present continuous tense

2.       Present Continuous Tense

Rumus:

S + to be + V1 + ing

Present continuous tense adalah tenses yang menunjukkan suatu pekerjaan, perbuatan, ataupun peristiwa yang SEDANG dilakukan pada WAKTU SEKARANG.

Contoh:

(+)          I  am going to school now.

(-)           I am not going to school now.

(?)           Am I going to school now?

Yes, you are.

No, you are not.

(+)          You are going to school now.

(-)           You aren’t going to school now.

(?)           Are you going to school now?

Yes, I am.

No, I am not.

(+)          We are going to school now.

(-)           We aren’t going to school now.

(?)           Are we going to school now?

Yes, we are.

No, we aren’t

(+)          They are going to school now.

(-)           They aren’t going to school now.

(?)           Are they going to school now?

Yes, they are.

No, they aren’t.

(+)          She is going to school now.

(-)           She is not going to school now.

(?)           Is she going to school now?

Yes, she is.

No, she isn’t.

(+)          He is going to school now.

(-)           He isn’t going to school now.

(?)           Is he going to school now?

Yes, he is.

No, he isn’t

(+)          It is climbing now.

(-)           it isn’t climbing now.

(?)           Is it climbing now?

Yes, it is.

No, it is not.

Present continuous tense digunakan untuk menyatakan perbuatan berulang-ulang walaupun tidak terjadi sekarang, seperti:

I am always losing my pencil.

(Saya selalu kehilangan pensil saya)

Present continuous tense digunakan untuk menyatakan kebiasaan sementara, seperti:

I am living in Dago at the moment.

(Saya tinggal di Dago pada saat ini.)

Present continuous tense digunakan untuk menyatakan perbuatan yang segera terjadi, seperti:

I am eating soon.

(Saya segera makan)

Kata keterangan waktu (time signal)

Now                           =              sekarang

Right now                    =              sekarang ini

At the moment           =            pada saat ini

At present                    =              pada saat ini

Look!                             =              lihatlah!

Listen!                           =              dengarkan!

Today                             =              hari ini

Tonight                        =              malam ini

Soon                              =              secepatnya

This morning              =              pagi ini

This afternoon            =              sore ini