PRESENT COUNTINOUS TENSE adalah salah satu bentuk tenses yang digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu tindakan atau peristiwa yang sedang terjadi saat ini atau pada saat pembicaraan sedang berlangsung.
Penggunaan Present Continuous Tense
Kapan kita menggunakan present continuous tense?
Pertama, untuk menyatakan suatu tindakan atau peristiwa yang terjadi pada saat pembicaraan sedang berlangsung (at the moment of speaking).Contoh kalimat:
- I am writing an explanation of present continuous tense.
- You are reading the explanation at the moment.
- Look! It is raining now.
- Wait! My mother is calling me.
Kedua, untuk menyatakan situasi sementara (temporary situation).
Contoh kalimat:
- The phone is ringing. (hanya beberapa detik)
- They are building a house. (hanya beberapa hari)
- He doesn’t like vegetable, but he is eating a lot of vegetables these days.
- They usually play volley ball, but today they are playing football.
- I am meeting my friend tomorrow.
- We are visiting Bali next month.
- We are going to Bandung on the weekend.
- It is two o’clock. I am leaving at five.
Rumus/Pola present continuous tense
Berikut adalah rumus atau pola simple present tense:Kalimat Positif
Pola: Subject + be (is/am/are) + verb -ing (verb: teach) |
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I am teaching English. |
You are teaching English. |
We are teaching English. |
They are teaching English. |
He is teaching English. |
She is teaching English. |
- I gunakan am.
- You, we dan they gunakan are.
- He, she dan it gunakan is.
Pola: Subject + be (is/am/are) + NOT + verb -ing (verb: teach) |
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I am not teaching English. |
You are not teaching English. |
We are not teaching English. |
They are not teaching English. |
He is not teaching English. |
She is not teaching English. |
- I gunakan am not.
- You, we dan they gunakan are not (aren’t).
- He, she dan it gunakan is not (isn’t).
Pola: Be (is/am/are) + subject + verb -ing (verb: teach) |
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Am I teaching English? |
Are you teaching English? |
Are we teaching English? |
Are they teaching English? |
Is he teaching English? |
Is she teaching English? |
Perhatian! Ada beberapa kata kerja yang tidak bisa digunakan dalam bentuk continuous
Menurut Thomson dan Martinet (156: 1986), bentuk continuous digunakan untuk melakukan aksi atau tindakan. Ada beberapa kata kerja yang tidak bisa digunakan dalam bentuk continuous antara lain:know | hear | smell |
taste | like | dislike |
hate | want | need |
love | belong | owe |
own | possess | seem |
believe | respect | understand |
I am knowing:I know.She is liking: She likes.They are hating: They hate.I am wanting: I want dan sebaginya.
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