We sleep every night.
I always do my homework.

3.situations that are more or less permanent

she lives in indonesia.
i am a teacher.
*Adverbs of frequency are often used with the simple present tense.

once every morning always

twice every night usually
three times every day often
four times every week sometimes
a million times every month rarely/seldom
every year never
*The verb form of simple present tense.

1.verbal sentence 2.nominal sentence

s+v

i
you
they sleep
we eat
he drink
she study
it play
*The verb form of simple present tense.

1.verbal sentence 2.nominal sentence

s+v s+v
Aku tidur setiap malam Aku senang
I sleep every night I happy
I am happy

present (verb1) Be( is,am,are)

past (verb2) was,were

past participle (verb3)i been

1.verbal sentence (kalimat verbal)

Positive from : subject + verb 1 (+s/es)

Negative from: subject +don’t/doesn’t+verb1

Do/Does +subject+verb 1
Question from :
1.verbal sentence (kalimat verbal)
I,you,they,we he,she ,it
Positive from : subject + verb 1 (+s/es) verb 1
verb 1
+s/es
drink- drinks
study-studies

Negative from: subject +don’t/doesn’t+verb1 I,you,they,we he,she ,a

don,t =do not dooesn’t = does not don’t doesn’t

I,you,they,we he,she ,it

Question from : Do/Does +subject+verb 1
Do Does
1.verbal sentence (kalimat verbal)
Examples:

Positive from : +they study Engglish every week

Negative from: -they don’t study Engglish every week

Question from : ? Do they study Engglish every week?

Yes, they do /No,they don’t

1.verbal sentence (kalimat verbal)
Examples:

Positive from +Rahma

: studies Engglish every week

Negative from: -Rahma doesn‘t study Engglish every week

Question from ?: Does Rahma study Engglish every week?

Yes, she does /No,she doesn’t
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