Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous Tense

By Mega Setiyowati

​What is Present Continuous Tense?

Present Continuos Tense is used to express a continued or ongoing action at present time. It expresses an action which is in progress at the time of speaking.

a. tHE FORM OF PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

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​2. tHE NEGATIVE FORM

​1. aFFIRMATIVE FORM (+)

​3. tHE INTERROGATIVE FORM

​1. the affirmative form

Subject + Auxilliary Verb (To be) + Verb -ing + Object/Adverb

• I am

• You

  They are

  We​

• She

  He is

  It​

example

1. Saya sedang membersihkan jendela .

   (I am cleaning the window.)

2. Nana sedang menyiram bunga.

   (Nana is watering the flower.)

3. Mereka sedang menikmati liburan.

   (They are enjoying the holiday.)

Multiple Choice

My parents............ visiting my uncle in the village.

• are

• is

• am

• do

​2. the negative form

Subject + Auxilliary Verb (To be) + Not + Verb -ing + Object/Adverb

• I am

• You

  They are

  We​

• She

  He is

  It​

example

1. Saya tidak sedang membersihkan jendela .

   (I am not cleaning the window.)

2. Nana tidak sedang menyiram bunga.

   (Nana is not watering the flower.)

3. Mereka tidak sedang menikmati liburan.

   (They are not enjoying the holiday.)

Multiple Choice

Rina .......... not reading a novel.

• are

• is

• am

• does

​3. the interrogative form

auxilliary verb (to be)+ subject + Not + Verb -ing + Object/Adverb

• Am I

• Are You

  They

  We​

• Is She

  He

  It​

example

1. Apakah saya sedang membersihkan jendela? .

   (Am I cleaning the window.)

2. Apakah Nana sedang menyiram bunga.

   (Is Nana watering the flower.)

3. Apakah mereka sedang menikmati liburan.

   (Are They njoying the holiday.)

4. Apa yang sedang kamu lakukan?

   (What are you doing?)

Multiple Choice

......... is She ........?

• Do, doing

• What, doing

• Does, doing

• How, do

Multiple Choice

Studying- in - natural science - are - We - the laboratory

• We studying in the laboratory natural science.

• We are studying in natural science the laboratory.

• We are study natural science in the laboratory.

• Are we studying natural science in the laboratory?