STUDENTS ABILITY IN USING PRESENT TENSES

(A case Study in SMAN 1 Mamuju)

A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Cultural Sciences Hasanuddin University
In Partial Fulfillment to Obtain Sarjana Degree
In English Department

By
DIAH AYU NOVA ANASTASIA
F21108292

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF CULTURAL SCIENCES
HASANUDDIN UNIVERSITY
MAKASSAR
2012

FAKULTAS ILMU BUDAYA

JURUSAN SASTRA INGGRIS
UNIVERSITAS HASANUDDIN
Sesuai dengan surat tugas Dekan Fakultas Ilmu Budaya Universitas
Hasanuddin.
Nomor: 1106/UN4.10.1/PP.27/2012
Tanggal: 27 Februari 2012
Dengan ini menyatakan dan menyetujui skripsi ini untuk teruskan kepada
panitia ujian skripsi Jurusan Sastra Inggris Fakultas Ilmu budaya Universitas
Hasanuddin.

Makassar, 11 Mei 2012

Konsultan I

Konsultan II

Drs. Agustinus Ruruk Lilak,MA

Dr.Hj.Kamsinah Darwis,M.Hum

Nip. 1945 0828 1980 08 1001

Nip. 1959 1028 1985 03 2001

Menyetujui:
a.n Dekan
Ketua Jurusan Sastra Inggris

Drs. Husain Hasyim, M.Hum

Nip. 1961 1028 1987 03 1 003

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UNIVERSITAS HASANUDDIN
FAKULTAS SASTRA

Pada hari ini, Kamis tanggal 24 Mei 2012, panitia ujian skripsi menerima
dengan baik skripsi yang berjudul:
STUDENTS ABILITY IN USING PRESENT TENSES
(A Case Study in SMAN 1 Mamuju)
untuk memenuhi salah satu syarat ujian akhir guna memperoleh gelar sarjana Jurusan
Sastra Inggris program studi kesusastraan pada Fakultas Sastra Universitas
Hasanuddin.
Makassar, 24 Mei 2012
Panitia Ujian Skripsi:
1.

Drs. Agustinus Ruruk Lilak,M.A

Ketua

1. .....

2.

Dr. Hj.Kamsinah Darwis,M.Hum

Sekretaris

2. .

3.

Drs. Simon Sitoto,M.A

Penguji I

3. .

4.

Drs. Ayyub Khan,M.si

Penguji II

4. .

5.

Drs. Agustinus Ruruk Lilak,M.A

Konsultan I

5. .

6.

Dr. Hj.Kamsinah Darwis,M.Hum

Konsultan II

6. .

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Bismillahirahmanirrahim
First of all, the writer would like to express his great praise to the almighty
Allah SWT Who has given changes, spirits, health, and patience in finishing his
thesis. Shalawat and salam are sent to the messenger of Allah SWT, Muhammad
SAW, his families, companies, and followers till the end of the day.
The writer in writing this thesis was helped by many people who have given
motivation and useful advises. Therefore, she expresses her appreciation to them,
especially to the following:
1. Drs. Agustinus Ruruk Lilak,Ma as the writer first consultant, Dr. Hj.
Kamsinah Darwis, M.Hum as the second consultant for their valuable ideas,
suggestions, corrections, guidance, and remarkable patience towards the
completion of this thesis.
2. Prof. Drs. Burhanuddin Arafah, M.hum, Ph.D as the dean of Faculty of
Science and all his staff.
3. The head of English Department Drs. Husain Hasyim, M.hum and the staff of
English Department (Pak Nahri, KUga, and K Agus) for their cooperation
given darling his studies at English Department Faculty of Sciences Hasanuddin
University.

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4. The Academic Supervisor Drs. Abd. Madjid Djuraid.M.Hum for suggestion

and guidance until the writer passed her graduate.
5. My beloved parents, Hendro Budi Hartono and Dra. Nurnaningsih, for deepest
loves, continual pray, and motivations. (I love Mommy and Daddy). And my
dearly loved Brother, Anugrah Setyo Wicaksono and Aditama Farhen Prasojo
for their pray and support.
6. The Headmaster, teachers, academic staff, and students of SMAN 1 Mamuju
who have given in acceptance and opportunity for the writer to do the research
there.
7. All lectures in Hasanuddin University and in the English Department especially
who have given a lot of knowledge and experiences to the writer.
8. Special thanks to lovely Tel, Hery, Chyca, Rany and Rikha, for their support.
9. Thanks to Iswanto for his pray and support.
10. Thanks to Nita, Inow, Waty, Una, Mala and Ila.
11. Thanks to Aries, Mahdy, and also my friends in English Department
Grotesque08.
May the Almighty God always blesses us all

Makassar, 14 Mei 2012

The writer

TABLE OF CONTENT

TITLE PAGE .........................................................................................................

APPROVAL SHEET .............................................................................................

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LEGITIMATING SHEET ....................................................................................

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .....................................................................................

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TABLE OF CONTENT .........................................................................................

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LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................

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LIST OF APPENDIX ............................................................................................

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ABSRTACT ............................................................................................................

ABSTRAK ..............................................................................................................

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CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION
A. Background ................................................................................................
B. Research Question .....................................................................................
C. Objective of Research ................................................................................
D. Significant ...................................................................................................

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2
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CHAPTER II: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND

A. Previous Study .............................................................................................

B. Theoretical Framework ............................................................................

1. Grammar ..............................................................................................

2. Sentence .................................................................................................

a. Definition of Sentence ..............................................................

b. Types of Sentence .....................................................................

Tenses ....................................................................................................

a. Simple Present Tense ...............................................................

b. Present Continues Tense .........................................................

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c. Present Perfect Tense ...............................................................

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d. Present Perfect Continues Tense ............................................

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CHAPTER III: METHODOLOGY

A. Population and Sample ...............................................................................

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1. Population .............................................................................................

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2. Sample ...................................................................................................

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B. Method of Collecting Data ........................................................................

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1. Field Research ......................................................................................

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2. Library Research .................................................................................

25

C. Method of Analizing data ...........................................................................

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CHAPTER IV: PRESENTATION AND ANALYSING OF DATA

A. Data Presentation .......................................................................................

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B. Analysis of Data ..........................................................................................

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CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

A. Conclusion ..................................................................................................

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B. Suggestion ...................................................................................................

36

BIBLIOGRAPHY ..................................................................................................

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APPENDIX .............................................................................................................

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LIST OF TABLES
1. General scores ............................................................................................

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2. Simple Present Scores ................................................................................

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3. Present Continuous Scores ........................................................................

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4. Present Perfect Scores ...............................................................................

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5. Present Perfect Continuous Scores ...........................................................

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LIST OF APPENDIX
1. Appendix A: The Worksheet of Research ......................................................

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2. Appendix B: Score of the Students ..................................................................

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ABSTRACT
Diah Ayu Nova Anastasia. 2012. Students Ability in Using Present Tenses a Case
Study in SMAN 1. (Supervised by Agustinus Ruruk Lilak and Kamsinah Darwis).
The objective of this research was to find out the ability of the students used
present tenses.
The writer did two methods of collected data to achieve the purpose. The
collected data were using library research and field research. In the library research,
the writer collected the data by reads some textbooks, essay references and
guidances explain the data which were intended to support the subject matter of this
thesis. While in the field research, the writer took 40 students as samples of this thesis
to do written test concerning the use of present tenses. The type of the written test
were using multiple-choice test which consist of 40 items. Furthermore, in analyzed
the data, writer used quantitative method. Quantitative method focused on numeric
description to count the correct answer, total score, and the mean score.
The result showed that the mean score of the students in SMAN 1 Mamuju to
use present tenses is 53.5. The score is classified as Poor according to criteria that
have been set up. The analyzed of the data showed that the students in SMAN 1
Mamuju still have problems in using present tenses, the problem are difficult to
distinguish between present perfect tense and present perfect continuous tense and
between active and passive voice.

ABSTRAK
Diah Ayu Nova Anastasia. 2012. Students Ability in Using Present Tenses a Case
Study at SMAN 1 Mamuju. (Dibimbing oleh Agustinus Ruruk Lilak dan Kamsinah
Darwis).
Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui kemampuan siswa dalam
menggunakan present tenses.
Penulis telah melakukan dua metode pengumpulan data. Pengumpulan data
menggunakan penelitian pustaka dan penelitian lapangan. Dalam penelitian pustaka
penulis mengumpulkan data dengan membaca beberapa buku pelajaran dan buku
pedoman dalam menjelaskan data untuk mendukung pokok permasalahan dalam
skripsi ini. Sedangkan penelitian lapangan, penulis melibatkan 40 siswa sebagai
sampel dalam skripsi ini untuk mengerjakan tes tertulis tersebut yang membahas
tentang penggunaan present tenses. Jenis tes tertulis tersebut adalah tes pilihan ganda
yang terdiri dari 40 soal. Selanjutnya, dalam menganalisis data, penulis menggunakan
metode kuantitatif. Metode kuantitatif berfokus pada angka yang digunakan untuk
menghitung jawaban yang benar, jumlah nilai dan nilai rata-rata.
Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa nilai rata-rata siswa SMAN 1
Mamuju dalam menggunakan present tense adalah 53.5. nilai ini diklasifikasikan
Buruk berdasarkan standar nilai yang telah di tetapkan. Analisis data tersebut
menunjukkan bahwa siswa-siswa SMAN 1 Mamuju masih memiliki masalah dalam
penggunaan present tenses, yaitu sulitnya membedakan antara present perfect tense
dan present perfect continuous tense serta antara kalimat pasif dan kalimat aktif.

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