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Latihan Soal Simple Present Tense vs Present Continuous Tense Materi Bahasa Inggris Kelas 8 SMP/ MTs Semester 2

Latihan Soal Simple Present Tense vs Present Continuous Tense Materi Bahasa Inggris Kelas 8 SMP/ MTs Semester 2

Penggunaan bentuk simple Present tense dan Present Continuous tense seringkali membingungkan meskipun sama- sama terjadi pada waktu sekarang (present). Dalam penggunaannya, kedua tenses tersebut memiliki perbedaan yaitu dalam keterangan waktu yang digunakan, selain itu, struktru kalimatnya juga berbeda.




Nah, pada kesempatan kali ini, kita akan berlatih soal penggunaan simple present tense vs present continuous tense pada materi bahasa Inggris kelas 8 SMP/ MTs Semester 2. Sebelum berlanjut ke dalam latihan soal, berikut  review  materi tentang simple present dan present continuous.

Simple Present Tense


Subject + V I (Kata Kerja Bentuk I) + s/es*

                                          *s/es khusus untuk subjek orang ketiga tunggal (He, She, It)

Adapun penggunaan dari Simpe Present Tense adalah sebagai berikut;
a. Menyatakan suatu kebiasaan yang dilakukan
   Contoh:
  1.    He usually goes to school at 6.30 o'clock.
  2.    We always watch TV at night
  3.    They swim on Saturday.
  4.    He often plays volleyball at noon.
b. Menyatakan kebenaran umum
   Contoh:
  1.    The sun rises in the east and sets in the west
  2.    The earth revolves around the sun.
c. Menyatakan peristiwa saat ini
   Contoh :
  1.    Anna plays piano well.
  2.    She works hard at her office.
  3.    He looks pale today.
Inilah penanda waktu (keterangan waktu), adverbial of place ( keterangan tempat), dan juga adverbial of frequency ( keterangan frekuensi) sering digunakan  dalam Simple Present Tense.
  1. Always  selalu
  2. Usually  biasanya
  3. Often  sering
  4. Sometimes kadang- kadang
  5. Seldom  jarang
  6. Never  tidak pernah
  7. At night  pada waktu malam
  8. On Sunday pada hari minggu
  9. Twice a week dua kali seminggu
  10. Every week setiap minggu
  11. Every day setiap hari
  12. Here, there  disini, disana, dsb.
***Adverbial of place selalu diletakkan terlebih dahulu sebelum adverbial of time
Present Continuous Tense

Positive : S + am/ is/ are + V-ing
Negative : S + am/ is/ are + not + V-ing
Question : Am/ is/are + V-ing ?

Penggunaan Present Continuous Tense
a. Untuk meyatakan  peristiwa yang sedang berlangsung pada saat ini ( sekarang).
Contoh :
  1. I am not driving now.
  2. They are studying Math right now.
  3. The dog is barking now.
b. Menyatakan perbuatan yang sudah direncanakan akan dilakukan pada masa mendatang ( keterangan waktu harus disebutkan).
Contoh :
  1. She is leaving Yogyakarta tomorrow.
  2. The train is arriving tonight.
Beberapa bentuk waktu yang digunakan dalam Present Continuous Tense adalah sebagai berikut,
  • Tomorrow : besok
  • Tonight; malam ini
  • Today; hari ini
  • At present ; pada saat ini
  • Now; sekarang
  • This evening ; sore ini
  • This afternoon ; siang ini
  • At this moment ; sekarang ini
  • Dan sebagainya.
Setelah mempelajari review kedua materi diatas, inilah saatna untuk berlatih soal berkaitan dengan materi tersebut. Pilih jawaban yang paling benar dengan mengeklik opsi yang terdapat pada setiap soal. Skor pencapaian akan muncul pada saat latihan selesai dikerjakan. 

Latihan Soal Simple Present vs Present Continuous
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1. A : What's the novel you ... entitled?
B : It's Guru Aini from Andrea Hirata. It's recommended novel to read.
read
have read
are reading

2. She always ... to school on foot.
goes
is going
has gone

3. We ... in an apartement now.
stay
are staying
stayed

4. He never ... a letter to me.
writes
are writing
will write

5. "Could you be quiet, please? -- I ... Math now.
study
am studying
studied

6. Koalas ... for most of the day.
sleep
are sleeping
is sleeping

7. Her daughter ... her very often.
is not visiting
does not visit
won't visit

8. Look! The man ... to jump over the bridge.
tries
is trying
tried

9. ... to school every morning?
do you walk
Are you walking
Did you walk

10. Can you answer the phone? --- I ... .
cook
am cooking
cooked

11. My mentor ... an evaluation every week.
gives
gave
is giving

12. We usually ... swimming at the weekend.
go
went
are going

13. The bank ... on Saturdays.
does not open
is not opening
did not open

14. Sorry, you can't meet him now. He ... now.
sleeps
is sleeping
has slept

15. " Where's Wafiq?"
'He ... basketball with his friends right now.'
plays
is playing
played

Score =
Correct answers:
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Latihan Soal Online Simple Present Tense vs Present Continuous Tense

Latihan Soal Online Simple Present Tense vs Present Continuous Tense

Dalam bentuk waktu sekarang (Present) kita mengenal bentuk tenses simple present dan present continuous. Penggunaan keduanya seringkali membingungkan apalagi dalam terapan soal. Sebenarnya, kedua tenses tersebut memiliki perbedaan yang pasti baik dalam penggunaan, kata kerja yang digunakan, maupun bentuk keterangan waktu  (adverbial time) yang digunakan.

Sebelum berlanjut ke dalam latihan soal, berikut  review  materi tentang simple present dan present continuous.

Simple Present Tense


Subject + V I (Kata Kerja Bentuk I) + s/es*

                                          *s/es khusus untuk subjek orang ketiga tunggal (He, She, It)

Adapun penggunaan dari Simpe Present Tense adalah sebagai berikut;
a. Menyatakan suatu kebiasaan yang dilakukan
   Contoh:
  1.    He usually leaves work at 6.30 o'clock.
  2.    We always study at night
  3.    They play football on Saturday.
  4.    He often plays chess at noon.
b. Menyatakan kebenaran umum
   Contoh:
  1.    The sun rises in the east and sets in the west
  2.    The earth revolves around the sun.
c. Menyatakan peristiwa saat ini
   Contoh :
  1.    Sue dances beautifully
  2.    She comes from China.
  3.    She works hard at her office.
  4.    He looks tired today.
Penggunaan adverbial time ( keterangan waktu), adverbial of place ( keterangan tempat), dan juga adverbial of frequency ( keterangan frekuensi) sering digunakan  dalam Simple Present Tense.
  1. Always  selalu
  2. Usually  biasanya
  3. Often  sering
  4. Sometimes kadang- kadang
  5. Seldom  jarang
  6. Never  tidak pernah
  7. At night  pada waktu malam
  8. On Sunday pada hari minggu
  9. Twice a week dua kali seminggu
  10. Every week setiap minggu
  11. Every day setiap hari
  12. Here, there  disini, disana, dsb.
***Adverbial of place selalu diletakkan terlebih dahulu sebelum adverbial of time
Present Continuous Tense

Positive : S + am/ is/ are + V-ing
Negative : S + am/ is/ are + not + V-ing
Question : Am/ is/are + V-ing ?

Penggunaan Present Continuous Tense
a. Untuk meyatakan  peristiwa yang sedang berlangsung pada saat ini ( sekarang).
Contoh :
  1. I am not wearing a coat.
  2. They are studying English now.
  3. It is raining now.
  4. She is listening to music at the moment.
b. Untuk menyatakan perbuatan yang sudah direncanakan akan dilakukan pada masa mendatang ( keterangan waktu harus disebutkan).
Contoh :
  1. She is leaving Jakarta tomorrow.
  2. Mr. Ryan is going to Lombok next week.
  3. The plane is arriving tonight.
Beberapa bentuk waktu yang digunakan dalam Present Continuous Tense adalah sebagai berikut,
  • Tomorrow : besok
  • Tonight; malam ini
  • Today; hari ini
  • At present ; pada saat ini
  • Now; sekarang
  • This evening ; sore ini
  • This afternoon ; siang ini
  • At this moment ; sekarang ini
  • Dan sebagainya.
Latihan Soal Simple Present vs Present Continuous
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1. What's that book you ... ?
read
have read
are reading

2. She always ... to work by train.
goes
is going
has gone

3. We ... in a hotel at the moment.
stay
are staying
stayed

4. They never ... to me.
write
are writing
will write

5. "Could you be quiet, please? -- I ... a podcast.
listen
am listening
listened

6. Snakes ... for most of the day.
sleep
are sleeping
slept

7. Her son ... her very often.
is not visiting
does not visit
won't visit

8. Look! The man ... to get into our car.
tries
is trying
tried

9. ... to school every morning?
do you walk
Are you walking
Did you walk

10. Can you answer the phone? --- I ... .
cook
am cooking
cooked

11. My director ... to Singapore every month.
flies
flew
is flying

12. We usually ... to the beach at the weekend.
go
went
are going

13. The bank ... on Sundays.
does not open
is not opening
did not open

14. Sorry, you can't talk to him now. He ... a shower.
has
is having
has had

15. " Where's Indra?"
'He ... football with his friends.'
plays
is playing
played

Score =
Correct answers:
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Semoga bermanfaat.
Latihan Soal Tenses Bahasa Inggris Online dan Jawabannya

Latihan Soal Tenses Bahasa Inggris Online dan Jawabannya

Materi tenses merupakan materi krusial dalam bahasa Inggris. Tanpa tenses, kita tidak bisa membedakan waktu atas terjadinya kegiatan atau peristiwa. Bentuk tenses biasanya ditunjukkan dengan penggunaan kata kerja dalam kalimat. 

Dalam bahasa Inggris terdapat 12 (dua belas) macam tenses yang mesti dikuasai. Setiap bentuk tenses memiliki ciri khusus yaitu verb) dan time signal. Karenanya, dalam menjawab pertanyaan dalam materi tenses, verb dan time signal merupakan key word dalam kalimat. Pada beberapa soal, time signal tidak diperlihatkan secara jelas. Untuk itu kecermatan dalam memahami kalimat dan mengenali kata kerja menjadi poin pokok dalam menjawab soal.
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Untuk lebih memahami, silahkan perhatikan pada ringkasan bentuk tenses berikut ini.



Nah, setelah dicermati ringkasan tenses diatas, kita langsung saja ke soal latihan tenses untuk menguji kemampuan anda. Soal berjumlah 20 butir soal pilihan ganda dengan kunci jawaban dan skor nilai akan langsung tampil ketika selesai mengerjakan  soal. Oke, berikut latihannya.

1. I buy a newspaper every day but sometimes I ... it.
doesn't buy
don't buy
buys
bought

2. Jenny ... four languages - English, French, German and Spanish.
speak
speaking
speaks
have spoken

3. John ... a lot of tea. It's his favorite drink.
drinks
drink
have drunk
drinking

4. 'Where's Ben?' '... a shower now'
He has had
He had
He's having
He has

5. It was hot in the room, so I ... the window.
open
opening
opens
opened

6. It ... when we went out.
had rained
rains
is raining
was raining

7. I ... from Diponegoro University by the end of October.
will graduate
will have graduated
graduate
graduated

8. All ministers ... at the presidential palace before President Jokowi came.
arrived
had arived
arrive
arrives

9. The express train always ... on time, unlike the local, which is always late.
arrives
arive
arrived
is arriving

10. My co workers and I ... at this restaurant once before.
eat
are eating
have eaten
will eat

11. I always ... to wish my wife a happy birthday.
am forgetting
forgets
forget
have forgotten

12. I ... my suitcase already. You can put them in the car now.
am packing
will pack
had packed
have packed

13. ... send these documents to our client, please?
will you be
will you
will you have
will you have

14. I woke up early yesterday. It was a beautiful morning. The sun was shining and the birds ....
were singing
sang
sing
would sing

15. Ahza fell asleep while he ....
reads
is reading
was reading
read

16. The weather was really bad so we ... football.
don't play
didn't play
aren't playing
hadn't played

17. We went to the cinema but the film wasn't very good. We ... it.
aren't enjoy
don't enjoy
didn't enjoy
wouldn't enjoy

18. I'm tired. I think ... to bed early tonight.
I would go
I will go
I go
I went

19. Don't drink too much coffee before you go to bed. You ....
don't sleep
aren't sleeping
won't sleep
wouldn't sleep

20. First we ... the forms. after that we sign and mail them.
are erasing
have erased
have been erased
erase
Score =
Correct answers:
Semoga bermanfaat dan jangan lupa isikan pada kolom komentar bila ada kesulitan dalam soal latihan tenses bahasa Inggris diatas. Mohon maaf bila ada kekurangan.

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