II. The
Present Tense
a.
The Simple Present Tense (S+V1+O)
1.
The sun sets
from the west.
2.
They come to
school together everyday.
3.
My father
doesn’t work in his office everyday.
4.
My mother
usually cooks rice everyday.
5.
Tina doesn’t
play tennis every week.
6.
The baby
often cries at night.
7.
The
restaurant opens at 9 o’clock in the morning.
8.
Do they walk
to the market?
9.
We always
eat at the restaurant every weekend.
10. She comes to
library everyday after school.
b.
The Present Continuous Tense
(S+Am/is/are+Verb-ing+O)
1.
I am reading
a book at the moment.
2.
He is
writing a novel.
3.
She is not
wearing a selt belt.
4.
Are you
eating my chocolate ?
5.
My mother is
cooking fried chicken in the kitchen now.
6.
The class is
not studying now, because the teacher is sick.
7.
My mother is
not cooking, she is sleeping on the second floor.
8.
Who is
playing the piano ?
9.
My sister is
reading a magazine now.
10. We are
watching television now.
c.
The Present Perfect Tense
(S+Have/has+V3+O)
1.
The world
has changed because of the technology.
2.
John has not
finished painting the wall.
3.
Have you
already finished answering the question ?
4.
Kevin has
resigned from this company.
5.
Mia has
forgotten about her promises to me.
6.
Rachel has
graduated from University.
7.
Rini has
returned that book to the library.
8.
James has
worked in Google company for 12 years.
9.
My father
has slept for 2 hours.
10. Has Deny
come back from school ?
d.
The Present Perfect Continuous Tense
(S+Have/has+Been+Verb-ing+O)
1.
The beggar
has been asking money from me since then.
2.
Have you
been calling me since then ?
3.
Fitri has
not been working in that company since 2 years ago.
4.
My brother
has been working as a teacher since he
graduated.
5.
My father
has been driving for a day from Jakarta to Bandung.
6.
My brother
has been preparing for the national exam for a week.
7.
I have been
staying here since 1981.
8.
They haven’t
been playing football until now.
9.
Haven’t you
been sleeping until now ?
10. Haven’t they
been swimming in the beach ?