SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE / PRESENT TENSE

( Bentuk Sekarang Kebiasaan / kenyataan )

A. Penggunaan

1. Untuk menyatakan peristiwa atau perbuatan yang berlangsung setiap hari / berulang-
ulang / kebiasaan sehari-hari (habitual action).
2. Untuk menyatakan suatu kejadian atau peristiwa yang merupakan kebenaran umum
(general truth).

B. Keterangan waktu
Keterangan waktu yang menunjukkan tenses adalah :
1. Adverb of frequency
- always - sometimes
- usually - occasionally
- generally - seldom
- habibually - rarely
- normally - never
- often - ever
- frequency
2. Every
- every hour - every night
- every day - every Sunday
- every week - every Monday
- every month - every Wednesday
- every year - every Saturday
- every morning - every January
- every afternoon - every December
- every evening
3. Once
- once a day - once a month
- once a week - once a year
4. Twice
5. three times
6. four time
7. at noon
8. at night
9. at midnight
10. on Sunday, Monday
11. in the morning
12. in the afternoon
13. in the evening
C. Susunan kalimat
1. Positive (+) : Subject + Verb I (s/es)
Subject Verb I (KK I) Object
I write a story
You buy a shirt
We clean the room
They play tennis
He goes to school
She gives a present
It swims very fast
2. Negative (-) : Subject + do/does + not + verb I
Subject do/does not Verb I Object
I write a story
You buy a shirt
do
We clean the room
They not play tennis
He goes to school
She does gives a present
It swims very fast
3. Interrogativ (?)
Do/does Subject Verb I Object
I write a story|
You buy a shirt?
Do
We clean the room?
They play tennis?
He goes to school?
Does She gives a present?
It swims very fast?
Present Simple Tense
I sing

How do we make the Present Simple Tense?

subject + auxiliary verb + main verb
do base
There are three important exceptions:

1. For positive sentences, we do not normally use the auxiliary.

2. For the 3rd person singular (he, she, it), we add s to the main verb or es to the
auxiliary.
3. For the verb to be, we do not use an auxiliary, even for questions and negatives.

Look at these examples with the main verb like:

subject auxiliary verb main verb

I, you, we, they like coffee.

+
He, she, it likes coffee.

I, you, we, they do not like coffee.

-
He, she, it does not like coffee.

Do I, you, we, they like coffee?

?
Does he, she, it like coffee?
Look at these examples with the main verb be. Notice that there is no auxiliary:
subject main verb

I am French.

+ You, we, they are French.

He, she, it is French.

I am not old.

- You, we, they are not old.

He, she, it is not old.

? Am I late?

Are you, we, they late?

 Is he, she, it late?

How do we use the Present Simple Tense?

We use the present simple tense when:

 the action is general

 the action happens all the time, or habitually, in the past, present and future
 the action is not only happening now
 the statement is always true

John drives a taxi.

past present future

It is John's job to drive a taxi. He does it every day. Past, present and future.
Look at these examples:

 I live in New York.

 The Moon goes round the Earth.
 John drives a taxi.
 He does not drive a bus.
 We meet every Thursday.
 We do not work at night.
 Do you play football?

Note that with the verb to be, we can also use the present simple tense for situations that are
not general. We can use the present simple tense to talk about now. Look at these examples
of the verb "to be" in the present simple tense - some of them are general, some of them are
now:
Am I right?
Tara is not at home.
You are happy.

past present future

The situation is now.

I am not fat.
Why are you so beautiful?
Ram is tall.
 past present future

The situation is general. Past, present and future.

This page shows the use of the present simple tense to talk about general events. But note that
there are some other uses for the present simple tense, for example in conditional or if
sentences, or to talk about the future. You will learn about those later.
The simple present tense is used to discuss permanant situations and the frequency of events.
To have Short form Other Verbs (to work)
I have I've I work
he has he's He works
she has she's She works
it has it's It works
you have you've you work
we have we've we work
they have they've they work
Short answer
Statements Statements Short answer
Questions
+ - -
+
I work. I don't work. Do I work? Yes, I do. No, I don't.
He works. He doesn't work. Does he work? Yes, he does. No, he doesn't.
She works. She doesn't work. Does she work? Yes, she does. No, she doesn't.
It works. It doesn't work. Does it work? Yes, it does. No, it doesn't.
You work. You don't work. Do you work? Yes you do. No, you don't.
We work. We don't work. Do we work? Yes we do. No, we don't.
They work. They don't work. Do they work? Yes they do. No, they don't.

Regular or permanent situations

When something happens regularly or is a permanent situation we usually use the simple
present tense. When using the simple present the verb (with the exception of the auxiliary
verbs) remains in the dictionary form (verb + s with he/she/it).

Simple Present Timeline

For example:
Q) "Where do you live?" A) "I live in Germany."
Q) "Where does he live?" A) "He lives in Germany."
Q) "What do you do?" A) "I'm a teacher."
Q) "What does he do?" A) "He's a teacher."

Frequency
The simple present tense is also used to show how often something happens with adverbs of
frequency - always, usually, often, sometimes, occasionally, seldom, rarely, never, etc.... And
when discussing daily, weekly, monthly etc. routines.
For example:
"I always get up at 6.00."
"I never drink coffee before 12.00."
"I work on my website every day."
"Every Monday and Thursday I go to the gym."
We also use the simple present to ask for and give instructions or to discuss a series of
actions.
For example:
Q) How do I make pancakes?" A) Well, first you take 4 eggs and crack them into a bowl,
then you weigh out 4 oz. of flour and sieve it into the eggs. etc.
The simple present tense can also be used to discuss future events.

Atihan Soal Dan Jawaban Simple Present

Soal:

1. He (go/goes) to Solo every Sunday.

2. They (pray/prays) at the mosque every Friday.

3. Melia (study/studies) Mathematic on Mondays.

4. The earth (move/moves) around the sun.

5. Indonesian people usually (eat/eats) rice.

6. The sun (set/sets) in the west.

7. Mr. Gunawan (teach/teaches) Biology.

8. The sun (rise/rises) in the east.

9. Rini (sleep/sleeps) at 09.00 every night.

10. Sutadi (swim/swims) at the swimming pool every Sunday.

Jawaban:

1. He goes to Solo every Sunday.

2. They pray at the mosque every Friday.

3. Melia studies Mathematic on Mondays.

4. The earth moves around the sun.

5. Indonesian people usually eat rice.

6. The sun sets in the west.

7. Mr. Gunawan teaches Biology.

8. The sun rises in the east.

9. Rini sleeps at 09.00 every night.

10. Sutadi swims at the swimming pool every Sunday.