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Nominal Present tense is a tense that is the
verb is not to show action and using to be.
The to be that is frequently used is am, is,
and are. To be am is used for singular I, to be
is is used for plural She/He/It, and to be are is
used for I, You, They, We.
Same to the Verbal Simple Present, the
Nominal Simple Present also has three
conditions, namely affirmative, negative, and
interrogative. For the example of Nominal
Present tense, please take a look at Table 3!
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Condition Formula Sentence

I am a student.
Affirmative Subject+to be (am/is/are) + Object
My sister is a student.

I am not a student.
Negative Subject+ to be (am/is/are)+not +V1+Object
My sister is not a student.

Am I a student?
Interrogative to be (am/is/are)+Subject+V1+?
Is she a student?

Table 3. Example of Nominal Simple Present
Nominal Simple Present tense is a tense that doesn’t contain an action (non-verbal). The
predicate used in the Nominal Simple Present is to be. The to be is “am”, “is” and “are”. The
purpose of the Nominal Present tense is to express events that occur in the present or events
that are happening right now.

 Am is for I

 Is is for He, She, It
PLEASE

REMEMBER!  Are is for I, You, They, We

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