TENSES

I. Simple Present Tense

A. Study the simple present tense below:
Pola umum kalimat simple present dalam kalimat positif:

         Subject + verb infinitive/verb 1 {s/es} + object

Pola umum kalimat simple present dalam kalimat negative:

         Subject + do/does not + verb infinitive/verb 1 + object

Pola umum kalimat simple present dalam kalimat interrogative:

         Do/does + subject + verb infinitive/verb 1 + object?

Note : Untuk kata ganti orang pertama tunggal (he,she,it) ditambah s/es.
           Rani speaks English well.
Bentuk ini digunakan dalam kalimat untuk menyatakan:
- Sesuatu atau hal yang benar pada masa lampau, benar pada masa kini, dan juga benar pada masa yang akan datang.
- Perbuatan atau kebiasan yang sifatnya rutin atau dilakukan setiap hari.
Kata keterangan yang lazim dipakai dalam simple present sebagai tanda waktu adalah: always, usually, never, generally, ever, seldom, sometimes, often, every,rarely.

Example:

1. {+} I study for two hours every night.

    {-} I don’t study for two hours every night.

    {?} Do I study for two hours every night?

2. {+} He always eats a sandwich for lunch.

    {-} He doesn’t always eat a sandwich for lunch.

    {?} Does he always eat a sandwich for lunch?

3. {+} They always walk to school.

    {-} They don’t always walk to school.

    {?} Do they always walk to school?

4. {+} Amir often comes here.

     {-} Amir doesn’t often come here.

     {?} Does Amir often come here?


B. Click HERE for exercise I,and click HERE for exercise II