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Present Continuous tense

Pengertian:
Yaitu suatu bentuk kata kerja yang digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu tindakan atau
kejadian yang sedang berlangsung saat ini atau sekarang. Perhatikan skema/gambar
berikut:

Past: Lampau

Present: Sekarang

Future: Masa depan

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Rumus:
Kalimat positif : S + Be (am, is, are) + V-ing
Kalimat negatif: S + Be (am, is, are) + not + V-ing
Kalimat interogative: Be (am, is, are) + S + V-ing?

I : am
He, she, it: is
You, they, we: are

Kata keterangan waktu (adverb of time) yang biasa digunakan:

Now, right now, at the moment, today, dll.
Contoh:
1. (+) Mother is cooking fish now.
(-) Mother is not cooking fish now.
(?) Is mother cooking fish now? Yes, she is/No, she is not.

2. (+) Rudi and Ani are playing badminton at the moment.

(-) Rudi and Ani are not playing badminton at the moment.
(?) Are Rudi and Ani playing badminton at the moment? Yes, they are/No, they are
not.
3. What are you doing right now?
I am writing a letter.
4. What is the cat doing?
It is eating some fish.
5. What is Sinta drinking now?
She is drinking a glass of ice tea.
6. Where is Doni going?
He is going to Batang.

Exercise (Latihan)
Develop the senteces like the example. Pay attention to the signs(+,- ?)
Example:
Dono/make/a cup of coffee/now (+)
Dono is making a cup of coffee now.
1. Putri/eat/a manggo/in the living room/at the moment. (+)
2. Bimo and Jovan/fish/in the river/now. (-)
3. The mice/run/into the hole/right now. (+)
4. The plane/land/onto the airport/today. (?)
5. Farah and Susan/play/skipping rope/righ now. (?)
6. My father/sleep/in his bedroom/at the moment. (-)
7. Some children/watch/a cartoon film/on TV/now. (+)
8. Mrs. Lia/teach/English/in the classroom. (?)
9. You/listen to/some dangdut musics. (-)
10. I/make/a kite/now. (+)

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