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Pengertian Simple Present Tense
Simple present tense adalah salah satu bentuk tenses yang digunakan untuk menyatakan fakta (facts), kebenaran umum (general truth), kebiasaan (habit), situasi permanen (permanent situation).
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Penjelasan Lengkap Simple Present Tense
Kapan kita menggunakan simple present tense?
Pertama, untuk menyatakan fakta (facts)/kebenaran umum (general truths)/situasi permanen (permanent situations).
Contoh kalimat:
- Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
- The sun rises in the east.
- I am Indonesian.
- I live in Bandung.
- She doesn’t like coffee.
- He works in a post office.
Kedua, untuk menyatakan kebiasaan (habits).
Contoh kalimat:
- I play piano twice a week.
- She drinks a cup of tea every morning.
- They always go to school.
Beberapa penanda waktu dalam tense ini antara lain: often, always, every day, every morning, twice a week, atau twice a month dll.
Ketiga, untuk membicarakan jadwal pasti/rencana tetap (fixed plans/arrangements) yang berupa daftar jam/perjalanan (timetable).
Contoh kalimat:
- The meeting begins at ten tomorrow.
- Our plane leaves at three.
- The film starts at five.
Keempat, untuk membicarakan masa yang akan datang setelah kata hubung when, until, after, before, dan as soon as.
Contoh kalimat:
- She’ll text you when she is at home.
- They won’t go until you give them money.
- I’ll cook fried rice after I take a bath.
Kelima, untuk memberikan instruksi (instructions).
Contoh kalimat:
- Next, you add some sugar and stir well.
- You go along this road then you turn left.
Keenam, ini digunakan dalam conditional sentence tipe 1.
Contoh kalimat:
- If it rains, I’ll stay at home.
- I’ll come if you invite me.
- If you study hard, you’ll pass the exam.
Baca juga: 3 tipe conditional sentences
Rumus/Pola Simple Present Tense
Kalimat Positif
| Pola: Subject + to be (is/am/are) + adjective/noun (verb: to be) | Pola: Subject + verb 1 (-s/-es/ies) + object (verb: to teach) |
|---|---|
| I am a teacher. | I teach English. |
| You are a teacher. | You teach English. |
| We are teachers. | We teach English. |
| They are teachers. | They teach English. |
| He is a teacher. | He teaches English. |
| She is a teacher. | She teaches English. |
Untuk subject he, she, dan it jangan lupa tambahkan akhiran -s/-es/-ies pada kata kerja. Contoh: He/she teaches Englsih.
Kalimat Negatif
| Pola: Subject + to be (is/am/are) + NOT + adjective/noun (verb: to be) | Pola: Subject + do/does + NOT + verb 1 + object (verb: to teach) |
|---|---|
| I am not a teacher. | I don't teach English. |
| You are not a teacher. | You don't teach English. |
| We are not teachers. | We don't teach English. |
| They are not teachers. | They don't teach English. |
| He is not a teacher. | He doesn't teach English. |
| She is not a teacher. | She doesn't teach English. |
- Gunakan do not (don’t) untuk subject: I, you, we, they.
- Gunakan does not (doesn’t) untuk subject: He, she, it.
Kalimat Tanya
| Pola: To be (is/am/are) + subject + adjective/noun (verb: to be) | Pola: Do/does + subject + verb 1 + object? (verb: to teach) |
|---|---|
| Am I a teacher? | Do I teach English? |
| Are you a teacher? | Do you teach English? |
| Are we teachers? | Do we teach English? |
| Are they teachers? | Do they teach English? |
| Is he a teacher? | Does he teach English? |
| Is she a teacher? | Does she teach English? |
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Baca juga tenses lainnya: Present continuous, Present perfect, Present perfect continuous
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Baca juga: present continuous tense
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References:
- Deterding, David. H. and Gloria R. Poedjosoedarmo. 2001. A Practical English Grammar fourth Edition. Pearson Education Asia Pte Ltd: Singapore.
- Present Simple Tense. http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-use.html. Accessed on January 20, 2017 at 1 pm.
- Simple Present. https://www.ef.com/english-resources/english-grammar/simple-present-tense/. Accessed on January 30, 2017 at 11.30 am.
- Thomson, A. J and A. V. Martinet. 1986. A Practical English Grammar fourth Edition. Oxford University Press: New York.
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