Jumat, 23 November 2012

Simple Present Tense

 Simple Present Tense
(Bentuk sekarang kebiasaan/kenyataan)

Simple Present Tense divide as noun sentence and verbal sentence. Here are the explanation about simple present tense.

Pattern for noun sentence:
(+) Subject (I/you/we/they) + to be (am/is/are) + comp/object
(-) Subject + to be + not + comp/object
(?) To be + subject + comp/object + question tag (?)
Example:
(+) She is here every morning
(-) She is not here every morning
(?) Is she here every morning?

Pattern for verbal sentence:
(+) Subject + V1 (s/es) + comp/object
(-) Subject + do/does + not + V1 + comp/object
(?) Do/does + subject + V1 + comp/object + question tag (?)
Example:
(+) We go to school every day
(-) We don't go to school every day
(?) Do we go to school every day?

Simple present tense is used to show daily activities, or can say as habitual action.
This tense also used to tell the general truth. As example: The sun rise in the east.

Time signal in simple present; always, usually, often, never, sometimes, seldom, etc.
Example of a sentence that uses time signal:
He never comes to school on time.
Sometimes, we get up very late.
They often make a cheat in exam.

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