Grammar for primary 3

Lesson 1 Simple Present Tense (+-?)

Simple present tense merupakan kejadian di waktu sekarang, kegiatan yang dilakukan berulang-
ulang maupun kebiasaan sehari-hari.
Berikut formula/ rumus simple present tense :
Subject Predicate (Verb)
I
You Verb 1
They Complement
We
He
She Verb 1 s/es
It

Bentuk Negative
Subject Predicate (Verb)
I
You Verb 1
They +Not Complement
We
He
She Verb 1 s/es
It

Bentuk Interogative
Subject Subject
I
You
Do They Verb 1 Complement
We
Does He
She
It

Examples:
-(+)I live in Kalimantan
(-) I do not live in Kalimantan
(?) Do I live in Kalimantan

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-(+) You talk a lot
(-) You do not talk a lot
(?) Do you talk a lot?

-(+)They travel around the world

(-) They do not travel around the world
(?) Do they travel around the world?
Exercises
Task 1
Let’s make negative and interrogative pattern
-We walk in an empty road
-She eats pizza
-He plays badminton
-It moves too slow
-Dina looks at the sunset
Task 2
1.He …………………. to office by train everyday. (go)
2. The earth ……………… around the sun. (move)
3. Rain ………….. from the sky. (fall)
4. I _______ a butterfly.
a.Don’t see
b.Not see
5. I ________ (think) he is a kind man.
a.Don’t think
b.Doesn’t think
6. These flowers _________ good.
a.Doesn’t smell
b.Not smell
7. _____ you live in Jakarta?
a.Does
b.Do
8. _____ you go to school?
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a.Does
b.Do
9. _____ they want to swim?
a.Do
b.Does
10. _____ they clean the house?
a.Do
b.Does

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Lesson 2
 Verbs

Verb atau kata kerja adalah kata yang menunjukkan makna aktivitas dan keadaan.
Verb terdiri dari
1.Regular Verb (beraturan)
Regular verb yaitu verb yang memiliki perubahan bentuk beraturan dalam V2 dan V3,
dilakukan dengan menambahkan -d/ ed.
V1 V2 V3
(infinitive) (past tense) (past participle)
Cook Cooked Cooked
Watch Watched Watched
Try Tried Tried
Erase Erased Erased
End Ended Ended
Add Added Added
Help Helped Helped

2.Irregular Verb (tidak beraturan)

Irregular verb yaitu verb yang perubahan bentuknya tidak beraturan pada V2 dan V3, perlu
melihat kamus untuk mengetahuinya.
V1 V2 V3
(infinitive) (past tense) (past participle)
Read Read Read
Run Ran Run
Ring Rang Rung
Take Took Taken
Drive Drove Driven
Fly Flew Flown
Eat Ate Eaten

Exercises
Task 1
Complete the sentences by changing the verb in the brackets into the appropriate forms.
1. My friend __________ (sleep) on the floor last night because the weather was very hot.
2. The winter competition _________ (start) two days ago in Switzerland.
3. Dinda _________ (take) the dress for her birthday party from the tailor yesterday.
4. The man _________ (break) his girlfriend’s heart several hours ago.
5. They have _________ (go) to Paris by plane for honeymoon just now.
6. She has __________ (see) me but she did not wave her hand or call me.

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7. Every student _________ (wear) sport uniform for the competition last week.
8. We _________ (watch) an action movie in the cinema last month.
9. They should have _________ (know) that we would come to their house.
10. James _________ (look) so sad because he did not win the competition.
11. She _________ (misunderstand) our intention to invite her in our event.
12. Have you __________ (read) the message that Jimmmy sent you?
13. They ___________ (hear) a strange voice beside their house at midnight.
14. He ___________ (forget) to buy me some apples and a bar of chocolate.
15. The students _________ (play) a football game on the field this morning.

Task 2
Let’s choose the correct answer
1.He had taken his pills before he ... (sleep) last night.
a.sleeped
b.slept
2. You ... (affect) my decision to apply as a transfer student.
a.affected
b.affectted
3. When I ... (buy) my first property, I did a little research.
a.buyed
b.bought
4. In 2005 she ... (begin) working at a police office located in Illinois.
a. begun
b.began
5. He ... (wear) an overcoat with jeans yesterday.
a.wore
b.worn

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