Simple Present Tense

Diposting oleh Primbon Bella
Rabu, 17 November 2010


Simple present tense often useful in daily life . Usually , simple present tense , use to express a sentences that happened now . To more understand about simple present tense , notice the definition below ! 
Simple Present Tense
To express habits , general trurths , repeatedactions / unchanging situations , emotions & wishes : ‘’ I wor in London ( unchanging situation )
“ I smoke ( habit ) : ‘’ London is a large a city ( general truth ) to give instructions / directions : ‘’ You walk for 200 meters , then you turn right . To express fived arrangement , present / future : ‘’ Your exam start at 08 . 00
Habitual actions
Example : Yohanes get up at 5 o ’ clock every morning
                  I always  do my homework after dinner
Repeated actions
Example :  We visit our grandma in Jakarta twite a year
                   I go to school everyday
General truth
Example : A week has 7 days
                 Water boils at 100 celcius  degree
Simple present tense divided become 2 :
Nominal sentence
  • S + Tobe + adjective / noun / adverb
  • S + Tobe + not + adjective / noun / adverb
  • Tobe + S + adjective / noun / adverb
Example : ( + ) Dhina is beautiful girl
                 ( – ) Dhina is not beautiful  girl
                 ( ? ) Is Dhina beautiful girl?
Verbal sentence
  • S + V 1 + / s / es ( he , she , it ) + O + Compliment
  • S + do / does + O + Compliment
  • Do / does + S + O + Compliment
Example : ( + ) They watch Tv in the living room
                 ( –  ) We do not  eat meat
                 ( ?  ) Do we eat meat ?
Adverb Used :  always , usually , often , never , seldom , sometimes , normally , etc
This is example about simple present tense ! 

After see definition & example about simple present tense , I hope any1 that visit to my primbon understand & can practice it in daily life .

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