Dipergunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan atau peristiwa
yang terjadi pada saat sekarang, terjadi berulangkali, merupakan kebiasaan sehari-hari, maupun untuk menyatakan seuatu kebenaran umum.
Pattern :
Verbal
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S (I, you, we, they) + V1
You eat an apple everyday
S (she, he, it) + V1 + -s/-es
She eats an apple everyday
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S (I, you, we, they) + do not + V1
You do not eat an apple everyday
S (she, he, it) + does not + V1
She does not eat an apple everyday
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Do + S (I, you, we, they) + V1
Do you eat an apple everyday?
Does + S (she, he, it) + V1
Does she eat an apple everyday?
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Nominal
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S + to be (am, are, is) + A/N/A
She is clever (adjective)
You are a student (noun)
They are at home (adverb)
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S + to be (am, are, is) + not + A/N/A
She is not clever
(adjective)
You are not a student
(noun)
They are not at home
(adverb)
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?
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To be (am, are, is) + S + A/N/A?
Is she clever? (adjective)
Are you a student? (noun)
Are they at home? (adverb)
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A/N/A : adjective/noun/adverb
Time Signal : always,
generally, normally, usually, often, never, regularly, sometimes, seldom, nowadays,
steadily, everyday, every other day, on and of, once in a while, once a week,
twice a month, etc.
