PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Present Continuous (Progressive) untuk Pemula

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Bacalah wawancara dibawah ini yang menggunakan present continuous (progressive) tense

On the telephone

Harry: Hello, can I speak to Nikita?
Nikita: This is Nikita, who is speaking?
Harry: Hi, this is Harry.
Nikita: Hi Harry. What are you doing?
Harry: Oh, I'm just watching TV. What are you doing?
Nikita: Well, I'm cooking dinner.
Harry: What are you cooking?
Nikita: I'm baking some potatoes, boiling some carrots and grilling a steak.
Harry: It sounds delicious.
Nikita: What are you doing for dinner tonight?
Harry: Well, I don't have any plans...
Nikita: Would you like to come over for dinner?
Harry: Oh, I'd love to. Thanks.
Nikita Great. Arif and Ratna are also coming. They are arriving at seven.
Tracy: OK, I'll be there at seven, too.
Alex: OK, see you then. Bye.
Tracy: Bye.

Lihatlah penjabaran di dalam kolom. Perhatikan dari dialog diatas dan penjelasan di kolom bahwa “present continuous (progressive) digunakan untuk menjelaskan apa yang sedang terjadi pada saat itu. Present continuous juga digunakan untuk menjelaskan rencana di masa depan  ( sore ini, minggu depan, di hari sabtu, dll). Present continuous (progressive) sering digunakan dengan menggunakan adverb of time (penjelas waktu): at the moment, today, this morning, afternoon, evening, right now, now, at this time, at this moment

Catatan penting:

• Present continuous (progressive) hanya digunakan dengan action verb. Contoh: I am working at the moment NOT I am believing you
• Present continuous (progressive) juga digunakan untuk menjelaskan kegiatan dimana terjadi sekitar saat sekarang: contoh: I am reading ‘Just in Time’ this week. Saya tidak membaca buku pada saat ini, tetapi sekitar saat ini.

Examples (contoh)	Usage (kegunaan)
What are you cooking? Tom is studying for his exams at the moment. It isn't raining now. We can go outside.	Actions happening at the present moment. Kegiatan yang sedang terjadi pada saat ini
What are you doing this weekend? I'm meeting Peter tomorrow morning. We're driving to Albany this weekend.	Planned future events (usually in the near future) merencanakan kegiatan mendatang (biasanya rencana jangka dekat)
We're currently working on the Smith account. What classes are you taking this semester? We're studying Greek history this month.	Actions or events happening around the present moment. Kegiatan atau peristiwa yang sedang terjadi SEKITAR saat saat sekarang

Structure

Dalam bentuk positif, ikuti bentuk (S To be Verb-ing) Ingat bahwa kamu harus memberi kata to be I am (I'm) You are (You're) He, She, It is (He's, She's, It's) We, You, They are (We're, You're, They're) eating lunch at noon.

Beri kata Not  setelah to be *( S to be NOT Verb-ing) kedalam bentuk negative I am not (I'm not) You are not (You aren't) He, She, It is not (He, She, It isn't We, You, They are not (We, You, They aren't) coming this evening.

Pindahkan kata bantu verb  didepan Subjek (‘ To be’ S V-ing) di dalam bentuk pertanyaan Are you we they listening to me? Is he she it listening to me?

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a.soal-soal present continuous tense