GROUP 3

SIMPLE PRESENT AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

 AMANDA TASYA PUTRI W

 ASSYIFA
 DESTYANA
 DHIRGHAM NAUFAL F
 NURLIANA A.N
 The simple present tense is one of several forms of present tense in English.
We use the simple present for some purpose, there are:
 To express habits, general truths, repeated actions or unchanging situations,

emotions, and wishes.

I eat rice (habit).
I live in Tarik (unchanging situations).
The earth is a round (general truth).
I hope I can go to Makkah again (wishes).
 To give instructions or directions.
Go down this street, and turn to the first right. It’s on the left side of BCA bank.
 To express fixed arrangements, presents or future.
Our meeting finishes at 9.00 p.m.
Simple Present Tense using this type of "TO BE 1" and "VERB 1"
 TO BE 1 consists of: am, is, are (for more information, see the following table)

NOTE :
 DO and DOES use the interrogative sentence.

 DO NOT (DO NOT) and DOES NOT (DOES NOT) used in negative sentences.

 1 TO BE (am, is, are) used when a sentence no verb element ( NON VERB )
 Completed Formula
Simple Present Tense
1. Using Verb
( + ) Subject + Predicate (Verb1 +s/es) + Object
( – ) Subject + do + not + Verb1 + Object
( ? ) Do + Subject + Verb1 + Object

2. Without Using Verb

( + ) Subject + Predicate (am/is/are) + N/Adj/Adv
( – ) Subject + Predicate (am/is/are) + not + N/Adj/Adv
( ? ) Am/Is/Are + Subject + N/Adj/Adv
 There are two pattern of Simple Present

1. By Using Verb
A. ( + ) Subject + Predicate (Verb1) + Object
e.g We play football in the yard.

( – ) Subject + do + not + Verb1 + Object

e.g We do not play football in the yard.

( ? ) Do + Subject + Verb1 + Object

e.g Do we play football in the yard?

Note: the pattern above is for subject: I, We, You, They, and other plural noun.
B. ( + ) Subject + Predicate (Verb1s/es) + Object
e.g She goes to school.

( – ) Subject + does not + Verb1 + Object

e.g She does not go to school.

( ? ) Does + Subject + Verb1 + Object

e.g Does she go to school?

Note: The pattern above is for subject: She, He, It, and other third
singular noun.
2. Without Using Verb

( + ) Subject + Predicate (am/is/are) + N/Adj/Adv

e.g You are at home.

( – ) Subject + Predicate (am/is/are) + not + N/Adj/Adv

e.g You are not at home.

( ? ) Am/Is/Are + Subject + N/Adj/Adv

e.g Are you at home?

Note: The pattern above is for sentence without using Verb.

 The present continuous tense is used for actions happening now or for
an action that is unfinished. This tense is also used when the action is
temporary.

 Affirmitive
Subject + to be + base + ing
She is talk ing = She is talking

 Negative
Subject + to be + not + base + ing
She is not (isn't) talk ing = She isn’t talking
 Interrogative
to be + subject + base + ing
Is she talk ing ? = Is she talking ?
 THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS IS USED:
1. To describe an action that is going on at this moment:
You are using the Internet.
You are studying English grammar.
2. To describe an action that is going on during this period of time or a trend:
Are you still working for the same company?
More and more people are becoming vegetarian.
3. To describe an action or event in the future, which has already been planned or prepared:
We're going on holiday tomorrow.
I'm meeting my boyfriend tonight.
Are they visiting you next winter?
4. To describe a temporary event or situation:
He usually plays the drums, but he's playing bass guitar tonight.
The weather forecast was good, but it's raining at the moment.
5. With "always, forever, constantly", to describe and emphasise a continuing series of repeated actions:
Harry and Sally are always arguing! You're constantly complaining about your mother-in-law!
Common Construction in the Present Continuous Tense
Common Dynamic Verbs that USE the Present Continuous
Common Stative Verbs that DO NOT USE the Present Continuous
 Present Continuous Tense Examples

 Examples of the Present Continuous Tense

The following are basic examples of the present continuous tense. The
verb tense in each sentence is underlined.
· She is crying.
· He is talking to his friend.
· The baby is sleeping in his crib.
· We are visiting the museum in the afternoon.
 Present continuous tense can be used to express something happening right now or to express
something that is not happening right now. Examples of this use include:
· He is not standing.
· Anthony is sitting in the chair.
· You are not watching the movie.
· Rose is reading a book.
 Present continuous tense can also be used to show that something will or will not happen in
the near future. Examples of this use include:
· She is not going to the game tonight.
· He is meeting his friends after school.
· Are you visiting your cousin this weekend?
· I am not going to the meeting after work.
· Is John playing football today?
 Present continuous tense can be used for actions that are still happening at
the time of speaking. Examples of this use include:
· Marc is making pizza now.
· They are eating lunch right now.
· Frances is talking on the phone at the moment.
 Present continuous tense can be used in questions as well. Here are some
more examples of this use:
· Is she laughing?
· Are they listening to the teacher?
· Is the baby drinking his bottle?
· Are you going?
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Children always …….. Their parents.

a. are loving
b. is loving
c. love
d. Loves
e. loving
 Jawaban: c
 Penjelasan: Children always love their parents memiliki arti “Anak-anak
selalu menyanyangi orang tua mereka”. Mengapa jawabannya ‘love’?
 Karena untuk dapat menentukan kata kerja yang tepat, ditentukan
oleh subjeknya. Pada kalimat tersebut subjeknya adalah Children.
 Dimana dalam kalimat simple present tense, jika subjek dimulai oleh I, You,
They, We, maka akan diikuti oleh verb (kata kerja) dasar, dalam arti an
tidak diikuti oleh imbuhan apapun.
 Children dimasukkan ke dalam kategori “They” karena Children merupakan
kata benda berbentuk plural (lebih dari satu orang), maka dari itu diikuti
oleh kata kerja “love”.
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The man always……… the
truth.

a. tells
b. is telling
c. telling
d. are telling
e. tell
 Jawaban: a
 Penjelasan: The man always tells the truth. Memiliki arti “Pria itu
selalu mengatakan yang sebenarnya”.Mengapa jawabannya ‘tells’?
 Sama seperti penjelasan di atas. Namun pada kalimat ini. Subjek dari
kalimat ini adalah ‘The man’. Jika subjek dimulai oleh She,
He dan It maka kata kerja (verb) ditambahkan akhiran es/s. The
man merupakan kata benda berbentuk singular yang berarti “he”
dimana ‘he’ merupakan subjek ketiga tunggal yang mengharuskan
kata kerja di tambahkanes/s. Maka kata kerja menjadi ‘tells’.
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The students usually……… fifteen minutes before the class starts

a. To come
b. comes
c. come
d. Are coming
e. Were come
 Jawaban: c
 Penjelasan: The students usually come fifteen minutes before the class
starts. Memilikiarti “Siswa biasanya datang lima belas menit sebelum
kelas mulai”.
 The students merupakan kata benda jamak/plural yang memiliki
peran sebagai subjek yang diikuti oleh kata kerja (verb) dasar.
 The students dimasukkan ke dalam kategori “They” karena the
students merupakan kata benda berbentuk plural (lebih dari satu
orang), maka dari itu di ikuti oleh kata kerja “come”
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……… to Temple every time?

a. Does you go
b. doesn’t you go
c. Are you go
d. Have you go
e. Do you go
 Jawaban: e
 Penjelasan: Do you go to Temple every time? Kalimat ini memiliki arti
“Apakah kamu pergi ke Pura setiap saat?”
 Untuk bentuk pertanyaan yang memiliki subjek I, You, They,
We menggunakan bentuk pertanyaan “Do” sedangkan subjek She, He,
It menggunakan bentuk pertanyaan “Does” maka dari itu kalimat di
atas tidak menggunakan pertanyaan ‘Does you’ karena does untuk
subjek She, He, It.
 Jika dirubah akan menjadi ‘Does she go to Temple every time?’
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It …… a lot of money to buy that car.

a. cost
b. costed
c. costs
d. costes
e. costing
 Jawaban: c
 Penjelasan: It costs a lot of money to buy that car. Kalimat ini memiliki
arti “Membutuhkan uang yang banyak untuk membeli mobil itu”.
 Sama seperti penjelasan di atas. Subjek dari kalimat ini adalah ‘It’.
Jika subjek dimulai oleh She, He dan It maka kata kerja (verb)
ditambahkan akhiran es/s. Maka kata kerjanya menjadi ‘costs’.
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What’s the gardener doing? He……… the flower.

a. to water
b. water
c. are watering
d. is watering
e. watering
 Jawaban: d
 Pembahasan: He is watering the flower. Kalimat tersebut memiliki
arti “dia sedang menyiram bunga”. Pada kalimat present continuous
tense, terdapat auxiliary verb, yaitu ‘be’ (is, am, are).
 Untuk dapat menentukan ‘is, am, are’ yang digunakan, maka harus
ditentukan kembali dengan subjek yang digunakan.
 Karena di kalimat ini menggunakan subjek ‘He’ maka ‘be’ yang
digunakan adalah ‘is’. Subjek lain yang menggunakan ‘is’ adalah ‘she’
dan ‘it’. Perlu diketahui jika setelah ‘is, am, are’, harus diikuti kata
kerja dengan imbuhan -ing.
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Listen! Your father …… to a friend right now.

a. talk
b. Talks
c. is talking
d. are talking
e. talking
 Jawaban: c
 Pembahasan: Listen! Your father is talking to a friend right now.
Kalimat tersebut memiliki arti “dengar!
 Ayahmu sedang berbicara dengan seorang teman sekarang”. Your
father merupakan subjek di kalimat ini yang termasuk ke kategori
“dia” She atau He.
 Kata father termasuk ke kata ganti subjek sama dengan he, maka dari
itu ‘be’ yang digunakan adalah ‘is’.
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I’m sorry about the noise you are hearing. She ……… a concert.

a. practice
b. is practicing
c. Practicing
d. Practiced
e. practices
 Jawaban: b
 Pembahasan: I’m sorry about the noise you are hearing. She is
practicing a concert. Arti dari kalimat ini adalah “maaf atas keributan
yang kamu sedang dengar.
 Dia sedang latihan untuk sebuah konser”. Karena di kalimat ini
menggunakan subjek ‘She’ maka ‘be’ yang digunakan adalah ‘is’.
 Subjek lain yang menggunakan ‘is’ adalah ‘he’ dan ‘it’ dengan kata
kerja berakhiran -ing, maka menjadi “is practicing”.
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Look! The students……. football in the field now.

a. play
b. Plays
c. playes
d. are playing
e. Is playing
 Jawaban: d
 Pembahasan: Look! The students are playing football in the field now.
Arti dari kalimat ini adalah “Lihat! Anak-anak sedang bermain sepak
boleh di lapangan sekarang”.
 Subjek dalam kalimat ini adalah The students. Kata the
students termasuk ke kata ganti subjek plural/jamak sama
dengan they, maka dari itu ‘be’ yang digunakan adalah ‘are’, dan
diikuti dengan bentuk kata kerja berakhiran -ing.
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Jono ……… his kite now. He is at school.

a. isn’t flying
b. doesn’t fly
c. aren’t playing
d. don’t fly
e. wasn’t fly
 Jawaban: a
 Pembahasan: Jono isn’t flying his kite now. He is at school. Arti dari
kalimat ini adalah “Jono tidak sedang menerbangkan layang-layangnya
sekarang.
 Dia sedang di sekolah”. Kalimat ini merupakan jenis kalimat negatif. Jika
ingin membuat kalimat negatif, hanya perlu menambahkan “not” saja
setelah ‘be’ jadi tidak perlu menambahkan kata ‘do’ atau ‘does’, karena
kata-kata tersebut hanya dipakai di dalam bentuk kalimat simple present
tense.
 Karena Jono termasuk ke kata ganti subjek sama dengan he, maka dari itu
‘be’ yang digunakan adalah ‘is’, diikuti oleh V-ing (flying).
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 The fact that sleep deprivation causes numerous
harmful effects_______ that the body requires sleep
to restore itself.

C. HAS
A. SUGGESTS SUGGESTED

D. WAS
B. SUGGESTED
SUGGESTING
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 It has been found that for every hour of sleep lost
in a night our IQ __________ one point the next day.

A. DROPPED C. IS DROPPING

B. DROPS D. HAS DROPPED

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 A black hole has such a strong gravitational force
that nothing can escape from it, not even light.
That is why a black hole is invisible : it __________
light.

A. TRAPS C. SO TRAP

B. WILL TRAP D. IS TRAPPING

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 Generally TPA is not given to the patient until he or
she ____ the hospital, and it still does not
immediately stop damage.

A. IS REACHING C. REACHES

B. REACHED D. REACH
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 It is already known that when an organ is cooled,
damage is slowed. This is why sometimes a person
who_____ into an icy pond is not significantly
harmed after being warmed up again.

A. FALLS C. FELL

B. FALL D. IS FALLING
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 ‘When are you going to tell your sister the good
news?’
 ‘When she________ from her business trip.’
A. RETURNS C. IS GOING TO
RETURN

B. WILL BE D. WAS
RETURNING RETURNING
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 ‘Could you please book me on the next flight to
Mexico City?’
 ‘ I’m sorry, sir. Our airline_______ to Mexico City.’

A. DOESN’T FLY C. DON’T FLY

D. HAS NOT BEEN

B. DID NOT FLY
FLYING
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 Every night the watchman turns on the light
and______ around the building every half an hour.

A. WALK C. WALKS

B. WALKING D. IS WALKING
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 ‘He has to take TOEFL test before leaving for the
U.S.’
 ‘No. ___________ have to; he already took it a few
months ago.’

A. HE DOESN’T C. HE IS NOT

B. HE HASN’T D. HE CAN’T
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 ‘When do you plan to get married?’
 ‘After_____ school.’

A. I FINISHED C. I AM FINISHING

B. I FINISH D. I HAD FINISHED