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I. INTRODUCTION
English is a universal language use
by all Countries all over the world and learn English will connect us to the world.
Now, in free trade age, we have to improve our skill especially English, it
will make us one of the competitive country in the world. Indonesia with so many mother tongue languages
make us difficult to learn this language not only that reason and also because
English has different write, tenses, read and pronunciation with our language .
But that not be an excuse to make us not
able to speak English. One of the point makes us difficult to learn English is
the tenses, and we will research one of this tenses in my paper.
Learn English is learning about how to write, read, speak and pronounce English.
In fact writing, reading and pronounce in English doesn’t same with Indonesian.
Some of us confuse how to write English because it has a different spell. Example
a is ei, b is bi, and etc. So when we learn English we have to memorize,
memorize, memorize and memorize it. Why! Because, we are not always use this language
in our daily life. So always practicing!!!!!
II. BACKGROUND
English is important in business especially
in hotel business because we will face guests from all over the world with
their different languages in English. Work in hotel doesn’t makes us fluent in
English, some of the staffs, don’t use tenses when they speak, they just
combine word by word and even they don’t say it in polite way, example when the
waiter offer a help to the guest, he says “you want to eat?”. And when the
waiter repeat the order from the guest, he says “You beef steak, you chicken
chops, you sate, you ayam penyet.!!!”
Some of guests maybe will understand
it, but guests not always understand it because sometimes they confuse what
staff saying, guests think that the waiter just call him a beef steak, chicken
chops, sate, ayam penyet and guest can be angry if that happen. So we need tenses,
to avoid that things happens. In this paper I will try to presenting a simple
present tense forms and Use English in proper way.
III. SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
I.1. Nominal Sentence
I am a university student.
You are a director.
She is a professor.
Celine dion and Beyounce are popular singers.
I.2. Verb Sentence
Most verbs conjugate
like verb “run” below. Notice how you add, ”s” to third-person forms. Third-person
negative forms and third-person questions are made using, ”does.”
To Have
I have.
You have.
We have.
They have.
He has.*
She has.*
It has.*
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Do I have?
Do you have?
Do we have?
Do they have?
Does he have?
Does she have?
Does it have?
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To Be
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Modal
verbs
Modal verbs behave
differently from other verbs. Notice that they do not take ‘s” in the third-person,
there is no difference between first-person, second-person or third-person
forms. Like the verb ‘be” describe above, modal verbs also have different
question forms and negative forms in Simple Present.
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Negative
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Question
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I should go.
You should go
We should go
They should go.
He should go.
She should go.
It should go.
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I should not go.
You should not go.
We should not go.
They should not go
He should not go
She should not go.
It should not go.
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Should I go?
Should you go?
Should we go?
Should they go?
Should he go?
Should she go?
Should it go?
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I.3. Use of Simple Present Tense
- Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual. The action can be a habit, a hobby, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that often happens. It can also be something a person often forgets or usually does not do.
Example:
I always welcome the guest with smile.
He always welcomes the guest with big
smile.
Does she always welcome the guest with
big smile?
She always forgets to say thank you to
the guest.
They always look down on him.
- The Simple Present can also indicate the speaker believes that a fact was true before, is true now, and will be true in the future. It is not important if the speaker is correct about the fact. It is also used to make generalizations about people or things.
Example:
The sun rises in the east.
The world is round.
Jakarta is in Indonesia.
An hour has sixty minutes.
- Speakers occasionally use Simple Present to talk about scheduled events in the near future. This is most commonly done when talking about public transportation, but it can be used with other scheduled events as well.
Example:
The employees always start working in
the morning at 7 am.
The classes begin at 8.30 am.
Nagoya hill always open at 10 am.
The plane leaves this afternoon at 2 pm.
- Speakers sometimes use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is happening or is not happening now. This can only be done with Non-Continuous Verbs and certain Mixed Verbs.
Types of Verbs
Before we continue the
tense lessons, it is extremely important to understand that not all English
verbs are the same. English verbs are divided into three groups: normal verbs, non-continuous
verbs, and mixed verbs.
A. Normal verbs
Most of verbs are ”normal
verbs” these verbs are usually physical actions which you can see somebody
doing. These verbs can be used in all tenses. Normal verbs: To run, to walk, to
eat, to go, to say, to touch, etc.
Examples:
I eat dinner
every day.
I am eating
dinner now.
B. Non-continuous verbs.
This second group,
called: “non-continuous verbs,” is smaller. These verbs are usually things you
cannot see somebody doing. These verbs are rarely in continuous tenses. They
include:
1) Abstract
verbs.
To be, to want, to cost, to seem, to need, to contain, to owe, to exist….
2) Possession
verbs
To possess, to own, to belong….
3) Emotion
verbs
To like, to love, to hate, to dislike, to fear, to envy, to mind….
Example:
He is needing
help now. (not correct)
He needs help
now. (correct)
He is wanting
a drink now. (not correct)
He wants a
drink now. (correct)
C. Mixed verbs
The third group, called
”mixed group,” is the smallest group. These verbs have more than one meaning.
In a way, each meaning is a unique verb. Some meaning behave like
“non-continuous verbs,” while other meanings behave like “normal verbs.” Mixed
verbs: To appear, to feel, to have, to hear, to look, to see, to weigh….
List of mixed verbs with examples and definitions:
To appear:
Donna appears
confused. Non-continuous verb
Donna seems confused.
My favorite
singer is appearing at jazz club tonight. Normal verb.
My favorite singer is giving a performance at the jazz club tonight
To have:
I have a
dollar now. Non-continuous verb
I possess a dollar.
I am having
fun now. Normal verb.
I am experiencing fun now.
To hear:
He hears the
music. Non-continuous verb
She hears the music with her ears.
She is hearing
voices. Normal verb.
She hears
something other cannot hear.
She is hearing voices in her mind.
To look:
Nancy looks
tired. Non-continuous verb
She seems tired.
Farah is
looking at the pictures. Normal verb.
She is looking with her eyes.
To miss:
John misses
Sally. Normal verb.
He is sad because she is not there.
Debbie is
missing her favorite TV program. Normal verb
She is not there to see her favorite TV program.
To see:
I see her. Non
continuous verb
I see her with my eyes.
I am seeing
the doctor. Normal verb
I am visiting or consulting with a doctor. (also used with dentist and
lawyer.)
I am seeing
her. Normal verb.
I am having a relationship with her.
He is seeing
ghosts at night. Normal verb.
He sees something others cannot see. For example ghost, aura, a vision of
future, etc.
To smell:
The coffee
smells good. Non-continuous verb
The coffee has a good smell.
I am smelling
the flowers. Normal verb
I am sniffing the flowers to see what their smell is like
To taste:
The coffee tastes
good. Non-continuous verb.
The coffee has a good taste.
I am tasting
the cake. Normal verb.
I am trying the cake to see what it tastes like.
To think:
He think the
test is easy. Non-continuous verb
He considers the test to be easy.
She is
thinking about the question. Normal verb
She is pondering the question, going over it in her mind.
To weight:
The table
weighs a lot. Non-continuous verb
The table is heavy
She is
weighing herself. Normal verb
She is determining her weight.
Some verbs can be especially confusing;
To
be:
Joe is
American. Non-continuous verb
Joe is an American citizen.
Joe is being
very American. Normal verb
Joe is behaving like a stereotypical American.
Joe is being
very rude. Normal verb
Joe is behaving rudely. Usually he is not rude
Joe is very
formal. Normal verb
Joe is behaving very formally. Usually he is not formal.
Notice: only rarely is ”to be” used in a continuous form. This is most
commonly done when a person is temporarily behaving or stereotypically. It can
also be used when someone’s behavior is noticeably different.
To feel:
The massage
feels great. Non-continuous verb
The massage has a pleasing feeling.
I don’t feel
well today. Sometimes used as non-continuous verb
I am a little sick.
NOTICE: The second meaning of "feel" is very flexible and there
is no real difference in meaning between "I don't feel well today"
and "I am not feeling well today."
I.4. ADVERB PLACEMENT
The
examples below show the placement for grammar adverbs such as: always, only,
never, ever, still, just, etc.
Examples:
- You only speak English.
- Do you only speak English?
IV. PROBLEM SOLVING
Some of people confuse to make sentence in simple present
tense, where do they put the subject and to make question sentence with; where, when, who, why, which and what time.
For proper simple present tense you can use step by follow the form that I gave
before.
And when you make a question sentence using where, when,
what time and etc, put the question word in front of “does”.
Example:
Where:
Where does
Ruth live?
She lives in Bandung.
When:
When does he
come home?
He comes home at three o’clock.
What time:
What time does
he come home?
He comes home
at three o’clock.
V. CONCLUSION
To learn English well, you can start from simple present tense, because it’s the basic, and do not forget to always improve your vocabulary. Always memorize word by word and always practice. Thank you.
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