T E N S E S
I. PRESENT 1. Simple Present Tense POLA:
|Subject + Verb 1 + …. |Subject + Verb s-es + …. |
|They / We |He / She |
|I / You |It |

FUNGSI: a. Untuk menyatakan suatu kebiasaan (habitual action) atau kegiatan yang terjadi berulang – ulang dan terus menerus. Contoh : • The students go to school everyday. • She studies English twice a week. • I go to church on Sundays • We celebrate our independence day once in a year. b. Untuk menyatakan kebenaran umum (general truth). Contoh: • The sun rises in the east and sets down in the west. • The earth revolves round the sun. • The pineapple never grows up on a tree. c. Digunakan dalam bahasa drama, komentar radio dan sejenisnya. When the curtain rises, Juliet is writing on her desk. Suddenly the window opens and a masked man enters.

KETERANGAN WAKTU: a. Every morning/day/week/month/year b. Once, twice, three times, four times, … c. Adverb of frequency : always, usually, sometimes, often, never, seldom.

2. Present Continuous Tense POLA :
|Subyek + to be (is, am, are) + V-ing |

FUNGSI; a. Untuk menyatakan suatu kegiatan yang sedang berlangsung pada waktu diucapkan. Contoh: • They are still playing at the moment. • She is reading a novel now. b. Untuk menyatakan kegiatan yang sedang berlangsung tetapi belum tentu sedang berlangsung ketika pernyataan diucapkan. Contoh: • I am learning French this year. • Mr. Brown is teaching English. KETERANGAN WAKTU: Now, at the moment, this afternoon, this evening, right now, today. Note : Ketika ada kata kerja seperti: