Present Tenses

Present Tense (Waktu Sekarang)

a. Simple Present Tense (Waktu Sekarang Sederhana)

digunakan pada saat kita beerbicara pada waktu sekarang

Rumus :

(+) S + V1 + Object/Complement

( – ) S + Do/does + not + V1 + O/C

( ? ) Do/does + S + V1 + O/C

Example :

(+ ) Fajar Reads book everyday

( – ) Fajar does not Read book everyday

( ? ) does Fajar Read book everyday ?

Yes He does / No He does not (doesn’t)

Untuk Subject I, We, You, They Menggunakan  Do

sedangkan He, She, It Menggunakan Does

dan untuk kalimat yang berobjek kata bakan Noun itu menggunakan Verb. untuk I = am, They, We, You =are dan She, he, it = is.

Contoh kalimat :

(+) She is a new people here.

(+) He plays football every morning

(-) She isn’t a new people here.

(-) He does not playing football every morning.

(?) Is she a new people here?

(?) How playing football every morning?

b. Present Continuous Tense (Waktu Berlangsung Sekarang)

Menerangkan suatu perbuatan yang sedang berlangsung pada waktu sekarang.

Rumus :

+ } S + Be + V1 + ing + O/C            >>           + } They are playing badmintoon now

- } S + Be + not + V1 + ing + O/C >>           – } They are not playing badmintoon now

? } Be + S + V1 + ing + O/C            >>           ? } Are they palaying badmintoon now ?

Yes They are / no they are not

For I = am

They, we, you = are

He, She, It = Is

Contoh dalam kalimat :

(+) He is playing badminton now

(-) He isn’t playing badminton now.

(?) Is he playing badminton now.

c. Present Perfect Tense (Waktu Sempurna Sekarang)

Rumus :

subject+auxiliary verb+main verb

Contoh :

(+) she has been to Rome.

(-) she has not been to Rome

(?) has she been to Rome?

d. Present Perfect Continuous Tense (Waktu Berlangsung Sempurna Sekarang)

Rumus :

(+): S + have/has + been + Ving
(-): S + have/has + not + been + Ving
(?): Have/has + S + been + Ving

Contoh :

(+) She has been going to Malang since evening.

(+) We have been riding a horse for three days

(-) She hasn’t been going to Malang since evening.

(-) We haven’t been riding a horse for three days.

(?) Has she been going to Malang ?

(?) Have He been riding a horse for three days ?