SIMPLE PRESENT AND

PRESENT CONTINOUS
TENSE
A. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
Simple present form is used
whether to talk about regullar
activities, habitual action of
subject, or something that’s
perceived as a common thing.
USING VERBS IN SIMPLE PRESENT
TENSE
1. FORMULA:
USE
V1+S/ES
+) S + V1 + (S/ES) + O FOR 2ND
SINGULAR
PERSON
USE
DOESN’T
-) S +DON’T/ DOESN’T +V1 +O FOR 2ND
SINGULAR
PERSON
USE DOES
FOR 2ND
?) DO/DOES +S +V1 +O FOR
SINGULAR
PERSON
2. RULES
• USE V1 FOR ALL 1ST AND 3RD SINGULAR
PERSON SUBJECT (I, YOU, WE, THEY)
• USE V1+S FOR MOST 2ND SINGULAR
PERSON SUBJECT (HE, SHE AND IT)
EXCEPT FOR VERBS;
– GO AND DO  GOES, DOES
– ENDED WITH X  FIX (FIXES), MIX (MIXES)
– ENDED WITH SH  WASH (WASHES)
– ENDED WITH SS  KISS (KISSES)
– ENDED WITH Y  FLY (FLIES), CRY (CRIES)
• REGULLAR ACTIVITIES (EXAMPLE);
– THE CLASS BEGINS AT 7 EVERY SATURDAY MORNING
– THE NEW ACADEMIC YEAR STARTS ON EVERY
SEPTEMBER
• HABITUAL ACTION
– WE INDONESIAN PEOPLE USE ASSALAMUALAIKUM
WR.WB AS A GREETING
– WE BEGIN THE DAY AT 6 O’CLOCK
• PERCEIVED AS COMMON THING
– THE SUN RISES ON THE EAST AND SET DOWN ON THE
WEST
– WATER BOILS AT 100 DEGREES CELSIUS
TIME EXPRESSION

 THERE ARE SEVERAL TIME EXPRESSION

WE USED FOR SIMPLE PRESENT
a) NOW, NOWDAYS, EVERY
b) ADVERB OF FREQUENCY ( ALWAYS,
USUALLY, OFTEN, SOMETIMES, RARELY,
HARDLY EVER, NEVER, ONCE…., TWICE,
……, THREE TIMES….., …. TIMES….)
SEE EXAMPLES:
See the differences of using last and ago
 People often use dollar to settle their foreign
trade transaction
 He sometimes leaves the office one hour
before office hour end.
 They win the game three times
 She always graduates from her school as the
best student
 Indonesia always elects its president once in
five years
 USING VERBS IN PRESENT TENSE
•VERB BE
THERE ARE THREE KINDS OF VERB BE USED
IN PRESENT; AM, ARE AND IS
AM IS USED FOR SUBJECT PRONOUNS OF; I
IS IS USED FOR SUBJECT PRONOUNS OF: HE,
SHE, AND IT
ARE IS USED FOR SUBJECT PRONOUNS OF:
YOU, WE, AND THEY
SEE EXAMPLES:
SEE EXAMPLES:
 There’s often much fog in Kalimantan every
summer
 I am good in Math
 She is often mad when students don’t pay
attention to her
 They are sloppy drivers
 I am sorry for not always stand by you when
you need me
 My father is a general manager of BMW
company
B. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Present Continuous or
sometimes is called as present
progressive form is used to
talk about in-progress activity
of the subject
USING VERBS IN PRESENT CONTINUES
TENSE
1. FORMULA:
+) S + TOBE + V+ ING + O
-) S +TOBE+NOT +V+ING +O 1. USE ARE
FOR YOU,
WE, AND
THEY
2. IS USED
?) TOBE +S +V+ING +O FOR HE,
SHE AND
IT.
3. AM FOR I
• IN-PROGRESS ACTIVITIES (EXAMPLE);
– HE IS READING
– THEY ARE DANCING
– IT IS RAINING
– I AM TEACHING WHILE YOU’RE LISTENING
– STUDENTS ARE PAYING ATTENTION TO THE SUBJECT
SERIOUSLY (NOW)
– INDONESIA ARE TRYING HARD TO ELIMINATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (RECENTLY)
– JOHN, MU AND CHELSEA ARE STILL PLAYING FOOTBALL
NOW, LET’S WATCH THEM IN MY HOME.
– SHE IS LISTENING TO THE RADIO (RIGHT NOW)
– DON’T SPEAK TOO LOUD, THE BABY IS STILL SLEEPING
– TELL ME THAT YOU ARE NOT LYING TO ME, I KNOW
THAT YOU ARE NOT LOVING ME ANYMORE