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2. The use of Simple Present tense

Simple present tense is used to explain

something common, something else that
happens repeatedly, or a general truth.
Take a look at the picture aside! A girl is
sweeping the floor. We can say that all
people in the world are sweeping the floor
repeatedly. In other words, we use Simple
Present Tense to explain something else
that is habitual.

There are several ways to recognize that
a sentence is in the simple present tense,
one of which is that the sentence uses the
basic form of the verb (Verb 1). The simple present tense is split into two
sentence patterns: verbal simple present and nominal simple present.

Table 1.

Condition Formula

Affirmative Subject+V1(+s/es)+Object

Negative Subject+ Do/Does+Not+V1+Object

Interrogative Do/Does+Subject+V1+?

In table 1, it is described the formula of Verbal Simple Present Tense. And
there are three conditions of the sentence, namely, positive, negative, and
interrogative. In the positive conditions, the formula is Subject + V1 (+s/es/ies)
+ Object.

In the simple present tense, time adverbs consist of
every morning, every day, every week, every month,
every year, and so on. Adverbs of frequency include
always, ever, never, rarely, frequently, sometimes,
generally, and others

MODUL SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE VII GRADE 4