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Understanding Present Simple Usage

The Present Simple Tense is used to express universal facts, permanent situations, habits, short actions, future timetables, and future in time clauses. It is formed in positive, negative, and question formats, with specific rules for third-person singular subjects. Examples and rules for verb endings are also provided.

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Understanding Present Simple Usage

The Present Simple Tense is used to express universal facts, permanent situations, habits, short actions, future timetables, and future in time clauses. It is formed in positive, negative, and question formats, with specific rules for third-person singular subjects. Examples and rules for verb endings are also provided.

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WHEN TO USE?

We use Present Simple Tense to express

universal facts.
Examples:
Two and two make four.
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
WHEN TO USE?
We use Present Simple Tense to express

universal facts.
Examples:
Two and two make four.
The Earth revolves around the Sun.
WHEN TO USE?
We use Present Simple Tense to express

permanent situations.
Examples:
I live in London.
She works in a restaurant.
WHEN TO USE?
We use Present Simple Tense to express

habits and routines.


Examples:
I play tennis at the weekend.
My dad washes his car every Sunday.
WHEN TO USE?
We use Present Simple Tense to express

short actions now.


Examples:
Now I understand why.
He hits the ball hard!
WHEN TO USE?
We use Present Simple Tense to express

future timetables.
Examples:
The train leaves at 11 am.
What time does the plane arrive?
WHEN TO USE?
We use Present Simple Tense to express

future in time clauses.


Examples:
She won't go out until it stops raining.
We'll play a game after I teach you this.
HOW TO FORM?
We form Present Simple Positive like this:

I swim.
You swim.
We swim.
Third person They swim.
singular
He swims.
subjects take
-s, -es or -ies. She swims.
It swims.
HOW TO FORM?
We form Present Simple Negative like this:

I don't eat meat.


You don't eat meat.
We don't eat meat.
Third person They don't eat meat.
singular
He doesn't eat meat.
subjects take
doesn't. She doesn't eat meat.
It doesn't eat meat.
HOW TO FORM?
We form Present Simple Question like this:

Do I sleep?
Do you sleep?
Do we sleep?
Third person Do they sleep?
singular
Does he sleep?
subjects take
does. Does she sleep?
Does it sleep?
HOW TO FORM?
We form short answers like this:

Positive Short Answers Negative Short Answers


Yes, I / you / we / they do. No, I / you / we / they don't.
Yes, he / she / it does. No, he / she / it doesn't.
Untuk kata kerjayang berakhiran -O, -
CH, -SH, -X, atau -Z, tambahkan -ES.

●go – goes
● catch – catches
● wash – washes
● kiss – kisses
● box – boxes
● fix – fixes
Untuk kata kerja (Verb) yang berakhiran
konsonan+ Y, hilangkan Y, dan tambahkan -
IES.

●carry – carries
●study – studies
● worry – worries
● marry – marries
The Rest of the
Subject Verb
Sentence

I / You / They to
go
/ We the school by bus

She / He / It goes to the school by bus


THANK
YOU!

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