Present Continuous
Tense
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Untuk kalian yang masih bingung atau mau memperdalam belajar kalian tentang
Present Continuous Tense, silahkan baca catatan singkat saya berikut.
A.
Pengertian
Present Continuous Tense merupakan tense bentuk yang menunjuk pada tindakan yang
sedang berlangsung sekarang atau ketika pembicaraan itu sedang berlangsung.
Jadi tindakan itu sudah dimulai dan belum berakhir ketika pembicaraan itu
berlangsung.
B.
Penggunaan Present Continuous Tense
1. Kejadian
yang sedang berlangsung sekarang atau kegiatan sementara.
Contoh: Mr. Teguh is writing a new book.
Contoh: Mr. Teguh is writing a new book.
2. Rencana
di masa depan yang sudah pasti waktunya (pribadi).
Contoh: I am going to Surabaya at 07.30 tomorrow.
Contoh: I am going to Surabaya at 07.30 tomorrow.
3. Perubahan
atau perkembangan yang sedang berlangsung dalam rentang waktu yang lama.
Contoh: The earth is getting older.
4. Keterangan waktu (adverb of time) yang sering
digunakan dalam Present
Continuous tense: now, right now, at the moment, just, still dan tomorrow
(digunakan khusus untuk yang menunjuk suatu perencanaan).
Contoh: I am writing a book now.
C. Rumus
Present Continuous Tense
Rumus
|
Contoh
|
|
+
|
S
+ to be (am, is, are) + Verb1 – ing + object
|
Mr.
Khanafi is going to Jakarta now.
|
-
|
S
+ to be + not + Verb1 – ing + object
|
Mr.
Khanafi is not going to Jakarta now.
|
?
|
to
be + Subject + Verb1 – ing + object
|
Is
Mr. Khanafi going to Jakarta now?
|
D. Berikut
ini contoh-contoh kalimat Present Continuous Tense:
1)
(+)
Amira is going to the beach with her friends.
(-) Amira is not going to the beach with
her friends.
(?) Is Amira going to
the beach with her friends?
2)
(+)
We are taking a long course today.
(-) We are not taking a
long course today.
(?) Are We taking a
long course today?
3)
(+)
They are bringing many books.
(-) They are not bringing many books.
(?) Are they bringing many books?
E.
Exercise of Present Continuous Tense
Below are positive statements of Present Continuous Tense. Please change them into negative and interrogative form!
- She is wearing a seat belt.
- They are listening to you.
- He is yelling at me.
- We are talking about last football match.
- Johnny is doing his homework right now.
- She is washing her hair now.
- Tom is writing a novel.
- They are playing basket ball right now.
- Nina is reading a book at the moment
- We are baking some cookie.
Nah, demikian beberapa penjelasan tentang pengertian, rumus, contoh dan soal dari Present Continuous Tense. Semoga bermanfaat buat kalian yang sedang belajar bahasa Inggris yaaaa.... Yuk kembangkan
kalimat kalian dengan membuat beberapa kalimat positif, negatif, dan
interrogatif. Semakin banyak kalian membuat kalimat, semakin lancar pula kalian
bisa menuangkan ide pada saat speaking. Semoga ulasan di atas dapat mengembangkan ilmu kalian yaa… thanks for
your visits :)
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