Present Tense

Present tense

Present tense verb be + ( positif )

Full form	Contraction
I am your teacher	I'm your teacher
You are in room 13	You're in room 13
He is James	He's James
She is Marta	She's Marta
It is a school	It's a school
We are students	We're students
You are in class 2	You're in class 2
They are teachers	They're teachers

·         He untuk laki laki

·         She untuk perempuan

·         They untuk orang orang ( lebih dari   satu )

Present tense verb be  – and ? ( Negatife and interogative )

Full form	Contraction
I am not	I'm not
You are not	You aren't
He/ She/ It  is not	He/ She/ It  isn't
We are not	We aren't
They are not	They aren't

·         Gunakan not setelah verb untuk menggunakan negatif

·         Kamu juga bisa gunakan are not and is not seperti ini :

    You are not Italian = You’re not Italian

    She is not Polish   = She’s not Polish

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Am I	Indonesian?	Yes	I am	No	I am not
Are you			You are		You are not
Is he/she/it			He/She/It Is		He/She/It Is not
Are we			We are		We are not
Are you			You are		You are not
Are they			They are		They are not

·         Jika pertanyaan, pakai be sebelum you, he

Contoh : Are you Indonesian? BUKAN You are Indonesian?

                Where are you from? BUKAN Where you are from?

Jangan lupa setiap She/he/it bertemu VERB maka verb nya di tambah s/es

Sumber : Clive Oxenden dkk.1996.New English File.Oxford