Identification of the Problem Research Focus Research Question The Objectives of the Study The Significance of the Study

simple present tense” by M. Solahudin. 4 And other studies on “an analysis on students’ difficulties in learning simple past tense” by Evi Setiawati. 5 There are many errors and mistakes in learning English tenses but making errors and mistakes is normal and unavoidable. This problem is as John Norrish notes “it’s natural for the students as human being to make error, even many native speakers produce many mistakes in speaking and they would be unaware of the way they speak unless they heard recording of themselves.” 6 Based on the problem descriptions above, the writer actuated to research this study with to analyzing students’ errors in using simple present tense, simple present continuous tense and simple past tense. This idea is also supported by the writer experience in teaching such topic in her PPKT Praktek Profesi Keguruan terpadu in one of the Junior High School in Ciputat. The writer taught English tenses especially in simple present tense, simple present continuous tense and simple past tense to the second grade students. Because of the above case, the writer interested to analyzing the students’ errors in using simple present tense, simple present continuous tense and simple past tense. She appoints her study by the title: “An Analysis of Students’ Error in Using English Tenses” A case of study at the second grade of SMP YAPERA An-Nurmaniyah, Ciledug Academic year 20132014.

B. Identification of the Problem

Seeing the learners’ problems above, the writer identifies the problem that the learners still get difficulties how to differentiate simple present tense from simple present continuous tense and simple past tense. 4 Muhamad Solahudin Al Muharom, An Analysis on the Students’ Difficulties in Using simple Present Tense. Skripsi, Jakarta: FITK UIN, 2011 5 Evi Setiawati, An Analysis on Students’ Difficulties in Learning Simple Past Tense. skripsi, Jakarta: FITK UIN, 2010 6 Jhon Norish, Language Learners and Their Errors, New York: Macmillan Press Ltd, 1983, p. 27.

C. Research Focus

To limit the problems discussed in this “skripsi”, the writer focuses her study on analyzing the students’ grammatical errors on the simple present tense, simple present continuous tense and the simple past tense.

D. Research Question

Based on the background of the study above, the writer would like to formulate the problem: 1. What were the types errors made by the students in using simple present tense, simple present continuous tense and simple past tense? 2. What causes the students made errors in using of simple present tense, simple present continuous tense and simple past tense?

E. The Objectives of the Study

Based on the research question above, the objectives of this study were to describe errors made by the students in using simple present tense, simple present continuous tense and simple past tense. This study mainly intends: 1. To describe the types errors of simple present tense, simple present continuous tense and simple past tense made by the students. 2. To describe the causes errors of simple present tense, simple present continuous tense and simple past tense.

F. The Significance of the Study

The results of this research were expected to give significance not only theoretically but also practically. For teachers, this study will provide of students’ errors in using simple present tense, simple present continuous tense and simple past tense. It will give better insight to the teachers to deal with errors in tenses, especially in using simple present tense, simple present continuous tense and simple past tense. Practically, it will provide feedbacks which can be used to adapt their teaching techniques. For students, it can be an input to improve their knowledge of English, and it can be used to encourage students to be more cautious in using simple present tense, simple present continuous tense and simple past tense. For further researchers, who are interested in analyzing the English tenses can get the basic information from this study to do further researches. 6

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