Untuk menyatakan suatu pekerjaan, peristiwa, atau kejadian yang terjadi hari ini, atau kejadian yang berulang kali atau merupakan suatu kebiasaan sehari – hari.

Formula : A : S + to be (am, is, are) + ……
B : S + verb bentuk I + (S / es) + ….

Affirmative (+) Negative (-) Interrogative (?)
S + verb I + s / es S + do not / does not verb I Do / does + s + verb I
I + verb I
We + verb I
They + verb I
You + verb I
She + verb I + s / es
He + verb I + s / es
It + verb I + s / es I + do not verb I
We + do not verb I
They + do not verb I
You + do not verb I
She + do not verb I
He + do not verb I
It + do not verb I Do + I verb I
Do + we verb I
Do + they verb I
Do + you verb I
Does + she verb I
Does + he verb I
Does + it verb I

Examples :
1. (+) He goes to school every morning
(-) he does not go to school every morning
(?) does he go to school every morning
(-?) does she not go to school every morning

2. (+) she does her homework
(-) she does not do her homework
(?) does she do her homework
(-?) does she not do her homework


3. (+) you can come to my house
(-) you can not come to my house
(?) can you come to my house?
(-?) can you not come to my house?

4. (+) I must go there today
(-) I must not go there today
(?) must I go there today?
(-?) must I not go there today?

Example :
- We eat rice every day
- I go to school at 6 o’cloock

Di pergunakan untuk menyatakan suatu kebenaran umum (general truth)
Example :

- The world is round
- The earth goes round the sun
- Animal lives only fot food


Catatan :
Dalam kalimat verbal bentuk kalimat berita (aafirmative) yang subjeknya orang ketifa tunggal = she – he – it = atau bilangan satu maka kata kerja dasarnya (Infinitive) mengalami perubahan sebagai berikut :
a. Pada umumnya kata kerja dasar (infinitive) ditambah = s =
To bring brings membawa
To eat eats makan
To make makes membuat
To help helps membantu

b. Kata kerja dasar beakhiran
ch, sh, sa, dan x ditambah = es =
to attach attaches melampirkan
to wish wishes ingin
to discuss discusses merundingkan
to mix mixes mencampurkan

c. Kata kerja dasar yang berakhiran : = e = di tambah = s =
To operate operates mengoperasi
To imagine imagines menghayal
To imitate imitates meniru
To evaluate evaluates menilai

d. Kata kerja dasar yang berakhiran = o = ditambah = es =
To go goes pergi
To do does mengerjakan

e. Kata kerja dasar yang berakhiran = y = yang didahului oleh huruf mati, y : diganti I, lalu ditambah = es =
To accompany companies menemani
To apply applies menggunakan / menerapkan
To amplity ampliptes menguatkan
To harry harries mengganggu

f. Kata kerja dasar yang berakhiran : = y = yang didahului oleh huruf hidup hanya ditambah = s = saja.
To stay stays tinggal
To obay obays mematuhi
To spray sprays menyemprot
To prey preys merampas
To pray prays sembahyang (memohon)