Understanding Simple Tense
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- 4. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE The tense that is used to refer to event, action, and conditions that are happening all the time or exist now.
- 5. Simple Present Tense Example: (+) She plays gadget every morning. (-) She does’nt like to play gadget every morning. (?) Does she like to play gadget every morning? verbal (+) S + V1 (s/es) + 0 (-) S + don’t/doesn’t + V1 + O (?) Do/Does + S + V1 + O
- 6. Simple Present Tense (+) S + to be + adj/noun/adv (-) S + to be + not + adj/noun/adv (?) To be + S + adj/noun/adv nominal Example: (+) I am from Indonesia. (-) I am not from Indonesia. (?) Am I from Indonesia?
- 7. I You They We Simple Present Tense Without s/es don’t To form the Simple Present we add -s to the infinitive of the verb in the 3rd person singular (he, she, it). 1. E.g. I live > He/she/it lives 2. But when the verbs ends in ss, sh, ch, x, o add -es E.g. I miss > He/she/it misses I wash > He/she/it washes I watch > He/she/it watches I fix > He/she/it fixes I go > He/she/it goes
- 8. 3. a consonant followed by -y, the -y changes into -ie and we add -s E.g. I try > He/she/it tries I study > He/she/it studies 4. a vowel followed by -y we just add -s E.g. I play > He/she/it plays Simple Present Tense She He It With s/es doesn’t
- 10. SIMPLE PAST TENSE is used to talk about actions that happened in the past. Time Signal: yesterday, last night, this morning, ... ago, last ...
- 11. Simple Past Tense (+) I went to London yesterday. (-) I did’nt go to London yesterday. (?) Did you go to London yesterday? verbal (+) S + V2 + O (-) S + Did + Not + V1 + O (?) Did/didn’t + S + V1 + O I He She It Was
- 12. Simple Past Tense (+) S + was/were + adv/noun/adj (-) S + was/were + not + adv/noun/adj (?) Was/were + S + adv/noun/adj nominal (+) The case was hard to solve. (-) The case was not hard to solve. (?) Was the case hard to solve? You We They Were
- 14. Simple Future Tense To express something that will be done in the future. Time Signal: Later, Tomorrow, Next....etc.
- 15. Simple Future Tense (+) Vira will mop the floor tomorrow. I am going to buy a new bag. (-) Vira will not mop the floor tomorrow. I am not going to buy a new bag. (?) Will Vira mop the floor tomorrow? Are you going to buy a new car? verbal (+) S + will/shall + V1 + O S + to be (am/is/are) going to + V1 (-) S + will/shall + not + V1 + O S + to be (am/is/are) + not + going to + V1 (?) Will/shall + S + V1 + O To be (am/is/are) + S + going to + V1
- 16. Simple Future Tense (+) S + will/shall + be + adj/noun/adv S + to be + going to + be + adj/noun/adv (-) S + will/shall + not + be + adj/noun/adv S + to be + not + going to + be + adj/noun/adv (?) Will/shall + S + be + adj/noun/adv To be + S + going to + be + adj/noun/adv nominal (+) The Customers will be happy with this discount. I am going to be a teacher. (-) The customers will not be happy with this discount. I am not going to be a teacher. (?) Will the customers be happy with this discount? Are you going to be a teacher?