Chapter 1: Present Tense
a. Pengertian
Present Tense atau Simple Present Tense adalah suatu bentuk kata kerja yang digunakan untuk menyatakan peristiwa atau kejadian, kegiatan, aktivitas dan sebagainya yang terjadi saat ini. Present Tense juga digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu fakta, atau sesuatu yang tejadi berulang-ulang dimasa kini. PRESENT artinya adalah kini atau sekarang.
Rumus
(+) Subject + Verb1 (s/es) + Object
(-) Subject + do/does + not + Verb1 + Object
(?) Do/does + Subject + Verb1 + Object
Penggunaan
• Menyatakan suatu kebiasaan atau kegiatan yang terjadi berulang-ulang pada waktu sekarang. Contoh:
(+) Firas and his mother go to the market every Sunday.
(-) Firas and his mother don't go to the market every Sunday.
(?) Do Firas and his mother go to the market every Sunday?
• Menyatakan fakta yang diterima secara umum (general truth). Contoh:
(+) The sun rises in the east.
(-) The sun doesn't rise in the west.
(?) Does the sun rise in the east?
• Mengungkapkan jadwal, program, acara, atau kegiatan lain yang terencana. Contoh:
(+) The ship leaves Surabaya at 1 p.m.
(-) The ship doesn't leave Surabaya at 1 p.m.
(?) Does the ship leave Surabaya at 1 p.m.
b. Bacaan
I am a translator. I work four hours every day. I have translated many books. I also go to a coffee shop or library every Saturday. My boss visits me on Sunday morning for book review.
c. Soal dan Jawaban
Soal
1. Anna ___ the floor in her house every morning.
a. sweep
b. sweeps
c. sweeping
d. is sweeping
2. Mina ___ some snacks at the supermarket.
a. buying
b. buys
c. buy
d. is buying
3. Lulu and her friends ___ ___ to zoo on Sunday.
a. don't, goes
b. don't, go
c. doesn't, goes
d. doesn't, go
4. Kris and Mark ___ in Timezone every weekend.
a. are playing
b. plays
c. playing
d. play
5. The theater doesn't ___ at 4 p.m in Taman Budaya Yogyakarta.
a. starting
b. start
c. starts
d. to start
6. Children always ___ their parents.
a. loves
b. loving
c. are loving
d. love
7. Daniel sometimes ___ movies in cinema.
a. watched
b. watching
c. watch
d. is watching
8. Irene and Wendy ___ ___ together.
a. do, surfing
b. don't, surfing
c. do, surf
d. don't, surf
9. ___ Jun always ___ breakfast every day?
a. does, have
b. does, has
c. do, having
d. do, have
10. ___ they drive a bus to go to Bali Island?
a. does
b. is
c. do
d. don't
Jawaban
1. b
2. b
3. b
4. d
5. b
6. d
7. c
8. d
9. a
10. c
Sumber: https://www.wordsmile.com/pengertian-rumus-contoh-kalimat-simple-present-tense http://tensesbahasainggris.com/present-tense http://www.englishcafe.co.id/contoh-soal-simple-present-tense-beserta-pembahasannya/ https://www.ef.co.id/englishfirst/englishstudy/latihan-soal-bahasa-inggris-simple-present-tense.aspx buku: Lancar Ngomong Inggris dari Nol (Nancy Mansyur)
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