SIMPE PAST TENSE

Simple past tense

Simple past tense is used when we want to talk an event that happens at one particular time in the past.

Verbal sentence:

+	S+V2+….
-	S+DID NOT+V1+…
?	DID+S+V1….?

For examples:

(+) She went to market yesterday.

(-) She did not go to market yesterday.

(?) Did she go to market yesterday?

Went is the past form from go. Those are irregular verb.

Simple Present tense

Simple Present Tense

Simple Present adalah tenses (pola kalimat) yang digunakan untuk menceritakan waktu sekarang dalam bentuk sederhana. Coba liat contoh-contoh kalimat dengan

Expression of satisfaction and dissatisfaction

Expression of satisfaction and dissatisfaction

Look at the dialogue below

Andi    : Retno, I thought you were on vacation.

Retno  : Well, I got back early.

Andi    : Why?

Retno  : Well, I didn’t really enjoy being there.

Granting Request

Granting Request

In the dialogue between Ayu and Palupi you find the following expressions:

Ayu     : Will you tell me about it?

Palupi  : Sure,

Report text

REPORT TEXT

•      Social function :

The social purpose of reports is presenting information about something.

They generally describe an entire class of things, whether natural or made: mammals, the planets, rocks, plants, computers, countries of origin, transportation, and so on.

•   Generic structure:

      Generic classification: tell what phenomena under discussion is

      Description : tells the phenomena is like in the terms of:

·         parts and their function

·         Qualities

·         Habits or behaviours

LANGUAGE FEATURES OF REPORT:

      General nouns :

Description text

Description text

A.    Social function: to describe a particular person, place or thing.

B.     Generic structure:

1. Identification: identifies phenomenon to be described.

2. Description: describes parts, qualities, characteristics.

Example:

My pet

I have a pet. It is a dog, and I call it Brownie is a Chinese breed. It is small, fluffy, and cute.