Present Tense ~ A Notebook

A. What is PRESENT TENSE?

Present Tense is once of a tenses that is used to refer to the present.

PRESENT TENSE = WAKTU SEKARANG

Common times in Present Tense:

B. When to Use Present Tense?

• The present tense is used to describe events that are scheduled.

• Something that is true in the present.

• Something that is always true.

• Something that is fixed in the future.

• Used to describe actions that are factual or habitual.

C. Example of Present Tense

Subjek + Infinitive

• I usually sit here.

• You work at the office every day.

• They seldom go to school.

• The sun rises in the east.

• You work hard every day.

• She loves her country.

• The sun sets in the west.

• Kendall usually relaxes after dinner.

• We often sings in English.

If we see deeply these examples, there are verb plus –s and –es in just subject she, he, it. Why? Because, verb with the last alphabet o, sh, ch, s, x, z, dan y should put –es, except that we just put –s.

Example:

• Go + es = goes

• Wash + es = washes

• Miss + es = misses

• Relax + es = relaxes

• Buzz + es = buzzes

• Study + es = studies

• Try + es = tries

*Note:

Bila kata kerja berakhiran huruf –y didahului huruf mati, maka –y harus lebih dahulu diganti dengan i sebelum ditambah –es; tetapi bila hurus –y didahului huruf hidup, maka hanya menambah –s saja:

buy + s = buys

play + s = plays

D. TO BE Simple Present Tense

E. Questions and Negatives Sentences

With the present tense, we use do and does to make questions. We use does for the third person (she/he/it) and we use do for the others.

With the present tense we use do and does to make negatives. We use does not (doesn’t) for the third person (she/he/it) and we use do not (don’t) for the others.

You work hard.

Do you work hard?

You do not work hard.

He eats fish.

Does he eat fish?

He does not eat fish.