PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

By. Melati Pratiwi, M.Pd

 What is Present Continuous Tense?

Present Continuous Tense is used to Express

in progress at the moment of speaking.

Time Signal : Now, right now, at the moment

 Present Continuous Tense Form
 Affirmative = S + to be + Ving + O

Example:
 I am studying English now
 You are riding a bike
 She is saying the truth
 We are playing UNO right now
 They are looking at you
 Present Continuous Tense Form
 Negative = S + to be + not + Ving + O

Example:
 I am not studying English now
 You are not riding a bike
 She is not saying the truth
 We are not playing UNO right now
 They are not looking at you
 Present Continuous Tense Form
 Interrogative = To be + S + Ving + O

Example:
 Am I studying English now?
 Are you riding a bike?
 Is she saying the truth?
 Are we playing UNO right now?
 Are they looking at you?
 Reading Comprehension
I’m sitting on the beach, eating an ice cream, Alice
and Paul are swimming in the sea and Tom is in the park.
He’s playing with a friend. Peter is listening to the radio and
Ana is reading a magazine. We’re having a fantastic holiday.
Abersing is a little fishing village in north America with a
park, a castle, and some lovely gardens, and there is a little
fishing port with a light house. Everybody here is really
friendly. I think we’re so lucky. This is our second Holiday
this year and we’re doing just what we want to do:
sleeping, eating and playing games.