Mengenal Present Verbs

KOMPAS.com – Ada beberapa bentuk present verb yang digunakan dalam kalimat bahasa Inggris. Simak penjelasannya berikut ini:

Pengertian present verbs

Verb (kata kerja) pada dasarnya ada tiga, yaitu past (lampau), present (sekarang), dan future (masa depan).

Mengutip Grammarly, the present tense is used to describe things that are happening right now, or things that are continuous.

Present tense digunakan untuk mendeskripsikan hal-hal yang terjadi saat ini, atau hal-hal yang berkelanjutan.

Sedangkan menurut British Council, the present tense is used to talk about the present and to talk about the future. There are four present tense forms: present simple, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous.

Present tense digunakan untuk membicarakan masa kini dan masa depan. Ada empat macam bentuk present tense yaitu present simple, present continuous, present perfect, dan present perfect continuous.

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Bentuk present verbs

Perhatikan contoh kalimat berikut:

• Simple present

I wake up at 5 a.m. every morning. / Aku bangun pukul 5 setiap pagi.
She goes to the book store every Sunday. / Dia pergi ke toko buku tiap hari Minggu.
My father drives his car every day. / Ayahku mengendarai mobilnya setiap hari.

• Present continuous

I am watching a movie right now. / Aku sedang menonton film sekarang.

• Present perfect

I have cut my hair. / Aku telah memotong rambutku.

• Present perfect continuous

I have been studying since two hours ago. / Aku telah belajar sejak dua jam yang lalu.

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