SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

Simple present is the kind of tenses which has 4 functions

Function:
1. Telling a repeated action

Wake Up

➢ I always wake up at 5
o’clock. ➢ My brothers don’t ride a
➢ She always wakes up at 5 bike to school.
o’clock. ➢ We don’t ride a bike to
➢ Cindy always wakes up at 5 school.
o’clock. ➢ Fadli and Zein don’t ride a
➢ We always wake up at 5 bike to school.
o’clock. ➢ Do you usually come to this
➢ Emil and Jane always wake shop?
up at 5 o’clock. ➢ Do they often have breakfast
➢ I don’t ride a bike to school. at Canten?
➢ She doesn’t ride a bike to ➢ Does Neo stay in Malang
school. every weekend?
➢ She doesn’t ride a bike to ➢ How often does she go to the
school. cinema?
➢ Brenda doesn’t ride a bike to ➢ Where do you like playing
school. badminton?
➢ My brother doesn’t ride a
bike to school.
2. Telling the fact and generalization
➢ A week has seven days.
➢ A week doesn’t have seven days.
➢ Does a week have seven days?
➢ That is a picture of my hometow
➢ It takes 3 hours to go to Surabaya
➢ Hornbill is a family of bird.
➢ Everybody knows the truth.
➢ Rafflesia Arnoldi is a flower.
➢ Indonesia has 34 provinces.
➢ Fruits contain many vitamins.
➢ It is a nice day.
➢ Kediri isn’t the capital city of Kediri.
➢ We are happy here.

3. Telling future schedule

➢ The train from Malang arrives at 2.00 PM.

➢ Her train arrives at. 2.00 PM.
➢ We have speaking class at 8.30 tomorrow
➢ She has exam tomorrow.
➢ The restaurant closes at 10.00 PM.
➢ Her plane leaves at 1.45 PM.
➢ The shop does not open at 7.00 o’clock.
➢ The class does not start at 6.00 o’clock.
➢ I fly to Japan tomorrow.
➢ I do not have meeting at 1 Pm on 15th August.
➢ What time does the store open tomorrow?
➢ What time do you finish work tomorrow
➢ When do you leave for Korea?
➢ Why don’t you like a drama?
 4. Telling non-continuous Verb

➢ She loves her cat.

➢ She doesn’t love her cat.
➢ Does She love her cat?
➢ Doesn’t she love her cat?
➢ You rarely appear in my dream.
➢ Do aborigines exist today?
➢ Camelia is shy.
➢ Camelia isn’t shy.
➢ Is Camelia shy.
➢ Isn’t Camelia shy.
➢ Does morning exercise affect our health?
➢ Does a pack of cookies contain a nutrition?
➢ Do you have Bryan’s number?
➢ What do you know about Pramoedya Ananta Toer?
➢ Why does she dislike coffee?

I He
You She
We have the duty. It has the duty.
They Jane
Jane and Rose Rose
The students The student
I He
You She
We Do the duty. It Does the duty.
They Jane
Jane and Rose Rose
The students The student
 PRACTICE AND REVIEW

Conversation A.
Jane: do you like reading a novel?
Ryan: yes, I like reading the classic novel.
Jane: where do you find the classic novel?
Ryan: I go to Berkah booksore.
Jane: where is Berkah bookstore?
Ryan: it’s at Mawar street number 75.
Jane: it’s just 300 meters from here.

Conversaion B.

Mrs. Smith: do you walk to the college?

Mrs. John: yes. What about you? Do you walk to the office?

Mrs. Smith: I don’t. I ride a motorcyle. But when I’m too lazy to ride a motorcyle,
I take the bus.

Mrs. John: do you cook your meal?

Mrs. Smith: I do but only for my breakfast and dinner. My husband picks me up
and we have lunch together outside.

Mrs. John: what time do you usually cook for your dinner?

Mrs. Smith: 5 PM.

Mrs. John: what time do you finish work?

Mrs. Smith: at 4.30. I just work for 6 hours.

Mrs. John: You must be tired.

Mrs. Smith: not really, I enjoy my work and my activity.

Practice 2.
1. What do you always do after waking up?
2. What time do you go to course?
3. Where do you always spend your weekend?
4. Why do you come to Pare?
5. Where do you stay?

Practice 3. Tell about Rudy’s activities based on the picture below!

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 SIMPLE PAST
Simple past tense is a kind of tenses which has 2 functions.
Function

1. Telling the habits in the past

I usually rode a bicycle to the school when I was SMP.
He usually rode a bicycle to the school when she was SMP.
We usually rode a bicycle to the school when we were SMP.

Stella always played badminton.

Stella didn’t pay badminton.
Did Stella play badminton?
She did not ride a motorcycle to the office.
We didn’t meet them.
Why did you always come late?
What did you buy in Matos?
Where did they go last week?

2. Telling the completed action in the past

My brother cried this morning.
My brother didn’t cry this morning.
Did my brother cry this morning?
Didn’t my brother cry this morning?
Why Did my brother cry this morning?

I came late this morning.

We finished the duty last night.
I didn’t join the class.
We went to cinema last we
 She didn’t bring the id card. He was tired.
Didn’t you sleep well last night? He wasn’t tired.
Did she cook Empek-empek? Was He tired.?
Did they attend the class? Wasn’t He tired.?
Where did she buy this food? They were tired.
Why did you call me? They weren’t tired.
Why didn’t you call me? Were they tired.?
What did they do in Kediri? Weren’t they tired.?

*How to use was and were in simple Past Tense

I He
You She
We It
were in the garden. was in the garden
They Jane
Jane and Rose Rose
The students The student
 PRACTICE AND REVIEW

Conversation A.
Mary : Vin, I went to you boarding house last night but you
weren’t there. Your next door said that you went out.
Vina : ohh yaa… why didn’t you call me before?
Mary : I just dropped in.
Vina : I see…but sorry Mary. I didn’t know that you wanted to
come.
Mary: it’s okay, take it easy. Where did you go last night?
Vina : I got something to eat, but I met Dion.
Mary : where did you meet Dion last night?
Vina : at pare Corner
Mary : what did he say?
Vina :He said he was sorry. He did not mean to get mad at you.
Mary : well but he did it. He made me cry.
Vina : I know it. But he was really sorry about it.do you want to aplogize him?

Conversation B.
Jason : where did you spend your weekend??
Lily : I spent it in Kediri. My friends and I went to Kediri by Grab Car.
Jason : what did you do there?
Lily: we had lunch at SS Restaurant, went to the cinema and did some shopping.
Jason : did you buy something?
Lily : I dIdn’t . I just went window shopping.
Jason: why didn’t you buy something?
Lily: I tried to save my money so I just accompanied my friends.
Practice 1. Answer the question below orally by using simple past tense and continue it by
giving the conjunction power of because and, so!

1. Did you ever get accident?

2. what did you do last night?
3. where did you go last week?
4. when did you make your parents angry?

What did the owl do yesterday?

1. He Listened to the music.

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 SIMPLE FUTURE

Simple Future is the tense which has 2 functions.

Function
1. Telling the action that will happen in the future
I will clean it for you.
I won’t clean it for you
Will you clean it for me?
I will take psychology department.
She will continue her study in
abroad.
We won’t go to the cinema.
I won’t help you anymore.
Will you come to my party?
When will you go back?
Who will pick you up?
Where will you spend your holiday?
What will you do tomorrow?
2. Telling a promise

I will call you after the class.

I won’t call you after the class.
We will call you after the class.
We won’t call you after the class.
Will we call you after the class?
When will you call

3. Telling a plan by using “be going to”

I Am going to
You
We Are going to
Visit Borobudur
They
tomorrow
He
She Is going to
It
We are going to visit Borobudur tomorrow.
We are going to spend our holiday in Bali.
We aren’t going to spend our holiday in Bali.
She is going to spend her holiday in Bali.
She isn’t going to spend her holiday in Bali.
Is She going to spend her holiday in Bali?
Isn’t She going to spend her holiday in Bali?
Why Is She going to spend her holiday in Bali?
When Is She going to spend her holiday in Bali?
 I
Shall
We
How to use I
will and You
shall? Join the class.
We
They Will
He
She
It
 PRACTICE AND REVIEW

Conversation A
X: Hi… how’s life?
Y: I’m good. What about you?
X: I’m great… wow today is Friday.
Y: Yuhuuu… It means that tomorrow is Saturday.
X: Happy weekend…finally we can breathe some fresh air. By the way, do you have any plan
for tomorrow?
Y: Yes, I do. I will go shopping with my roomate. Will you join us?
X: Yes, great idea, I will go to your boarding house tomorrow…see yaa.
Y: See yaa.

Practice 1. Tell about your future plan to your partner.

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Practice 2. Complete the sentence below!
 PRESENT AND PAST CONTINUOUS

A. Present Continuous
Function
1. Telling an action at speaking time

I am standing in front of
you to deliver a speech.
The phone is ringing.
Alice is getting sick.
She is calling her mom.
Are you calling her?
We are listening to the
Are you still thinking about
music.
that question?
I am not thining about my next
What are they talking about?
holiday.
What is she looking for?
She is not playing a game in my
phone. What is happening in the
outside?
What are you waiting for?
Who is playing the piano?
2. Telling a changing event which is still changing

My father is getting older.

They are getting closer.
The price is getting up.
The population in the city is rising so fast.
The tree is getting bigger.
The tree is not grtting bigger.

3. Telling the arrangement and appointment

I am going to the dentist tomorrow.
I am not going to cinema tonight.
She is having a dinner with her fiend tomorrow at 8 PM.
He is not smoking.
They are not yelling out at you.

4. Telling the irritation action by always

She is always losing her key.
Stevani is always complaining about the duty.
The kiddos are always fighting each other
We are always leaving the light on in the night.
You are always living in the past time.
B. Past Continous
Past Continuous is the kind of tenses which is used to express an action which is
happening in the past time. It has 3 functions.
Function
1. Interrupted action in the past
Andre played a guitar when Raymand was cycling.
I was sleeping when my parents arrived at home at 10 PM..
I wasn’t watching the horror movie when Alif called me.
Silmi was reading a novel when her mother called her to have dinner.
My father was fixing my bicycle when my uncle came to my house.
we were not studying grammar when mr. Keanu entered in our class.
I was not sitting when Mary took the dictionary.

We were having our lunch when someone knocked at the door

When the the bell rang, they were watching TV.
Are you sleeping when Inayah came to you home?
Isn’t she writing a journal when her laptop went off?
Why were you running when I called you?
What were you discussing when I saw you?

2. Parallel action in the past

➢ She was talking to her friend while the teacher was explaining the subject.
➢ I was playing game while my sister was crying.
➢ The students were doing the test while the supervisor was passing in front of the
class.
➢ My father was reading the newspapers while my mom was cooking?
➢ What were you doing while you were waiting for us?
➢ What were they watching while we were buying the food?
Nadine : halo.. Brenda is speaking, who is it?
Bryan: halo.. Nadine. This is me brend.
Nadine : Bryan? Are you using someone’s phone?
This is not your number right?
Bryan: yes, I am using my sister’s number. My
battery is running out. By the way What are you
doing Nad?
Nadine : I’m studying now we are having
mathematics eamination tomorrow morning, do you
forget it?
Bryan: of course not. That’s why I’m calling you.
Nadine : what is going on?
Bryan: hmmm… I don’t know where to start learning. The material is really difficult. I am
trying to read the material and remember all mrs. Cintia’s explanation but I cant. I’m afraid
that I will fail tomorrow.
Nadine : calm down brend you will not focus on something if you are worrying about
failure.just strat from the easiest material.
Bryan: oke, I am going to try it Nad.
Nadine : but wait, I thing I have some videos that can help you to understand about the material.
Bryan: really?? Could you send it to me?
Nadine : oke, I’m sending it in your email, check them out.
Bryan: what a kind of you Nadine. Thanks. You are saving my life.
Nadine : ohhh… my pleasure. Good luck for the exam tomorrow brenda… bye.
Bryan: you too..bye
Practice 1.
What is she/ he doing?

PRACTICE AND REVIEW

Practice 2