Tenses, subject-verb agreement, and pronoun

Name : Prantiko Airlangga Sakti

NPM : 26213891

Class : 3EB24

1). find the theory about these tenses, the function and give 5 examples of each tense !!

A. Simple present tense is a verb form to state the facts, habits, or events that occur at this time. The verb form is most commonly used in the English language. Simple present tense is formed from the verb-1 (present tense) or linking verb "be" (is, am, are). What is the verb-1? Verb-1 is a bare infinitive with additional -s or -es (eg verb-1: does, goes, wants) specifically for subjectberupa singular noun (singular noun: Tita, book, car) or the third person singular pronoun (the pronoun The third single: she, he, it); or without modification (eg verb-1: do, go, want) to the subject in the form of a plural noun (boys, men, books) or plural pronouns (we, they), pronoun I / you, or a compound subject (you and me, Tina and Ruth).

Example Simple Prensent Tense

( + ) She drives a car everyday.

( - ) She doesn’t drive a car everyday.

( ? ) Does she drive a car everyday?

( + ) Liza goes to her office every morning.

( - ) Liza doesn’t go to her office every morning.

( ? ) Does Liza go to her office every morning?

( + ) We buy papers.

( - ) We don’t buy papers.

( ? ) Do we buy papers?

(+) We go to the mountain every weekend.

(-) We don't go to the mountain every weekend.

(?) Do we go to the mountain every weekend?

(+) He sleeps every night.

(-) He doesn't sleep every night.

(?) Does he sleep every night?

B. Present Continuous Tense is tense form which refers to the ongoing action now or when the talks were ongoing. So that action has already begun, and is not over when the conversation took place. In addition, this tense can also be used for the kind of action that lasts only for a short period of time. We can also use this tense to talk about a change or the ongoing developments in a long time span. Subject + Verb to be + - ing + object
Forms of "to be" (am, is, are)
• Single Subject
I - am
He - is
She - is
• Subject Plural
We - are
You - are
They - are

Example Prensent Continous Tense

(+) My sister is cooking in the kitchen.

(-) My sister isn't cooking in the kitchen.

(?) Is my sister cooking in the kitchen?

(+) They are writing a new novel.

(-) They aren't writing a new novel.

(?) Are they writing a new novel?

(+) The students are walking to school.

(-) The students aren't walking to school.

(?) Are the students walking to school?

(+) Rina is dancing a traditional dance.

(-) Rina isn't dancing a traditional dance.

(?) Is Rina dancing a traditional dance?

(+) He is learning French.

(-) He isn't learning French.

(?) Is he learning French?

C). Simple past tense is a form of the verb used to express activities or events that do or occurred in the past. The past can be a long time ago, a few years ago, a few months ago, a couple of weeks, days, or even a few hours ago. As was mentioned above that in the simple past tense, change the verbs used are changes in the second form of the verb (verb2). In general, changes in the form of both verbs are always followed by the suffix "ed", changes in general is called the regular verb. However, in practice, not all the changes both verb followed by the suffix "ed", this is called irregular verb. So you have to be really careful to distinguish where the verb is classified as a regular verb (irregular verbs) and where the verb is classified as an irregular verb (irregular verb).

Example Simple Past Tense

(+) I watched Superman vs Batman last week.

(-) I didn’t watch Superman vs Batman last week

(?) Did you watch Superman vs Batman last week

(+) I slept at 9 pm last night

(-) I didn’t sleep at 9 pm last night

(?) Did you sleep at 9 pm last night

(+) He needed money last week

(-) He didn’t need money last week

(?) Did he need money last week?

(+) He felt lonely last month

(-) He didn’t feel lonely last month

(?) Did he feel lonely last month

(+) He became a doctor last year

(-) He didn’t become a doctor last year

(?) Did he become a doctor last year

D). Past continuous tense is a form of the verb used to express two things, namely:
Functions 1. Used to describe an activity or event that is taking place at a certain time in the past
As an example :
At 9 last night, I was watching TV. (At 9 o'clock last night, I was watching TV.)
From the example above, what is meant by a certain time is At 9 last night, while for activities or events going on is I was watching TV.
2. Functions Used to describe an activity or event is in progress when the activity or other events coming interrupt past
As an example :
I was watching TV when my younger brother cried. (I was watching TV when my sister was crying.)
Activities or events going on is I was watching TV, while for activities or events that interrupt is my younger brother cried.

Example Past Continous Tense

a) I was writing for 5 hours yesterday.

b) I was reading the hottest news when she came.

c) Mr. Prio was always coming late to the meetings last year.

d) I was wondering if you could love me completely

e) At midnight, we still waiting for Andi.

2). –Subject – Verb agreement

Subject-verb agreement is a rapprochement between the verb (a verb) with the subject line in terms of number, namely: singular (singular) or plural (plural). Subjects can be either a noun (noun), pronoun (pronoun), or other construction acting as a noun, like gerund and infinitive. Basically, the singular subject (single subject) use the singular verb (singular verb), while plural subject (subject plural) using a plural verb (verb plural).

Example Sentences Subject-Verb Agreement [subject = bold; verb = italic]:

3). What is pronoun? Find the kinds of pronoun!!

What is a Pronoun?

In grammar, a pronoun is defined as a word or phrase that may be substituted for a noun or noun phrase, which once replaced, is known as the pronoun’s antecedent. How is this possible? In a nutshell, it’s because pronouns can do everything that nouns can do. A pronoun can act as a subject, direct object, indirect object, object of the preposition, and more.

Without pronouns, we’d have to keep on repeating nouns, and that would make our speech and writing repetitive, not to mention cumbersome. Most pronouns are very short words. Examples include:

ü He

ü She

ü They

ü It

ü We

ü Who

Examples of Pronouns

In the following examples, the pronouns are italicized.

Ø We are going on vacation.

Ø Don’t tell me that you can’t go with us.

Ø Anybody who says it won’t be fun has no clue what they are talking about.

Ø These are terribly steep stairs.