Latihan Soal Simple Present Tense vs Present Continuous Tense Materi Bahasa Inggris Kelas 8 SMP/ MTs Semester 2
Simple Present Tense
*s/es khusus untuk subjek orang ketiga tunggal (He, She, It)
Adapun penggunaan dari Simpe Present Tense adalah sebagai berikut;
a. Menyatakan suatu kebiasaan yang dilakukan
Contoh:
- He usually goes to school at 6.30 o'clock.
- We always watch TV at night
- They swim on Saturday.
- He often plays volleyball at noon.
Contoh:
- The sun rises in the east and sets in the west
- The earth revolves around the sun.
Contoh :
- Anna plays piano well.
- She works hard at her office.
- He looks pale today.
- Always selalu
- Usually biasanya
- Often sering
- Sometimes kadang- kadang
- Seldom jarang
- Never tidak pernah
- At night pada waktu malam
- On Sunday pada hari minggu
- Twice a week dua kali seminggu
- Every week setiap minggu
- Every day setiap hari
- Here, there disini, disana, dsb.
***Adverbial of place selalu diletakkan terlebih dahulu sebelum adverbial of time.Present Continuous Tense
- I am not driving now.
- They are studying Math right now.
- The dog is barking now.
- She is leaving Yogyakarta tomorrow.
- The train is arriving tonight.
- Tomorrow : besok
- Tonight; malam ini
- Today; hari ini
- At present ; pada saat ini
- Now; sekarang
- This evening ; sore ini
- This afternoon ; siang ini
- At this moment ; sekarang ini
- Dan sebagainya.