Present Tenses (Part 1)

PRESENT TENSE ( Waktu Sekarang)

Grammar summary

Simple Present	I work, she works, he doesn’t work, etc
Present Progressive	I am working, she is working, he isn’t working, etc

English has two “Present” tenses.

Ø We use the simple present mostly to talk abot thing s that are always true, and things that happen repeatedly.

>> Cats eat fish. – My grandmother lives in Bandung. – I work every Saturday.

Ø We use the present progressive (or present continuous) to talk abot things that are happening just around the time when we speak.

>> Look! The cat’s eating your shoe. – I’m working hard these days.

Ø We can also use the present progressive to talk about the future.

>> I’m seeing Lidia tomorrow.

Simple Present * affirmative -  I work ; you work; she works.

+	I work – you work – he/she/it/works – we work – they work
	I live – you live – he/she/it lives – we live – they live
	I stop – you stop – he/she/it stops – we stop – they stop

I work in a bank. – He works in a restaurant.

You live near my brother. – she lives in Padang.

We stop the lessons at 5.00. – The train stops at semarang.

HOW TO MAKE HE/SHE/IT FORMS

Ø Most verbs : + (-s) | work à works, know à knows, rain à rains

Ø -s, -sh, -ch, -x : +( -es) | pass à passes, wash à washes, teach à teaches, mix à mixes.

Ø Exceptions: go à goes, do à does, have à has

VERBS ENDING IN –Y

Ø Vowel +y : -ay, -ey, -oy, -uy : +(-s)  say à says

Ø Consonant + y : -dy, -ly, -py, -ry,etc +(-ies) : fly à flies

Simple present : use – I work in a bank,

We use the simple present to talk about :

Ø Things that are always true.

The sun rises in the east.

My parents live near Tanjung pinang.

Ø Habits and things that happen repeatedly

Bagol plays tennis on Sunday

Ø We often use the simple present with words that tell you how often : for example always, never, often, sometimes, usually, once a day, twice a week, every year, all the times.

She always forgets my birthday. – I often get headaches. – You never listen to me.

We play basketball twice a week. – it rains all the time here.

We do not use present tense to talk about how long something has lasted.

I have known her since 2010. (NOT I know her since 2010. )

Simple present questions – Do you remember me ?

?	Do I work? – do you work? – does he/she/it work? – do we work? – do they work?

We make simple present questions (?) with do/does + subject + infinitive(without to).

STATEMENT (+)	QUESTION (?)
I know	Do I know?
You think	Do you think?(NOT Think you? )
He likes	Does he like? (NOT Does he likes? )
She remembers	Does she remember?
It helps	Does it help?
We want	Do we want?
They understand	Do they understand?

Do you know all these question words ?

What – when – where – who – why – how – how much – how many – what time

What do you think? (NOT What think you ? ) – Where does Dessy live? (NOT Where lives Dessy?)

How much does this cost? (NOT How much this costs ? )

What time does the train leave? (NOT What time the train leaves ? )

Be caceful when question have long subjects – the word order does not change.

Where does Dewi live ?

Where does your other sister live ?

Where does your sister’s old Javanese teacher live?

(NOT  Where lives your sister’s old Javanese teacher ? OR Where does live your ... )  

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