Present
Continuous Tense
Rumus :
(
+ ) Subject + To be (am, is, are) + Verb.ing + object
(
- ) Subject + To be + not + Verb.ing + Object
(
? ) To be + Subject + Verb.ing + Object?
Keterangan:
- Tense
ini digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan yang sedang berlangsung atau
sedang dilakukan.
Berlangsungnya
perbuatan tadi bisa sekarang, hari ini, minggu ini, bulan ini atau tahun ini,
yang terpenting adalah perbuatan tersebut masih masih dalam keadaan sedang
berlangsung.
- Ada
tiga to be dalam bentuk present
am digunakan
untuk sebject I
is digunakan
untuk subject she, he, it dan subject tunggal.
are digunakan
untuk subject you, they, we dan subject jamak.
- Keterangan
waktu yang digunakan
now
= sekarang
at
present = pada waktu ini, sekarang ini
this
week = minggu ini
today
= hari ini
at
moment = saat ini
Contoh kalimat
1. I
( watch ) the television now.
( + ) I am watching the television
now.
( - ) I am not watching the
television now.
( ? ) Am I watching the television
now?
2. They
( play ) football in the school yard.
( + ) They are playing football in
the school yard.
( - ) They are not playing
football in the school yard.
( ? ) Are they playing
football in the school yard?
3. My
mother ( cook ) in the kitchen now.
( + ) My mother is cooking in the
kitchen now.
( - ) My mother is not cooking in
the kitchen now.
( ? ) Is my mother cooking in the
kitchen now?
4. Our
father ( build ) a new house this month.
( + ) Our father is building a new
house this month.
( - ) Our father is not building
a new house this month.
( ? ) Is our father building a
nes house this month?
Cara menjawab kalimat pertanyaan
(interrogative)
1. Are you studying English now?
-
Yes, I am
-
No, I am not
2. Is she sleeping in the bedroom now?
-
Yes, she is
-
No, she is not
3. Is Anita doing her homework?
-
Yes, she is
-
No, she is not
4. Are they swimming in the
swimming-pool?
-
Yes, thet are
-
No, they are not
Penambahan –ing pada kata kerja
- Bila
sebuah kata kerja terdiri dari satu suku kata dan berakhiran dengan huruf mati
(konsonan) dan didahului oleh huruf hidup (vokal), maka huruf mati tersebut
harus diulang sebelum mendapatkan akhiran –ing.
Contoh
:
sit - sitting
hit - hitting
put - putting
cut - cutting
- Apabila
akhiran –ing ditambahkan dengan kata kerja yang berakhiran dengan –ie, maka
huruf –ie tersebut berubah menjadi ‘y’ lalu ditambahkan –ing.
contoh
:
die - dying
lie - lying
21.08
Euclid Lawalatta
