PRESENT TENSE DAN PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
A. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
Simple Present Tense
adalah bentuk waktu yang digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu kegiatan yang
berlangsung dan dilakukan secara berulang-ulang.
Rumus
Simple Present Tense
(
+ ) Subject + Verb 1 (s/es)
(
- ) Subject + do/does + not + Verb 1
(
? ) do/does + Subject + Verb 1
Catatan
:
-
s/es ditambahkan pada saat verbs dengan
subjek she, he, it
-
do digunakan dengan subjek I, you, we,
dan they
-
does digunakan dengan subjek she, he,
it.
Example:
-
He works hard everyday
-
I do not read a newspaper every morning
-
Do they visit their uncle every Sunday?
B.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Present Continuous
Tense adalah bentuk waktu yang digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu keadaan atau
peristiwa yang sedang terjadi.
Rumus Present Continous Tense
Subject
+ to be + verb-ing
Example:
-
She is writing a letter
-
They are climbing the mountain
-
I am reading a magazine
C. SOAL DAN JAWABAN
1.
George is cooking dinner tonight
S
V C modifier of time
2.
Henry
and Marcia have visited the president
S V C
3.
We can eat lunch in this restaurant today
S
V C Modifier of place & time
4.
Pat should have bought gasolihe yesterday
S V C Modifier of time
5.
Trees grow
S V
6.
It was raining at seven o’clock this morning
S
V Modifier of time
7.
She
opened a checking account at the bank last week
S V C
Modifier of place & time
8.
Harry is
washing dishes right now
S V
C Modifier of time
9.
She opened
her book
S V C
10. Paul, William, and Marry were watching television a few minutes ago
S V
C Modifier of time
Sumber:
-
Lado, MJ. 2008. Memahami Tenses Bahasa
Inggris, Jakarta: Titik Terang
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