Belajar B. Inggris (Present Time) - 1

1-1 The Simple Present and The Present Progressive


The simple Present

Contoh kalimat:
a. Ann takes a shower every day.
b. I usually read the newspaper in the morning.
c. Babies cry. Birds fly.

d. NEGATIVE:
it doesn,t snow in Bangkok
e. QUESTION;
Does the teacher speak slowly?

PENJELASAN:
The SIMPLE PRESENT mengekspresikan kebiasaan sehari-hari atau kegiatan yang biasa dilakukan, seperti pada contoh (a) dan  (b).
The simple present mengekspresikan pertanyaan umum dari fakta seperti pada contoh (c).
Singkatnya, the simple present digunakan untuk pristiwa atau situasi yang selalu ada, biasanya, atau kebiasaan diwaktu lampau, sekarang, dan masa depan.

The Present Progressive

f. Ann can't come to the phone right now because she is taking a shower
g. I am reading my grammar book right now.
h. Jimmy and Susie are babies. They are crying. I can hear them right now. Maybe they are hungry.
i. NEGATIVE:
it isn't snow right now
j. QUESTION:
is the teacher speaking right now?

PENJELASAN:
The PRESENT PROGRESSIVE mengekspresikan suatu aktifitas yang sedang dalam proses (yang sedang terjadi) pada saat ini. Pristiwa sedang dalam proses disaat pembicara sedang mengatakan kalimat tersebut. Pristiwa sudah mulai diwaktu lampau, sedang dalam proses saat ini, dan ada kemungkinan berlanjut hingga masa mendatang.
Bentuknya: am, is, are + -ing.

1-2 Form of the Simple Present and the Present Progressive

SIMPLE PRESENT
STATEMENT : I-You-We-They   work
                                 He-She-It   works
NEGATIVE :  I-You-We-They   do   not   work
                               He-She-It   does not  work
QUESTION : Do I-You-We-They   work?
                       Does     He-She-It   works

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
STATEMENT :                     I   am   working
                        You-We-They   are   working
                              He-She-It    is     working
NEGATIVE :                        I   am   not   working
                        You-We-They   are  not    working
                              He-She-It    is    not   working
QUESTION :                       Am    I   working
                        Are   You-We-They   working
                                Is   He-She-It     working

CONTRACTIONS (Pronoun +be)
                   I   +   am   =  I'm working.
you, we, they   +   are   = You're, We're, They're working
          he, she, it   + is   =  He's, She's, It's working

do + not
does   +   not  =    doesn't        She doesn't work
   do   +   not   =   don't            I don't work

be   +   not
    is   +   not   =   isn't          He isn't working
 are   +   not   =   aren't        They aren't working
(am   +   not   =   am not*      I am not working.)
*Note: am and not are not ciontracted.


Sumber: Fundamentals Of English Grammar, Third Edition. Betty SchrampferAzar. Longman: 2003. Halaman: 4

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