SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Simple present tense is used to indicated a situation that exists right now, it is used for general statements of fact and used for habitual or everyday activity.

a.      Habitual action

-          Doni usually eats fried rice for breakfast

b.      General truth

-          A year has twelve months.

1.      Nominal (sentences with the predicate is not use verb, but the verb is To Be : Is, Am, Are)

Ex : (+) He is a lawyer ( S + To  Be + C )

       (-)  He is not a lawyer ( S + To Be + Not + C )

       (?) Is he a lawyer? ( To Be + S + C )

When using word questions (W/H questions such as What, Who, When, Why, Where, Which, How), we use simply put the question word in the beginning of the sentence and followed by the form of question pattern above.

Example : Why is she angry?

                 (W/H question +  To Be + S + C)

2.      Verbal (sentences with the predicate is verb)

Ex : (+) S + Verb 1-s/es + O/C/adv

            I study English everyday.

           He plays basketball every Tuesday.

      (-) S + Do/Does + Not + Verb 1 + O/C/adv

           They do not eat meat.

           She does not borrow comics everyday.

      (?) Do/Does + S + Verb 1 + O/C/adv

           Do you drink milk?

           Does she understand the lesson?

Spelling of third person singular forms

a.      Most verbs :

Add-s to infinitive

Ex : work – works

      drink – drinks

      meet – meets

b.      Verbs ending in consonants + y :

Ex : fly – flies

      cry – cries

      rely – relies

c.       Verbs ending in –s, -z, -ch, or –x :

Add –es to infinitive

Ex : miss – misses

      buzz – buzzes

      watch – watches

      push – pushed

      fix – fixes

d.      Verbs ending in vocals –o :

Ex : go – goes

      do – does

additional : have – has

do = I, you, we, they

does = he, she, it, Mr. Anas, Miss Kartini

Adverb of time :

-          Everyday

-          Every week

-          In the morning

-          Every / each

-          Every month

-          Every year

-          At seven

-          Once / twice a day

Adverb of frequency :

-          Always

-          Never

-          Sometimes

-          Ever

-          Seldom

-          Often

-          Usually