English Grammar • Beginner

Simple Present Tense

Belajar menceritakan kebiasaan, aktivitas rutin, fakta, dan hal yang kita sukai dengan cara sederhana.

🎯 Today We Learn • Tujuan Belajar

Setelah belajar materi ini, kamu diharapkan dapat:

✅ Memahami fungsi Simple Present.

✅ Menggunakan I, You, We, They.

✅ Menggunakan He, She, It.

✅ Memahami penggunaan s/es.

✅ Membuat kalimat negatif.

✅ Membuat kalimat pertanyaan.

✅ Mengucapkan Simple Present dalam percakapan sederhana.

🧠 What Is Simple Present Tense? • Apa Itu Simple Present?

Simple Present Tense digunakan untuk membicarakan kebiasaan, kegiatan rutin, fakta umum, serta sesuatu yang kita sukai atau tidak sukai.

🔁 Kebiasaan

I study English every night.
Saya belajar bahasa Inggris setiap malam.

⏰ Kegiatan rutin

She goes to school at 7 a.m.
Dia pergi ke sekolah pukul 7 pagi.

🌎 Fakta umum

The sun rises in the east.
Matahari terbit dari timur.

❤️ Likes and dislikes

I like chocolate.
Saya suka cokelat.

📌 The Basic Formula • Rumus Dasar

I • You • We • They

Subject + Verb 1

✅ I play football.

✅ You study English.

✅ We go to school.

✅ They drink milk.

He • She • It

Subject + Verb 1 + s/es

✅ He plays football.

✅ She studies English.

✅ It sleeps here.

✅ Rina goes to school.

💡 Easy trick:
Kalau subject-nya He, She, It, ingat huruf S di belakang kata kerja.

✏️ When Do We Use -S or -ES? • Kapan Memakai -S/-ES?

Verb	He / She / It
play	plays
read	reads
drink	drinks
watch	watches
wash	washes
go	goes
do	does
study	studies

📘 Kata kerja berakhiran -s, -sh, -ch, -x, -o biasanya mendapat tambahan -es.

watch → watches
wash → washes
go → goes

📘 Jika kata berakhir dengan consonant + y, biasanya y berubah menjadi ies.

study → studies
try → tries

➕ Positive Sentence • Kalimat Positif

I / You / We / They + Verb 1

✅ They play football every Sunday.

He / She / It + Verb 1 + s/es

✅ She plays football every Sunday.

➖ Negative Sentence • Kalimat Negatif

I / You / We / They + do not + Verb 1

✅ I don't like coffee.

✅ They don't play football on Monday.

He / She / It + does not + Verb 1

✅ She doesn't like coffee.

✅ He doesn't play football on Monday.

⚠️ Setelah does / doesn't, gunakan kembali Verb 1.

❌ She doesn't likes chocolate.
✅ She doesn't like chocolate.

❓ Question Sentence • Kalimat Tanya

Do + I / you / we / they + Verb 1?

✅ Do you like chocolate?

Does + he / she / it + Verb 1?

✅ Does she like chocolate?

❌ Does she likes chocolate?
✅ Does she like chocolate?

🕒 Common Time Expressions • Keterangan Waktu

English	Meaning
every day	setiap hari
every morning	setiap pagi
every night	setiap malam
always	selalu
usually	biasanya
often	sering
sometimes	kadang-kadang
never	tidak pernah

She usually goes to school at 7 a.m.

They often play football after school.

🔍 Common Mistakes • Kesalahan Umum

❌ She play badminton.
✅ She plays badminton.

❌ They plays badminton.
✅ They play badminton.

❌ He don't like milk.
✅ He doesn't like milk.

❌ She doesn't likes chocolate.
✅ She doesn't like chocolate.

❌ Does he goes to school?
✅ Does he go to school?

💬 Learn Through Conversation • Belajar dari Percakapan

Raisa: What do you do after school?

Dina: I play badminton.

Raisa: Do you play badminton every day?

Dina: No, I don't. I play every Tuesday and Friday.

Raisa: What about your brother?

Dina: He plays football.

💡 Perhatikan:
I play
tetapi
He plays

🎤 Speaking Practice • Latihan Berbicara

Grammar is better when you use it.

Dengarkan contoh, ucapkan kalimat dengan mikrofon, lalu gunakan Simple Present dalam jawaban dan percakapan sederhana.

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Speaking Practice

💡 Catatan: pengenalan suara menggunakan fitur browser. Browser mungkin meminta izin mikrofon. Penilaian otomatis membandingkan teks yang dikenali browser, sehingga bukan pengukuran pronunciation profesional.

🏆 Today's Grammar Mission • Misi Hari Ini

Buatlah 5 kalimat tentang kegiatanmu sendiri.

Contoh:

✏️ I wake up at 6 a.m.

✏️ I eat breakfast every morning.

✏️ I go to school.

✏️ I study English.

✏️ I play with my friends.

Kemudian buat 3 kalimat tentang anggota keluargamu.

✏️ My mother cooks breakfast.

✏️ My father drinks coffee.

✏️ My sister studies English.

🎮 Grammar Challenge • Tantangan Grammar

Pilih permainanmu. Jawab pertanyaan dan dengarkan efek suara saat jawaban benar atau salah!

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