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 PRESENTSTATEMENT : 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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