CONTOH BENTUK THE PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE

THE PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE
(Bentuk waktu sekarang dan sedang berlangsung)

a. Menyatakan waktu perbuatan yang sedang berlangsung.
b. Menyatakan waktu perbuatan yang sedang berlangsung tapi tidak pada waktu kita sedang bicara.
c. Menyatakan perbuatan yang sedang terjadi.


Form : To be + Verb-ing form
Is  she, he, it
I  am
Are  you, we, they

Example :
1. (+) She is playing basketball in basketball count.
(-) She is not playing basketball in basketball count.
(?) Is she playing basketball in basketball count?
2. (+) She is cooking rice now.
(-) She is not cooking rice now.
(?) Is she cooking rice now?
3. (+) You are leaving by the nine o’clock bus.
(-) You are not leaving by the nine o’ clock bus.
(?) Are you leaving by the nine o’ clock bus?
4. (+) He is teaching English and studying Dutch.
(-) He is not teaching English and studying Dutch.
(?) Is he teaching English and studying Dutch?
5. (+) John is coming here next week.
(-) John is not coming here next week.
(?) Is John coming here next week?

Interrogative
1. A : Am I drinking glass milk ?
B : Yes, I am.
2. A : Are they working in the office in Surabaya ?
B : No, they are not.
3. A : Are they driving car now ?
B : No, you aren’t.
4. A : Am I writing a letter?
B : No, you are not.
5. A : Is the sweeping in the yard this morning?
B : Yes, he is.
6. A : Is Riby knocking on the door?
B : Yes, she is.
7. A : Am I swimming every day?
B : Yes, I am.
8. A : Is he coming to see you tomorrow?
B : No, he is not.
9. A : Is he playing volleyball in the volleyball count?
B : Yes, he is.
10. A : Is John coming here next week?
B : No, he is not.

Wh. Question
1. A : What are you doing now?
B : I am a reading a book.
2. A : What a song you like?
B : I am all about you from Aaron Carter.
3. A : Where is he singing now?
B : He is singing in the stage.
4. A : Who is talking to you in the swimming pool?
B : Choky Andriano.
5. A : Which magazine is he reading now?
B : Formula I (F1)
6. A : Which film is you watching now?
B : The eye.
7. A : Where you looking Riby?
B : In the street.
8. A : Where you studying dance?
B : In the modern dance Cirebon.
9. A : Where he is playing basketball?
B : He is playing in the basketball count.