#presentprogressive

5 minutes This article was lovingly written by me truly, with no AI involved in the writing process. However, I did get a (huge) helping hand from AI to create the exercises—but don’t worry, I kept a close eye on everything! 😉 Ciao! 👋 Today I would like to talk to you about something I have often noticed during my lessons with English-speaking students: the use of the present progressive tense…

Present Continuous Tense

Dapat juga disebut Present Progressive Tense ialah bentuk waktu yang digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan, keadaan atau peristiwa yang sedang terjadi pada saat dibicarakan.

Rumus:

(+)       S + to be + V-ing

)        S + to be + not +V-ing

(?)        To be + S +V-ing?

Contoh:

(+)       Jonathan is watching the movies.

)        Jonathan is not watching the movies.

(?)        Is Jonathan watching the movies? Yes, He is/ No, He isn’t

Time Signal

Keterangan waktu yang sering digunakan dalam bentuk waktu Present Continuous Tense adalah:

This morning

Today

Nowadays

For the time being

Right now

At this moment

At present

Now

Catatan:

Infinitive + ing disebut juga sebagai present participle.

To be = is, am, and are.

Ada beberapa kata kerja tertentu yang menyatakan gerak, seperti Go, Come, Take, Start, Visit, Leave, apabila digunakan dalam bentuk waktu present continuous tense akan menunjukkan suatu kegiatan atau peristiwa yang terjadi di masa yang akan datang.

Contoh:

I am going to the office now.