PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Pengertian Present Continuous Tense

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. Tense ini juga dikenal dengan sebutan Present
Progressive Tense.

Rumus Present Continuous Tense

Berikut ini adalah formula yang bisa digunakan untuk membuat kalimat dalam bentuk Present
Continuous Tense.

A. Kalimat Positif:

subject + to be (am, is, are) + Verb – ing + object

Contoh : She is doing her homework now.

B. Kalimat Negatif :

subject + to be + not + verb – ing + object

Contoh : She is not doing her homework now.

C. Kalimat Tanya :

to be + subject + verb – ing + object

Contoh : Is she doing her homework now?

A. Bentuk “to be”

1. Tunggal :

I am (orang pertama)

You are (orang kedua)

He / she / it is (orang ketiga)

 2. Jamak :

We are (orang pertama)

You are (orang kedua)

They are (orang ketiga)

B. Bentuk kata kerja “-ing” (V + ing)

Contoh :

Go + ing = going.

Read + ing = reading.

Cook + ing = cooking.

C. Keterangan waktu (adverb of time) yang sering digunakan dalam Present Continuous
Tense untuk menunjukkan suatu rencana : just, still, now, right now, at the
moment, dan tomorrow.

Untuk membentuk pertanyaan wh, tambahkan kata wh (what, where, when, dll), ubah posisi
subjek dan to be, dan tambahkan tanda tanya. Contoh:

 Glorya is cooking in the kitchen.

 When is she cooking in the kitchen?
 Where is she cooking?
 Who is cooking in the kitchen?

Kata-kata kerja yang menyatakan perasaan atau berhubungan dengan pancaindera, seperti know,
like, mean, believe, feel, forget, hate, need, own, prefer, remember, seem, dan want tidak perlu
ditambahkan –ing. Misalnya:

I want to see the opera.

I hate my new dress.

I like sushi.
 EXERCISE 1

Complete the sentences below using “to be (is/am/are) and verb+ing”!

1. He …………………………(sleep) now.
2. I need an umbrella because it ………………………….(rain).
3. Rudy and Ann ……………………...(talk) on the phone.
4. I ……………………(use) a pencil now.
5. We ……………………(watch) television at the moment.
6. We ……………………………….(practice) English at this time.
7. The teacher ……………………………….(explain) the lesson.
8. Dayu ………………………………(work) in the bank.
9. John ……………………………..(visit) Mr.Miller tonight.
10. She ……………………………..(move) the chair now.

EXERCISE 2

Make the negative sentence and the interrogative sentence for number 6-10!

EXERCISE 3

Make the sentences of present continuous tense using the following verbs!

1. Sing (+) Hanna

2. Play (-) They
3. Study (?) You