Present Continuous

Tense

Group 2
Name :
1.
2.
3.
4.

Putu Wira Pratama Putra

Rafael Waring Liwu
Ridwan Fatur Rohman Mufti
Rifaldi Yuda Pratama

Present Continuous Tense

It is used to express a continued action at
present time. It expresses an action which
is in progress at the time of speaking. For
example, a person says, I am writing a
letter. It means that he is in the process of
writing a letter right now. Such actions
which are happening at time of speaking
are expressed by present continuous tense.
Present Continuous tense is also called
Present progressive tense.

Time sentence thats often use in

Present Continuous Tense is:
Now
At present
This moment
Toninght
Right now
Today
This afternoon
This morning

Verbal
sentence:
(+) Subject+BE (is/am/are)
+Verb Ing
(-) Subject+BE (is/am/are)
+NOT+Verb Ing
(?) BE (is/am/are)+Subject+Verb
Ing

Example:
1. (+) Father is talking on the phone at present
(-) Father isnt talking on the phone at
present
(?) Is father talking on the phone at present?
Yes, he is/No, he isn.t
2. (+) I am reading English book now
(-) I am not reading English book now
(?) Are you reading book now?
Yes, I am/No, I am not
3. (+) Dennis is repairing a car at the present
(-) Dennis isnt repairing a car at the present
(?) Is Dennis repairing a car at present?
Yes, he is/No, he isnt

Nominal sentence:
(+) Subject+BE (is/am/are)+ (NOUN,
ADJ, ADV)
(-) Subject+BE (is/am/are)+NOT+
(NOUN, ADJ, ADV)
(?) BE (is/am/are)+Subject+ (NOUN,
ADJ, ADV)

Example:
1.(+) I am happy now
(-) I am not happy now
(?) Are you happy now?
Yes, I am are/No, I am arent
2. (+) He is very sad at present
(-) He isnt sad at present
(?) Isnt he sad at present?
Yes, he is/No, he isnt
3. (+) Fitri and elvi are just kidding now
(-) Fitri and elvi arent just kidding now
(?) Are they just kidding now?
Yes, they are/No, they aren.t

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