Simple Present Tense

 

A. Pengertian

Simple Present Tense adalah bentuk waktu yang digunakan untuk menyatakan:

1. Kebiasaan atau rutinitas (habit/routine)
   Contoh: She gets up at 5 a.m every day.

2. Fakta umum atau kebenaran ilmiah
   Contoh: The sun rises in the east.

3. Jadwal tetap (biasanya untuk transportasi, acara, dll.)
   Contoh: The train leaves at 7 o'clock.

4. Instruksi atau petunjuk
   Contoh: Open your book and read page five.

B. Rumus

1. Kalimat Positif (+)

• Subject + Verb 1 (s/es) + Object

  • I/You/We/They → tanpa "s/es"
    Contoh: They play football every Sunday.

  • He/She/It → tambahkan "s/es"
    Contoh: She plays the piano.

2. Kalimat Negatif (–)

• Subject + do/does not + Verb 1 + Object

  • I/You/We/They → do not (don’t)
    Contoh: I don’t eat meat.

  • He/She/It → does not (doesn’t)
    Contoh: He doesn’t like coffee.

3. Kalimat Interogatif (?)

• Do/Does + Subject + Verb 1 + Object?

  • Do → I/You/We/They
    Contoh: Do they study English?

  • Does → He/She/It
    Contoh: Does she drink milk?

C. Keterangan Waktu yang Sering Digunakan

• Every day/week/month

• Always

• Usually

• Often

• Sometimes

• Seldom

• Never

• On Mondays, At night, In the morning

D. Contoh Kalimat

Kalimat	Contoh
Positif	He reads a book every night.
Negatif	They don’t go to school on Sunday.
Interogatif	Does she like chocolate?

E. Catatan Penting

Penambahan -s/-es:

• Tambahkan -es pada kata kerja berakhiran: -ch, -sh, -s, -x, -o
  Contoh: go → goes, wash → washes

• Untuk kata kerja berakhiran konsonan + y → ubah y menjadi i + es
  Contoh: study → studies

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