Present Continuous Tense
Present continuous tense digunakan untuk menjelaskan suatu kegiatan yang sedang berlangsung pada saat pembicara mengucapkannya. Fungsinya adalah sebagai berikut:
- Untuk menerangkan bahwa seseorang sedang melakukan sesuatu saat dibicarakan
Contoh:
- Sarah is changing her clothes right now.
- Her boyfriend is waiting for her.
- We are learning the progressive tense in English.
- The students are playing football now.
- I am cooking fried rice.
- Untuk menjelaskan sebuah peristiwa/ keadaan yang sedang berlangsung.
Contoh:
- It is snowing at the moment.
- The economy is growing at an exponential rate.
- The children are sleeping, so please be quiet !
- Kalimat Positif
Kalimat positif present continuous tense dibentuk dengan menambahkan to be dan akhiran -ing pada kata kerjanya.
Rumus: Subject + am/is/are + verb 1+ ing
Contoh kalimat lainnya:
I am playing at the moment
You are calling her
We are having dinner together
They are watching movie right now
He is sleeping on sofa
She is cooking dinner
It is moving
- Kalimat Negatif
Kalimat negatif Present continuous tense dibentuk dengan menambahkan not setelah to be (am, is, are).
Rumus: Subject + am/is/are + not + verb 1+ ing
Contoh kalimat lainnya:
I am not going anywhere right now.
You are not helping
We are not studying.
They are not watching together
He is not sleeping on bed
She is not cooking breakfast
It is not moving
The clock is not ticking
- Kalimat Tanya
Kalimat tanya Present continuous tense dibentuk dengan memindahkan to be nya ke depan kalimat dan tambahkan tanda tanya (question mark) di akhir kalimat.
Rumus: Am/is/are+ subject + verb 1 + ing
Contoh kalimat lainnya:
What are you doing?
Are you really studying?
Where are you going?
Where are they playing basketball?
Is it moving?
What is she talking about?
What is he looking at?
Baca Juga: Past Continuous Tense
Soal Latihan
Choose the best answer!
- Mother …………………. a cake for me.
A. is baking
B. are baking
C. am baking - I ………………. my breakfast.
A. eat
B. am eating
C. are eating - Suma ……………… for us.
A. is waiting
B. are waiting
C. am waiting - Susi …………………. the flowers in the vase.
A. is arranging
B. are arranging
C. am arranging - Rahul ………………. for his exams.
A. am studying
B. are studying
C. is studying - Veena ……………….. the violin.
A. is playing
B. am playing
C. are playing - My sister ………………. her homework.
A. are doing
B. am doing
C. is doing - The girls ……………….. their dialogues.
A. are rehearsing
B. is rehearsing
C. am rehearsing - The cat ……………….. a mouse.
A. am chasing
B. is chasing
C. are chasing - The boy ………………. water from the pond.
A. is fetching
B. am fetching
C. are fetching