BAHASA INGGRIS

How do we make the Present Simple Tense?

subject	+	auxiliary verb	+	main verb
		do		base

There are three important exceptions:

1. For positive sentences, we do not normally use the auxiliary.
2. For the 3rd person singular (he, she, it), we add s to the main verb or es to the auxiliary.
3. For the verb to be, we do not use an auxiliary, even for questions and negatives.

Look at these examples with the main verb like:

	subject	auxiliary verb		main verb
+	I, you, we, they			like	coffee.
	He, she, it			likes	coffee.
-	I, you, we, they	do	not	like	coffee.
	He, she, it	does	not	like	coffee.
?	Do	I, you, we, they		like	coffee?
	Does	he, she, it		like	coffee?

Look at these examples with the main verb be. Notice that there is no auxiliary:

	subject	main verb
+	I	am		French.
	You, we, they	are		French.
	He, she, it	is		French.
-	I	am	not	old.
	You, we, they	are	not	old.
	He, she, it	is	not	old.
?	Am	I		late?
	Are	you, we, they		late?
	Is	he, she, it		late?

How do we use the Present Simple Tense?

We use the present simple tense when:

• the action is general
• the action happens all the time, or habitually, in the past, present and future
• the action is not only happening now
• the statement is always true

John drives a taxi.
past	present	future
It is John's job to drive a taxi. He does it every day. Past, present and future.

Look at these examples:

• I live in New York.
• The Moon goes round the Earth.
• John drives a taxi.
• He does not drive a bus.
• We meet every Thursday.
• We do not work at night.
• Do you play football?

Note that with the verb to be, we can also use the present simple tense for situations that are not general. We can use the present simple tense to talk about now. Look at these examples of the verb "to be" in the present simple tense - some of them are general, some of them are now:

Am I right? Tara is not at home. You are happy.
past	present	future
The situation is now.

 

Present Continuous Tense

I am not fat. Why are you so beautiful? Ram is tall.
past	present	future
Kalimat Negatif Untuk Present Continuous Tense Mudah saja kalimat Negatifnya, tinggal tambahkan NOT setelah Tobe. Ingat rumusnya kan? Yes, Anda benar, rumusnya: S + Tobe + Not + Ving. Kalimat yang diatas tadi akan saya jadikan kalimat negatif ya: - I am NOT writing now (Saya sedang tidak menulis sekarang) - You are NOT reading my article at present (Apa artinya?) - She is NOT waiting for you. Gila, Gampang bangets! Loh katanya tadi Present Continuous Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan sesuatu yang SEDANG terjadi saat ini? Kalo negatif kan artinya yang TIDAK SEDANG terjadi saat ini dong? Salah dong? Ya ndak lah.. Maksud saya, kalimat negatif ini ya bentuk TIDAKnya. Gitu aja kok repot!, haha.. Mari kita lanjutkan! Kalimat Tanya Present Continuous Tense Gampang pulak nih, tinggal Tobenya taruh depan, jadi deh. Ingat rumusnya kan? Harus ingat nih rumus, karena tidak bisa pake kalkulator untuk urusan rumus tenses ini. Kalau Anda sering praktekkan, sering pake maka rumus ini meresep sendiri di dalam otak Anda, hilang menjadi ketrampilan otomatis. Sebelum itu terjadi maka silahkan install rumus ini dengan cara memahaminya dan menggunakannya sesering mungkin. Pasti deh Anda bisa. Ini nih contoh Kalimat Tanya dalam Present Continuous Tense, saya pake contoh kalimat yang diatas tadi tetapi untuk bertanya: - Are you writing now? (Apakah kamu sedang menulis sekarang?) - Are You reading my article at present? (Apa artinya?) - Is She waiting for you. Nah itu dia, tinggal tambakan tobe sesuai pasangannya. Dan selalu ingat untuk Present Continuous Tense selalu pakai kata kerja bentuk ING, maksud saya kata kerja tambah ING. Kata kerja itu bahasa Inggrisnya Verb.