The document explains the simple present tense, which is used to describe actions happening currently or habits performed regularly. It details the formation of positive, negative, and interrogative sentences, including rules on verb conjugation and provides examples for each. Additionally, it offers exercises to practice identifying and using the simple present tense in sentences.

1. Simple Present Tense

2. What is simple present tense?
• Simple Present Tense is the tense used to
express an action or activity taking place or
happening at the present time in a simple
form, or activities performed repeatedly, or
daily habits, or acts that have nothing to do
with time.

3. Time information that can be used in the Simple
Present Tense is:
1 Everyday setiap hari
2 every week setiap minggu
3 every month setiap bulan
4 every year setiap tahun
5 every night setiap malam
6 every afternoon setiap sore
7 every minute setiap menit
8 every hour setiap jam
9 once a week satu kali seminggu
10 twice a week dua kali seminggu

4. 1.Positive form
• For I, you, we, they subject
we used :
• For she, he, it subject
we used:
Subject + infinitive
(Verb 1)
Subject + infinitive
(Verb 1) + s/es

5. Example
They visit their grandmother every Friday.
(Mereka mengunjungi neneknya setiap hari Jum'at)
She reads a magazine every morning.
(Dia membaca majalah setiap pagi)
I write a letter everyday.
(Saya menulis surat setiap hari)

6. There are several rules that must be observed
when adding s/es on a verb (infinitive), as follows:
No
Verb 1
(infinitive)
The addition of the suffix "-s" Meaning
1 read reads membaca
2 work works bekerja
3 write writes menulis
4 set sets terbenam
5 shine shines bersinar
6 sing sings menyanyi
7 bring brings membawa
8 eat eats makan
9 help helps menolong
10 give gives memberi

7. 2. Verb (infinitive) that ends in the letters "ch, o, s,
sh, x, z" the suffix is "-es"
No Verb 1 (infinitive) Penambahan akhiran “-es” Arti kata
1 teach teaches mengajar
2 reach reaches menjangkau
3 do does mengerjakan
4 go goes pergi
5 kiss kisses mencium
6 discuss discusses mendiskusikan
7 pass passes melewati
8 wish wishes mengharapkan
9 finish finishes menyelesaikan
10 fix fixes memperbaiki

8. 3. verb (infinitive) that ends with the letter "y" and is preceded
by a consonant (consonants), then the suffix "-y" was changed to
"i" and then added "-es".
No
Verb 1
(infinitive)
Penambahan akhiran
“-es” Arti kata
1 Cry Cries Menangis
2 Carry Carries Membawa
3 Fly Flies Terbang
4 Study Studies Belajar
5 Reply Replies Menjawab
6 Try tries Berusaha

9. 4. The verb (infinitive) that ends with the letter "y"
is preceded by a vowel (vocals), plus enough with
the suffix "-s'.
No
Verb 1
(infinitive)
Penambahan
akhiran “-s” Arti kata
1 Buy Buys Membeli
2 Play Plays Bermain
3 Lay Lays Berbaring
4 Say says Berkata

10. 2. Negative Form
• For I, you, we, they subject
we used :
• For she, he, it subject
we used :
• Information :
In the form of negative verbal sentence, the additional "s /
es" to the verb does not exist.
Subject + do + not +
infinitive (Verb1)
Subject + does + not +
infinitive (Verb1)

11. Example
They do not/ don’t visit their grandmother every Friday.
(Mereka mengunjungi neneknya setiap hari Jum'at)
I do not/ don’t write a letter everyday.
(Saya tidak menulis surat setiap hari)
She does not/doesn’t read a magazine every
morning.
(Dia tidak membaca majalah setiap pagi)

12. • Nancy and James are good friends .They speak
good German . Nancy works in a restaurant
downtown and James is a librarian . The
children play in the garden every weekend .
James and Nancy visit church together every
Friday.
• Yang mana saja merupakan kalimat simple
present tense?
READ THE BELOW PARAGRAPH

13. 3. Introgative Form
Information :
Kalimat nominal ini dibentuk dengan to be di awal kalimat.
To be + Subyek + Noun Adjective/Adverb
Example :
Are you sad? (Apakah kamu sedih?)
Are you in the library? (Apakah kami ada di perpustakaan?)
Is she a teacher? (Apakah dia seorang guru?)

14. Example
• Do I write a letter everyday?
(Apakah saya menulis surat setiap hari?)
• Does She read a magazine every morning?
(Apakah dia membaca majalah setiap pagi?)
• Do they visit their grandmother every Friday?
(Apakah mereka mengunjungi neneknya setiap hari
Jum'at?)
# And the answer is yes i do or no I don’t.

15. 1. She always ________ in dance competitions.(participate/participates)
2. Mohan ________ every morning.(jog/jogs)
3. I _______ in France.(live/lives)
4. Jane ______ in a multinational company.(work/works)
5. Doctors ______ that junk food be avoided.(recommend/recommends)
6. He _____ angry very quickly.(get/gets)
CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION

16. FILL IN THE BLANKS
a)My mother is a teacher. She _______ English.
b)Rohan is my best friend. He _______ soccer.
c) _____ you know the way out of this building?
d) What ______ your father do?
e) You can't ______ without water.

17. THANK YOU
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