The affirmative form of the simple present ( kalimat positive ) :
perhatikan contoh berikut :James is a taxi driver. He drives a taxi. But on Sundays he doesn't drive his taxi. He stays at home. The verb be, drive, stay are in the simple present. |
i, you, we, they | play |
he, she, it | plays |
ingat setiap verb setelah subject he, she dan it harus ditambah dengan 's' contoh : he plays, she sings, it works.
contoh dalam kalimatnya seperti ini :
- Nancy and James speak good German.
- Nancy works in a restaurant downtown.
- The children play in the garden every weekend.
The interrogative form of the simple present ( kalimat tanya ) :
do | i, you, we, they | play? |
does | he, she, it | play? |
contoh :
- Do you speak good German?
- Does Nancy work in a restaurant downtown?
The negative form of the simple present ( kalimat negative )
i, you, we, they | do not / don't | play? |
he, she, it | does not / doesn't | play? |
contoh :
- I don't speak German.
- she doesn't work in a restaurant downtown
- to give your opinion - I like ice cream. I don't like spicy food.
- to talk about schedules - The library opens at eight. It doesn't open at 7.
- to talk about daily habits (routine actions)- Sara eats a cheese for breakfast every day. She doesn't eat cereal.
- to give facts - The earth circles the sun. The moon doesn't circle the sun.
Silent e | close = closes note = notes |
Vowel + y | play = plays say = says |
Consonant + y | study = studies marry = marries |
Verbs ending in o | go = goes do = does |
Verbs ending in s, z, sh, tch, ch | miss = misses buzz = buzzes hatch = hatches finish = finishes teach = teaches |
Examples:
- She drives to work every morning.
- He says he plays football on the weekends
Exception:
- The verb to have changes its forms as follows:
I have two sisters and two brothers. But she has one sister and two brothers.
I have = he / she / it has
Things to remember about the simple present:
1.In the interrogative forms, we use "do" or "does".
2; Verbs never take an "s" in the the negative and interrogative forms.
- "Do you like the house?"
- "Does she go to school?"
3. don't is the short form of "do not". You can say either:
- "Does he speak german?"
- "Do they play soccer?"
- She doesn't like ice cream.
4.doesn't is the short form of "does not". you can say either:
- I do not speak Italian, or
- I don't speak Italian.
- He does not listen to jazz music, or
- He doesn't listen to jazz music.
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