Present Tense

Present tense

Kalo kita ngomongin kegiatan sehari-hari pasti ada hubungannya dengan tense yang akan kita bahas kali ini. Coba tebak tense kita kali ini apa? Ya betul, present tense. 1OO buat yang jawab.
Simple present tense is used to express habits, general truth, repeated actions or unchanging situations, emotions, and wishes.

Besides that, to give instructions or directions and to express fixed arrangement, present or future.

Adverb of time:
- Always
- Never
- Every
- Often
- Seldom
- Usually
- Sometimes
- Everyday
- Etc.
 
The pattern:
- Verbal sentences
(+) S+verb I (s/es)+object
(-) S+do/does+not+object
(?) Do/does+S+verb I+object?
Examples:
(+) He sees stars in the sky.
(-) He does not see stars in the sky.
(?) Does he see stars in the sky?

- Non verbal sentences (nominal sentences)
(+) S+to be (am/is/are)+noun/adjective/adverb
(-) S+to be+ not+noun/adjective/adverb
(?) To be+S+noun/adjective/adverb
Examples:
(+) He is handsome.
(-) He is not handsome.
(?) Is he handsome?

Notes:
1. Verbs ending in –y: the third person changes the –y to –ies.
Examples:
fly→flies
cry→cries
2. Add –es to verbs ending in :-ss, -x, -sh, -ch
Examples:
He teach→he teaches
She pass→she passes
He fix→he fixes
It push→it pushes