Jawaban:

Dari cerita ini kalimat apa saja yang mengandung present tense..

The polar bear is a very big white bear. (1) We call it the polar bear because it lives inside the Arctic Circle near the North Pole. There are no polar bears at the South Pole. (2) The polar bears live at the North Pole. There is only snow, ice, and water. There is not any land.

These bears are three meters long, and weight 450 kilos.They can stand up on their back legs because(3) they have very wide feet. They can use their front legs like arms. The polar bears can swim very well. They can swim 120 kilometers out into the water. (4) They catch fish and sea animals for food. (5) They go into the sea when they are afraid.

(6) People like to kill the polar bears for their beautiful white coats. (7) The governments of Canada, the United States, and Russia say that no one can kill polar bears now. (8) They do not want all of these beautiful animals to die.

Jadi, kalimat-kalimat yang menggunakan simple present tense adalah

(1) We call it the polar bear because it lives inside the Arctic Circle near the North Pole.

(2) The polar bears live at the North Pole. There is only snow, ice, and water. There is not any land.

(3) they have very wide feet.

(4) They catch fish and sea animals for food.

(5)They go into the seawhen they are afraid.

(6) People like to kill the polar bears for their beautiful white coats.

(7) The governments of Canada, the United States, and Russia say that no one can kill polar bears now.

(8) They do not want all of these beautiful animals to die.

Dan kalimat yang menggunakan to be present dalam bentuk nominal

1. The polar bear is a very big white bear.
2. There are no polar bears at the South Pole.
3. There is only snow, ice, and water. There is not any land.
4. These bears are three meters long, and weight 450 kilos.

Tambahan:

• Untuk kalimat yang bercetak miring dan bergaris bawah itu adalah kalimat nominal atau nominal sentence dengan to be present (Salah satunya: The polar bear is a very big white bear.)
• Untuk tulisan yang tidak diberi format apa-apa adalah kalimat dengan menggunakan modal. (Salah satunya : They can use their front legs like arms.)

Penjelasan:

✎ Simple Present Tense

☛ Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu pekerjaan yang dilakukan secara berulang-ulang atau sudah menjadi suatu kebiasaan

☛ Pola Simple Present Tense

(+) subject + verb1 + object + complement

(-) subject + do/does + not + verb1 + object + complement

(?) do/does + subject + verb1 + object + complement

☛ Catatan

• Do digunakan untuk subjek I, you, we, they, dan nama orang banyak (misal: Rina dan Rini)
• Does digunakan untuk subjek he, she, it dan nama orang tunggal (misal: Rini)
• Pada kalimat positif, jika subjeknya he, she, it dan nama orang tunggal (misal: Rini), maka kata kerja harus ditambah "s/es"