This document reviews and compares the simple present and present continuous tenses in English. It discusses how each tense is used to express meanings like habits, facts, or ongoing actions. It provides examples of their basic sentence structures and use of time signals. The patterns are shown using affirmative, negative and interrogative examples. Differences between the two tenses are highlighted through diagrams and exceptions to their typical uses are also noted.

1. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
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2. REVIEW
Simple Present Tense
Simple Present Tense kita gunakan untuk mengungkapkan:
1. kegiatan yang dilakukan rutin (kebiasaan)
I wake up at 7 every day.
2. suatu fakta (kebenaran umum)
Water freezes at 0o Celsius.
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3. REVIEW
Simple Present Tense bisa menggunakan time signal
every day
every night
every week
every semester
every Sunday
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Simple Present Tense

4. REVIEW
THE PATTERN OF SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
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(+) Subject V 1 (-s / -es)
We learn English every day.
He reads Qur’an every evening.
(-) Subject don’t / doesn’t V 1
We don’t come late to school every day.
She doesn’t read comics very often.
(?) Do / Does Subject V 1
Do they practice English every day?
Does Mr. Budi drink coffee every morning?

5. REVIEW
THE PATTERN OF SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
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(?) 5W 1H Do / Does Subject V 1
How do you go to school every day?
Where does Mr. Budi work every day?

6. REVIEW 6
Kita juga bisa menggunakan Adv. of Frequency dalam
kalimat Simple Present Tense.
Adverb of Frequency

7. REVIEW 7
Kita juga bisa menggunakan Adv. of Frequency dalam
kalimat Simple Present Tense.
Adv. of Frequency terletak di posisi setelah Subject dalam
kalimat positiv dan tanya.
(+) We sometimes walk to school.
( ? ) Do you usually bring a dictionary to school?
Adv. of Frequency terletak di posisi setelah don’t / doesn’t
dalam kalimat negative.
( - ) Mr. Budi doesn’t usually have breakfast every morning.
Adverb of Frequency

8. REVIEW 8
I do I don’t
You do You don’t
We do We don’t
Yes, They do No, They don’t
He does He doesn’t
She does She doesn’t
It does It doesn’t
Short Answer

9. REVIEW 9
“Do you like studying English?” “Yes, I do.”
“Does Mr. Rahman like naughty students?” “No, he doesn’t”
Short Answer

10. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
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11. REVIEW
Present Continuous Tense
Simple Present Tense atau Present Progressive Tense kita
gunakan untuk mengungkapkan kegiatan yang sedang
terjadi / dilakukan
We are playing volleyball now.
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12. REVIEW
Present Continuous Tense
Present Continuous Tense bisa menggunakan time signal
now
right now
at this moment
at present
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13. REVIEW
THE PATTERN OF PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
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(+ Subject am/is/are V -ing
We are learning English right now.
He is reading Qur’an now.
(-) Subject am/is/are not V -ing
We are not going to the zoo.
She is not reading newspaper.
(?) 5W 1H am/is/are Subject V -ing
Are they learning English now?
What is Ali drinking now?

14. Short Answer
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Yes,
I am
he
isshe
it
we
areyou
they

15. Short Answer
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No,
I’m
not
he’s
she’s
it’s
we’re
you’re
they’re
No,
he
isn’tshe
it
we
aren’tyou
they
or

16. THE DIFFERENCES
Let’s see
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17. REVIEW
LOOK AT THE SENTENCES BELOW
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18. REVIEW
LOOK AT THE DIAGRAM BELOW
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19. REVIEW
LOOK AT THE DIAGRAM BELOW
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20. REVIEW
EXCEPTIONS (NON-ACTION VERBS)
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21. REVIEW
EXCEPTIONS (NON-ACTION VERBS)
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22. REFERENCES
Azar, B. S., and Hagen, S. A. 2006. “Basic English Grammar
(3rd Edition)”. White Plains: Pearson Education
Murphy, R. and Smalzer, W. R. 2011. “Basic Grammar in
Use (3rd Edition)”. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Zaida, N. 2017. “Bright: An English Course for Junior High
School Students for SMP/MTs Grade VIII”. Jakarta:
Erlangga
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