Simple Present Tense

Keterangan :
is : she, he, it, name, singular
am : i
are : they, we, you, plural
do : she, he, it, name, singular
does: they, we, i, you, plural
has : she, he, it, name, singular
have: they, we, i, you, plural
had : she, he, it, name, singular, they, we, i, you, plural

Tenses sering kali disebut bentuk waktu atau berarti time, yaitu gambaran kapan suatu peristiwa, perbuatan, kegiatan di dalam kalimat. Adapun perubahan tenses terdapat pada waktu(time) dan kata kerja (verb).

Simple Present Tense
Menyatakan suatu peristiwa yang terjadi hari ini yang terjadi berulang-ulang.

rumus :
(+) S + to be + o atau S + Verb1 + s/es + o
(-) S + to be + not + o atau S + do/does + not + verb1 + o
(?) to be + S + o + ? atau do/does + S verb1 + o + ?
yes, S + to be atau yes, S + do/does
no, S + to be atau no, S + do/does + not

Contoh :
(+) Andi goes to school everyday
(-) Andi does not go to school everyday
(?) Does Andi go to school everyday ?
yes, Andi does

Tanda Waktu :
Always = selalu
on friday = pada hari jum'at
as a rule = biasanya
at night = pada malam hari
generally = umumnya
normally = biasanya
sometime = kadang-kadang
usually = biasanya
often = sering kali
once a week = seminggu sekali
once a ... = ... sekali
every day = setiap hari
every ... = setiap ...
every ... = setiap ...