Present Tense

Present tense is simple form which used to express situation going into effect in this time. Like habit, everyday fact or natural phenomenon.

Simple present tense to express habits, general truth, repeated actions or unchanging situations, emoticons and wishes.

Example:

       For habits                        = He drinks milk at breakfast

       For general truth               = Palangka Raya is a small city

       For repeated actions         = She only eats egg

       For unchanging  situation  = I work in Banjarmasin

Formula Verbal:

(+) S + verb I (-s/es) + object

(-)  S + do/does + not + verb I + object

(?) Do/does + S + verb I + object +?

Characteristics:

1.       Actions that happen now or today.

2.       Some present tense verbs have “ing”, “s”, or “es” on the end of them.

3.       Clue words: now, today.

Any formula Present Tense:

·         S + verb I +object

Example:

She goes to office

·         S + to be + noun, adjective, adverb

Example:

He is happy

To be

Is, are, am

Was, were,

Be, been

Example:

·         Simple present tense

I      bring     a lot of fruits        from market        every Sunday.

↓       ↓                  ↓                       ↓                        ↓

S     Verb              O               adverb place         adverb time

·         Simple present continuous tense

I         am       bringing        a lot of fruits         from market              now

↓         ↓            ↓                       ↓                        ↓                       ↓

S      to be     verb+ing                O                  adverb place        adverb time

Look at these examples with the main verb like.

	Subject	Auxiliary Verb		Main Verb
+	I, you, we, they He, she, it			Like Likes	Coffee Coffee
-	I, you, we, they He, she, it	Do Does	Not Not	Like Like	Coffee Coffee
?	Do does	I, you, we, they He, she, it		Like Like	Coffee? Coffee?

Look at these examples with the main verb be.

Notice that there is no auxiliary:

	Subject	Main Verb
+	I You, we, they He, she, it	Am Are Is		French French French
-	You, we, they He, she, it	Am Are Is	Not Not Not	Old Old Old
?	Am Are Is	I You, we, they He, she, it		Late? Late? Late?

Verbs berakhiran kata                S

                                                She

                                                O             +es         => untuk simple present tense

                                                X

                                                Ch

Example adverbs for present tense:

·         Always

·         Never/ever

·         Every

·         Often

·         Seldom

·         Sometimes

·         Usually