Pengertian Present Continuous Tense
adalah bentuk kata kerja yang di gunakanUntuk membicarakan aksi yang sedang berlangsung sekarang (present) atau rencana di masa depan (future). Karena dapat digunakan pada present atau future, tense ini sering diiringi adverb of time untuk memperjelasnya or present progresive
Formulas Present Continuous Tense {Rumus Present Continuous Tense}
Present continuous tense dibentuk dengan auxiliary verb ‘’be’’, berupa is/am/are – karena present tense (waktu sekarang ), dan present participe (-ing form).
Umumnya present continuous tense hanya terjadi pada aksi berupa dynamic verb, tidak stative verb. Karena secara umumhanya dynamic verb yang memiliki bentuk continuous
Example of te present continuous tense
Positive (+)
S + be(am/is/are) + V1-ing/pres.participle
The ships are sailing
He is smiling
Negative (-)
S + be(am/is/are) + not + V1-ing/pres.participle
The ships are not sailing
He is not smiling
Interrogative
Be(am/is/are) + S + V1-ing/pres. Participle?
Are the ships sailing ?
Is he smiling?
Function Example Sentences Present Continuous Tense
Present continuous tense to talk about an action that is happening now.(Present continuous tense untuk membicarakan suatu aksi yang sedang terjadi sekarang.)
Contohnya :
She is brushing the bathroom floor.
(Dia sedang menyikat lantai kamar mandi)
Present continuous tense to discuss a plan or transfer to a place/condition.
(Present continuous tense untuk membicarakan suatu rencana atau perpindahan ke suatu tempat/kondisi.)
Contohnya :
I’m spending my holiday on Kuta beach next month.
(Saya sedang menghabiskan liburan di pantai Kuta akhir bulan depan.)
The buses are arriving in an hour.
(Bus – bus tersebut tiba dalam satu jam)
Present continuous tense to revealed aggravation The above actions occur repeatedly times.(Present continuous tense untuk mengungkapkan kejengkelan atas aksi yang terjadi berulang kali.)
Why is the wild dog always parking at me?
(Mengapa anjing liar itu selalu menggonggong pada saya?)
I’m getting sick of you always asking the same questions.
(Saya mulai muak dengan kamu yang selalu menanyakan pertanyaan – pertanyaan yang sama.)
Formulas and Examples of Present Continuous Tense in Wh-Question
Present Continuous Tense, wh-question is begins with a wh-word : what, where, when, why, which, who, Whose,or how this terminated by a question mark (?). The present continuous tense is formed from the auxiliary verb ‘’Be’’ (is/am/are) and present participle (-ing form).[wh-question yang dimulai dengan wh-word: what, where, when, why, which, who, whose, atau how ini juga diakhiri oleh question mark (?). Adapun present continuous tense di bentuk dari auxiliary verb ‘’be’’ (is/am/are) dan present (-ing form
S + be(is/am/are) + present participle
Asking the subject Who / What + be(is/am/are) + present participle
Whose/Which + noun + be (is/am/are) + S + present participle asks the object
Who/ What + be(is/am/are) + S + present participle
Whose / Which + noun + be (is/am/are) + S+ present participle asked adverb
When/ Where / Why + be (is/am/are) + S + present participle
Example Sentences (+)
Function
Example :
Wh-Question
He is sleeping in my brother’s bedroom.
(Dia sedang tidur di kamar saudara saya)
Asking subjects
Who is sleeping in my brother’s bedroom?
(Siapa yang sedang tidur di kamar saudara saya?)
Asking objects ~possesive (of preposition ‘’in’’)
Whose bedroom is he sleeping in?
(Dia sedang tidur di kamar siapa?)
Asking adverb
Where is he sleeping ?
(Dia sedang tidur dimana?)
Asking subjects
Who are doing homework together now?
(Siapa yang sedang mengerjakan bersama – sama PR sekarang?)
Asking object
What are they doing together now?
(Apa yang sedang mereka kerjakan bersama – sama sekarang?)
Vera is arriving from Seoul tomorrow.
(Vera akan tiba dari Seoul besok)
Asking adverb
When is Vera arriving from Seoul
