This document provides information about the simple present and present continuous tenses in English. It includes examples of how to form sentences using each tense, the functions of each tense, and common time expressions used with each one. For the simple present tense, it discusses expressing habitual actions, facts, and fixed future events. For the present continuous tense, it discusses expressing ongoing activities, activities happening around a specific time, and planned future events. It provides charts showing sentence structures and examples to illustrate proper usage of each tense.

1. Group 8
 Arief Anzarullah (01111401063)
 A. Salsabil Ardha (01111401050)
 Eko Syahputra (01111401078)
 Ine Nova Ayu (01111401076)
 Rezki Ramadhani (01111401066)
 Riza Syahrazizha (01111401080)
Lecturers : Hj. Lenny Marzulina

2. Tenses
 Simple Present
 Present Continuous Tense

3. 1. Simple Present Tense
Function
1. Expressing habitual action
Example :
Rudi eats with right hand.
(Rudi makan menggunakan tangan kanan).
2.
Fact and general truth
Example :
The sun rises in the east.
(Matahari terbit di sebelah timur).

4. 3.
Fixed future event
Example:
My father plays football twice a week.
(Ayah saya bermain sepak bola dua kali seminggu).
Pattern :
verbal word (kata kerja berupa verb)
(+) Subject + Predicate (V1)s/es + Object/Comp.
(-) Subject + do/does + not + V1 + Object/Comp.
(?) Do/Does + Subject + V1 + Object/Comp.

5. Adverb of time simple present tense :
 Always
 Usually
 Often
 Sometimes
 Seldom
 Rerely
 Never
 Everyday
 Form time to time
 Occasionally
 Frequently

6. Nominal word (kata kerja berupa to be)
(+) Subj + Predicate (to be: is, am, are) + N/Adj/Adv.
(-) Subj + (am, is, are) + not + N/Adj/Adv.
(?) (Am, Are, Is) + Subj + N/Adj/Adv.
 For the give s/es the word of v1 to subject the third person (She, He, It).
I
You
We
They
Tom & Anne
do
She
He
It
Tom
Anne
does

7. Example :
Verbal word
(+) She goes to school every morning.
(-) She does not (doesn’t) go to school every morning.
(?) Does she go to school every morning?
Yes, she does.
No, she does not (doesn’t)
Nominal word
(+) My father is busy now.
(-) My father is not busy now.
(?) Is your father busy now?
Yes, he is.
No, he is not (isn’t).

8. 2. Present Continuous Tense
Function
1. Expressing activity in the progress at the moment of the speaking
Example :
We are studying biology.
(Saya sedang belajar biologi).
2.
Telling the activities to temporal time
Example:
I am taking five subjects this semester.
(Saya sedang mengikuti lima mata kuliah semester ini).

9. 3. Telling future event
Example :
 We are leaving for Jember in a few minutes.
(Kita akan meninggalkan Jember dalam beberapa menit).
 We are going home in a few hour.
(Kita akan pulang ke rumah dalam beberapa jam lagi).
Pattern :
(+) Subj+ Predicate (am, is, are + V.ing) + Obj/Comp.
(-) Subj + (am, is, are)+ not + V.ing + Obj/Comp.
(?) Subj + (am, is, are) + V.ing + Obj/Comp.

10. Adverb of time present continous tense :
 Now
 Right now
 At the moment
 Today
Expressions with this :
This morning , this quater, this semester, etc.

11. Example :
(+) I am studying English at an English Course this year.
(-) I am not studying English at an English Course this year.
(?) Are you studying English at an English Course this year.
Yes, I am.
No, I am not.
Time marker (keterangan waktu): now, right now, today, at this
moment/week/month/year, at present, etc.

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