The document discusses the simple present tense and how it is used to describe general truths, habitual actions, and facts. General truths are facts that are always true, like scientific facts or geographic descriptions. Habitual actions are actions that happen regularly and may be indicated by frequency adverbs like always or usually. The simple present tense is also used with verbs like be, have, and do. It provides examples of verbs in the simple present tense and a short quiz to test understanding.

1. Simple
Present Tense
By Syarifah Syifa, M.Pd

2.  General truths – Facts which are always true.
facts in science and geographical descriptions.
Example:
• Water boils at 100 degrees celcius.
• Sun rises in the east.
• Stones are hard.
Simple Present Tense is used to describe:

3.  Habitual actions – Actions that happen regularly.
*A frequency adverb is often used
Always Often Usually Sometimes Never
Every day Every month Every year On Sundays At the weekend Once a week
Example:
• My mother fries eggs every morning.
• I sometimes drink tea.
• Panji catches a bus at 05.30 a.m. every day.

4. Are you lucky?
Do you sleep late?
Does he sleep late?

5. TO BE TO DO
I
You
We
They
He
She
It
HAVE
HAS
TO HAVE

6.  For verbs that end with We add For verbs that end in Y
We remove Y and add –IES
go – goes
catch – catches marry – marries
wash – washes study – studies
fix – fixes carry – carries
buzz - buzzes cry – cries
dress – dresses dry – dries

7. QUIZ
1) It ________ very hot in summer. (be)
It is very hot in summer.

8. 2) Water _________ at 0 degrees. (freeze)
Water freezes at 0 degrees.
QUIZ

9. 3) My father and I __________ the car every Saturday. (not / clean)
My father and I don’t clean the car every Saturday.
QUIZ

10. 4) The train _________ late. (not / arrive)
The train doesn’t arrive late.
QUIZ

11. 5) _______ the children ______ to school? (walk)
Do the children walk to school?
QUIZ

12. 6) ______ Nino _____ the clothes every morning? (wash)
Does Nino wash the clothes every morning?
QUIZ