TENSE CONTINUOUS

A. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

1. Present continuous tense is used to talk about activities in the present.( present continuous
tense digunakan untuk menyampaikan tentang kegiatan yg sedang berlangsung.)
2. Form of present continuous tense.
a. Positive

SUBJECT TOBE ( am,is, are ) VERB + ING

I AM READING

YOU ARE TALKING

WE ARE SPEAKING

THEY ARE PLAYING

HE IS SINGING

SHE IS COOKING

IT IS CLIMBING

b. QUESTIONS

TOBE ( AM , IS , ARE ) SUBJECT VERB + ING

AM I READING ?

ARE YOU TALKING ?

ARE WE SPEAKING ?

ARE THEY PLAYING ?

IS HE SINGING ?

IS SHE COOKING ?

IS IT CLIMBING

C. NEGATIVES
 SUBJECT TOBE ( AM, IS, ARE ) + NOT VERB+ ING

I AM NOT READING

YOU ARE NOT TALKING

WE ARE NOT SPEAKING

THEY ARE NOT PLAYING

HE IS NOT SINGING

SHE IS NOT COOKING

IT IS NOT CLIMBING

WRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE VERBS IN THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE.

Example :

Alim and I are discussing our project. ( discuss )

1. Krisna and Ardika ……………the room for the party . ( decorate)

2. I …………….for a call my roommate. ( wait)
3. She ………….. fast. ( run )
4. They ……….. in the tents. ( sleep )
5. Some tourists …………. In the beach ( sunbath)
6. Sofyan is in the kitchen. He ………… dinner. ( have )
7. Salma ……… . ( fish )
8. I ………….him now. ( call )
9. My little sister ………….. to play guitar now. ( learn )
10. The girl …………. A book. ( read )

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