Grammar TOEFL 1: Present Simple vs Present Continuous
Penjelasan
Gunakan Present Simple untuk kebiasaan, fakta umum, atau jadwal tetap (I work every day / Water boils at 100°C). Gunakan Present Continuous untuk tindakan yang sedang berlangsung saat ini atau rencana yang sudah pasti di masa dekat (I am working right now / We are meeting tomorrow). Kata seperti always, usually, every day menandakan Present Simple; kata seperti now, right now, at the moment menandakan Present Continuous.
Latihan soal
1. She usually ___ to work by bus.
- take
- takes
- is taking
- taking
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. takes
'Usually' menandakan kebiasaan rutin → Present Simple, subjek 'she' tunggal → 'takes'.
2. Please be quiet — the baby ___ right now.
- is sleeping
- slept
- sleep
- sleeps
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. is sleeping
'Right now' menandakan tindakan sedang berlangsung → Present Continuous: 'is sleeping'.
3. Water ___ at zero degrees Celsius.
- freezes
- will freeze
- is freezing
- froze
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. freezes
Fakta ilmiah umum menggunakan Present Simple: 'freezes'.
4. I ___ dinner with my family tonight.
- have
- has
- had
- am having
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. am having
'Tonight' menunjukkan rencana pasti di masa dekat → Present Continuous: 'am having'.
5. He never ___ breakfast before school.
- eats
- eat
- ate
- is eating
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: A. eats
'Never' adalah kata frekuensi yang menandakan kebiasaan → Present Simple: 'eats'.
6. Look! The children ___ in the rain.
- play
- played
- plays
- are playing
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. are playing
'Look!' menandakan sesuatu terjadi saat ini → Present Continuous: 'are playing'.
7. The store ___ at nine every morning.
- opened
- opens
- open
- is opening
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. opens
Jadwal tetap/rutin menggunakan Present Simple: 'opens'.
8. At the moment, she ___ for a new job.
- look
- looked
- looks
- is looking
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: D. is looking
'At the moment' menandakan tindakan yang sedang berlangsung → Present Continuous.
9. We ___ to the beach every summer.
- goes
- go
- went
- are going
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: B. go
'Every summer' menandakan kebiasaan berulang → Present Simple: 'go'.
10. I can't talk now — I ___ dinner.
- cooked
- cooks
- am cooking
- cook
Lihat jawaban dan pembahasan
Jawaban: C. am cooking
'Now' menandakan tindakan sedang berlangsung saat berbicara → Present Continuous.