ྀ༘ Present Tense ྀ༘

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Nomor ⓵

┃Menemukan┃Find┃

• (+) Detective finds the robbers
• (–) Detective doesn't find the robbers
• (?) Does Detective find the robbers?

Nomor ⓶

┃Bertemu┃Meet┃

• (+) I meet him twice a week
• (–) I don't meet him twice a week
• (?) Do I meet him twice a week?

Nomor ⓷

┃Mengantar(kan)┃Accompany┃

• (+) My aunt accompanies her to go to doctor
• (–) My aunt doesn't accompany her to go to doctor
• (?) Does my aunt accompany her to go to doctor?

Nomor ⓸

┃Menghafal┃Memorize┃

• (+) He memorizes thousands of number quickly
• (–) He doesn't memorize thousands of number quickly
• (?) Does he memorize thousands of number quickly?

Nomor ⓹

┃Menyiram┃Water┃

• (+) We water the plants everyday
• (–) We don't water the plant everyday
• (?) Do we water the plant everyday?

Nomor ⓺

┃Menjahit┃Sew┃

• (+) They sew the elementary school uniform
• (–) They don't sew the elementary school uniform
• (?) Do they sew the elementary school uniform?

Nomor ⓻

┃Tanaman(?) Menanam┃Plant┃

• (+) Emd plants the herb plants
• (–) Emd doesn't plant the herb plants
• (?) Does Emd plant the herb plants?

Nomor ⓼

┃Melaporkan┃Inform/Report┃

• (+) The nurse informs the doctor about their patient
• (–) The nurse doesn't inform the doctor about their patient
• (?) Does the nurse inform the doctor about their patient?

Nomor ⓽

┃Menjemput┃Pick up┃

• (+) Gracia and Monica pick me up at the airport
• (–) Gracia and Monica don't pick me up at the airport
• (?) Do Gracia and Monica pick me up at the airport?

Nomor ⓾

┃Menggaruk┃Scratch┃

• (+) Those monkeys often scratch their head
• (–) Those monkeys don't often scratch their head
• (?) Do those monkeys often scratch their head?

Nomor ⑪

┃Menyisir┃Comb┃

• (+) Qinan always combs her hair softly
• (–) Qinan doesn't always comb her hair softly
• (?) Do Qinan always comb her hair softly?

Nomor ⑫

┃Meludah┃Spit┃

• (+) They always spit carelessly
• (–) They don't always spit carelessly
• (?) Do they always spit carelessly?

Nomor ⑬

┃Memandang┃View/Gaze┃

• (+) I always view my position with a great deal caution
• (–) I don't always view my position with a great deal caution
• (?) Do I always view my position with a great deal caution?

Nomor ⑭

┃Menyusun┃Arrange┃

• (+) The librarian arranges the books on bookshelf
• (–) The librarian doesn't arrange the books on bookshelf
• (?) Does the librarian arrange the books on bookshelf?

Nomor ⑮

┃Menirukan┃Imitate┃

• (+) This parrot often imitates what people say
• (–) This parrot doesn't often imitate what people say
• (?) Does this parrot often imitate what people say?

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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. Contoh:

• Aku belajar setiap malam
• Matahari terbit di sebelah Timur

▓ Pattern ▓

ㅤ•‘°Active Voice

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

▓ Keterangan ▓

❶ Untuk kalimat positif

• Jika subjeknya ┃He, She, It, dan Nama orang tunggal (kecuali subjek ‘saya (I)’)┃ maka, kata kerja harus ditambah ‘s/es’

❷ Untuk kalimat negatif dan introgatif

• 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 (Gracia and Leowvis are.... ┃atau┃ The tables are....)