Verb 1 in Simple Present tense
Seringkali dalam kegiatan belajar mengajar (KBM)
siswa tidak mampu menjawab saat ditanya, yang mana Verb 1 (apalagi semua Verb)
dalam suatu kalimat/ teks? Keadaan ini menjelaskan bisa jadi karena kurangnya siswa memahami apa
itu verb 1, serta tidak tahu seperti apa ciri-ciri verb 1 dalam kalimat.
Untuk hal tersebut, tujuan pembelajaran ini
adalah untuk mengenalkan ciri-ciri Verb, utamanya Verb 1 dalam kalimat Simple
Present Tense. Pemahaman tentang Verb 1 ini penting diberikan mengingat
seringnya Verb ini muncul dalam teks. Untuk mendalami Verb 1 via video,
klik πlink disini π
Marilah kita pahami Verb 1 terlebih dulu dari
penjelasan berikut.
Verb (Kata Kerja)
terbagi menjadi 2 (dua) kelompok: Regular
Verb (Kata Kerja Beraturan) & IrRegular Verb (Kata
Kerja Tak Beraturan).
Boleh dibilang, Verb terbagi menjadi 3 (tiga) bentuk: Verb 1,Verb 2, dan Verb 3.
Verb 1 ini disebut juga infinitive verb atau kata kerja asli/ kata kerja
asal (base verb). Ada juga yang
menyebutnya kata kerja bentuk pertama. Verb 1 ini senantiasa dipakai dalam
kalimat jenis Simple Present Tense, topik pembahasan kita saat ini. Sebelum
dilanjutkan, santaikan perasaanmu… tapi bacanya tetap harus seksama. OK?
Verb 1 = Verb yang belum mendapat imbuhan.
Misal: help, bukan helped, atau helping).
Kita pelajari dulu
Regular Verb. Regular Verb (kata
kerja beraturan) adalah kelompok kata kerja yang mempunyai keteraturan
perubahan pada verb 2 dan verb 3-nya, yaitu ditambah akhiran
-ed. Artinya, apapun verb 1-nya, verb 2 dan verb 3-nya selalu
ditambahkan akhiran –ed.
Lihat contoh perubahan akhiran Regular Verb pada Verb 2 & Verb 3
berikut ini.
|
Verb 1
|
Verb
2
|
Verb
3
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Arti
|
|
Help
|
helped
|
helped
|
Menolong
|
|
Laugh
|
laughed
|
laughed
|
Tertawa
|
|
Miss
|
missed
|
missed
|
Kehilangan
|
|
Fix
|
fixed
|
fixed
|
Tetap
|
|
Touch
|
touched
|
touched
|
Menyentuh
|
|
Stay
|
stayed
|
stayed
|
Tinggal
|
|
Try
|
tried
|
tried
|
Berusaha
|
|
lie
|
lied
|
lied
|
Berdusta
|
|
Own
|
owned
|
owned
|
Memiliki
|
|
Sign
|
signed
|
signed
|
Menandai
|
|
Want
|
wanted
|
wanted
|
Ingin
|
|
Need
|
needed
|
needed
|
Membutuhkan
|
|
Add
|
added
|
added
|
Menambahkan
|
|
Translate
|
translated
|
translated
|
Menerjemahkan
|
|
Taste
|
tasted
|
tasted
|
Mencicipi
|
Keterangan: di dua Verb terakhir (translate & taste)
ada sedikit perbedaan perubahannya. Sebutkan, apa itu?
Lain halnya dengan perubahan pada IrRegular
Verb. IrRegular Verb (kata kerja tak beraturan) adalah kelompok kata kerja
dimana verb 2 dan verb 3-nya hampir selalu akhirannya berubah menurut
dirinya sendiri (tidak lagi ditambah akhiran -ed). Artinya,
apapun verb 1-nya, verb 2 dan verb 3-nya hampir selalu berubah sesuai kaidah
masing-masing verb-nya.
Lihat contoh perubahan IrRegular Verb pada Verb 2 & Verb 3
berikut ini.
|
Verb 1
|
Verb 2
|
Verb 3
|
Arti
|
|
Eat
|
Ate
|
Eaten
|
Makan
|
|
See
|
Saw
|
Sawn
|
Melihat
|
|
Write
|
Wrote
|
Written
|
Menulis
|
|
Sleep
|
Slept
|
Slept
|
Tidur
|
|
Has/
Have
|
Had
|
Had
|
Mempunyai
|
|
Become
|
Became
|
Become
|
Menjadi
|
|
Drink
|
Drank
|
Drunk
|
Minum
|
|
Feel
|
Felt
|
Felt
|
Merasa
|
|
Come
|
Came
|
Come
|
Datang
|
|
Forget
|
Forgot
|
Forgot
|
Lupa
|
Kedua kelompok verb di atas (Regular maupun
Irregular) masih banyak yang lainnya. Untuk lebih lengkapnya, silakan pelajari
lebih lanjut dari aplikasi atau kamus, atau tanyakan gurumu pada kesempatan
lain. Sampai disini, sudah cukup paham, kan…?
Lalu Simple Present Tense itu apa? Ini akan dibahas
tersendiri. Tapi intinya, jenis waktu bahasa Inggris yang menggunakan verb 1.
Regular Verb
Kalimat dalam table berikut berstruktur S(ubjek) + V(erb) 1 +
O(bjek). Dalam kalimat Simpel Present Tense, verb-nya senantiasa verb 1. Namun,
tambahan –s atau –es tergantung siapa subjek/ pronoun-nya. Berarti, kalian
harus hafal subjek/ pronoun apa saja yang harus ditambah –s/ -es, karena ada
pula yang tetap atau tidak ditambah –s/ -es.
Dalam contoh di bawah semua kalimatnya berjenis (+). Adapun jenis
(-) atau (?) akan dibahas di bagian lain.
LATIHAN: yang mana yang
benar menurutmu verb 1 di bawah ini? Pelajari dengan seksama.
Coret Verb 1 yang salah di table berikut. Lihat dua
contoh yang dicoret di bawah. Verb 1 yang tidak dicoret berarti yang benar.
Lihat subjek yang digunakan. Silakan dilanjutkan
.
Bagaimana, bisa?
IrRegular Verb
IrRegular Verb (IrVerb
1) berikut dikenalkan sebagian saja, pelajarilah yang lainnya dalam App atau
kamus. Coret Verb 1 yang salah di bawah ini. Lihat dua contoh di bawah. Verb 1
yang tidak dicoret berarti yang benar. Silakan dilanjutkan. Bagaimana? Pasti
bisa
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Subject
|
Verb 1*)
|
Object
|
Keterangan
|
|
Asal
|
Prubahan
|
|
I
You
We
They
He/
She
|
eat
|
eats
|
breakfast
|
Sama
halnya dengan yang Regular Verb, Adverb
berikut diletakkan setelah Subjek:
Misal:
-
He usually drinks coffee (Ia
biasanya minum kopi)
-
We always come on time (kami biasanya
datang tepat waktu)
|
|
see
|
sees
|
a
comedy
|
|
write
|
writes
|
an
essay
|
|
sleep
|
sleeps
|
well
|
|
has
|
has
|
a
problem
|
|
You
|
become
|
becomes
|
smart
|
|
He
|
drink
|
drinks
|
the
coffee
|
|
We
|
feel
|
feels
|
proud
|
|
She
|
come
|
comes
|
home
|
|
They
|
forget
|
forgets
|
everything
|
|
I
|
am
|
are
|
a
student
|
Dalam
kalimat, Adverb diletakkan setelah To be 1:
Misal:
-
They are seldom at home (Mereka jarang
ada di rumah)
|
|
He
|
is
|
am
|
a
soldier
|
|
They
|
are
|
is
|
at
home
|
|
We
|
are
|
is
|
the
best
|
|
You
|
are
|
am
|
a
professor
|
A. Choose the correct answer
1. I usually wake up early in the morning. Verb 1 of the sentence is ...
2. "I always have a shower but I don’t like singing." Verb 1 of the sentence is...
3. "Then I have a pray." Verb 1 of the sentence is ...
4. "After I get dressed, I monitor social media from handphone." Verb 1 of the sentence is ...
5. "I go to school by public transport, Kowi, and I meet all my mates there." Verb 1 of the sentence is
6. During the morning I have several classes and I learn a lot. Verb 1 of the sentence is ...
7. My favorite subject is English, of course. Verb 1 of the sentence is ...
8. After few classes I have lunch at home. Verb 1 of the sentence is ...
9. In order to have the afternoon off I do my homework as quick as I can. Verb 1 of the sentence is ...
10. Wifi connection is always in my activities. Verb 1 of the sentence is ...
11. After having a pray, I meet my friends and we play in the yard. Verb 1 of the sentence is ...
12. We always have a great time. Verb 1 of the sentence is ...
13. After having a snack, I usually watch TV for a while. Verb 1 of the sentence is ...
14. I like cartoon and standup comedy. Verb 1 of the sentence is ...
15. I have dinner with all family, my father, my mother, my two brothers and me. Verb 1 of the sentence is ...
16. I usually wake up early in the morning. Verb 1 of the sentence is ...
17. Then I don't have a pray. Verb 1 of the sentence is ...
18. During the morning I do not have several classes so I don't learn a lot. Verb 1 of the sentence is ...
19. Wifi connection is not always in my activities. Verb 1 of the sentence is ...
20. After having a pray, I meet my friends and we play in the yard. Verb 1 of the sentence is ... 21. Choose the correct option. Sarah and Jacky __________ to school every day.
22. Choose the correct option. She ___________ English every week.
23. Choose the correct option. I __________ my teeth every day.
24. Mike and Anne _______have breakfast. They wash the dishes.
25. Choose the correct option. Andika ... an interesting English book.