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Simple present tense digunakan untuk menunjukan suatu peristiwa, kejadian, kegiatan yang terjadi berulang-ulang atau merupakan suatu kebiasan habit.

I leave for office at 7 every morning.
My brother works five days a week
I get up at 6 a.m. every day.

Simple present digunakan untuk menunjukan suatu fakta (fact ) atau suatu yang merupakan kebenaran umum (general truth).

The sun shines in the east and sets up in the west.
The River Nile flow into Mediteranian.
Cows give milk and sheep give wool.

Simple present digunakan untuk menunjukan sesuatu yang akan terjadi pada waktu yang akan datang jika kita membicarakan suatu jadwal, program dan lain-lain.

The second film begin at 9 p.m.
The first train leaves at 10 a.m.
Tomorrow is Friday.

Pada umumnya, kata kerja ditambah dengan akhiran “s” jika subjeknya orang ketiga tunggal (the third person singular – he/she/it )

I work six days a week We play tennis every Saturday morning.

John plays tennis every Saturday morning. Yull works six days a week

Akhiran “es” digunakan pada kata kerja yang akhirnya “ s, ch, sh, o”, jika subjeknya orang ketiga tunggal. Kata kerja yang huruf akhirnya ”y” dan didahului huruf mati, y ditukar dengan ”i”, kemudian ditambah ”es”.

I pass your house every day. You watch TV. I study English twice a week

He passes your house every day She watches TV He studies English twice a week

Pattern

Kalimat	Affirmative (+)	Negative (-)	Interrogative (?)	Keterangan
I am a teacher	S + To be (am, is, are)	S + To be + not	To be + S	Kalimat Nominal
He plays foot ball	S + Verb I + s/es	S + Do not/Does not Verb I	Do/Does + S + Verb I	Kalimat Verbal
You can go to school	S + Aux (can,may,must, dll.)	S + Aux + Not	Aux + S	Kata Bantu

Tanda Waktu :
always, as a rule, generally, normally, usually, often, every day, every week, every month, every year, every evening, every Monday, in the morning, in march.

Present Continous/Progressive digunakan untuk menunjukan suatu kejadian atau peristiwa yang sedang atau berlangsung saat kita sedang bicara.

Jack is painting the house.
Mother is serving our dinner.
They are working in the garden.

Present continuous tense digunakan untuk menunjukan suatu kejadian atau peristiwa yang bersifat sementara.

Breda is always busy because she is working on her thesis.
Jack is staying in my friend’s flat at the moment.
His elder brother is working in a bank.

Present continuous tense digunakan untuk menunjukan suatu keadaa atau situasi yang berubah-ubah.

The cost of living in our country is increasing.
The population of the world is rising very fast.

Present continuous tense digunakan untuk menunjukan sesuatu yang akan dilakukan di waktu yang akan datang dan telah direncanakan/ditentukan sebelumnya.

Beberapa kata kerja tidak digunakan dalam present tense.Kata kerja yang tidak diguanakan dalam present countinuous :

Belong Know Remember Believe Love See Hear Need

Seem Hate Prefer Understand Forget Realize Want

Contoh :

Salah	Benar
She is knowing them all. I am understanding what you say.	She knows them all. I understand what you say.

Pattern

Kalimat	Affirmative (+)	Negative (-)	Interrogative (?)	Keterangan
I am writing the letter now	S + To be + V (ing)	S + To be + not + V (ing)	To be + S + V (ing)	Kalimat Verbal

Tanda Waktu :
Now, right now, to day, soon, at present, this morning, this afternoon, tonight, tomorrow, in a few days