Rumus Simple Present Tense I / You / They / We + Verb 1 Contoh kalimat: “I go to the gym with my friend” I + go (verb 1) + the rest of the sentence She / He / It + Verb 1 + s/es Contoh kalimat: “She goes to the school by bus” She + goes (verb 1 + es) + the rest of the sentence Untuk menentukan s/es untuk kata kerja orang ketiga, Anda harus melihat akhiran dari kata kerja (verb) tersebut, perhatikan contoh dibawah ini: Menambahkan “s” pada kata kerja yang berakhiran vokal + Y; dan berakhiran E Buy – buys Say – says Make – makes Create – creates Menambahkan “es” pada kata kerja yang berakhiran O, CH, SH, S, dan X Do – does Approach – approaches Blush – blushes Process – processes Tax – taxes Menambahkan “ies” pada kata kerja yang berakhiran konsonan + Y Modify – modifies Cry – cries Magnify – magnifies Carry – carries Untuk memperjelas, mari kita masukkan contoh di atas kedalam sebuah kalimat. 1. He makes me chocolate for Valentine! 2. 3. 4. 5. She says she will come for sleep-over tonight. My mother is the one who pays the taxes. She blushes when he says she’s beautiful. The baby cries all night. I can’t barely sleep. Simple present tense memiliki tiga jenis kalimat yang terbagi menjadi affirmative, negative, dan interrogative. Misalnya untuk menulis kalimat yang berasal dari kata “To think”. Bentuk affirmative – Bentuk Interrogative – Negative I think – Do I think? – I do not think. You think – Do you think? – You do not think. He thinks – Does he think? – He does not think. She thinks – Does she think? – She does not think. It thinks – Does it think? – It does not think. We think – Do we think? – We do not think. They think – Do they think? – They do not think. Sudah terbayang bentuk kalimat simple present tense berdasarkan tiga jenis kalimatnya? Jika belum, rumus di bawah ini mungkin bisa membantu Anda untuk lebih mengerti masing-masing jenis simple present tense. Rumus Affirmative, Negative, dan Interrogative Simple present affirmative S + Verb 1 / Verb dasar / to be (is, am , are) + O Contoh kalimat: “I read this novel every day.” “He cries every night since his dog died.” Simple present interrogative Do / Does + S + Verb 1 + O Contoh kalimat: “Do you think he’s mad at me?” “Does he read the instructions?” Simple present negative S + Don’t / Doesn’t + Verb 1 + O atau S + to be (is, am, are) + not + O (untuk kata kerja / verb berbentuk to be) Contoh kalimat: “I don’t think she gets the letter.” “He doesn’t come last night.” Itu dia beberapa hal mengenai simple present tense yang bisa Anda pelajari. Agar mudah terbiasa, penting sekali bagi kita untuk terus berlatih bahasa Inggris agar semakin fasih dan terlatih dalam menulis, mendengar, dan berbicara menggunakan bahasa Inggris. Untuk mengetahui kemampuan kita dalam bahasa Inggris, kita perlu latihan dengan menggunakan soal-soal bahasa Inggris. Di bawah ini sudah disiapkan satu set soal pilihan ganda mengenai simple present tense yang ditujukan untuk para beginner atau anak-anak sekolah dasar dan disertai kunci jawabannya. Selamat mencoba! Latihan Soal Simple Present Tense SOAL Choose one of the four choices that you think is the right answer then cross (x) on your chosen answer! 1. She _____ her dog everyday a. To feed b. Feed c. Feeds d. Feeding 2. I ____ always ____ to the dentist a. Do not, go b. Does not, go c. Do not, went d. Does not, went 3. When __ you ____ a shower? a. Do, took b. Do, take c. Do, taken d. Do, taking 4. Q: Do you like to sing? A: … a. Yes, I likes to sing b. Yes, I like to sing c. Yes, I am liking to sing d. Yes, I liked to sing 5. Tom and I ____ ____ together. a. Do surfing b. Don’t surfing c. Do surfs d. Don’t surf 6. I ___ breakfast every day at 7 AM a. Eat b. To eat c. Ate d. Eaten 7. Q: How do you go to school? A: We ___ the bus to school a. Rode b. Ridden c. Ride d. Riding 8. Q: When do you do your homework? A: … a. I have did my homework at 6 PM b. I did my homework at 6 PM c. I do my homework at 6 PM d. I am doing my homework at 6 PM 9. Q: Do you enjoy playing in the park? A: … a. No, I doesn’t enjoy playing in the park b. No, I no enjoy playing in the park c. No, I don’t enjoy playing in the park d. No, I don’t enjoys playing in the park 10. Q: Does he love his mother? A: … a. He love his mother b. He loves his mother c. He to love his mother d. He is loving his mother JAWABAN