SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

 

Second Semester

CHAPTER ONE

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

 

I.     SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Simple Present Tense merupakan tenses Bahasa Inggris yang digunakan untuk mengeskpresikan aktifitas/kegiatan yang menjadi rutinitas berulang-ulang. Untuk lebih jelasnya sebagai berikut:

        A. Digunakan untuk menyatakan Kebenaran umum (general truth)

1.   The sun sunsets in the west. (matahari terbenam di sebelah barat)

3.   The moon is round like a ball. (bulan bulat seperti bola)

4.   Indonesia has two seasons, Wet and dry seasons.

     (Indonesia punya 2 musim, musimhujan dan kemarau

B. Digunakan untuk menyatakan kebiasaan yang berulang (Habitual actions)

1. I learn English every Wednesday and Friday. (Saya belajar B.Inggris setiap Rabu dan Jumat)

2. Mother has lunch at 1 pm

3. We take a bath twice a day

4. We pray five times a day.

C. Digunakan untuk menyatakan kegiatan yang sudah direncanakan atau terjadwal.

1.       The course begins at nine o’clock. (kursus dimulai tepat pada pukul 9)

2.       She meets her fans on Sunday.

D. Digunakan untuk menyatakan kegiatan yang terjadi sekarang

1.       I sit beside you. (aku duduk disampingmu)

2.       He is in the bedroom, now.

3.       They have much money.

Simple Present memiliki dua bentuk kalimat yaitu Kalimat Nominal dan Kalimat Verbal. Kalimat Nominal adalah Kalimat yang di dalamnya tidak terdapat verb. Di dalam kalimat nominal biasanya terdapat adjective, noun, adverb dll. Sedangkan kalimat verbal adalah kalimat yang di dalamnya terdapat verb.

Contoh Kalimat nominal:

1.       My mother is happy.

(Ibu sedang bahagia)

2.       He is handsome. (Dia tampan)

3.   We are in the classroom.

Contoh Kalimat Verbal:

1.       My father goes to his office by car.

(Ayah pergi ke kantor pakai mobil)

2.   The cat catches the mouse every day.

 

 

 

II.       TO BE (AM, IS, ARE)

Subject	To be
I	am
You	are
They	are
We	are
He	is
She	is
it	is

 

Setiap Subjek personal pronoun memiliki pasangan masing-masing dan tidak boleh digantikan dengan yang lain. –to be ini biasanya digunakan dalam kalimat nominal (tanpa kata kerja/verb), namun diikuti oleh kata benda(noun), kata sifat(adjective), dan kata keterangan(adverb).

Contoh penggunaan –to be dalam kalimat:

1.	I am a student.
2.	You are happy.
3.	They are in the living room.
4.	We are one family.
5.	He is handsome.
6.	She is a teacher.
7.	It is a cat.
8.	Adi is sad.
9.	Tina is fat
10.	The tiger is dangerous
11.	Tono and Tini are twins
12.	Rina and I are cousins
13.	Two cats are hungry. They want to eat.

 

Untuk nama orang laki-laki dapat diganti –he, dan perempuan dapat diganti –she, untuk benda atau binatang diganti dengan –it.

 

III.     WRITING

Complete the sentences wit to be (am, is, are).

1.       We …. from Ukraine.

2.       That … right.

3.       I … OK, Thanks.

4.       Clara and Steve … married.

5.       She … an English teacher.

6.       It … cold today.

7.       I …. at home, now.

8.       They …. Korean.

9.       There …. a pen on the desk.

10.   My name … Nikita.

 

IV.     READING

Read the following text and answer the questions.

KOALA

Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is one of the Australia’s unique animals that have pockets (marsupials) like a kangaroo. The name of Koala comes from the aboriginal language which means e“not drinking”. It is because Koala is very rarely to drink water. They rely on water contained in eucalyptus leaves. They can be found along the eastern coast of Australia from Adelaide to Cape York Peninsula. They also can be found far inside the jungle. They live in areas which has enough rainfall.

They have a distinctive body shape. They have thick and soft fur and have wide ears. They also have large claws for climbing trees. The body weight is different one another. For example, the males can reach 14 kg, while the females in the northern part weighs only 5 kg.

They spend all t time at the top of the tree. They are quiet animals and do not like a fuss. They spend 20 hours each day by silence and just to sleep. However, during the mating season, they become more active. Even the males can emit a loud sound and can be heard up to a radius of 1 km.

In the wild, they only eat eucalyptus leaves. It contains low protein phenolic and terpene compounds. These compounds can be toxic to other animals. However, they can neutralize those toxins in their heart. They usually eat at night because during the day, they always fall asleep. They generally spend about 500 grams of eucalyptus leaves per day. They will chew it till smooth before swallowing it.

1.       Where is the origin of koala?

2.       What does koala usually eat?

3.       What are the physical appearances of koala?

4.       Does koala like fuss?

5.       Is koala a quiet animal?