Topic

Introduce my self and my family

(using present tense)

Introduce my self and my family tells about how to introduce to the listener about our life and the structure of our family. The aim from this topic is to make students more easy in giving example sentence of present tense and could encourage students to introduce them selves in good sentence with using true grammar.

Simple Present Tense

In general, the simple present tense expresses events or situations that exist always, usually, habitually, they exist now, have existed in the past and probably will exist in the future. (Understanding and Using English Grammar by Betty Azar).

Simple present tense the tense of a verb that expresses action or state in the present time and is used of what occurs or is true at the time of speaking and of what is habitual or characteristic or is always or necessarily true, that is sometimes used to refer to action in the past, and that is sometimes used for future events (Meriam Webster)

Simple Present Tense is the tense used to express an action or activity that takes place / happening at the current time in a simple form, activity or work performed repeatedly, daily habits, events or actions that have nothing to do with time, and to express general truths.(another definition)

A diagram to visualize the Simple Present

1. We use the Simple Present when we talk about something which happens repeatedely.


2. We use the Simple Present to describe a series of actions in the present.

THE FORMULA OF PRESENT TENSE

 

Formula Verbal : (+) S+VERB1+(s/es)+O

(-) S+DO/DOES+NOT+VERB1+O

(?) DO/DOES+VERB1+O?

Formula Nominal : (+) S+TOBE(am, is, are)+3C

(-) S+TOBE(am, is, are)+NOT+3C

(?) TOBE(am, is, are)+S+3C?

3C (adverb, noun, adjective)

CAUTION : S/ES is used for (he, she, it)

They	Do / do not
We
I
you
He	Does / does not
She
it

EXAMPLE:

VERBAL

• I love my parents
• They have child
• She has young brother
• I do not like swimming

NOMINAL

• I am Diana
• She is my mother
• My hair is black

*Using Tobe in Nominal*

• I (am)
• They.we.you (are)
• He.she.it (is)

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