Materi 1

Learning English as a foreign language is very important in raising our level in the society. The ordinary people commonly don't care about other people's language. They think that mastering their traditional language is enough because they can communicate their comrades and other people in that society. On the other hand, they don't realize that other people's language also important especially English language. In mastering English, people/ the students have some steps to do. One of them is Tenses. So, here there is tense that the people have to know namely simple present tense:

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SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Simple present tense is used to indicate a situation that exists right now, it is used for general statements of facts and used for habitual or every day activity.

For example :

a.   Habitual Action

·         Cindy always brushes her teeth before sleep at night

b.   General Statement of Fact

A hour has sixty minutes

Simple Present Pattern

1.   Nominal (kalimat dengan predikat bukan kata kerja, kata kerjanya berupa To Be : Am, Is, Are)

For example :

(+)  He is a dentist      à S + to be + C

(-)  He is not a dentist à S + to be + not + C

(?)  Is he a dentist ?     à to be + S + C + ?

                        When using word question (W/H question such as What, Who, When, Why, Where, Which, How ), we simply put the question word in the beginning of the sentence and followed by the form of question pattern above.

For example :

Use this formula    à   ( W/H question + to be + S + C + ? )

-          Why is she sad ?

-          When are you angry ?

2.  Verbal ( kalimat dengan predikat berupa kata kerja )

For example :

(+) S + Verb₁ – s/es + O/C/adv

      I play a guitar every week

      He walks around the garden every morning

(-)  S + do/does + not + verb₁ + O/C/adv

     She does not wash her car this morning

     They do not listen to their teacher

(?) Do/does + S + verb₁ + O/C/adv + ?

      Does he cut the grasses ?

      Do you talk to me ?

Spelling of third person singular forms

Most Verbs :

Add  –s to infinitive

Ex : 

o   Work à Works

o   Drink à Drinks

o   Look à Looks

o   Etc.

Verbs ending in consonants + y :

Change the ‘y’ into ‘i’ and add –es

Ex :

o   Cry à Cries

o   Deny à Denies

o   Fly à Flies

o   Study à Studies

o   Etc.

Verbs ending in -z, -s, -ch, or –x :

Add –es to infinitive

Ex :

o   Bless à Blesses

o   Watch à Watches

o   Brush à Brushes

o   Mix à Mixes

o   Buzz à Buzzes

o   Etc.

Verbs ending in vocal –o :

Add  –es to infinitive

Ex :

o   Go à Goes

o   Do à Does

o   Etc.

Additional : Have à has

                   Do = I, you, we, they

                   Does = he, she, it, Mr. Thomas, Miss Een

Adverb of time (keterangan waktu)

-          Every day

-          Every week

-          In the morning

-           Every/each

-          Every month

-          Every year

-          At five

-          Once/twice a day

Adverb of frequency (keterangan pengulangan)

Ø  Always

Ø  Never

Ø  Sometimes

Ø  Ever

Ø  Seldom

Ø  Often

Ø  Usually