PRESENT TENSE

SIMPLE PRESENT (masa sekarang)

Simple Present Tense is used to talk about physical activities as well as intellectual activities to denote:

1)      A current activity

Æ       Prabu studies at vocational high school

Æ  Does your father work here?

Æ  I do not have a job yet

2)      A habitual or repeated activity

Æ  I work six days a week

Æ  Do you take a bus to work?

Æ  She does not go on foot to her office

3)      An event in a time table, schedule or program

Æ  I have a meeting tomorrow at ten

Æ  Our plane does not fly to Semarang

Æ  What time does office hour start?

    

CONTOH SOAL:

1.                Hani               : What does your little girl do in the morning?

        Diane    : Well, … She loves cartoons very much.

A. She plays with her friends.

B. She sometimes stays with me.

C. She’s been sleeping for about two hours.

D. She usually watches morning entertainments.

2.                Rudi           : Where do you work now Susi?

            Susi      : I work for a bank in Jakarta.

            Rudi     : What do you do exactly?

            Susi      : ….

A.        I am a teller.

B.        I am doing well.

C.        I am serving a client.

D.        I do not do anything.

3.    Joko       :What time does the meeting start?

          Roni   :             … at half past seven.

A.       It begins

B.       It takes place

C.       It has already over

D.       It usually  happens