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About Present Continuous Tense

Pengertian

Present continuous tense atau present progressive tense adalah bentuk kata kerja yang digunakan untuk menyatakan aksi yang sedang berlangsung sekarang (present) atau rencana di masa depan (future). Karena dapat digunakan pada present atau future, tense ini sering diiringi adverb of time untuk memperjelasnya

Rumus Present Continuous Tense

Present continuous tense dibentuk dengan auxiliary verb “be”, berupa is/am/are – karena present tense (waktu sekarang),  dan present participle (V1-ing). Umumnya tense ini hanya terjadi pada aksi berupa dynamic verb, tidak stative verb. Mengapa begitu? karena secara umum hanya dynamic verb yang memiliki bentuk continuous

Kalimat	Rumus Present Continuous Tense	Contoh Present Continuous Tense
positif (+)	S + be (am/is/are) + present participle	The ships are sailing
		He is smiling
negatif (-)	S + be (am/is/are) + not + present participle	The ships are not sailing
		He is not smiling
interogatif (?)	be (am/is/are) + S + present participle?	are the ships sailing
		Is he smiling

Beberapa Fungsi dan Contoh Kalimat Present Continuous Tense

Fungsi	Contoh Kalimat Present Continuous Tense
Present continuous tense untuk membicarakan suatu aksi yang sedang  terjadi sekarang.	She is brushing the bathroom floor. (Dia sedang menyikat lantai kamar mandi.)
	I’m driving a car to Bandung now. (Saya sedang mengendarai mobil ke Bandung sekarang.)
	He’s learning English in order to be a great guide. (Dia sedang mempelajari bahasa Inggris agar menjadi pemandu wisata yang hebat.)
Present continuous tense untuk membicarakan suatu rencana atau perpindahan ke suatu tempat/kondisi.	I’m spending my holiday on Kuta beach next month. (Saya sedang menghabiskan liburan di pantai Kuta akhir bulan depan.)
	You can’t call me this night. I’m going to my best friend’s wedding. (Kamu tidak dapat menghubungi saya malam ini. Saya akan pergi ke pernikahan sahabat saya.)
	The buses are arriving in an hour. (Bus-bus tersebut tiba dalam satu jam.)
	I’m moving to West Jakarta this month. (Saya pindah ke Jakarta Barat bulan ini.)
Present continuous tense untuk mengungkapkan kejengkelan atas aksi yang terjadi berulang kali.	Why is the wild dog always barking at me? (Mengapa anjing liar itu selalu menggonggong pada saya?)
	I’m getting sick of you always asking the same questions. (Saya mulai muak dengan kamu yang selalu menanyakan pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang sama.)

Contoh soal present continuous tense beserta jawabannya 

1. Xiumin just want to stay at home. He don’t want to go out because …
   A. it is raining
   B. it is beautiful inside
   C. the sun is shining nicely
   D. the flowers are blossoming
2. Listen! Kyungsoo is … dinner in the kitchen.
   A. putting
   B. looking
   C. cleaning
   D. Preparing
3. The boys are practicing soccer on the field right now … they are preparing themselves for tomorrow’s match.
   A. although
   B. because
   C. but
   D. and
4. Look! The cat is … fish because the cat is hungry!
   A. sleeping
   B. walking
   C. eating
   D. fishing
5. Kai : ….
   Chanyeol : I’m fixing my guitar.
   A. why are you laughing?
   B. when are you leaving?
   C. where are you going?
   D. what are you doing?
6. I don’t want to come late anymore so ….
   A. I go to school earlier
   B. I’m glad everybody likes me
   C. my teachers go to school earlier
   D. people ask me to go to school earlier
7. The sun is … Exo are enjoying their time at the beach.
   A. not on the sky
   B. leaving the sky
   C. shining brightly
   D. hiding behind the thick cloud
8. Although she is not in a good condition … right now.
   A. she is having a rest
   B. she is lying on her bed
   C. she is driving to the office
   D. she is taking some medicine
9. The clown is very interesting. All the children … happily.
   A. is crying
   B. are crying
   C. are laughing
   D. is complaining
10. …, but she is often not confident.
    A. Taeyeon is an ugly girl.
    B. Taeyeon is a brilliant girl
    C. Taeyeon lives in a rural area
    D. Taeyeon likes reading very much

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~Exo-L