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Wild Life 1
Simple Present Tense
Bagaimana belajar mendeskripsikan binatang? Asyik bukan?
Kalian masih ingat bahwa salah satu ciri-ciri descriptive text adalah menggunakan Simple Present Tense. Nah, cara menggunakan Simple Present Tense akan kita pelajari pada bagian ini.
Coba perhatikan dengan seksama ya !
Pola:
Keterangan :
S : Subject (pokok kalimat )
V1 : Verb 1 (the infinitive/kata kerja yaitu kata yang bersifat melakukan kegiatan atau tindakan)
(+) : Kalimat positif (affirmative form)
(−) : Kalimat negatif (negative form)
(?) : Kalimat pertanyaan (interrogative form)
Note :
-
Pada kalimat positif (+),
V1 ditambah s/es untuk subjek bentuk ketiga tunggal (he, she, it, Didi, my father, Mrs. Nani dll). -
Pada kalimat negative (−) dan pertanyaan ( ? ),
does digunakan uantuk subjek bentuk ketiga tunggal, dan do untuk subjek selain ketiga tunggal.
Penggunaan:
a. Menyatakan suatu kebiasaan (habitual action) atau kegiatan yang terjadi berulang-ulang dan
atau terus menerus pada waktu kini.
Examples :
1. My sister lives in Tangerang.
2. I go running three times a week.
b. Menyatakan kebenaran umum ( general truth )
Examples :
1. The sun rises in the east.
2. The earth revolves around the sun.
c. Penggunaan “being verb” ( is/am/are) and “having verb” ( have/has)
Study these sentences !
· The color of the feather is light brown.
· Birds are beautiful.
· A kangaroo has four legs.
· Eagles have many sizes, shapes, and colors.
c. Keterangan waktu yang biasa dipakai adalah :
1. at present : saat ini
2. today : hari ini
3. every…. : setiap….
4. every morning : setiap pagi
d. Keterangan frekwensi sebagai beikut :
1. always : selalu
2. usually : biasanya
3. often : sering
4. seldom : jarang
5. sometimes : kadang-kadang
6. commonly : umumnya.
Untuk lebih jelas dan memahami coba sekarang perhatikan contoh-contoh berikut ini.
- Ratu likes eating hamburger.
(-) Ratu does not like eating hamburger.
(?) Does Ratu like eating hamburger? Yes, She does.
No, She doesn’t.
- Mr. and Mrs. Harun usually go to Bali twice a month.
(-) Mr. and Mrs. Harun usually don’t go to Bali twice a month.
(?) Do Mr. and Mrs. Harun usually go to Bali twice a month? Yes,They do.
No, They don’t
- Kangaroo is a marsupial animal.
- Orchid flowers are red, white or yellow.
- Leaves have green substance, called chlorophylls.
- Every plant has root, leaf, and trunk.
Latihan
Setelah kalian pelajari tentang Simple Present Tense berikut contoh-contohnya maka dipastikan kalian bisa dengan mudah mengerjakan latihan berikut.
a. Kerjakan seperti dalam contoh (ubahlah ke dalam bentuk negative dan interrogative).
No. 1 dan 2 sebagai contoh.
1. Ratu likes eating hamburger.
(−) Ratu doesnot like eating hamburger.
(?) Does Ratu like eating hamburger?
2. Mr. and Mrs. Harun usually go to Bali twice a month.
(−) Mr. and Mrs. Harun usually don’t go to Bali twice a month.
(?) Do they usually go to Bali twice a month ?
3. The villagers plant rice for their staple food.
(−) -----------------------------------------------------
(?) -----------------------------------------------------
4. Nanang understands the problem well.
(−) -----------------------------------------------------
(?) -----------------------------------------------------
5. This book belongs to me.
(−) -----------------------------------------------------
(?) -----------------------------------------------------
2. Tono and Andi …….. some birds.
3. Crocodiles…….. carnivorous animals.
4. Coconut tree is a monocotyle plant.
5. Jasmine……….white color.
1._________they like sport? Yes, they________
2._________ he get up at 5? No, he________
3. _________Sonia and Tiwi have a bike ? No, they__________
4. She __________need a pen. She needs a pencil.
5. We__________like chocolate. I like candies.
Nah bagaimana latihannya? Mudah bukan?
Coba kita perhatikan jawaban dari latihan kita .
a. Ubahlah ke dalam bentuk negative dan interrogative). No. 1 dan 2 sebagai contoh.
3. The villagers plant rice for their staple food.
(−)The villagers don’t plant rice for their staple food.
(?) Do The villagers plant rice for their staple food?
4. Mr. Nanang understands the problem well.
(−) Mr. Nanang doesn’t understand the problem well.
(?) Does Mr. Nanang understand the problem well?
5. This book belongs to me.
(−) This book doesn’t belong to me.
(?) Does this book belong to me?
b. Isilah dengan kata “ is, are, has, atau have !(Tariklah kata is, are, has atau have ke dalam titik-titik!)
1. Ratu has many dolls.
2. Tono and Andi have some birds.
3. Crocodiles are carnivorous animals.
4. Coconut tree is a monocotyle plant.
5. Jasmine has white color.
c. Isilah dengan kata “ do, does, don’t, atau doesn’t!
1. Do they like sport? Yes, they do
2. Does he get up at 5? No, he doesn’t.
3. Do Sonia and Tiwi have a bike ? No, they don’t
4. She doesn’t need a pen. She needs a pencil.
5. We don’t like chocolate. I like candies.
