A. Pola Kalimat
(+) S + to be (is,am,are) + V-ing + O+ keterangan waktu.
(-) S + to be (is,am,are) + not + V-ing + O+ keterangan waktu
(?)
To be (is,am,are) + S + V ing + O+ keterangan waktu ?
Contoh :
(+) We are studying English at BEC now. (-) We aren't studying English at BEC now
(?) Are we studying English at BEC now?
1. Kalimat menyangkal (negative)
Kalimat menyangkal (negative) dibentuk dengan
menambahkan
"not" sesudah to be
(am
not, is not/isn't, are not/aren't) dan ditempatkan
sesudah subjek kalimat.
Contoh :
Mary is not/isn't typing the monthly report.
The students are not/aren't studying English in the classroom.
I'm not/ am not preparing a minute of meeting.
2. Kalimat
tanya (interrogative)
Kalimat tanya (interrogative statement) dibentuk
dengan menempatkan to
be
(is, am,
atau are) di depan kalimat. Dalam kalimat tanya to be "am, is, atau are" artinya "apakah".
Contoh :
Are you doing your homework?
Is your father still working in the office? Are the children playing in the garden?
3. Kesesuaian
subject dan auxiliary verb di tenses ini adalah
sebagai
berikut :
AM
digunakan oleh subject I.
IS digunakan oleh subject she, he, dan it.
ARE digunakan oleh subject you,
we, dan they.
B. Penggunaan
1. Present continuous tense digunakan untuk menunjukkan suatu
kejadian atau peristiwa yang sedang terjadi atau berlangsung
saat kita sedang bicara
Contoh:
My brother is painting
the house.
Please be quiet!
The
baby is sleeping.
Listen! The neighbors
are quarrelling again.
2. Present continuous tense digunakan untuk menunjukkan suatu kejadian atau peristiwa yang bersifat sementara (temporary).
Contoh:
I am living
with my friend until I can find a house. This machine is not working well.
John
is living in his friend's flat at the moment.
David is always busy because he is working on his thesis.
3. Present
continuous
tense digunakan tamtuk
menunjukkan
suatu keadaan atau situasi yang berubah-ubah.
Contoh:
The population of Indonesia is rising very fast.
Our economic situation is already very bad and it
is getting
worse.
The cost of living is increasing. Every month things are
dearer.
4. Present continuous tense digunakan untuk menunjukkan sesuatu
yang akan dilakukan di waktu yang akan datang dan telah
direncanakan atau ditentukan sebelumnya.
Contoh: I
am meeting my father
at the station tomorrow morning.
We are holidaying in Europe next month.
My father is having a meeting
with
his
staff tomorrow morning.
5. Beberapa kata kerja tidak digunakan dalam present
continuous tense. Kita tidak boleh mengatakan, "I
am liking
mango very much," tapi kita harus mengatakan, "I like mango very much." Beberapa kata kerja yang tidak digunakan daIam
present continuous tense adalah:
kata yang
menyangkut pancaindera
:
see, hear, notice, recognize.
kata-kata
yang menyangkut
emosi : want,
desire,
smell, notice, forgive,
wish, care,
like,
hate, adore, dislike.
kata-kata yang menyangkut pikiran : think, feel, realize,
understand, know, mean, suppose, believe, expect, remember,
recollect, forget,
recall, trust,
mind.
kata-kata yang menyangkut
milik
: own, belong, possess.
kata-kata kerja seperti
:
seem, signify, appear,-
contain, consist,
keep, concern, matter
Contoh :
a.
I am knowing her well. (Poor)
I know her well. (Good)
b.
I am understanding what you are meaning (Poor)
I understand what you mean. (Good)
C. Kata/frase yang biasa digunakan
dalam present continuous tense
· Now : Sekarang
· At present
: Sekarang Ini .
· At this moment : Pada Saat Ini
· Right now
: Sekarang Ini
· Still : Masih
· Look : Lihat
· Listen : Dengarkan
