What is Simple Present Tense?

Function

Simple Present Tense is used to tell about facts, habitual or express feeling.

Simple Present Tense digunakan untuk menyampaikan tentang fakta, kebiasaan atau menyatakan perasaan.

S + is/am/are + Complement

*Note: Complement can be about adjective, adverb or noun.

​Nominal

S + Verb 1 (s/es) + Object/Complement

*Note: Complement can be about adjective, adverb or noun.

Adding s/es in Verb 1 if the subjects are She, He or It.

Verbal

Pattern of Simple Present Tense

Examples

Verbal

~ I go to Bandung tonight.

~ We often study in group after school.

~ The sun shines brightly today.

~ She usually wakes up at 5 a.m in the morning.

~ The elephant eats by using its trunk.

Examples

Nominal

~ I am a Junior High School student.

~ She is kind and friendly.

~ Dhani is sad today.

~ You are my best friend.

Negative and Interrogative

Verbal

( - ) S + Do / DOes + Not + Verb 1 + Object or complemment

( ? ) Do / DOes + S + Verb 1 + Object/Complement

Negative and Interrogative

Nominal

( - ) S + To be (is, am, are) + Not + Object/Complement

( ? ) To be + S + Object/Complement?