Anda yang sudah melewati sekolah menengah pertama pasti sudah pernah belajar jenis tenses yang satu ini, disini saya akan coba sedikit memberi penjelasan tentang Present Continuous Tense dan Contohnya, baiklah mari kita mulai pelajaranya.
Pengertian Present Continuous Tense
Secara umum kita semua tahu present continuous tense adalah salah satu jenis tenses yang digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian/kegiatan/aksi yang terjadi saat ini/berlangsung sekarang.
ada juga pengertian menurut ahli yang saya kutip.
Peterson (1980:36) stated “Present Continuous Tense is a tense that is used for actions which are happening in the present, and a period of time which includes the present.”
Pengertian lainnya
The Present Continuous is mainly used to express the idea that something is happening at the moment of speaking. The Present Continuous also describes activities generally in progress (not at the moment). Another use of the tense is to talk about temporary actions or future plans.
Rumus dan Contoh Present Continuous Tense
Verbal
(+) S + To be ( is/am/are)+ Ving
(-) S + To be ( is/am/are)+ Not+ Ving
(?) To be ( is/am/are) + S + Ving
Contoh Kalimat Verbal
(+) I am playing volley ball
(+) I am looking for my eraser
(+) He is still traveling to Timor Leste for business.
(+) He is speaking English
(+) He is driving a car
(+) He is riding on horse
(+) They are waiting you now
(+) I am listening to the music
(+) They are reading their lessons
(-) He is not speaking English
(-) They are not reading their lessons.
(-) He is not sleeping in his room
(-) They are not waiting you now
(-) I am not writing now
(-) He is not riding on a horse
(-) She is not reading now
(?) Is she waiting for you?
(?) Are you still working?
(?) Are you writing now?
(?) Are you reading now?
(?) Am I playing cricket?
(?) Are they playing football?
Nominal
(+) S + to be (is/am/are) + ANA
(-) S + To be (is/am/are) + not + ANA
(?) To be (is/am/are) + S + ANA
Contoh kalimat nominal
(+) Mr. Perdianto is busy now
(+) You are beautiful
(+) She is sad
(+) You are handsome
(+) You are very diligent
(+) She is smart
(+) He is a doctor
(-) She is not smart
(-) I am not a teacher
(-) He is not a doctor
(?) Is he handsome?
(?) Is she a doctor?
(?) Are they happily?
Note
- ANA = Adjective, Noun, Adverb
- Verbal = Terdapat kata kerja
- Nominal = Tidak Terdapat kata kerja
Penggunaan To be (are, am, is)
Penggunaan to be juga harus tepat sesuai pasanganya
- I dengan am.
- He, she, dan it berpasangan dengan is.
- They, you, we dengan are.
Adverb of time
Keterangan waktu yang sering di gunakan adalah just, now, right now, at the moment, tomorrow (khusus perencanaan)
Fungsi present continuous tense
Ada beberapa fungsi dalam penggunaan present continuous tense
Untuk menunjukan kegiatan yang berlangsung sekarang
I am playing volley ball now
Untuk menyatakan rencana dalam waktu dekat
I am going to Pasirlangu village with my family
Menunjukan kejadian/aksi yang terjadi berulang kali
You are listening that song many times, don’t you feel bored?
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