Simple Present Tense (SPT) shows daily habits or usual activities. Besides,
facts and schedules also use SPT. Here is the example that is using SPT.
a)
Dony takes a bath every day.
b)
Anna eats sandwich every morning.
c)
My cat likes playing ball.
d)
Planets revolves around the sun in our galaxy.
e)
The plane goes to Bali at 09.30 a.m.
f)
Ben doesn’t
like carrots.
g)
Does Gigi
bring pens?
h)
I usually take a bus to go to school.
i)
My mom and my
father watch TV everyday.
j)
You always go to the market every Sunday.
k)
We like to watch movie in Jogja City Mall.
l)
My sister and
I don’t like swimming.
m)
Do you take a
bus to go to the city?
Pay attention with the verbs above!!
From those sentences, we
can conclude that Simple Present tense has formula as follows:
If the subjects are SHE, HE , AND IT, you have to follow
this rule.
S + V1s/es
o
My cat likes playing ball.
o
She watches many films in her laptop.
S + does not + V1
o
Ben doesn’t like carrots.
Does + S + V1
o
Does Gigi
bring pens?
If the subjects are THEY, WE, I, and YOU, you have to
follow this rule.
S + V1
o
My mom and my
father watch TV everyday.
S + do not + V1
o
My sister and
I don’t like swimming.
Does + S + V1
o
Do you take a
bus to go to the city?
How about the sentences
that contain adjectives, adverbs, or nouns?
Look these examples.
a)
I am a
diligent student.
b)
You are tall.
c)
She is my
best friend.
d)
They are from
Bandung.
e)
He is a
pilot.
f)
We are from
Cepu.
g)
Those ribbons
are cute.
Based on the sentences.
It can be concluded as follows:
She/He/It + is
o
She is my best
friend.
They/We/You + are
o
They are from
Bandung.
I + am
o
I am a
diligent student.
Note:
S : Subject
V1: Verb 1
Those are the
explanations of Simple Present Tense and the examples. Hope you will enjoy my
explanation. :) :) :)
Source
Azar, B. S. 1992. Fundamentals of English Grammar-2nd edition.
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
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