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CHAPTER IV RESEARCH FINDINGS
A. Data Description
In this sub-chapter, the writer discussed about the description of students’ errors in English writing test that focused on the use of tenses.
Their errors are using Simple Present Tense, Present Continuous Tense, Simple Past Tense, Past Continuous Tense, and Simple Future Tense. Here
are their results of the test.
1. Simple Present Tense
Table 4.1 Table of Students’ Errors in Simple Present Tense
No Identification of
Errors Description
of Errors Cause of
Errors Reconstruction
1 I’m to follow aunt to
buy food Addition
Intra-lingual Transfer
I follow my aunt to buy food
2 I like just to reading,
studied hard Addition
selection Intra-lingual
Transfer I like reading and
studying hard 3
I to visit my house sister
Addition Intra-lingual
Transfer I visit my sister’s
house 4
Mother and father to see far and smile to
me Addition
Intra-lingual Transfer
My mother and father see and give me smile
from faraway
5 I to help my uncle
Addition Intra-lingual
Transfer I help my uncle
6 He always to help
me Addition
Omission Inter-lingual
Transfer Intra-lingual
Transfer He always helps me
7 After grand mother
Addition Intra-lingual
After we meet our
we to meet Transfer
grand mother 8
I’m to help all people
Addition I help all people
9 I usually to help my
grand mother Addition
Intra-lingual Transfer
I usually help my grand mother
10 I look a big snake, it eat
Mouse … Omission
Inter-lingual Transfer
I look a big snake, it eats m
ouse … 11
I’m go to Ancol Addition
Intra-lingual Transfer
I go to Ancol 12
I’m play with friends Addition
Intra-lingual Transfer
I play with my friends 13 Over there situation
looking beautiful Selection
Intra-lingual Transfer
The situation over there looks beautiful
14 I am and my friend go to Jakarta
Addition Intra-lingual
Transfer My friend and I go to
Jakarta 15 I am coming to
museum Al- Qur’an
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer I come to the museum
of Al- Qur’an
16 I am look many Al- Qur’an
Addition Intra-lingual
Transfer I look many Al-
Qur’ans 17 I am take a picture
Addition Intra-lingual
Transfer I take a picture
18 Finally, I talking thank you very much
Selection Intra-lingual
Transfer Finally, I say thank
you very much
2. Present Continuous Tense
Table 4.2 Table of Studen
ts’ Errors in Present Continuous Tense No
Identification of Errors
Description of Errors
Cause of Errors
Reconstruction
1 We speaking
together Ommision
Inter-lingual Transfer
We are speaking together
2 I’m happy and fun
because look two younger brothers
play water in the pool
Omission Inter-lingual
Transfer I’m happy and fun
because I’m looking two young brothers
playing water in the pool
3. Simple Past Tense