PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Pengertian Present Continuous Tense merupakan tense bentuk yang menunjuk pada

tindakan yang sedang berlangsung sekarang atau ketika pembicaraan itu sedang berlangsung.
Jadi tindakan itu sudah dimulai, dan belum berakhir ketika pembicaraan itu berlangsung.

Rumus Present Continuous Tense

Berikut rumus present continuous tense untuk membuat kalimat-kalimat
A. Positive
subject + to be (am, is, are) + Verb – ing + object
Contoh : I am watching TV now

B. Negative
subject + to be + not + verb – ing + object
Contoh : Mr. Khanafi is not going to Jakarta atau
Mr. Khanafi isn’t going to Jakarta

C. Question
to be + subject + verb – ing + object
Is Mrs. Annisa cooking in the kitchen ?

Dalam pembentukan tense ini, dibutuhkan :

A. Bentuk “to be”
1. Tunggal,
I am (orang pertama)
You are (orang kedua)
He / she / it is (orang ketiga)

2. Jamak,
We are (orang pertama)
You are (orang kedua)
They are (orang ketiga)

B. Bentuk kata kerja “-ing”

Contoh :
go + ing = going

C. Keterangan waktu (adverb of time) yang sering digunakan dalam Present Continuous tense :
now, right now, at the moment, just, still dan tomorrow (digunakan khusus untuk yang
menunjuk suatu perencanaan). Contoh:
a. I am writing a book now.
b. We are eating noodles at the moment.
c. She is still waiting for her son.
d. Tomorrow, they are going to go to Jakarta.

D. Selain itu, kita bisa juga menggunakan tense ini untuk suatu rutinitas sementara, contoh :
He is working at home this week because he is sick.
Keterangan waktu yang digunakan dalam bentuk ini adalah this week, theese days, this
month, etc.
Task 1
1. Jack sedang tidur sekarang.
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2. Mary sedang mengerjakan tugas itu.
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3. Kami sedang menonton sebuah film di televisi.
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4. Mereka sedang bermain bola di halaman sekarang.
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5. Guru itu sedang menerangkan pelajaran itu.
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6. Perusahaan itu sedang tumbuh dengan pesat sekarang.
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7. Harga saham di bursa Efek Jakarta sedang naik sekarang.
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8. Pak Adi sedang mengajar bahasa Inggris di kampus sekarang.
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9. Polisi tersebut sedang mencari Ali sekarang.
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10. Ana, Ani, dan Tom sedang berdiskusi sekarang.
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Task 2
Complete the sentences by using the words in parentheses. Uses the SIMPLE PRESENT or the
PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
1. Shhh. The baby (sleep) ………………………… . The baby (sleep) ………………………… or
ten hours every night.
2. Right now. I’m in class. I (sit) ………………………………at my desk. I usually (sit)
………………………… at the same desk in class every day.
3. Ali (speak) …………………………… Arabic. Arabic is his native language, but right now he
(speak) ……………………………… English.
4. Our teacher (stand, not) ………………………………… up right now. She (sit)
……………………………on the corner of her desk.
5. It’s 6:00 P.M. Mary is at home. She (eat) …………………………… dinner. She always (eat)
…………………………with her family around six o’clock.
6. It (rain, not) ………………………… right now. The sun (shine) ……………………………, and
the sky (be) …………………… blue.
7. (Rain, it) …………………………… a lot in Southern California.
8. Look out the window. (Rain, it) ………………………………? Should I take my umbrella?
9. Its 7:30 A.M and the Wilson are in their kitchen. Mrs. Wilson (sit) …………………………… at
the breakfast table. She (read) ……………………………… the morning paper. She (read)
…………………………… the newspaper every morning. Mr. Wilson (pour)
…………………………… a cup of coffee. He (drink) …………………………… two cups of
coffee every morning before he (go) ………………………………to work. There is a cartoon
on TV, but the children (watch, not) …………………………… it. They (play)
…………………………… with their toys instead. They usually (watch)
…………………………… cartoons in the morning, but this morning they (pay, not)
…………………………… any attention to the TV either. They (like, not)
…………………………… to watch cartoons.
10. Alice (take, not) …………………………… the bus to school every day. She usually (walk)
……………………………instead. (Take, you) ……………………………the bus to get to
school every day, or (walk, you) …………………………… ?
Task 3
Present Continuous Tense Error Correction: Correct the mistakes in these sentences.
1. The radio no is working.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. I’m eat the banana so much.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. He counting the stars on the sky.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. What do you watching?
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. I am not talk about your performance.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. We jogging to spend our quality time.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. Sissy is take care her sister because her mother is working.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. Does Rinni sweeping the floor?
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. Is Linda study Mathematics now?
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
10. Willy is take a bath.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Task 4
Write TRUE next to a correct sentence and FALSE next to a wrong sentence, check if the verbs
are non-progressive or not:
1. We’re wanting the dessert…………….
2. I’m eating everything that she gives…………
3. We’re needing ice cream to calm down our emotion…………….
4. I’m understanding his feeling………….
5. Tara’s believing that his husband is honest…………….
6. They are waiting for the big day…………
7. Bebi’s sleeping in her mom’s bedroom…………
8. Ledi is knowing the truth………….
9. Keti and Weti are having dinner at traditional restaurant…………
10. The cat’s not liking classical music. …………

Task 5
Put the following sentences into the present continuous tense.
1. I take two breads for my breakfast.
………………………………………………………………………….. .
2. They watch Kahitna’s concert in Jakarta.
………………………………………………………………………….. .
3. Dendi does his homework at home.
………………………………………………………………………….. .
4. Laila plays computer game with her friends.
………………………………………………………………………….. .
5. Bubu sings Ariana Grande’s songs in her friend’s birthday party.
………………………………………………………………………….. .
6. Prisila reads a letter from her mother.
………………………………………………………………………….. .
7. I don’t listen to rock music.
………………………………………………………………………….. .
8. Hesi and Gege don’t go to their cottage in Cisarua.
………………………………………………………………………….. .
9. Mischa doesn’t cook fried rice.
………………………………………………………………………….. .
10. Do they drink coffee?
………………………………………………………………………….. .
11. Do you speak Indonesian?
………………………………………………………………………….. .
12. Does Clara bake cookies?
………………………………………………………………………….. .
13. Do you fix the car?
………………………………………………………………………….. .
14. Does Clara bake cookies?
………………………………………………………………………….. .
15. Do you eat banana?
………………………………………………………………………….. .