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Simple Present Tense


                              Time signal in simple present tense



                                            Meaning in
        Frequency Time Signal                                    Definition                  Example
                                               Bahasa




                                                              at all times; on          They always play
            100 %           Always              selalu         every occasion         soccer on Saturdays.


                                                               under normal
                             Usually           biasanya          conditions;           Haqi usually plays

                                                                 most often           game every morning


                                                                                      Alifa oftenly be late
                              Often             sering           many times                 to the class


                                                                  happening            She frequently goes

                          Frequently            sering        often; occurring             shopping on
                                                                 many times                  weekends.


                                                                occasionally;          She frequently goes

                          Sometimes            kadang          now and then                shopping on
                                                                                             weekends.

                                                               now and then;           We occasionally go
                         Occasionally           kadang          from time to            out for dinner at

                                                                     time                   restaurants.


                                                                 not often;              You rarely find
                            Rarely             jarang           infrequently           something like this,

                                                                                            don’t you?
                                                                                     Since graduation day,
                             Seldom            jarang           hardly ever;           we seldom meet to

                                                               not frequently                each other


                                                                 not at any          Even she eats a lot of
              0%             Never         tidak pernah        time; not ever        food, she never gain a

                                                                                       gram on her weight
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