Kata kerja yang digunakan untuk membentuk kalimat positif simple present tense mungkin linking verb “be” (is/am/are) atau verb-1 (bare infinitive + -s/-es untuk subject berupa singular noun atau 3rd person singular pronoun).
Berikut beberapa rumus wh- question dengan simple present tense.
| Kalimat Positif (+) | Fungsi | Kalimat Interogatif (?) |
|---|---|---|
| S + be | menanyakan subject | Who/What + be(am/is/are) Whose/Which + noun + be(am/is/are) |
| menanyakan adverb | When/Where/Why + be(am/is/are) + S How + adverb(much/far/…) + be(am/is/are) + S | |
| S + verb-1 | menanyakan subject | Who/What + V1 Whose/Which + noun + V1 |
| menanyakan object | Who/What + do/does + S + bare infinitive ? Whose/Which + noun + do/does + S + bare infinitive | |
| menanyakan adverb | When/Where/Why + do/does + S + bare infinitive How + adverb(long/slowly/…) + do/does + S + bare infinitive |
Contoh Wh- Question dengan Simple Present Tense
Beberapa contoh kalimat berdasarkan tabel rumus wh- question dengan simple present tense di atas adalah sebagai berikut.| Contoh Kalimat (+) | Fungsi | Contoh Wh- Question |
|---|---|---|
| They are at the grocery. (Mereka di swalayan.) | menanyakan subject | Who are at the grocery? (Siapa di swalayan?) |
| menanyakan adverb | Where are they? (Dimana mereka) | |
| The girl’s book is on the table. (Buku anak itu di atas meja.) | menanyakan subject (posessive) | Whose book is on the table? (Buku siapa di atas meja?) |
| Father’s day is on the third Sunday of June. (Hari ayah adalah pada hari minggu ketiga bulan Juni.) | menanyakan adverb | When is Father’s Day? (Kapan hari ayah?) |
| The sky is blue. (Langit warna biru.) | menanyakan adverb | Why is the sky blue? (Mengapa langit warna biru?) |
| The man saves money in the bank. (Laki-laki itu menyimpan uang di bank.) | menanyakan subject | Who saves his money in a the bank? (Siapa yang menyimpan uang di bank?) |
| menanyakan object | What does the man save in the bank? (Apa yang di simpan laki-laki itu di bank?) | |
| menanyakan adverb | Where does the man save money? (Dimana laki-laki itu menyimpan uang?) | |
| This photo always makes her smile. (Itu membuatnya tersenyum.) | menanyakan subject | What always makes her smile? (Apa yang selalu membuatnya tersenyum?) |
| Which photo always makes her smile? (Photo yang mana yang selalu membuatnya tersenyum?) | ||
| Andri walks so slowly. (Andri berjalan dengan sangat lambat.) | menanyakan subject | Who walks so slowly? (Siapa berjalan dengan sangat lambat?) |
| menanyakan adverb | Why does Andri walk so slowly? (Mengapa Andri berjalan dengan sangat lambat?) | |
| How slowly does Andri walk? (Seberapa lambat Andri berjalan?) |
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