Present Continuous Tense

Bentuk waktu yang

menerangkan kejadian yang
sedang berlangsung/terjadi
Saya sedang belajar Bahasa
Inggris sekarang
I am studying English now
Ciri-ciri kalimat (Present Continous
Tense)
1. TO BE
2. Verb-ing
3. Adverb of time
 Subject TO BE
I AM
SHE, HE, IT, SINGULAR SUBJECT IS
YOU, THEY, WE, PLURAL SUBJECT ARE
Eating Sleeping Studying Reading
Adverb of Time
Sekarang = 1. Now
2. Right now
3. At this moment
4. At the present
5. For this time being
Kucing-kucingku sedang
tidur di dapur sekarang
(+) My cats are sleeping in
the kitchen at the present
(-) My cats are not sleeping
in the kitchen at the present
(?) Are your cats sleeping in
the kitchen at the present?
Yes, they are
No, they aren’t
My cats are sleeping in the
kitchen right now
Kami sedang bermain di
taman sekarang
We are playing in the
garden at this moment
Anjing-anjingku sedang
berlari di lapangan sekarang
My dogs are running in the
yard at the present
Kelinci sedang makan wortel
sekarang
The rabbit is eating a carrot
for this time being
Ibuku sedang bekerja di
kantor sekarang
My mother is working in the
office at this moment
Mereka sedang membaca
buku di perpustakaan
sekarang
They are reading books in
the library at the present
Nenekku sedang membaca Koran sekarang
My gradmother is reading now

5W + 1 H
Who (Siapa)
What (Apa)
Where (di mana)
When (kapan)
Why (mengapa)

How (bagaimana)
Rina sedang menulis sebuah surat di kamarnya sekarang
(+) Rina is writing a letter in her room at this moment
(-) Rina is not writing a letter in her room at this moment
(?) Is Rina writing a letter in her room at this moment?
Yes, she is No, she isn’t
Who = Who is writing a letter in her room at this moment?
What (doing) = What is Rina doing in her room at this
moment?
What (writing) = What is Rina writing in her room at this
moment?
Where = Where is Rina writing a letter at this moment?
When = When is Rina writing a letter in her room?