PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
By Neni Iryani, S.S., M.Pd.
S + to be + N/ Adj/ Adv
Subject: To be:
I am
They/ We/ You are He/She/ It is Examples:
1. I am a student 2. She is beautiful
3. They are in the classroom
Positive Sentence
Examples:
1. I am not a student.
2. She is not beautiful.
3. They are not in the classroom.
S + to be + not + N/ Adj/ Adv
Negative Sentence
To be + S + N/ Adj/ Adv?
Examples:
1. Are you a student? Yes, I am.
2. Is she beautiful? Yes, she is.
3. Are they in the classroom? No, they aren’t.
Yes/ No Question
Question Words: what/ where/ when/ why/ how
Examples:
What are you? I am a student.
How is she? She is beautiful.
Where are they?
Informative Question
Question Words + to be + S + N/Adj/ Adv?
Choose the best answer!
Present simple for a present state and a regular activity:
1. I are/ am happy.
2. All my friends like/likes football.
3. My sister don’t like /doesn’t like school.
4. Is/ are business executive’s life stressful?
5. Do/does you have time for hobbies?
6. Are/ do you eat a sandwich for lunch every day?
7. Ginta play / plays the violin all day.
8. My parents don't listen to / doesn’t listen to rock music.
9. I don’t go/ doesn’t go to school by bus.
10. Do/ does Andy go swimming with Mick?
