Basic grammar

Basic grammar adalan aturan dasar dalam berkomunikasi dalam berbahasa inggris.

Basic grammar yang akan kita pelajari adalah simple present tense. Karena tense ini paling sering digunakan. Tense ini juga sering membuat banyak orang terutama pemula jadi binggung. saking bingunnya, orang takut ngomong pake bahasa inggris. dan selain dari itu menguasai tense dapat mempercepat penguasaan bahasa inggris.

1. Simple present tense

- Simple present tense dengan kata kerja dasar
Catatan :
 a. kata kerja untuk subjek tunggal ( he, she, it ) harus dikuti s / es
The girl sings
The student goes to school.

b. subjek jamak gak usah pake s / esThe boys play tennis.
The teachers teach english.

c. kalimat tanya dan kalimat negatif ditambah does / do, dihilangkan s / es nya.
Does the girl sing?
Do the teachers teach?

d. To be gak dipakai jika ada verb1

- Simple present tense dengan kata kerja dasar. digunakan saat ngomongin tentang kegiatan rutin.

Mina :what time do you usually get up?
Lizia : i always get up at three a.m

Cindy : does the restaurant open at 9 a.m everyday?
Peter: yes, it does. The restaurant always open at 9 a.m everyday.

Catatan : do untuk subjek jamak ( you, we, they ); does untuk subjek tunggal ( i, he, she,it )

b. digunakan saat menayakan aktivitas rutinJoe :
what do you eat at breakfast ?
Linda : i eat rice, chicken, vegetables and hot tea for breakfast.
Rina : John, how often do you go to campus?
John : i go to campus three times a week.

- Simple present tense dengan to be Catatan :
a. I ( am )
he, she, it ( is )
you, we, they ( are )

b. To be boleh diikuti kata sifat ( tired, diligent, beautiful)

c. setelah to be gak boleh ada verb1

- Simple present tense dengan to be
a. saat menanyakan kabar
Jack: hi. how is life?
Andy : great, thank you. you?

b. menanyakan nama
Bella : excuse me, what's your name?
Randi : my name is Randi.

c. Menayakan asal usul
Paul : are you from Korean?
Kimo : no. I am not from korean. I am from Japan.

d. Menayakan kebangsaan.
Isa : where is Liza from?
Bill : she is from Africa.
Rani : where are they form?
Lisa : they are form India.

- simple present tense dengan Have, Has.
Catatan :
a. Have untuk (I, you, we, they)
Has untuk (he, she, it)

b. Have dan has juga gak boleh diikuti verb 1

c. Kalimat negatif dan positif total menggunakan does dan have
The girl does not has a car (salah)
The girl does not have a car (benar)

- simple present tense dengan Have, Has.
Saat menanyakan tentang keluarga
Sheina : do you have any brothers?
Jena : no i don't.

Saat ngomongin tentang kepunyaan
Andy : do you have any novels?
Gilang : yes i do, i have twenty novels.

c. Saat mendeskripsikan tampang / fisik orang

Cicah : how is your girlfriend look like?
Ali : she is quite tall and slim. She has pointed nose, dark eyes, thin lips, and a round face.

2. Simple past tense
Catatan :
- semua subjek diikuti verb 2 ( ate, slept, went,.....)
- menggunakan to be was, were- keterangan waktu yang digunakan ( diawali kata last / ago / yesterday)

Kapan tense ini di pake?
a. saat ingin menceritakan kegiatan masa lampau
Lili : what did you do yesterday?
Isa : i just stayed at home yesterday.
b. Menceritakan kebiasaan kamu di masa lampau
Ani : what did u do always at the weekend?
Isiana : i always watched TV at the weekend.

3. Future tense
Catatan :- will / shall diikuti oleh kata kerja dasar ( verb 1 eat, pray, work)
- kalimat negatif cukup ditambahkan not ( will not disingkag won't atau shan't)

a. Mengatakan sesuatu spontan. Minah : ssstt.... listen! Someone is knocking the door.
Nisia : i'll open it.

b. Saat meramal / nebak nebak sesuatu
Kyla : i am afraid of the final test.
Boby : take it easy. I'm sure you will pass the exam. Just keep praying.

c. Mengungkapkan harapan
Mom : are you ready for exam?
Min ah : yes i hope i will pass the exam.