Simple Present

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

 

Generally, we use simple present tense in three situation

 

Situation	Samples of sentences
Routine Activities	- Every morning Iwake up at 5.00 a.m. - Once a month Ihave my hair cut. - My father usuallyreads the newspaper in the morning
General Statement	- The sunrises from the east - Mr. Syamteaches in Travina Prima - Mrs. Annaworks for PT. Bridgestone
Today's Activities	- The trainleaves for Bandung at 9.00 a.m today

 

VERBAL SENTENCE (the predicate of sentence is VERB)

 

All the samples above are in the form of POSITIVE SENTENCES

I	+	Verb 1
You
They
We
He	+	Verb 1 + s / es
She
It
Ronaldo

 

Here are the samples of NEGATIVE SENTENCES

I	don't (do not)	wake up	at 5.00 a.m every morning
You		take a nap	at 2.00 p.m
They		play	the football every afternoon
We		study	in the class before 10.00 a.m
He	doesn't (does not)	teach	in Travina Prima
She		work	for PT. Bridgestone
It		work	well
Ronaldo		play	the football in Manchester United

 

Below are the samples of INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES (yes or no questions).

Do	you	wake up	at 5.00 a.m every morning ?	Yes, I do / No, I don't
	I	take a nap	at 2.00 p.m ?	Yes, you do / No, you don't
	they	play	the football every afternoon ?	Yes, they do / No, they don't
	we	study	in the class before 10.00 a.m ?	Yes, we do / No, we don't
Does	he	teach	in Travina Prima ?	Yes, he does / No, he doesn't
	she	work	for PT. Bridgestone ?	Yes, she does / No, she doesn't
	It	work	well ?	Yes, it does / No, it doesn't
	Ronaldo	play	the football in Manchester United ?	Yes, he does / No, he doesn't

 

Below are the samples of sentences using QUESTION WORDS.

What time	do	you	wake up	every morning ?	at 5.00 a.m
What time		I	take a nap	?	at 2.00 p.m
When		they	play	the football ?	every afternoon
Where		we	study	before 10.00 a.m ?	in the class
Where	does	he	teach	?	in Travina Prima
Where		she	work	for ?	PT. Bridgestone
How		It	work	?	well
What		Ronaldo	play	in Manchester United ?	the football

 

NOMINAL SENTENCE (the predicate of sentence is not verb, but TO BE "is, am, are")

Here is the pattern::

I	am
You	are
They
We
He	is
She
Syam

e.g:

• He is a student

• They are very diligent

• Tini is beautiful

• Budi and Doniare handsome boys

To make negative, we just add "not" after "is, am, are".

• He is not a student

• They are not very diligent

• Tini is not beautiful

• Budi and Doniare not handsome boys

To make interrogative, we place "is, am, are" in the beginning of sentence.

• Is he a student ? Yes, he is

• Are they very diligent ? No, they are not

• Is Tini beautiful ? Yes, she is

• Are Budi and Doni handsome boys ? Yes, they are

Notes:

• In simple present tense, we use ADVERBS of FREQUENCY, namely: often, usually, seldom, sometimes, always, never, annually, weekly, every ..., once a month, twice a week, etc.

• Adverbs of time can be placed in the beginning of sentence or in the end.

• Simple present tense is also often used to express Future Action.