Simple Present Tense

Simple Present

FORM

[VERB] + s/es in third person

Examples :

You speak English.

Do you speak English ?

You do not speak English.

USE 1

Repeated Actions / Tindakan berulang

Simple Present digunakan untuk mengekspresikan gagasan bahwa suatu tindakan merupakan pengulangan atau kebiasaan.

Tindakan dapat berwujud kebiasaan, hobi, aktivitas harian, peristiwa yang dijadwalkan atau sesuatu yang sering terjadi.

Juga dapat sesuatu yang orang biasanya sering lupa atau tidak melakukan.

Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual.

The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens.

It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do.

Examples :

I play tennis.

She does not play tennis.

Does he play tennis ?

The train leaves every morning at 8 AM.