Rumus Simple Present Tense:

1. I / You / They / We + Verb 1

Contoh kalimat:

“I go to the gym with my friend”

I + go (verb 1) + the rest of the sentence

1. She / He / It + Verb 1 + s/es

Contoh kalimat:

“She goes to the school by bus”

She + goes (verb 1 + es) + the rest of the sentence

Untuk menentukan s/es untuk kata kerja orang ketiga, Anda harus melihat akhiran dari kata kerja
(verb) tersebut, perhatikan contoh dibawah ini:

1. Menambahkan “s” pada kata kerja yang berakhiran vokal + Y; dan berakhiran E
 Buy – buys
 Say – says
 Make – makes
 Create – creates
2. Menambahkan “es” pada kata kerja yang berakhiran O, CH, SH, S, dan X
 Do – does
 Approach – approaches
 Blush – blushes
 Process – processes
 Tax – taxes
3. Menambahkan “ies” pada kata kerja yang berakhiran konsonan + Y
 Modify – modifies
 Cry – cries
 Magnify – magnifies
 Carry – carries

SOAL
 

Untuk memperjelas, mari kita masukkan contoh diatas kedalam sebuah kalimat.

1. He makes me chocolate for Valentine!

2. She says she will come for sleep-over tonight.
3. My mother is the one who pays the taxes.
4. She blushes when he says she’s beautiful.
5. The baby cries all night. I can’t barely sleep.
Simple present tense memiliki 3 jenis kalimat yang terbagi menjadi affirmative, negative, dan
interrogative. Misalnya untuk menulis kalimat yang berasal dari kata “To think,”

Bentuk affirmative – Bentuk Interrogative – Negative

I think – Do I think? – I do not think.
You think – Do you think? – You do not think.

He thinks – Does he think? – He does not think.

She thinks – Does she think? – She does not think.

It thinks – Does it think? – It does not think.

We think – Do we think? – We do not think.

They think – Do they think? – They do not think.

CONTOH SOAL SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

 

Simple present affirmative

S + Verb 1 / Verb dasar / to be (is, am , are) + O

Contoh kalimat:

“I read this novel every day.”

“He cries every night since his dog died.”

Simple present interrogative

Do / Does + S + Verb 1 + O

Contoh kalimat:

“Do you think he’s mad at me?”

“Does he read the instructions?”

Simple present negative

S + Don’t / Doesn’t + Verb 1 + O atau S + to be (is, am, are) + not + O (untuk kata kerja / verb
berbentuk to be)

Contoh kalimat:

“I don’t think she gets the letter.”

“He doesn’t come last night.”

JAWABAN SOAL SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
 

SOAL

Choose one of the four choices that you think is the right answer then cross (x) on your chosen
answer!

1. She _____ her dog everyday

a. To feed

b. Feed

c. Feeds

d. Feeding

2. I ____ always ____ to the dentist

a. Do not, go

b. Does not, go

c. Do not, went

d. Does not, went

3. When __ you ____ a shower?

a. Do, took

b. Do, take

c. Do, taken

d. Do, taking

4. Q: Do you like to sing?

A: …

a. Yes, I likes to sing

b. Yes, I like to sing

c. Yes, I am liking to sing

d. Yes, I liked to sing

5. Tom and I ____ ____ together.

a. Do surfing

b. Don’t surfing

c. Do surfs

d. Don’t surf

6. I ___ breakfast every day at 7 AM

a. Eat

b. To eat

c. Ate

d. Eaten

7. Q: How do you go to school?

A: We ___ the bus to school

a. Rode

b. Ridden

c. Ride

d. Riding
 

8. Q: When do you do your homework?

A: …

a. I have did my homework at 6 PM

b. I did my homework at 6 PM

c. I do my homework at 6 PM

d. I am doing my homework at 6 PM

9. Q: Do you enjoy playing in the park?

A: …

a. No, I doesn’t enjoy playing in the park

b. No, I no enjoy playing in the park

c. No, I don’t enjoy playing in the park

d. No, I don’t enjoys playing in the park

10. Q: Does he love his mother?

A: …

a. He love his mother

b. He loves his mother

c. He to love his mother

d. He is loving his mother

JAWABAN

Answers:

1.c, 2.a, 3.b, 4.b, 5.d, 6.a, 7.c, 8.c, 9.c, 10.b
SOAL GRAMMAR
1. Tania: “Do you always eat breakfast?”
Sonia: “Yes, I generally________my breakfast at 6.30”
 A. had 
B. has
C.have
  D. eats
2. You seem to be having problem there. _________ I help you?
A. Would 
B. will 
C. Shall
  D. will have

3. Idon't have enough money to buy dinner. __________ you lend me a
couple of dollars?
A. May 
B. Could
  C. Shall 
D. Ought
4. Many people have one child only. What is the plural noun of
the underlined word?
A. childs 
B. kids 
C. Children
  D. kid
5. The students always do ... homework before the class begins.
A. them 
B. they 
C.their
D.theirs
6. Excuse me. Is this (I)________dictionary or (you)________?
A. my, your 
B. mine, your 
C. my, yours
  D. your, mine
7. Newborn babies can’t take care of.....
 A. herself
 B.himself 
C. Themselves
  D.itself
8._______ don't you like orange juice?
A. What 
B.Why
C. When 
D.How
9. I will______ to New Delhi and Karachi tomorrow.
A. going 
B. be going
C. go
.  D. be gone
10._______ is the dog's bone?
A.What
B.Where
  C.When 
D.How
11. They___________math when Dina called last night.
A. was studying
B. were studying
C. is studying 
D. are studying
12. Before Bambang goes to bed, he always________his teeth.
A. brushing 
B. brushed 
C. is brushed
D. brushes
13. I’m going to bed after I__________my homework
  A.finish
  B. finished 
C. finishing 
D.is finished
14 Rianty didn’t come to class today,
and she probably__________tomorrow either.
A. will come
B. won’t come
.

  C. will be come 
D. will coming
15.________stay up past midnight, but now I often go to bed very late
because I have to study
 
A. don’t use to 
B.didn’t use to
C. don’t use 
D. didn’t use
  16. The water__________from higher place to lower place.
A. flows
  B. flowed 
C. flowing 
D. is flowing
17.___________do you like your coffee?
A.What
B. Why
C.When 
D.How
18. My brother ______________ a bear an hour ago.
A. seen 
B. see 
C. sees
D. saw
19 ________are we going for a camping again?
A.What 
 B. Why 
C.When
D. How
20. The teacher_______us a lot of questions in class every day.
A. ask 
B. give
C. asks
D. raise
21. ________ is the weather like today?
A. What 
B.Why 
C.When
D.How
22. _______ about a walk through the forest?
A.What
B.Where 
C. When 
D. How
23. Many parts of the world______four seasons
A. had 
B. has
C. enjoys
D. enjoy
24. Jono
: “Did you______to class yesterday?”
  Yusuf
: “No, I didn’t. I ______home because I_________good”
A. went, stayed, felt 
B. go, stay, feel
C. go, stayed, did not feel
D. go, stayed, felt
25. Budiate dinner with …
  A. me
  B. I
C. mine 
D. My
26. There are three colors in the U.S. flag. One of the colors is
red. _______________colors are white and blue
A. The other
B. The others
C. Another 
D. Some other

27. Salsabila has a greedy cat. It eats two ... everyday.

A.. mouse 
 B.mouses
C. mice
  D.mices
28. The words below are countable nouns, except......
A. table 
B.money
C .blackboard 
D.room
29. My uncle is happy to help someone make a table sincerely. The underl
ined words belong to...
A. adjective, noun, verb, and adverb
B. adjective, verb, noun, and adverb
C. adjective, adjective, noun, and adverb
D. adjective, noun, adjective, and adverb
30__________ do you play football?
A. What 
B.Why
C.When 
D. How
31.__________ is my red t-shirt, Mum?
A. What 
B.Where
C.When
D.How
32. ______________Faisal visit his grandmother last night?
A.Did
B. Are 
C. Is 
D. Does
33. Alex did not _____________in this office last weekend.
A. work
  B. worked 
C. working 
D. works
34 _______________ Nadira and Fay at last month’s meeting?
A. was
B. were
  C. Are 
D. Is
35 ______________you see Jody’s new dog yesterday?
  A. Are
B. Did
C. Do 
D. Does

36 What ___________you eat for lunch yesterday?
A. did
  B. do 
C. were 
D. was
37 ___________do Ana and Ani get to school every day?
A. What 
B. Why 
C. When
D .How
38______________does your father go to work?
A. What 
B.How
C.When
  D.How
39. That ice is dangerously thin now. You ________ go ice-skating today.
A. mustn't 
B.might not
C. would mind not to 
D. might
40. It's way past my bedtime and I'm really tired. I ________ go to bed.
A.should
B. ought 
C.could 
D. must have
41 She _________ have committed this crime. She wasn't even in the
city that night.
A. might 
B.shouldn't 
C.couldn t
D.should have
42 .John is over two hours late already, He ___________ missed the bus
again.
A. should have 
B. .must have
C.will have 
D.Should
43 I'm really quite lost. __________ showing me how to get out of here?

A.Would you mind

  B. Would you be
C.Must you be 
D. Will have You
44 That bus is usually on time. It _________ to be here any time now.
A. might 
B. has
C. ought 
D.must
45. Right now Rusdi___________an English book.
A. was reading 
 B. were reading
C. is reading
 D are reading
46. Will you go to Jepara next week?
A. No, I will 
B. No, I will not 
C. Yes, He will
D. Yes, I will.
47. Last year Mira and Maryati _______ to Timor Leste.
A. go
B. went
C. gone 
D. going
48. Wood __________on water
A, floating 
B. float 
C.floats
D. is floated
49. Iread about your plane's near disaster. You ____________ terrified!
A. might have been 
B. must have been
C. shall have been 
D. Should have been
50. It's the law. They ____________ have a blood test before they get married.
A. might 
B. could
C. have to
D. Must