Secara garis besar berdasarkan pada penggolongan waktunya, tenses bahasa Inggris terdiri dari empat jenis, yakni present tense, past tense, future tense, dan past future tense. Present tense merupakan bentuk waktu yang digunakan untuk menyatakan masa sekarang. Contoh soal simple present tense pilihan ganda SMP selanjutnya akan dibahas lebih lanjut. Simple present tense adalah suatu pola kalimat yang menunjukkan keadaan, pernyataan, atau hal tentang:
- Kebiasaan (habitual action) atau perbuatan yang terjadi berulang-ulang atau terus-menerus.
Contoh:
My mother often reads newspaper in the morning. - Kebenaran umum (general truth) yang tidak dapat dibantah.
Contoh:
There are seven days in a week. - Membenarkan hal yang akan datang yang berkenaan dengan jadwal, program, acara, atau aktivitas lain yang terencana.
Contoh:
The event starts with an attractive dancing. - Menyatakan perintah
Contoh:
Open the window! - Stative verb, yaitu kata kerja yang menunjukkan waktu sekarang ,tetapi selamanya tidak boleh dibentuk dalam continuous melainkan harus dalam simple present.
Contoh:
Are you liking London? = Salah
Do you like London? = Benar
- Bentuk kalimat positif: Subject + verb 1 + O
Contoh kalimat:
We drink milk every morning. - Bentuk kalimat negatif: Subject + don’t/doesn’t + Verb 1 + O
Contoh kalimat:
He doesn’t speak English every day. - Bentuk kalimat interogatif: Do/does + subject + verb 1 + O?
Contoh kalimat:
Do you always go to school by train?
Keterangan waktu (adverb of time) yang digunakan simple present tense antara lain:
- Always
- Everywhere
- Ever
- Never
- On Wednesday
- Lately
- Occasionally
- Twice a year
- Frequently
- Often
- Usually
- Seldom
- Sometimes
- Generally
Contoh Soal Simple Present Tense Pilihan Ganda SMP
Berikut ini adalah contoh soal simple present tense pilihan ganda SMP yang disertai kunci jawaban pada akhir materi.
- Every morning the watchman turns off all the lights and … around the building every half an hour.
a) walks
b) is walking
c) walking
d) walked - Colin: Can we postpone the class meeting until Thursday?
Bono: I’m afraid not. I … basketball on Thursday.
a) would play
b) played
c) always play
d) have been playing - I … at five o’clock every morning.
a) wakes up
b) waking up
c) woke up
d) wake up - Nadya is a nice girl. Everybody … her friend.
a) wanting to be
b) want to be
c) wants to be
d) wanted to be - This exam is important. You must …
a) studied
b) studies
c) study
d) studying - Mr. Agus: Who can answer the question?
Lorinda: What is your question, Sir?
Mr. Agus: … I’ll read the question once more.
Stundents: Yes, sir.
a) Listen carefully!
b) Write your name!
c) Open your book!
d) Look at me! - They usually … rice.
a) growing
b) grows
c) is growing
d) grow - My sister and brother seldom … shirts.
a) wears
b) wearing
c) wear
d) weared - Because I always … to school early.
a) goes
b) go
c) going
d) gone - She … the house every day.
a) cleans
b) cleaned
c) cleaning
d) clean
Jawaban:
- a) walks
- b) always play
- d) wake up
- b) want to be
- c) study
- a) Listen carefully!
- b) grows
- c) wear
- b) go
- a) cleans