Present Continuous Tense By. Nur Arifta Lantiningrum, S.Pd. http://www.english-forlearner.com/
”What are you doing now?” I am studying English now. The above sentences are the example of continuous tense. Well... Talk about an activity that we do at the moment; we must use the Simple Present Continuous Tense. Simple Continuous Tense has same meaning with Simple Present Progressive Tense. Another family tenses; Present Continuous, Past Continuous, and Future Continuous. (Present Progressive, Past Progressive, and Future Progressive.) Definition Present Continuous Tense is a sentence that an action is in progress in that particular time. The tenses say that an action is begin before or still in progress, and it will continue after that time. Function 1. To describe an action in progress at the moment. 2. To describe actions which are happening aroun now, even though it is not spoken. Time Signals 1. Now 2. At this moment 3. At present
Form: To be + V-ing (present participle) To know, Simple Present Continuous clearly, look the patterns below! (+)
Subject + To be + Verb-ing
(-)
Subject + Tobe + not + Verb ing
(?)
Tobe + Subject + Verb-ing?
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To be
for present : Am, are, is
Subject 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
: I You We They He She It
Pronoun I (singular) You (singular) We They He She It
To be
Example
Am
I am eating now.
Are
They are studying English at the moment.
She is cooking in the Kitchen. Is John is singing.
Jhon You (Plural) Gabs and John (Plural)
Are
You are working at present.
Example :
Positive : I’m writing a descriptive text now. Negative : I’m not writing a descriptive text now. Interrogative : Am I writing a descriptive text now? The answer of interrogative form is yes/no. Yes, I am. No, I am not. Note on –ing ending 1. Verb ending in vocal ‘e’, the ‘e’ must be omitted. Example : take – taking Give – giving Write – writing Make – making
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2. Verb with one syllable, ending with one vowel and one consonant, the consonant is doubled. Example : Dig – digging Sit – sitting Run – running Bit – bitting 3. Verb ending in ‘ie’, the ‘ie’ is changed into –y. Example : Die – dying Lie – lying 4. Verb with no changes. Example : Cry Go Show Bloom Work Read
– – – – – –
crying going showing blooming working reading
Task 1 Fill the blanks, and change the positive, negative, or interrogative form! Example
:
** I ______________ (dance) with my brother now.
(+) I am dancing with my brother now. ( -) I am not dancing with my brother now. ( ? ) Am I dancing with my brother? 1. He ______________ (run) for 5 km now. (+) He _____________________________. ( -) He _____________________________. ( ? ) _________________________________? 2. She ______________ (cry) right now. (+) She _____________________________. ( -) She _____________________________. ( ? ) _________________________________? 3. They ______________ (walk) to their office at this time. (+) They _____________________________. ( -) They _____________________________.
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( ? ) ________________________________? 4. Clark ______________ (sleep) at the moment. (+) Clark _____________________________. ( -) Clark _____________________________. ( ? ) _________________________________? 5. My mother and My father ______________ (Work) now. (+)My mother and My father _____________________________. ( -) My mother and My father _____________________________. ( ? ) __________________________________________________? To find the answer, click this!
Fill the blanks, and change the positive, negative, or introgative form! ** I ______________ (dance) with my brother now.
(+) I am dancing with my brother now. ( -) I am not dancing with my brother now. ( ? ) Am I dancing with my brother? 1. He ______________ (run) for 5 km now. (+) He is running for 5 km now. ( -) He is not running for 5 km now. ( ? ) Is He running for 5 km now? 2. She ______________ (cry) right now. (+) She is crying right now. ( -) She is crying right now. ( ? ) Is She crying right now? 3. They ______________ (walk) to their office at this time. (+) They are walking to their office at this time. ( -) They are not walking to their office at this time. ( ? ) Are they walking to their office at this time? 4. Clark ______________ (sleep) at the moment. (+) Clark is sleeping at the moment. ( -) Clark is not sleeping at the moment. ( ? ) Is Clark sleeping at the moment? 5. My mother and My father ______________ (Work) now. (+)My mother and My father are working now. ( -) My mother and My father are working now. ( ? ) Are they working now?
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Task 2 Fill the blanks with Am, are, or is! 1. Saef and Danang _________ talking about the lesson. 2. Kusuma : What _________ you doing? Yulia : I _________looking for my money. 3. Finna : What _________ Anto doing? Nugra : He _________ sweeping the floor. 4. We _________ shopping for some new clothes now. 5. She _________ cooking fried chicken.
Answer: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Are Are Am, is Are Is
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