Present Tense

Present Tense

To express habits, general truths, repeatedactrions or unchanging situations, emotions, and wishes : “I worin London” (unchanging situation) “ I smoke” (habit”). “London is large city (general truth) to give instructio                ns or directions : “You walk for two hundred meters, then you turn right. Press “To express fived arragmengement, present, or future.

Habitual Actions

Ex : . Yohanes get up at 4 o’clock every morning.

        . I always do my homework.

Repeated Actions

Ex : . We visit our grandfather in Bandung twite a year.

        . I go to school everyday.

General Truth

Ex : . A week has 7 days.

       . Water boils at 100 celcius degree.

Nominal Sentence

1.  S + To be + Adjective /Noun/ Adverb

2.  Tobe + S + Adjective / Noun/ Adverb

 Ex      : . Dhina is not beautiful girl. (-)

        . Dhina is beautiful girl. (+)

       . I s Dhina beautiful girl?

Verbal Sentence

1.  S + V1 + or s/es (he, she, it) + O + Compliment

2.  Do/Does + S + O + Compliment?

Ex : . We do not eat meat. (-)

       .  We do eat meat. (+)

       .  Do we eat meat. (?)

Adverb Used : Always, usually, often, never, seldom, sometimes, normally, etc.