Penggunaan Present Continuous Tense
Kapan kita menggunakan present continuous tense?
Pertama, untuk menyatakan suatu tindakan atau peristiwa yang terjadi pada saat pembicaraan sedang berlangsung (at the moment of speaking).Contoh kalimat:
- I am writing an explanation of present continuous tense.
- You are reading the explanation at the moment.
- Look! It is raining now.
- Wait! My mother is calling me.
Kedua, untuk menyatakan situasi sementara (temporary situation).
Contoh kalimat:
- The phone is ringing. (hanya beberapa detik)
- They are building a house. (hanya beberapa hari)
- He doesn’t like vegetable, but he is eating a lot of vegetables these days.
- They usually play volley ball, but today they are playing football.
- I am meeting my friend tomorrow.
- We are visiting Bali next month.
- We are going to Bandung on the weekend.
- It is two o’clock. I am leaving at five.
Rumus/Pola present continuous tense
Berikut adalah rumus atau pola simple present tense:Kalimat Positif
Pola: Subject + be (is/am/are) + verb -ing (verb: teach) |
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I am teaching English. |
You are teaching English. |
We are teaching English. |
They are teaching English. |
He is teaching English. |
She is teaching English. |
- I gunakan am.
- You, we dan they gunakan are.
- He, she dan it gunakan is.
Pola: Subject + be (is/am/are) + NOT + verb -ing (verb: teach) |
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I am not teaching English. |
You are not teaching English. |
We are not teaching English. |
They are not teaching English. |
He is not teaching English. |
She is not teaching English. |
- I gunakan am not.
- You, we dan they gunakan are not (aren’t).
- He, she dan it gunakan is not (isn’t).
Pola: Be (is/am/are) + subject + verb -ing (verb: teach) |
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Am I teaching English? |
Are you teaching English? |
Are we teaching English? |
Are they teaching English? |
Is he teaching English? |
Is she teaching English? |
Perhatian! Ada beberapa kata kerja yang tidak bisa digunakan dalam bentuk continuous
Menurut Thomson dan Martinet (156: 1986), bentuk continuous digunakan untuk melakukan aksi atau tindakan. Ada beberapa kata kerja yang tidak bisa digunakan dalam bentuk continuous antara lain:know | hear | smell |
taste | like | dislike |
hate | want | need |
love | belong | owe |
own | possess | seem |
believe | respect | understand |
I am knowing:I know.She is liking: She likes.They are hating: They hate.I am wanting: I want dan sebaginya.
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