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    The document discusses simple present tense in English grammar. It is divided into two chapters. [Chapter 1 introduces simple present tense and its uses to describe present or habitual actions. Chapter 2 covers the components of simple present tense sentences, including subject-verb combinations for affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. It provides examples of regular and irregular verbs in the simple present tense.]

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    CHAPTER 1

    INTRODUCTION

    Simple present tense is the main formula in English grammar. From simple present
    tense, we can develop another sentence, such as past tense. Simple present tense show us the
    action which done at now or the action which usually happen or we call a habit.
    Simple present tense divided by 2: in verbal or sentence, which has verb, or nominal or
    the sentence, which has no verb. And in the next part, we will learn more about simple
    present tense completely with it’s formula and division too.

    1
    CHAPTER II
    CONTENT

    Simple present tense is a sentence that indicate the present time or something that
    often happen sometimes or often.

    Usually the sentence is divided by 2. verbal sentence and nominal sentence. Verbal
    sentence consist of subject + verb, and nominal sentence consist of subject + to be

    Subject To be
    I Am
    You Are
    He Is
    She Is
    It Is
    They are

    1. Affirmative/positive sentence
    a. Verbal sentence
    Formula :
    S+V1(-s or –es)

    We add –s-or –es in the end of verb if the subject is third singular person (he, she, it):
    • The common infinotove verb we add –s
    Example:
    To speak = speaks
    To read = reads
    Etc

    • The verb ended by –o we add –es


    Example:
    To do = does
    To go = goes

    • Infinitive ended by –ch, -sh, s, and x, we add –es in the end of verb.
    Example:
    To teach = teaches
    To wish = wishes
    To fox = fixes

    • Infinitive ended by –y and before –y is consonant, we put –es, and-y change into i
    Example:
    To fly = flies
    To study = studies

    2
    • Infinitive ended by consonant, but before consonant is avewel, we add –s
    Example:
    To buy = buys
    To play= plays

    • Infinitive ended by –e even ended by sound –z- or –j, we add –s


    Example:
    To use = uses
    b. Nominal sentence
    Formula :

    S+TO BE+ADJETIVE/NOUN

    Example:
    I am a student
    She is clever

    2. Negative sentence
    a. Verbal sentence
    Formula

    S+DO/DOES+V1

    We use do for I, You, We, they


    We use does for he, she, it

    Example:
    I do not go to school
    She does not write the letter

    b. Nominal sentence
    S+TO BE+NOT+NOUN/ADJECTIVE

    Example:
    I am not a student
    She is not clever

    3. Interrogative sentence
    a. Verbal sentence
    Formula

    DOES/DO+S+V1

    Example:
    Do you go to school?

    3
    Does she study ?

    b. Nominal sentence
    TO BE+S+NOUN/ADJECTIVE

    Example:
    Are you a student?
    Is She clever?

    4. Negative interrogative sentence


    a. Verbal sentence
    Formula
    DO/DOES+NOT+S+V1
    Example:
    Do not you go to school?
    Does not she go to school?

    b. Nominal sentence
    TO BE+NOT+S+ADJECTIVE?NOUN

    Example:
    Is not she clever?
    Are not you a student?

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