The Simple Present Tense

Simple Present Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu pekerjaan yang biasa dilakukan atau suatu pekerjaan dengan menyatakan suatu kebenaran umum yang tidak bisa dibantah.

Rumus :

1. (+) (He/she/it) + (V I s/es) + object
....(-) Does not + (V I) + object
....(?) Does + (he/she/it) + (V I) + object
.......Yes, (he/she/it) does
.......No, (he/she/it) does not

2. (+) (I/we/you/they) + (V I) + object
....(-) Do not + (V I) + object
....(?) Do + (I/we/you/they) + (V I) + object ?
.......Yes, (I/we/you/they) do
.......No, (I/we/you/they) do not

The Adverbs :

- Every day
- Every week
- Every month
- Every year
- Every morning
- Every afternoon
- At night
- In the evening
- In the afternoon
- In the morning
- Once a day
- Twice a month
- Twice a year
- Always
- Usually
- Often
- Never
- Seldom
- ......

The Example :

1. -> Toni menulis sebuah surat dua kali sebulan.
...(+) Toni writes a letter twice a month.
...(-) Toni does not write a letter twice a month.
...(?) Does Toni write a letter twice a month ?
.......Yes, he does
.......No, he does not

2. -> Saya menulis sebuah surat dua kali sebulan.
...(+) I write a letter twice a month.
...(-) I do not write a letter twice a month.
...(?) Do you write a letter twice a month ?
.......Yes, I do
.......No, I do not