SIMPLE PRESENT AND PRESENT PROGRESSIVE | PRACTICE

Postingan saya sebelumnya telah membahas tentang apa sih simple present dan present progressive. Nah, kali ini kita akan membahas keterangan waktu dan juga latihan-latihan tentang simple present dan present progressive, berikut adalah keterangan waktu menggunakan timeline untuk membedakan kedua tenses.

SIMPLE PRESENT

 

It rains very much in rainy season.

He doesn’t work in that office.

Does you sister learn to swim every Sunday?

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  Adverb of time yang sering digunakan untuk menggambarkan bentuk tenses tersebut yaitu always, often, usually, seldom, every, ever, never

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

Look! She is making a doll using her socks.

She is not disturbing me.

Are you speaking English? 

   

    Adverb of time yang sering digunakan untuk menggambarkan present progressive adalah now dan right now.

Setelah membahas tentang keterangan waktu dan adverb of time yang sering digunakan oleh kedua tenses di atas, sekarang anda bisa men-download latihan-latihan dari kedua soal di atas.

Download latihan practice Simple Present Tense and Present Continuous/Progressive

Source

Azar, B. S. 1992. Fundamentals of English Grammar-2nd edition. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Murphy, R. 1994. English Grammar in Use-2nd ed. UK: Cambridge University Press.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE | PRESENT PROGRESSIVE | Example

Present progressive is used to express an activity that is happening right now. It is in progress when the speaker is saying about the activity. Here is the example of present progressive.

  a)      I am playing badminton in the field with my friend.

  b)      She is walking to go to the park.

  c)       Benny is calling Dena to ask him out.

  d)      My dog is running to the park.

  e)      Berta and martha are spending their holiday in Lombok.

  f)       My mom and I are cooking fried rice.

  g)      You are yelling at him.

  h)      I am not wearing a brown dress.

  i)        That store is not selling novels.

  j)        Pica’s not reading a poetry. 

  k)      Are they chasing that a handsome boy?

  l)        Is she going to her new apartment?

  m)    Am I getting a new mail?

Based on the examples above, there are some formula to understand those sentences.

After subject, the sentences should use to be and Verb 1 ing to express it.          

I -> am

They, we, you -> are

She, He, it -> is

Formula:

S + tobe (is, am, are) + V1 ing

Wildan is driving his car right now.

Wildan is He, tobe used is

Verb 1 is drove + ing = driving

S + tobe (is, am, are) + not + V1 ing

  a)      I am not wearing a brown dress.

  b)      Dendra is not smoking.

  c)       They are not studying Physics.

Tobe (is, am, are) + S + V1 ing

  a)      Are they chasing that a handsome boy?

  b)      Is she going to her new apartment?

  c)       Am I getting a new mail?

Note :

S : subjet

V1 ing : Verb 1 +ing, e.g. driving, walking, trying, handling, etc.

Hope you enjoy my explanations.

Dari penjelasan di atas, ada beberapa verb yang tidak bisa di “ing” kan (nonpregressive verb). Contohnya like, tidak bisa menjadi liking.

Untuk penjelasan lenih lanjut, silahkan tanya kepada author. Please feel free to ask, thanks a bunch.

Source

Azar, B. S. 1992. Fundamentals of English Grammar-2nd edition. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Murphy, R. 1994. English Grammar in Use-2nd ed. UK: Cambridge University Press.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

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.