ྀ༘ Present Tense ྀ༘

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Change the sentence into (+), (–), or (?) form of simple present!

Nomor ❶

• (+) Suzana always sings in the class
• (–) Suzana doesn't always sing in the class
• (?) Does Suzana always sing in the class?

Nomor ❷

• (+) The driver drives his car carefully
• (–) The driver does not drive his car carefully
• (?) Does the driver drive his car carefully?

Nomor ❸

• (+) My friends visit my home after school
• (–) My friends do not visit my home after school
• (?) Do my friends visit my home after school?

Nomor ❹

• (+) I teach English in Junior High School
• (–) I do not teach English in Junior High School
• (?) Do I teach English in Junior High School?

Nomor ❺

• (+) We read newspaper in the morning
• (–) We do not read newspaper in the morning
• (?) Do we read newspaper in the morning?

Arrange the words into a good sentence in simple present form

❶ School starts in September

❷ We always clean our room

❸ We have dinner at 7 o’clock

❹ I never eat sweets

❺ She often reads magazine

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PEMBAHASAN

▓ Definisi ▓

• Simple Present Tense adalah bentuk waktu yang digunakan untuk mengungkapkan suatu aktifitas/peristiwa yang dilakukan secara berulang-ulang, kegaitan yang sudah menjadi suatu kebiasaan, atau menyatakan suatu fakta.

▓ Pattern ▓

• (+) S + V1 (s/es) + O/C
• (–) S + do/does + not + V-1 + O/C
• (?) Do/Does + S + V-1 + O/C + ?

▓ Keterangan ▓

• Jika subjeknya ┃He, She, It, dan Nama orang tunggal (kecuali subjek ‘saya (I)’)┃ maka, kata kerja harus ditambah ‘s/es’
• Does digunakan untuk subject ➻ He, She, It, dan Nama orang tunggal (kecuali subjek ‘saya (I)’)
• Do digunakan untuk subject ➻ I, You, We, They, dan Nama orang/benda banyak