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Meeting 1
Specific Competence
• Students are able to welcome a visitor in a
certain situation.
• Students are able use the language to ask
questions and describe things
1. Present Tenses
• 1.1 Present
Simple
There are a lot of
tenses in English.
However, today
we are going to
focus on Present
Simple Tense dan
Present Simple
Continuous
1.1 Present Simple
• The present simple tense is used to talk about something that
happens usually or often.
🡺 Ly works with me in the sales department.
🡺 Irfan writes a report every time he attends the meeting.
🡺 Robert comes from London and he loves there with his family.
1.1 Present Simple
There are two forms of Present simple tense. One is using “To be” and
the other is using “Verb”.
Now pay attention on present simple tense which using “to be”
1.1 Present Simple
Present Simple “To Be”
1.1 Present Simple
If you pay attention on those examples. To be in simple present tense is
divided into three:
1. Am = for subject I
2. Is = for subject He, She, It (Singular)
3. Are = for subject You, We, They (Plural)
And they are followed by noun/adjective.
1.1 Present Simple
• A noun names a person, place, things, or idea. For example: the
weather, dog, cat, horse, student, teacher, Kevin, apple, etc.
• An adjective describes a noun/pronoun. For instance: red, blue, tall
heavy, crowded, difficult, beautiful,
1.1 Present Simple
1.1 Present Simple
• The simple present is just the base form of the verb. Questions are made
with do and negative forms are made with do not.
– Statement: You speak English.
– Question: Do you speak English?
– Negative: You do not speak English.
• In the third person singular, -s or -es is added. Questions are made with does and
negative forms are made with does not.
– Statement: He speaks English.
– Question: Does he speak English?
– Negative: He does not speak English.
1.1 Present Simple
if a verb ends with the
letter consonant + y
• we take y out and add -ies at the end of the verb.
fly / flies; cry / cries; study / studies;
apply / applies; bury / buries;
carry / carries; copy / copies;
dry / dries; fly / flies; fry / fries;
• She studies her lessons every night.
• He never dries his hair after a shower.
• He tries to earn money.
1.1 Present Simple
if a verb ends with this letter vowel
+y
• we only add -s at the end of the verb.
pay / pays, buy / buys
enjoy / enjoys, play / plays
• She never plays tennis.
• Sally enjoys dancing.
1.1 Present Simple
There are some helpful hints to make you easier to recognize present simple. It
is often used with the following words and phrases:
Always
Usually
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Every Monday/week/etc
Each Monday/week/ etc
Once/twice a week/month/etc
Three times a week/month/ec
Practice 1
Part I. Fill in the blank using present simple
tense.
1. Peter and his friends __________ to school by bus. (go)
2. Elephants __________ leaves and grass. (eat)
3. David's father __________ in a hospital. (work)
4. The bank opens at 9.30 and __________ at 4.30. (close)
5. Tom and Jim __________ football every day after school. (play)
6. Mr. Jones is a teacher. He __________ History. (teach)
7. Our lessons __________ at 9.00 and __________ at 3.30. (start / finish)
8. My pen friend __________ in Japan. (live)
9. Mary and her brother __________ cartoons every Sunday morning. (watch)
10.John __________ his room every day. (tidy)
2. Present Continuous
2.1 Present Continuous
• Present Continuous is used to show that an
ongoing action is happening now, either at the
moment of speech or now in a larger sense. The
present continuous can also be used to show
that an action is going to take place in the near
future
2.1 Present Continuous
The present continuous is formed using am/is/are + present participle.
Questions are indicated by inverting the subject and am/is/are.
Negatives are made with not.
• Statement: You are watching TV.
• Question: Are you watching TV?
• Negative: You are not watching TV
2.1 Present Continuous
2.1 Present Continuous
Use the present continuous with verbs to express the idea that
something is happening now, at this very moment. It can also be used
to show that something is not happening now.
Examples:
• You are learning English now.
• You are not swimming now.
• Are you sleeping?
• I am sitting.
• I am not standing.
2.1 Present Continuous
Sometimes, speakers use the present continuous to indicate that
something will or will not happen in the near future.
Examples:
• I am meeting some friends after work.
• I am not going to the party tonight.
• Is he visiting his parents next weekend?
• Isn't he coming with us tonight?
Practice 2
• Part II. Put in the present continuous form of the verb in brackets.
1. Please be quiet. I _______________ (try) to read my book.
2. I _______________ (not/use) the computer at the moment so you can
use it.
3. Mary is ill so Sue _______________ (teach) her lessons today.
4. Excuse me, I _______________ (look) for a hotel. Is there one near here?
5. _______________ (you/wait) for someone?
6. Jack, you are very careless. You _______________ (always/forget) to do
your homework!
7. The cost of living _______________ (rise) very fast. Every year things are
more expensive.
8. What _______________ (you/do)? I _______________ (clean) my shoes.
9. Why _______________ (not/wear) shorts? It's so hot today.
10.The neighbors are so noisy! They _______________ (always/argue)
loudly.
Practice 3
Part II. Put the verb in brackets into the present simple or the present
continuous.
1. She always ______ (remember) my birthday.
2. Mr. Brown ______ (work) in a supermarket.
3. I ______ (work) in this factory until I find a better job.
4. Look! It ______ (snow).
5. Can you hear those girls? What ______ (they/talk) about?
6. ______ (you/know) Helen?
7. We ______ (never/go) to work by tube. It is too busy.
8. When I'm in Paris I ______ (usually/stay) in the Hotel du Pont, but
this time I ______ (stay) in the more expensive Hotel Notre Dame.
9. ______ (you/believe) in ghosts?
10. My parents ______ (live) in Sydney. Where ______ (your
parents/live)
3. Wh-questions
3.1 Wh-questions
• Forming wh-questions: Without an auxiliary verb
When what, who, which or whose is the subject or part of the subject,
we do not use the auxiliary. We use the word order subject + verb:
what fell off the wall?
which horse won?
who bought this?
whose phone rang?
Practice 3
Make WH-questions with the highlighted words as the answers.
1. They study (English) every Tuesday morning.
2. Romi goes to school (by bus)
3. The teacher explains the lesson (in front of the class).
4. (My brother) does his homework carefully.
5. My daughter always washes her hair (twice a week)
6. John loves eating (pizza).
7. Fenny invites (Bimo) to come to her birthday party.
8. Olga sings a song (beautifully).
9. Shanti gets up (at five).
10.Harry doesn't go to school (because he is sick).
