 Use for explain hobby, routine, fact, and also give instruction.
 Use to be (is, am, are)
 There are two kinds of sentences in simple present tense :
 Verbal sentence (S+V1+O)
Example :
(+) I have a dream
(+) He does not like apple
(-) I do not have a dream
(-) He does not like chocolate
(?) Do I have a dream?
(?) Does he like chocolate?
 Nominal sentences (S+be+complement)
Example :
(+) You are tall
(+) She is a florist
(-) You are not tall
(-) She is not a florist
(?) Are you tall?
(?) Is she a florist
 Use for show activity in the past
 Use V2 and Did (for interrogative sentence)
 There are two kinds of sentences in simple past tense
 Verbal sentence (S+V2+O)
Example :
(+) They ate fried rice
(+) We lived in Surabaya
(-) They did not eat fried rice
(-) We did not live in Surabaya
(?) Did they eat fried rice?
(?) Did we live in Surabaya?
 Nominal sentences (S+be+complement)
(+) Lily was a teacher
(+) Moza and Robert were angry
(-) Lily was not a teacher
(-) Moza and Robert were not angry
(?) Was Lily a teacher?
(?) Were Moza and Robert angry?
(If there are “did” in the sentence , the verb is move to V1)
 Use for planning something in the future, tell what will you do in the future
 Use will
 Example :
(+) Rara will go to school tomorrow
(+) Mr. Duncan and his wife will fly to London next week
(-) Rara will not go to school tomorrow
(-) Mr. Duncan and his wife will not fly to London next week
(?) Will Rara go to school tomorrow?
(?) Will Mr. Duncan and his wife fly to London next week?

Simple present, past and future tense.pptx

  • 2.
     Use forexplain hobby, routine, fact, and also give instruction.  Use to be (is, am, are)  There are two kinds of sentences in simple present tense :  Verbal sentence (S+V1+O) Example : (+) I have a dream (+) He does not like apple (-) I do not have a dream (-) He does not like chocolate (?) Do I have a dream? (?) Does he like chocolate?
  • 3.
     Nominal sentences(S+be+complement) Example : (+) You are tall (+) She is a florist (-) You are not tall (-) She is not a florist (?) Are you tall? (?) Is she a florist
  • 4.
     Use forshow activity in the past  Use V2 and Did (for interrogative sentence)  There are two kinds of sentences in simple past tense  Verbal sentence (S+V2+O) Example : (+) They ate fried rice (+) We lived in Surabaya (-) They did not eat fried rice (-) We did not live in Surabaya (?) Did they eat fried rice? (?) Did we live in Surabaya?
  • 5.
     Nominal sentences(S+be+complement) (+) Lily was a teacher (+) Moza and Robert were angry (-) Lily was not a teacher (-) Moza and Robert were not angry (?) Was Lily a teacher? (?) Were Moza and Robert angry? (If there are “did” in the sentence , the verb is move to V1)
  • 6.
     Use forplanning something in the future, tell what will you do in the future  Use will  Example : (+) Rara will go to school tomorrow (+) Mr. Duncan and his wife will fly to London next week (-) Rara will not go to school tomorrow (-) Mr. Duncan and his wife will not fly to London next week (?) Will Rara go to school tomorrow? (?) Will Mr. Duncan and his wife fly to London next week?