PRESENT TENSE

       PRESENT TENSE

1.       Simple Present

Pattern  : S + V1 + O

Gunakan Verb+s/es jika subjetnya She, he, it

Cara mudah :

1.       Menunjukkan kebiasaan sehari-hari ( habitual action )

Example :

·         She always  eats banana everyday

·         I often come back to my village

·         My mather always bring me milk every morning

2.       General Truth ( kebenaran umum )

Example :

·          Air never flows

·         The sunrises  at the east

3.       Mengadakan kegiatan terencana atau program acara

Example :

·          What time does the bell ring

·         The film plays on 7 o’clock

4.       Simple present menggunakan :

Example :

·          Adverb of frequency

Ø  Always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom

·          Adverb of time

Ø   Every morning, every night, etc

Ø  Once + a week / a day / a year

Ø  Twice + a week / a day / a year

2.       Present  Continuous

             Pattern : 

                         S + is/am/are + Ving + O

           Cara mudah : 

1.       Menyatakan kegiatan yang sedang berlangsung

Example : i am reading a book now

2.       Menyatakan kegiatan yang akan terjadi segera

Example : i am going to your house tonight

3.       Menggunakan adverb of time

ü  Now

ü  Right now

ü  At the moment

ü  Today

ü  At the present

Example : they are chating right now

3.       Present Perfect

Pattern : 

                        S + Have/has +V3 + O

Cara mudah :

1.       Menyatakan perbuatan yang baru saja dilakukan

Example:

·          I have written that book

·         She has bought some egg

2.       Menyatakan perbuatan yang telah dan masih berlangsung sampai sekarang

Example :

·         I have lived in Banda Aceh for twenty years

·         Ani has coem to my house since February

4.       Present Perfect Continuous

  Pattern :

                        S +have/has +been +Ving +O

Present Perfect Continuous menyatakan perbuatan yang telah terjadi dan masih berlangsung  sampai sekarang dan memungkinkan untuk terus berlansung dimasa yang akan datang.

Example :

·         Ichsan has been teaching English for even years

INGAT ! :

Bila ada since, for, over,  ever since, maka pilih jawaban present perfect atau present perfect continuous