PRESENT CONTINIUOUS TENSE

PRESENT CONTINIUOUS TENSE

           

RUMUS;

(+)S+(is,am,are)+V1+ing+O

(-)S+(is,am,are)+not+v1+ing+o

(?)(is,am,are)+s+v1+ing+o+?

Example;(+) i am writing a lesson in the my book

(-)i am not writing a lesson in the my book

(?)am i writing a lesson in the my book?

                             Yes,you do               No,you do not/don’t

FUNGSI;

1.     Untuk menyatakan aktifitas yang sedang berlangsung pada saat sekarang atau pada saat berbicara.

                                    Ex; he is doing his homework

                                          They are playing football in the yard

                                          She is writing a letter

2.     Untuk menyatakan aktifitas yang bersifat sementara.

                        Ex; she is cooking rice now but she will write soon

                               We are waiting for the bus

                               Ali is looking for the job.

Keterangan waktu (time signal);

·       Now; sekarang                                 at present; sekarang ini

·       Still; masih                                        at this moment; pada saat ini

·       Look; lihat                                        right now; sekarang ini

AM; I

ARE; YOU, THEY, WE

IS; SHE, HE, IT.