Simple Present Tense

·      Rumus Simple Present Tense ( Verbal Sentence )

(+) S + V1 (s/es) + O

(+) S + do/ does + S + V1 +O

(?) do/ does + S + V1+ O

(+) Rudi Writes a poem.

(-) Rudi does not (doesn’t) write a poem. -> Jangan lupakan tanda ‘ kalau menggunakan singkatan (doesn’t or don’t)

(?) Does Rudi write a poem?

s/es-> he, she, it

do-> I, You, We

Does-> He, She, It

·      Rules of ‘s or es’

Notice: The verb after she, he, it, (3^rd person singular) has a final –s: talks

·      SIMPLE PRESENT

Habits: I always drink coffee at work.

She gets up at 7 a.m. every day.

They usually eat dinner at home.

True in the present: He work on wall street.

She is sixty years old.

We live in New York.

General facts/truths: The Earth is not flat.

The sun rises in the east.

Water boils at 100 degrees C.

Future timetable/schedules: My train arrives tomorrow.

We fly to paris on Monday.

Classes begin next week.

·      Frequency Adverb with to be -> tidak ada verb

SUBJECT            +          BE       +          FREQUENCY ADVERB

Tom         +          is         +          always usually often sometimes seldom rarely never            +          late for class.

·      Rumus simple present tense (Nominal)

(+) S + to be (is, am, are) + (Adj + Adv).

Is -> He, She, It.

Am -> I

Are -> You, They, We

Example: (+) She is at home.

(-) S + to be (is, am, are) + not + (Adj + Adv).

Example: (-) she is not (isn’t) at home.

(?) to be + S + (Adj + Adv).

Example: (?) Is she at home?

·      Kata-kata yang berakhir ‘sh, ch, ss, x, o, and z’

-Sh (a) push -> pushes    push/ez/

-ch (b) teach -> teaches    tteach/az/

-ss (c) kiss -> kisses        kiss/ez/

-x (d) fix -> fixes              fix/ez/

·      Subjeck

-       1^st PERSON

-       2^nd PERSON

-       3^rd PERSON

SINGULAR

-       I talk

-       You talk

-       She talks

-       He talks

-       It rains

PLURAL

-       we talk

-       You talk

-       They talk

·      Frequency Adverb with verb

100% Always                  (a) Bob always eats breakfast.

90%-99% Ussually          (b) Mary usually eats breakfast.

75%-95% Often               (c) They often watch TV at night.

25%-75% Sometimes       (d) Tom sometimes watches TV.

5%-10% Seldom              (e) I seldom watch TV.

1%-10% rarely                 (f) I rarely drink milk.

0% Never                         (g) I never eat paper.

·      Untuk kata yang berakhiran ‘Y’

(a)   cry -> cries

try -> tries

(b)  pay -> pays

enjoy -> enjoys

End of verb: consonant + -y.

            Spelling: change y to I, add –es.

End of verb: Vowel + -y.

            Spelling add –s.