CHAPTER I
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
1.1
THE USE OF PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE
We use The Present Continuous Tense
when we talk about something which is
happening at the time of speaking.
Example : Please don’t make so much noise.
I’m studying.
We also use The Present Continuous
Tense when we talk about something which
is happening around the time of speaking, but not necessarily exactly at the
time of speaking.
Example : Silvia is learning English at
the moment.
We often use the Present Continuous
when we talk about a period around the
present.
Example :You’re working hard today. Yes,
I have a lot of to do
We use the present continuous when we talk about the changing situation.
Example : The population without jobs is
increasing very fast.
1.2. THE ADVERBS OF TIME USED
The adverbs of time used in Present
Continous tense are “NOW, RIGHT NOW,
TOMORROW,ETC
1.3. THE
PATTERN OF PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE
The
patterns of Present continous tense consist of :
1.3.A. Positive Pattern
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S +
am/is/are + Verb/ing …………………………………………….Now
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Examples :
1.
I am studying English now.
2.
We are going to
Jakarta tomorrow (akan)
3.
You are singing now.
4.
He is making a cake
now.
5.
she is sewing a shirt
now.
6.
They are playing football in the field now.
7.
Tom and Ani are doing
their homework tomorrow.
8.
The students are doing
sport now.
1.3.b The Negative Pattern
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S + am/is/are + Not + Verb/ing …………………………………… Now
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Example :
1.
I am not studying now
2.
He is not sleeping now
3.
My father is not
watching television now.
4.
we aren’t going to
Jakarta Tomorrow.
1.3.c. The Interrogative Pattern
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Am/Is/Are + S + Verb/ing…………………………………………..Now?
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Examples :
1.
Are you studying
English now ? Yes, I am/ No, I am not
2.
Is he eating fried
rice now? Yes, he is/ No, he isn’t
3.
Is your father working
in the office now? Yes, He is/No, He isn’t
1.3.d. Qusetion-word Pattern
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QW + Am/Is/Are + S + Verb/ing…………………………………...Now?
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Examples :
1.
what are you doing now
? studying
2.
Where is he studying
English now ? at school
EXERCISE I :
Translate these sentences into English.
- Jack
sedang tidur sekarang
- Mary
sedang mengerjakan tugas itu
- Kami
sedang menonton sebuah film di televisi
- Mereka
sedang bermain bola di halaman sekarang
- Guru
itu sedang menerangkan pelajaran itu.
- Perusahaan
itu sedang tumbuh dengan pesat sekarang.
- Harga
saham di bursa Efek Jakarta sedang naik sekarang
- Pak Adi sedang mengajar bahasa Inggris di
kampus sekarang
- Polisi
tersebut sedang mencari Ali sekarang.
- Ana,
Ani, dan Tom sedang berdiskusi sekarang.
EXERCISE 2 : Change the following
sentences into (+), (-), and (?)
- They
are speaking English now.
- We
are not reading now.
- Is
your mother frying rice now? No, she isn’t.
- What
is your father looking at now ? a picture.
- He
is watching “Plan to kill” on TV now.
- The
teacher is not explaining tenses to the students now.
- Is
Maradona playing football in Argentina Now?
EXERCISE
3 : Write questions by using question
words based on the underlined words in the following sentences.
1. John is eating a
plate of rice in the dining room now.
2. The cat is eating fried
chicken in the kitchen now.
3. Tom and Jerry are quarrelling
about food now.
4.
My father is teaching Biology at school now.
EXERCISE 4 : Answer the following
questions with your own words.
- Are
you studying English now ?
- Is
your father reading a newspaper now?
- Is
your mother sewing a shirt now?
- Are
They singing a song at home now?
- Is
Mr.Adi teaching English at school now?
- What
is your mother doing now?
- What
is your brother doing now?
EXERCISE 5
: Write sentences by using the following
verbs
Writing,
speaking, sewing, growing, discussing, doing, hunting,eating, drinking,
dancing, singing, making, building, teaching, explaining, talking, watching, shopping, sleeping, typing,
driving, riding, training, working
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