SIMPLE
PRESENT TENSE
Simple present tense, describe
things happens in present time, in a simple way or things that done regularly,
repeatedly or daily habit
Formula : S+ to be+
Complement
S+Verb1+Complement
Formation - Word order
(Affirmative statement)
I/we/you/they + verb
> I leave home at 8 a.m
He/she/it+verb
(s/es/ies) > She leaves home at 8 a.m
Formation - Word Order (Negative statement)
I/we/you/they+do
not+verb > I don’t leave home at 8 a.m
He/she/it > She
leaves home at 8 a.m
Formation – Word order
(interrogative statements)
Do+I/we/you/they+verb?
: Do I leave home at 8 a.m?
Does+He/she/it+verb? :
Does She leaves home at 8 a.m?
There are some classification
:
1. Permanent
or long time situation : stated circumstances that stays the same and has been
going on for a long time
Shows
explanation such as status, gender, age, etc
(+) I work as a reporter
(-)
I don’t work as a photographer
(?)
what do you do?
2. Facts
: truth that cannot be argued
Shows
reality : event or to happen
(+)
She is friendly
(-)
She is not arrogant
(?)
What is she like?
3. Regular
activities and routines : Show things that done because of habits
Describes
time : usually, seldom, often, always, as a rule, now a days
(+)
They start work at 7 every morning
(-)
They don’t start at 8 a.m
(?)
What time do they usually leave for work?
4. Opinions
and state of mind : a conclusion that made because there is issue or topic that
becomes a debate
Shows
opinion : I agree, I advise, should
(+)
I agree completely
(-)
I don’t think smoking is good for your health
(?)
What do you think?
5. Feelings
: stated likes and dislikes
Shows
word : Like, dislike, comfortable,
(+)
I like watching the opera
(-)
I don’t like to watch movie
(?)
Do you like going to the movies?
Note
: Simple Present has a to be
am
: I
Is : He, She, It
Are
: They, We, You
Does
is use for singular : He, She, It
Do
is use for plural : I, You, We, They
Name : Maria Lousiana
NPM : 15213282
Class : 1EA32
