Present Continuous Tense

 

Present Continuous Tense

Penggunaan Present Continuous Tense: Present Continuous Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan:

1. Tindakan yang sedang berlangsung saat ini.
   • Example: She is reading a book right now.
2. Tindakan yang sedang terjadi di sekitar waktu sekarang.
   • Example: They are studying for their exams this week.
3. Rencana atau kegiatan yang akan terjadi di masa depan.
   • Example: I am meeting my friend tomorrow.

Rumus:

• Positif (Verbal): Subject + am/is/are + Verb-ing + Object

  • Example: He is playing football.

• Negatif (Verbal): Subject + am/is/are + not + Verb-ing + Object

  • Example: He is not playing football.

• Pertanyaan (Verbal): Am/Is/Are + Subject + Verb-ing + Object?

  • Example: Is he playing football?

• Positif (Nominal): Subject + am/is/are + Complement

  • Example: They are students.

• Negatif (Nominal): Subject + am/is/are + not + Complement

  • Example: They are not students.

• Pertanyaan (Nominal): Am/Is/Are + Subject + Complement?

  • Example: Are they students?

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Latihan Soal Present Continuous Tense:

A. Lengkapi kalimat di bawah ini dengan "am," "is," atau "are" dan bentuk kata kerja yang sesuai (Verb-ing):

1. I ________ (watch) a movie right now.
2. She ________ (not/play) the piano at the moment.
3. They ________ (study) for their tests this week.
4. We ________ (not/go) to the party tonight.
5. He ________ (work) on his project at the moment.

B. Ubah kalimat-kalimat berikut menjadi negatif:

1. She is cooking dinner.
   → ____________________________
2. We are having a meeting.
   → ____________________________
3. They are playing basketball.
   → ____________________________

C. Ubah kalimat-kalimat berikut menjadi pertanyaan:

1. You are reading a book.
   → ____________________________
2. He is driving to work.
   → ____________________________
3. They are enjoying the concert.
   → ____________________________

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Kunci Jawaban:

A.

1. am watching
2. is not playing
3. are studying
4. are not going
5. is working

B.

1. She is not cooking dinner.
2. We are not having a meeting.
3. They are not playing basketball.

C.

1. Are you reading a book?
2. Is he driving to work?
3. Are they enjoying the concert?