Selain untuk action (tindakan) yang rutin dilakukan, present simple bisa digunakan untuk mengekspresikan fakta saat ini. Ini bisa digunakan untuk:
- mendeskripsikan seseorang atau sesuatu.
Kalimat Positif:
- I + am + noun
- /You/We/They + are + noun
- He/She/It + is + noun
Kalimat Negatif:
- I + am not + noun
- /You/We/They + are not (aren’t) + noun
- He/She/It + is not (isn’t) + noun
Kalimat Tanya:
- Am + I + noun?
- Are + you/we/they + noun?
- Is + he/she/it + noun?
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I am a teacher.
= Aku seorang guru.
You are my best friend.
= Kamu sahabat terbaikku.
We are volunteers.
= Kami relawan.
They are my colleagues.
= Mereka teman kerjaku.
He is an engineer.
= Dia seorang insinyur.
She is our leader.
= Dia pemimpin kami.
I have a bike. It is an old bike.
= Aku punya sepeda. Sepedaku sepeda tua.
Catatan: Pronoun it di kalimat di atas menggantikan noun a bike.
(-)
I am not a teacher.
= Aku bukan seorang guru.
You are not my best friend.
= Kamu bukan sahabat terbaikku.
We are not volunteers.
= Kami bukan relawan.
They are not my colleagues.
= Mereka bukan teman kerjaku.
He is not an engineer.
= Dia bukan seorang insinyur.
She is not our leader.
= Dia bukan pemimpin kami.
I have a bike. It is not an new bike.
= Aku punya sepeda. Sepedaku bukan sepeda baru.
Catatan: Pronoun it di kalimat di atas menggantikan noun a bike.
(?)
Am I your best friend?
= Apa aku teman terbaikmu?
Are you her friend?
= Apa kamu temannya?
Are we your team members?
= Apa kami anggota timmu?
Are they your neighbor?
= Apa mereka tetanggamu?
Is he an accountant?
= Apa dia seorang akuntan?
Is she our new teacher?
= Apa dia guru baru kita?
Is this your book? Is it a good book?
= Apa ini bukumu? Apa buku ini bagus?