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    1. The document discusses the simple present tense and provides examples of its use. 2. The simple present tense is used to talk about habitual or repeated actions, general truths, and things that happen regularly or all the time. 3. Examples are provided to illustrate using the simple present tense with different subjects, including singular and plural subjects. Rules for forming the simple present tense based on the subject are also outlined.

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    Simple Present: Humaira Restu Maulidia Universitas Widyatama

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    SIMPLE PRESENT

    HUMAIRA RESTU MAULIDIA


    UNIVERSITAS WIDYATAMA
    QUESTIONS:
    1. What time do you get up every morning?
    2. How often do you read or review your topic of
    materials? (Your study)
    3. Does the earth round the sun?
    4. Tell me your habit!
    5. Describe your characteristics!
    6. Can you guess what’s the function of Simple
    present tense or can you explain briefly when
    we use the simple present tense?
    SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
    • We use the simple present tense to talk about
    things in general; daily activities, habit , truth.
    • Something happens all the time
    • Repeatedly
    EXAMPLES
    (VERB)
    • Nurses look after patients in hospitals
    • I usually go away at weekends
    • The sun rises in the east
    • She drinks tea very often
    • They drink tea very often

    (TO BE)
    • He is so generous
    • Dino and Dina are intelligent students
    • I am very man gallant
    PRESENT TENSE

    Nominal
    S + Verb 1
    To be (is, am, are)

    Singular Plural
    (V1 s/es/ies) (V1)
    - I am a dilligent student.
    The principal The principals -He/She is a dilligent student.
    My sister My sisters -The book is very expensive. It is
    Michelle very thick.
    Michelle and
    Child
    Ary -You/ we/ they are dilligent student.
    Woman
    Person Children -Thera are some books on the table.
    Mouse Women
    Book Mice
    Employee Books The principal advices
    He Employees The principals advice
    She I
    It My sister studies
    You My sisters study
    Nobody
    Somebody We Child plays
    Someone They Children plays
    Remember!
    • If the subject is Singular →Verb + s/ es /ies
    He gets up at 4 o’clock in the morning
    She gets up at 4 o’clock in the morning
    It rises in the east
    Rizky gets up at 4 o’clock in the morning

    • If the the subject is singular verb ending –ss (guess), ch (watch), x(mix)
    ->adding es;
    Guess-guesses- Ary always guesses the picture on your phone.
    Watch-Watches-Ary watches his favorite match once a week.
    Mix-Mixes

    • If a word ends in a consonant Y+ (by, ry, ly) changes to ie before the ending-s:

    Hurry: Hurries Study: Studies Apply: Applies

    Y does not change if the word ends in a vowel + y (-ay, ey, -uy)
    Play : Plays
    Buy: Buys
    REMEMBER!
    • If the subject is PLURAL →Verb WITHOUT s/ es
    I
    You
    We
    They
    V1
    Ann & Sue

    Examples:
    • The guards get up at 4 o’clock in the morning
    • I get up at 4 o’clock in the morning
    • Ann & Sue get up at 4 o’clock in the morning
    Exercise 1
    1. I …… at bank. (work/working/works/worked)
    2. We….with our parents (lives/live/living/lived)
    3. He…. (earn/earning/earns/earned)
    4. My grandfather ……
    (adored/adores/adore/adoring)
    5. Plants…. (need/needs/needing/needed)
    Negative & Question
    • We use do/does to make negative and Question for main verb:
    - I don’t drink tea very often
    - Dino and Dina don’t drink tea very often
    - We don’t drink tea very often
    -She does not drink tea very often
    - Dino does not drink tea very often

    • Question Verb (Plural and Singular)


    - Do Dino and Dina drink tea very often?
    - Does Dino drink tea very often?

    • To be (Is, am are)
    - He is not a gallant man
    - You are not a gallant man / We are not gallant man

    • Question (To be) Singular/plural


    Is he a gallant man?
    are we gallant man?
    are you a gallant man?
    Remember!
    Keys:
    Always
    Seldom
    Usually
    Often
    Never Example:
    1. (-)Mr. Frank _________ (speak) Spanish.
    On friday 2. (?) _________ your brother ______ (wear)
    Once a week uniform on Friday?
    Three times in a week 3. (-)Mr. Greg ________(like) wearing watch.
    In summer season 4. Good students never ______(come) late.
    5. Once a week once of the students ______ (visit)
    our school library.
    6. Nobody ______ (like) him.
    Singular
    One of the students
    Each of
    Every
    Nobody/Somebody

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