Service activities are organized into an activity aimed at improving the welfare of society.В Language used in this journal are Bahasa and English (preferred). Implementation of service activities also involve the participation of the community and partners. The aim of this journal publication is to disseminate the conceptual thoughts or ideas and research results that have been achieved in the area of community services. It is in the national level that covers a lot of common problems or issues related to community services. Jurnal Pengabdian UNDIKMA (JPU) with registered number ISSN 2722-5097 (Online) is a scientific multidisciplinary journal published by LPPM Universitas Pendidikan Mandalika (UNDIKMA). LPPM Universitas Pendidikan Mandalika (UNDIKMA) Muhammad Arief Rizka (Scopus ID: 57207963915) Therefore, the researcher entitled her research вЂњAn Analysis of Grammatical Errors in Using Simple Present Tensein Descriptive Text Writing by Students of MAN 1 (Model) Bandar LampungвЂќ.Jurnal Hasil Pengabdian dan Pemberdayaan kepada Masyarakat Considering the background above, the researcher was interested in investigating the use of simple present tense and identifying the grammatical errors made by the students in composing simple present tense in studentsвЂ™ descriptive text. That was because the students were not familiar with English structure such as the form of verb, because they did not find such rules in language structures of Indonesian. The previous research done by Indarti (1998:5),showed that the students still made errors in the use of tenses. By analyzing the studentsвЂ™ error, it willl give the important role in giving the feedback for the teacher and researcher in order to evaluate and develop the material in teaching learning process. Therefore, it is possible for students to make errorsunconsciously when they were writing. However, making error is fundamentally human in process. They are parts of conversation or composition that deviate from selected norm of mature language performance. According to Dullay et.al.(1982:138), errors are flawed side of learning speaking or writing. Students often produce incorrect utterances. As Murcia (1995:4) said that teaching tense is one of the most difficult area of English grammar for non-native speaker. present tense, past tense, future tense, perfect tense, etc.) that should be mastered by students, but because of the differences between Indonesian language and English, it gives the difficulties for Indonesian students in learning English tenses and using the tenses in writing. It is in accordance with Setiyadi (2033:22), he points out that English tends to be very difficult to be learnt in Indonesia because English has different grammar from Indonesian language which might be difficult for language learners to understand the system of target language.ДЄs we know English has many tenses (e.g. There is no change of verb form in Indonesia but not in English. For example as comparison we can see that in Indonesian language we do not have to know about the form of verb but in English we have to know about the form of the verb itself based on the tenses. Therefore, it is very important for the students to pay attention about grammar when they are writing.ДЄs we know those English and Indonesian languages do not have similar structure in sentences. Moreover in writing skill, the grammar is really needed to be learned, because the mistakes made in writing seem so clear when someone writes it and will be read by the reader. It will be more effective to produce utterance based on the basic structure which they know (Nichols, 1993: 78). Grammar must be learned by the students who want to learn about language. By studying grammar we come to recognize the structure and regularity which is the foundation of language and we gain the tools to talk about the language system. According to Murcia (1995:4) grammar is essentially about the systems and patterns we use to select and combine words. Since, grammar is the basic elements of an area of knowledge or skill, or it is a set of prescriptive notions about correct use of a language. In writing, the students still have hesitancy about grammar. Whereas speaking and writing are active skills, the students will produce something in their learning. Reading and listening are passive skills, it means that the students only receive the material. All of these skills are expected to be mastered by the students. This implies that teaching English stated in KTSP in particular is to enable students to master the four language skills, they are listening, speaking, reading, and writing. In learning English, guidelines of School based Curriculum (KTSP) which is applied for all school levels in Indonesia lead the students to have real life skills.

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