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simple present tenses

simple present tense adalah bentuk kalimat yang digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau peristiwa yang terjadi saat ini atau sekarang, atau untuk menyatakan suatu peristiwa atau perbuatan yang menjadi kebiasaan sehari - hari, atau juga digunakan untuk menyatakan kebenaran umum.


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
    fungsi dari simple present :

    • 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. 
    Namun ada beberapa aturan khusus. Berikut adalah aturan ejaannya:


      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".
      • "Do you like the house?"
      • "Does she go to school?"
      2; Verbs never take an "s" in the the negative and interrogative forms.
      • "Does he speak german?"
      • "Do they play soccer?"
      • She doesn't like ice cream.
      3. don't is the short form of "do not". You can say either:
      • I do not speak Italian, or
      • I don't speak Italian.
      4.doesn't is the short form of "does not". you can say either:
      • He does not listen to jazz music, or
      • He doesn't listen to jazz music.

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