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Chapter 12

Topik 11. Using Simple Present Tense

1. Learning Outcomes

After learning the topic:
The students are able to Use Simple Present Tense accurately and
appropriately
2. Material

Simple Present Tense

Simple present tense is used to describe everyday activities and habits, to
make general statements of fact, and to express opinions. With some verbs, the

simple present shows an existing condition. The first three notes in the chart
below apply to each type of affirmative and negative statements

Examples Notes
Everyday activities Andreas and Ricardo An object sometimes follows
often study math together the verbs
Statement of fact Lu speaks three With third person singular
languages subjects, the verb ends in -s
Dave runs quickly
Opinions I don’t like the instructor In negative statement, do or
He doesn’t teach math does comes before not. The
very well contraction are don’t and
doesn’t. The main verb always
appears in the simple forms
Existing I hear music Other verbs that describe an
Conditions He doesn’t understand existing condition include like,
your question need, want, seem, know and
believe

Notes :
1. Most verbs add –s to the simple form to make the third person singular: She works at the
library
2. For verbs ending in –y after a consonant, change the y to i and add –es: carry/carries, try/tries
3. For verbs ending in –s, -z, -sh, -ch, -x, or –o (after a consonant), add –es: teach/teaches;
pass/passes; go/goes
4. Two verbs are irregular: be/is; have/has

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