Simple Present Tense

Simple present tense is used to express habits, general truths, repeated action or unchanging situation, emotion, and wishes.

        Verbal Sentence’ Formula:

Subject (I, You, We, They) + infinitive
Subject (He, She, It) + infinitive + -s/-es
Examples:
1.      I study English.
2.      He plays football.
3.      They go to library.
4.      She passes the exam.
5.      You drink a cup of coffe
2.      Nominal Sentence’ Formula:
Subject + is/am/are + object
Examples:
1.      I go to school everyday.
2.      I am from Singapore.
3.      You are a nice girl.
4.      She is a writer.
a.       Present Continuous Tense

        Verbal Sentence’s Formula:

Subject + is/am/are + verb-ing
Examples:
1)     I am studying English now.
2)     My father is reading newspaper this moment.
2.  Nominal Sentence’ Formula:
      Subject + is/am/are + being + object
      Examples:
1)     She is being polite to me.
2)     They are being more creative after see Delima’s drawing.
b.      Present Perfect Tense
1.      Verbal Sentence’ Formula:
  Subject (I, You, We, They) + have + past participle
  Subject (He, She, It) + has + past participle
  Examples:
1.      I have just come.
2.      She has just called me.
2.      Nominal Sentence’s Formula:
                        Subject (I, You, We, They) + have + been + past participle
                        Subject (He, She, It) + has + been + past participle
                        Examples:
1.      Tono has written a letter for his mother.
2.      I have seen that movie.
3.      My mother has bought me a new T-shirt.
4.      I have worked as an engineer since 1985.
5.      She has lived in Palangkaraya for 12 years.
c.  Present Perfect Tense
1.      Verbal Sentence’ Formula:
                    Subject (I, You, We, They) + have + been + verb-ing
                    Subject (He, She, It) + has + been + verb-ing
                    Examples:
1.      John has been studying in SMA Negeri 22Palangkaraya since 2010.
2.      I have been working in Kuala Kurun for 10 years.