Simple present tense, Beserta Contoh

Simple present tense adalah salah satu tenses dasar dalam bahasa Inggris yang digunakan untuk mengungkapkan fakta, kebiasaan, dan kebenaran umum. Simple present tense dibentuk dengan menambahkan -s/-es pada akhir kata kerja untuk subjek orang ketiga tunggal (he, she, it).

Tabel bentuk simple present tense

Berikut adalah tabel bentuk simple present tense:
Berikut adalah beberapa contoh penggunaan simple present tense:

Subject	Verb 1	Verb 2
I	play	play
You	play	play
He/She/It	plays	plays
We	play	play
You	play	play
They	play	play

Contoh kalimat penggunaan simple present tense

Berikut adalah beberapa contoh penggunaan simple present tense:

• I go to school every day. (Saya pergi ke sekolah setiap hari.)
• You speak English very well. (Kamu berbicara bahasa Inggris dengan sangat baik.)
• He works in a bank. (Dia bekerja di bank.)
• She lives in Jakarta. (Dia tinggal di Jakarta.)
• It rains every day in Jakarta. (Hujan turun setiap hari di Jakarta.)
• We play football every Saturday. (Kami bermain sepak bola setiap Sabtu.)
• You go to the cinema every week. (Kamu pergi ke bioskop setiap minggu.)
• They watch TV every night. (Mereka menonton TV setiap malam.)

Simple present tense juga dapat digunakan untuk mengungkapkan tindakan yang terjadi secara berulang-ulang atau rutin.

Berikut adalah beberapa contoh:

• I wake up at 6:00 AM every day. (Saya bangun pukul 6:00 setiap hari.)
• He goes to the gym every morning. (Dia pergi ke gym setiap pagi.)
• She cooks dinner every night. (Dia memasak makan malam setiap malam.)
• It rains every summer in Jakarta. (Hujan turun setiap musim panas di Jakarta.)
• We play football every Saturday. (Kami bermain sepak bola setiap Sabtu.)
• You go to the cinema every week. (Kamu pergi ke bioskop setiap minggu.)
• They watch TV every night. (Mereka menonton TV setiap malam.)

Simple present tense juga dapat digunakan untuk mengungkapkan fakta atau kebenaran umum.

Berikut adalah beberapa contoh:

• The sun rises in the east. (Matahari terbit di timur.)
• The earth revolves around the sun. (Bumi berputar mengelilingi matahari.)
• Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. (Air mendidih pada suhu 100 derajat Celcius.)
• The sky is blue. (Langit biru.)
• Grass is green. (Rumput hijau.)

Negative simple present tense:

Subject + Do not / Does not + Verb 1 (Base Form)

Contoh:

1. I do not work at a bank. (Saya tidak bekerja di bank.)
2. You do not go to school every day. (Kamu tidak pergi ke sekolah setiap hari.)
3. He does not live in Jakarta. (Dia tidak tinggal di Jakarta.)
4. She does not play the piano. (Dia tidak bermain piano.)
5. It does not rain a lot in the summer. (Hujan tidak turun banyak di musim panas.)
6. We do not eat dinner at 7:00 PM every night. (Kami tidak makan malam pada pukul 7:00 malam setiap malam.)
7. You do not watch TV every night. (Kamu tidak menonton TV setiap malam.)
8. They do not go to the park on weekends. (Mereka tidak pergi ke taman pada akhir pekan.)

Interrogative simple present tense:

Do / Does + Subject + Verb 1 (Base Form)?

Contoh:

1. Do I work at a bank? (Apakah saya bekerja di bank?)
2. Do you go to school every day? (Apakah kamu pergi ke sekolah setiap hari?)
3. Does he live in Jakarta? (Apakah dia tinggal di Jakarta?)
4. Does she play the piano? (Apakah dia bermain piano?)
5. Does it rain a lot in the summer? (Apakah hujan turun banyak di musim panas?)
6. Do we eat dinner at 7:00 PM every night? (Apakah kami makan malam pada pukul 7:00 malam setiap malam?)
7. Do you watch TV every night? (Apakah kamu menonton TV setiap malam?)
8. Do they go to the park on weekends? (Apakah mereka pergi ke taman pada akhir pekan?)

Soal soal pilihan ganda

Berikut adalah beberapa contoh soal pilihan ganda tentang contoh kalimat simple present tense beserta jawabannya:

Pilih kalimat yang menggunakan simple present tense!

A. I am going to school.
B. I go to school.
C. I went to school.
D. I will go to school.
Jawaban: B

Pilih kalimat yang menggunakan simple present tense untuk menyatakan fakta!

A. The sun is shining.
B. The sun shone.
C. The sun will shine.
D. The sun will be shining.
Jawaban: A

Pilih kalimat yang menggunakan simple present tense untuk menyatakan kebiasaan!

A. I eat breakfast every morning.
B. I ate breakfast every morning.
C. I will eat breakfast every morning.
D. I am eating breakfast every morning.
Jawaban: A

Pilih kalimat yang menggunakan simple present tense untuk menyatakan kebenaran umum!

A. The earth is flat.
B. The earth was flat.
C. The earth will be flat.
D. The earth is being flat.
Jawaban: A

Pilih kalimat yang menggunakan simple present tense untuk menyatakan pertanyaan!

A. Do you like pizza?
B. Did you like pizza?
C. Will you like pizza?
D. Are you liking pizza?
Jawaban: A

He (go) to school every day.

A. goes
B. does not go
C. going
D. did not go
Jawaban: B. does not go

She (play) the guitar.

A. plays
B. does not play
C. playing
D. did not play
Jawaban: B. does not play

We (eat) dinner at 7:00 PM every night.
A. eat
B. do not eat
C. eating
D. did not eat
Jawaban: B. do not eat

You (watch) TV every night.
A. watch
B. do not watch
C. watching
D. did not watch
Jawaban: B. do not watch

They (go) to the park on weekends.
A. go
B. do not go
C. going
D. did not go
Jawaban: B. do not go

He (go) to school every day.

A. Does he go to school every day?
B. Do he go to school every day?
C. He go to school every day?
D. He does go to school every day?
Jawaban: A. Does he go to school every day?

She (play) the guitar.

A. Does she play the guitar?
B. Do she play the guitar?
C. She play the guitar?
D. She does play the guitar?
Jawaban: A. Does she play the guitar?

We (eat) dinner at 7:00 PM every night.
A. Do we eat dinner at 7:00 PM every night?
B. Does we eat dinner at 7:00 PM every night?
C. We eat dinner at 7:00 PM every night?
D. We do eat dinner at 7:00 PM every night?
Jawaban: A. Do we eat dinner at 7:00 PM every night?

You (watch) TV every night.
A. Do you watch TV every night?
B. Does you watch TV every night?
C. You watch TV every night?
D. You do watch TV every night?
Jawaban: A. Do you watch TV every night?

They (go) to the park on weekends.
A. Do they go to the park on weekends?
B. Does they go to the park on weekends?
C. They go to the park on weekends?
D. They do go to the park on weekends?
Jawaban: A. Do they go to the park on weekends?

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