AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ERRORS IN THE USE OF SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE AND SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF SECOND YEAR AT SMA MUHAMMADIYAH TAMBAK

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AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ERRORS IN THE USE OF

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE AND SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF

SECOND YEAR AT SMA MUHAMMADIYAH TAMBAK

A THESIS

Submitted to English Department as a Partial Fulfillment

of the Requirement for S.Pd Degree

By :

WANDA RIANI 1201050072

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF PURWOKERTO

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APPROVAL

TITLE : AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ERRORS IN THE

USE OF SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE AND SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF SECOND YEAR AT SMA MUHAMMADIYAH TAMBAK

NAME : WANDA RIANI

NIM : 1201050072

FACULTY : TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT : ENGLISH EDUCATION

THESIS SUPERVISOR: Dra. Hj. TITI WAHYUKTI, M.Pd

APPROVED BY

SUPERVISOR

Dra. Hj. TITI WAHYUKTI, M.Pd

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Skripsi Berjudul

AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ERRORS IN THE USE OF SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE AND SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF SECOND YEAR AT

SMA MUHAMMADIYAH TAMBAK

Dipersiapkan dan disusun oleh

WANDA RIANI

1201050072

Telah dipertahankan di depan Dewan Penguji pada tanggal 27 Juni 2016 dan dinyatakan telah memenuhi syarat untuk diterima sebagai kelengkapan persyaratan

untuk mendapatkan gelar Sarjana Pendidikan Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris

Pembimbing

Dra. Hj. Titi Wahyukti, M.Pd. ... NIP. 19530325 1983 12 2 001

Penguji Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan

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Drs. Pudiyono, M.Hum NIP.19560508 198603 1 003

SURAT PERNYATAAN

Saya yang bertandatangan di bawah ini:

Nama : Wanda Riani

NIM : 1201050072

Program Studi : Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris

Fakultas : Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan

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Purwokerto, 27 Juni 2016

Yang menyatakan,

Wanda Riani

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APPROVAL OF SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE

TITLE : AN ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ERRORS IN

THE USE OF SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE AND

SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF SECOND YEAR AT

SMA MUHAMMADIYAH TAMBAK

NAME : WANDA RIANI

NIM : 1201050072

FACULTY : TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

DEPARTMENT : ENGLISH EDUCATION

THESIS SUPERVISOR : Dra. Hj. TITI WAHYUKTI, M.Pd

Approved by

Thesis Supervisor

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STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP

I hereby state that the thesis entitled An Analysis of Students’ Errors in Using Simple

Present Tense and Simple Past Tense of Second Year at SMA Muhammadiyah

Tambak is my own original research result. There is no other’s work or statement that

I did not put in the references.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Assalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb.

Alhamdulillahirobbil’alamin. Praise be to Allah SWT for all His wonderful mercy

and blessing so that this thesis can be finished on time. This thesis is submitted to

fulfill one of the requirements to get S.Pd Degree from University of Muhammadiyah

Purwokerto. In making this thesis, there were a lot of help and support from several

people. Therefore, I would like to thank the followings for all the helps and support.

1. Drs. Pudiyono, M.Hum., the Dean of the Teacher Training and Education

Faculty who permitted me to conduct this research.

2. Rina Agustina, S.S., MApplLing TESOL, the Head of English Education

Department who has given the opportunity and permission to do this research.

3. Dra. Hj. Titi Wahyukti, M.Pd, my supervisor who gave her time to give

suggestions, guidance, and helps patiently during the process of writing this

thesis.

4. All of the lecturers in English Education Department.

5. Ahmad Syahid, S.Pd.I , the Headmaster of SMA Muhammadiyah Tambak who

has given the permission to collect the data for this thesis.

6. Mukhsin Rifa’I, S.Pd, the English teacher of the eleventh grade students of SMA

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7. The eleventh grade students of SMA Muhammadiyah Tambak, who have good

participation in this research.

Finally, this thesis is hoped to be able to provide useful knowledge and information

for the readers, although I am sure, there are still many weaknesses in this thesis.

Therefore, suggestions from the readers in order to make it better will be really

appreciated.

Wassalamu’alaikum Wr. Wb

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ix Who have given me the greatest support, love, care, strength and everything. Thank you for your hard work and your patience to me.

2. My sister and brother, mba Fitrah Rantika, mas Ika Juan Prabowo and Muhammad Nur Falah. Thank you for your support.

3. My second family in “Munah kost”, Nur Arifah, Mei Kurniasari, Rizki Destikasari, Evi Retno Arbayanti, Vita Qoriatunnisa, Arifatun Fitriasih, Mba Ijah and mba Yanti. Thank you for making my life more colorful.

4. My rainbow family, Leni, Puspa, Anah, Lastiti, Tika, Dayang, Eka, Mba Wenti, Yuli, Erna, Tati, Oktri, Tiyas, Niswah, Indah, Riris, Widi, Livah, Adit, Dona, Eko, Ginanda, Mas Bayu, Mas Imam, Ragil, Septian, and Sunu. Thank you for being my friend and giving me support.

5. My best friends, Farah Rosyana, Sarah Susanti, Riris Wahyuni, Ninda Riyana, Minhatul Mughis, Evi Juniati, Enny Widyati, Dewi Nur Ramadhani and Fitri Febiyanti. Thank you for your support.

6. My PPL Terpadu 2015 team SMA Muhammadiyah Tambak , Mba Anggi, Eka R, Tika R, Tias, Fitria, Tati, Tami, Eno, Agus, Yoga, Akmal, Ipul and Rizal. Nice to meet you guys.

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MOTTO

“

Do not be sad, Allah is with us

”(At

-Taubah 9:40)

“

Happiness is not having what you want. It is appreciating

what you have.”

(Anonymous)

"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart"

(Khalil Gibran)

“Be patient, because the sweet will come after the bitter.”

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ... vii

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E. Limitation of the Study ... 3

F. Clarification of Term……… 4

G. Contribution of the Study ... 5

CHAPTER II THEORETICAL REVIEW A. Importance of Learning Grammar………. 6

B. Simple Present Tense 1. Definition of Simple Present Tense ... 7

CHAPTER IV FINDING AND DISCUSSION A. Research Finding ... 26

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CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

A. Conclusion ... 49

B. Suggestion ... 50

REFERENCES

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LIST OF FIGURE

Chart 4.1 The Percentage of Students' Errors in using Simple Present Tense

and Simple Past Tense……….. 27

Chart 4.2 The Percentage of Students' Errors in using Simple Present

Tense………... 29

Chart 4.3The Percentage of Students' Errors in using Simple Past

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LIST OF TABLE

Table 2.1 The Examples of Positive Sentences (verbal sentences)

of Simple Present Tense……… 8

Table 2.2 The Examples of Negative Sentences (verbal sentences)

of Simple Present Tense……….... 9

Table 2.3 The Examples of Interrogative (verbal sentences)

Table 2.4 The Examples of WH Question (verbal sentences)

Table 2.5 The Examples of Positive Sentences (nominal sentences)

Table 2.6 The Examples of Negative Sentences (nominal sentences)

Table 2.7 The examples of Interrogative (nominal)

of Simple Present Tense………..…. 12

Table 2.8 The examples of WH Question (nominal sentences)

of Simple Present Tense………... 12

Table 2.9 The examples of positive sentences (verbal sentences)

of Simple Past Tense………. 14

Table 2.10 The examples of negative sentences (verbal sentence)

Table 2.11 The examples of Interrogative (verbal sentences)

of Simple Past Tense……….……… 15

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Table 2.13 The examples positive sentence (nominal sentences)

of Simple Past Tense ……… 16

Table 2.14 The Examples of negative sentences (nominal sentences)

of Simple Past Tense use was/were……….. 17

Table 2.15 The Examples of interrogative (nominal sentences)

Table 2.16 The Examples of WH Question (nominal sentences)

Table 3.1 Time of the research………. 22

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix 1. Test and answer sheet

Appendix 2. Result of the student’ test

Appendix 3. Recapitulation of Typical Errors

Appendix 4. Recapitulation of error in using Simple Present Tense

Appendix 5. Recapitulation of error in using Simple Past Tense

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