Simple Present Tense
- Simple Present Tense
Simple present tense is used to express habits, general truths, repeated action or unchanging situation, emotion, and wishes.
- Verbal Sentence’ Formula:
Subject (I, You, We, They) + infinitive
Subject (He, She, It) + infinitive + -s/-es
Examples:
1. I study English.
2. He plays football.
3. They go to library.
4. She passes the exam.
5. You drink a glass of beer
2. Nominal Sentence’ Formula:
Subject + is/am/are + object
Examples:
1. I go to school everyday.
2. I am from Singapore.
3. You are a nice girl.
4. She is a writer.
a. Present Continuous Tense
- Verbal Sentence’s Formula:
Subject + is/am/are + verb-ing
Examples:
1) I am studying English now.
2) My father is reading newspaper this moment.
2. Nominal Sentence’ Formula:
Subject + is/am/are + being + object
Examples:
1) She is being polite to me.
2) They are being more creative after see Delima’s drawing.
b. Present Perfect Tense
1. Verbal Sentence’ Formula:
Subject (I, You, We, They) + have + past participle
Subject (He, She, It) + has + past participle
Examples:
1. I have just come.
2. She has just called me.
2. Nominal Sentence’s Formula:
Subject (I, You, We, They) + have + been + past participle
Subject (He, She, It) + has + been + past participle
Examples:
1. Tono has written a letter for his girlfriend.
2. I have seen that movie.
3. My mother has bought me a new T-shirt.
4. I have worked as an engineer since 1985.
5. She has lived in Palangkaraya for 12 years.
c. Present Perfect Tense
1. Verbal Sentence’ Formula:
Subject (I, You, We, They) + have + been + verb-ing
Subject (He, She, It) + has + been + verb-ing
Examples:
1. Candra has been studying in SMA Negeri 22 Kediri since 2010.
2. I have been working in Kediri for 10 years.
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