SImple Present Tense (Nominal Sentences)

SImple Present Tense (Nominal Sentence)

By Wawan Ruswanto

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Positive Sentence

​Subject + to be + Adjective/Noun

Example:

1. Are you students?

2. Is she a beautiful girl?

3. Am I late?

Simple Present Tense // Nominal Sentence // The formula of introgative sentence

Positive Sentence

​Example

1. They are students.

2. We are happy.

3. ​You are very kind.

4. I am a teacher.​

5. ​Budi is a smart student.

Simple Present Tense // Nominal Sentence // The example of positive sentence

6. She is a nurse.

7. He is a handsome boy.

8. The ice is cold.

9. The fire is hot.

10. Storm is dangerous.​

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Negative Sentence

​Subject + to be + not + Adjective/Noun

Example:

1. They aren't JHS students

2. She isn't a good singer.

3. ​I am not a lazy boy.

Simple Present Tense // Nominal Sentence // The formula of positive sentence

Negative Sentence

​Notes:

1. are not is contracted to aren't

2. is not is contracted to isn't

Simple Present Tense // Nominal Sentence //contracted to be negative sentence

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Introgative Sentence

To be +​ Subject + Adjective/Noun

Example:

1. They aren't JHS students

2. She isn't a good singer.

3. ​I am not a lazy boy.

Simple Present Tense // Nominal Sentence // The formula of positive sentence