Soal Latihan: ‘Simple Present Tense’ 6

Change the sentences into negative and interrogative form!

1. The boy is my brother.

2. The girl is my sister.

3. Mrs. Prawiro is my grandma.

4. They are good students.

5. We are a happy family.

Soal Latihan: ‘Simple Present Tense’ 5

Change the sentences into negative and interrogative form!

1. Farida goes to school everyday.

2. We clean our classroom everyday.

3. My father washes his car every week.

4. Our teachers teach us patiently.

5. I paint my room once in three years.

Soal Latihan: ‘Simple Present Tense’ 4

Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct form of simple present tense!

1. My brother Murdock ________ fishing everyday. (go)

2. Mona __________ a glass of milk every morning. (drink)

3. The shop ________ every day. (open)

4. Roni _________ English. (learn)

5. Kapuas river _________ to the sea. (flow)

Soal Latihan: ‘Simple Present Tense’ 3

Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct form of simple present tense!

1. We _________ our nation anniversary every August. (celebrate)

2. They _________ three times a day. (eat)

3. The students __________ football every Sunday. (play)

4. Matini __________ at ten o’clock. (sleep)

5. She ________ at five o’clock. (get up)

Soal Latihan: ‘Simple Present Tense’ 2

Fill in the blanks with am/is/are!

1. Mrs. Rina ________ an English teacher.

2. We ________ good students.

3. Agnes Monica ________ a famous singer.

4. You _________ wrong!

5. They _________ my teachers.

Soal Latihan: ‘Simple Present Tense’ 1

Choose the correct form of simple present verb!

1. He (go/goes) to Solo every Sunday.

2. They (pray/prays) at the mosque every Friday.

3. Melia (study/studies) Mathematic on Mondays.

4. The earth (move/moves) around the sun.

5. Indonesian people usually (eat/eats) rice.

Simple Past Tense

A. Bentuk Kalimat

Kalimat ‘Simple Past Tense’ dibuat dengan menggunakan ‘Verb 2’ sebagai predikat dan ‘did’ sebagai kata kerja bantu (auxiliary verb).

Lihat contoh berikut:

a)  ****Positive       /       Negative       /      Interrogative****

• I worked                I didn’t work                  Did I work?
• You worked         You didn’t work            Did you work?
• We worked           We didn’t work              Di we work?
• They worked       They didn’t work          Did they work?
• He worked            He didn’t work              Did he work?
• She worked          She didn’t work             Did she work?
• It worked             It didn’t work                 Did it work?

b)   ***Positive     /       Negative         /      Interrogative*****

• I ate                     I didn’t eat                         Did I eat?
• You ate              You didn’t eat                  Did you eat?
• We ate                 We didn’t eat                    Di we eat?
• They ate             They didn’t eat                Did they eat?
• He ate                 He didn’t eat                     Did he eat?
• She ate               She didn’t eat                    Did she eat?
• It ate                   It didn’t eat                       Did it eat?

*)Catatan: ‘Verb 2’ pada kalimat positif berubah menjadi ‘verb 1’ ketika

Present Continuous Tense

A. Bentuk Kalimat

‘Present Continuous’ menggunakan predikat dalam bentuk be + Verb-ing. ( Dalam hal ini, be yang digunakan adalah be bentuk present, yaitu: am/is/are)

Lihat contoh berikut ini:

******Positive                  /         Negative                  /    Interrogative  **

• I am working        /  I am not working         /  Am I working?
• You are working /  You are not working  /  Are you working?
• We are working    /  We are not working    /  We you working?
• They are working/  They are not working/  Are they working?
• He is working        /  He is not working        /  Is he working?
• She is working      /  She is not working       /  Is she working?
• It is working          /  It is not working          /  Is it working?

B. Kegunaan Kalimat

1. Mengatakan kegiatan yang sedang terjadi/di lakukan saat ini. (pada saat yang sama dengan

Tenses (Tata Kalimat)

‘Tenses’ adalah salah satu materi penting yang harus dipelajari dalam bahasa Inggris. Banyak siswa merasa kesulitan ketika berhadapan dengan materi ini. Mereka kurang suka jika diajak untuk mempelajari bahasan ini. Padahal, belajar tenses tidaklah sesulit yang mereka bayangkan. Kuncinya adalah mempelajarinya secara menyeluruh, bukan sepotong-sepotong.

Dalam bahasa Inggris, penggunaan tenses didasarkan pada WAKTU dan SIFAT KEJADIAN.

Berdasarkan waktu,

Simple Present Tense

1. Kegunaan
Untuk menyatakan :
a. Kebenaran Umum
* The world is round.
* The Amazon River flows into the Pacific Ocean.
b. Kebiasaan atau aktivitas rutin
* My class begins at seven.
* He often comes late.
c. Suatu pertanyaan pada saat sekarang
* I like chocolate.
* Anis is a clever girl.