Simple Present Tense

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Simple present tense merupakan bentuk kalimat sederhana yang menerangkan peristiwa atau kejadian yang berulang-ulang atau kebiasaan. Kita juga menggunakan simple present tense jika kita ingin menerangkan suatu kejadian atau peristiwa yang merupakan fakta atau kebenaran umum.

 A sentence is presented in simple present tense when it is used to describe an action that's happening at present and does not indicate when the action is expected to end.

Simple present tense is used when:

• The action that is taking place in general.
• The action is not only occurring now; it repeats after regular intervals of time.
• to indicate facts those are generally true.
• The action for relating habits and routines that happen all the time, be it in the future, past or present.

Examples 

• You play tennis.
• She does not play tennis.
• Does he play tennis?
• The train leaves every morning at 8 AM.
• The train does not leave at 9 PM.
• When does the train usually leave?
• She always forgets her purse.
• He never forgets his wallet.
• Every twelve months, the Earth circles the sun.
• Does the Sun circle the Earth?

Structure

(VERB) +s/es in third person

• If subject is 3rd person singular, The verb is used in its original form;
• If subject is 1st or 2nd person singular.
• If subject is 1st or 2nd person plural.
• If subject is 3rd person plural.

Positive, Negative, Question Forms

Positive	Negative	Question
I work in a bank. You work in a bank. We work in a bank. They work in a bank	I don't (do not) work. You don't (do not) work. We don't (do not) work. They don't (do not) work.	Do I work in a bank? Do you work in a bank? Do we work in a bank? Work in a bank?
He works in a bank. She works in a bank. The bank opens at 9 o'clock	He doesn't (does not) work. She doesn't (does not) work. It doesn't (does not) open at 9 o'clock	Does he work? Does she work? Does it open at 9 o'clock?

To Be

The verb "be" is irregular in the Simple Present. It also has different question forms and negative forms.

Positive	Negative	Question
I am. You are. We are. They are. He is. She is. it is.	I am not. You are not. We are not. They are not. He is not. She is not. it is not.	Am ? Are you? Are we? Are they? is he? is she? is it?