Present continuous tense, Beserta Contohnya

Present continuous tense adalah salah satu tense yang digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu kegiatan yang sedang berlangsung saat ini. Present continuous tense dibentuk dengan menambahkan akhiran -ing pada kata kerja.

Rumus present continuous tense adalah:

Subjek + to be (am/is/are) + Verb–ing
Contoh:

• I am reading a book.
• You are watching TV.
• He is playing basketball.
• She is cooking dinner.
• It is raining.
• We are going to the park.
• You are talking to your friends.
• They are eating lunch.

Present continuous tense dapat digunakan untuk menyatakan:

• Kegiatan yang sedang berlangsung saat ini.
• Kegiatan yang sudah direncanakan.
• Kegiatan yang bersifat sementara.
• Kegiatan yang baru saja dimulai.
• Kegiatan yang bersifat dugaan.

Contoh:

• I am reading a book about English grammar. (Kegiatan yang sedang berlangsung saat ini.)
• We are going to the beach tomorrow. (Kegiatan yang sudah direncanakan.)
• I am learning to play the guitar. (Kegiatan yang bersifat sementara.)
• I am just starting to learn English. (Kegiatan yang baru saja dimulai.)
• I am not sure what I am going to do next. (Kegiatan yang bersifat dugaan.)

Negative Present continuous tense

Negative present continuous tense digunakan untuk menyatakan bahwa suatu kegiatan tidak sedang berlangsung saat ini. Present continuous tense dibentuk dengan menambahkan “not” setelah kata kerja to be.

Rumus negative present continuous tense adalah:

Subjek + to be (am/is/are) + not + Verb-ing
Contoh:

• I am not reading a book.
• You are not watching TV.
• He is not playing basketball.
• She is not cooking dinner.
• It is not raining.
• We are not going to the park.
• You are not talking to your friends.
• They are not eating lunch.

Contoh kalimat negative present continuous tense dengan kata tanya:

• Are you not reading a book?
• Is he not watching TV?
• Are they not playing basketball?
• Is she not cooking dinner?
• Is it not raining?
• Are we not going to the park?
• Are you not talking to your friends?
• Are they not eating lunch?

Negative present continuous tense dapat digunakan untuk menyatakan:

1. Kegiatan yang tidak sedang berlangsung saat ini.
2. Kegiatan yang tidak direncanakan.
3. Kegiatan yang tidak bersifat sementara.
4. Kegiatan yang tidak baru saja dimulai.
5. Kegiatan yang tidak bersifat dugaan.

Contoh:

• I am not reading a book because I am watching TV. (Kegiatan yang tidak sedang berlangsung saat ini.)
• We are not going to the beach tomorrow because it is raining. (Kegiatan yang tidak direncanakan.)
• I am not learning to play the guitar because I do not have time. (Kegiatan yang tidak bersifat sementara.)
• I am not just starting to learn English because I have been studying for a long time. (Kegiatan yang tidak baru saja dimulai.)
• I am not sure what I am going to do next because I have not made any plans. (Kegiatan yang tidak bersifat dugaan.)

Interrogative present continuous tense

Interrogative present continuous tense adalah bentuk kalimat tanya yang digunakan untuk menanyakan kegiatan yang sedang berlangsung. Rumusnya adalah:

To be + subject + verb + -ing + …?

1. To be: am, are, is
2. Subject: I, you, he, she, it, we, they
3. Verb: kata kerja dasar + -ing
4. ?: tanda tanya

Contoh:

• Are you reading a book?
• Is she watching TV?
• Are they playing football?
• Is it raining?

Interrogative present continuous tense juga dapat digunakan untuk menanyakan rencana yang sudah pasti akan dilakukan di masa depan. Namun, dalam hal ini, to be yang digunakan adalah “going to”.

Contoh:

• Are you going to the movies tonight?
• Is she going to visit her parents next week?
• Are they going to move to a new house next month?

Jadi Apa perbedaan “Will” dan Going To” dalam penggunannya? mari kita simak penjelasan dibawah ini

Perbedaan “Will” dan “Going To”

Will dan going to adalah kata kerja bantu yang digunakan untuk mengungkapkan tindakan di masa depan. Namun, keduanya memiliki makna yang berbeda.

1. Will digunakan untuk mengungkapkan tindakan yang tidak direncanakan atau tidak pasti. Misalnya, “I will go to the store” (Aku akan pergi ke toko) atau “He will come to my house tonight” (Dia akan datang ke rumahku malam ini).
2. Going to digunakan untuk mengungkapkan tindakan yang direncanakan atau pasti. Misalnya, “I am going to graduate from college next year” (Aku akan lulus kuliah tahun depan) atau “We are going to go on vacation next month” (Kami akan pergi berlibur bulan depan).

Berikut adalah beberapa contoh penggunaan will dan going to:

Will:

1. I will do my homework later. (Aku akan mengerjakan PR-ku nanti.)
2. Will you help me with my project? (Maukah kau membantuku dengan proyekku?)
3. I think it will rain tomorrow. (Aku pikir akan hujan besok.)

Going to:

1. I am going to watch a movie tonight. (Aku akan menonton film malam ini.)
2. We are going to go to the park this weekend. (Kami akan pergi ke taman akhir pekan ini.)
3. I am going to buy a new car next year. (Aku akan membeli mobil baru tahun depan.)

Apa yang harus dipelajari untuk menguasai pelajaran Present continuous tense

Berikut adalah 2 hal penting untuk menguasai Present Continuous Tense:

1. Rumus Present Continuous Tense : Subject + to be (am/is/are) + verb-ing
2. Kata Keterangan Waktu
3. Memahami “Will” dan Going To”

Kata keterangan waktu yang sering digunakan bersama Present Continuous Tense adalah:

• now
• at the moment
• right now
• today
• this week
• this month
• this year
• lately
• recently
• always
• often
• sometimes
• rarely
• never

Soal soal Pilihan Ganda

Berikut adalah beberapa soal pilihan ganda pelajaran Present Continuous Tense beserta jawabannya:

Kalimat “Saya sedang membaca buku” dalam bahasa Inggris adalah:

A. I read a book.
B. I am reading a book.
C. I was reading a book.
D. I have read a book.
Jawaban: B. I am reading a book.

Kalimat “Mereka sedang bermain sepak bola” dalam bahasa Inggris adalah:

A. They play football.
B. They are playing football.
C. They were playing football.
D. They have played football.
Jawaban: B. They are playing football.

Kalimat “Dia sedang mendengarkan musik” dalam bahasa Inggris adalah:

A. He listens to music.
B. He is listening to music.
C. He was listening to music.
D. He has listened to music.
Jawaban: B. He is listening to music.

Kalimat “Kami sedang makan malam” dalam bahasa Inggris adalah:

A. We eat dinner.
B. We are eating dinner.
C. We were eating dinner.
D. We have eaten dinner.
Jawaban: B. We are eating dinner.

Kalimat “Kamu sedang berbicara di telepon” dalam bahasa Inggris adalah:

A. You talk on the phone.
B. You are talking on the phone.
C. You were talking on the phone.
D. You have talked on the phone.
Jawaban: B. You are talking on the phone.

Kalimat “Saya tidak sedang membaca buku” dalam bahasa Inggris adalah:

A. I don’t read a book.
B. I am not reading a book.
C. I was not reading a book.
D. I have not read a book.
Jawaban: B. I am not reading a book.

Kalimat “Mereka tidak sedang bermain sepak bola” dalam bahasa Inggris adalah:

A. They don’t play football.
B. They are not playing football.
C. They were not playing football.
D. They have not played football.
Jawaban: B. They are not playing football.

Kalimat “Dia tidak sedang mendengarkan musik” dalam bahasa Inggris adalah:

A. He doesn’t listen to music.
B. He is not listening to music.
C. He was not listening to music.
D. He has not listened to music.
Jawaban: B. He is not listening to music.

Kalimat “Kami tidak sedang makan malam” dalam bahasa Inggris adalah:

A. We don’t eat dinner.
B. We are not eating dinner.
C. We were not eating dinner.
D. We have not eaten dinner.
Jawaban: B. We are not eating dinner.

Kalimat “Kamu tidak sedang berbicara di telepon” dalam bahasa Inggris adalah:

A. You don’t talk on the phone.
B. You are not talking on the phone.
C. You were not talking on the phone.
D. You have not talked on the phone.
Jawaban: B. You are not talking on the phone.

Kalimat “Apakah Anda sedang membaca buku?” dalam bahasa Inggris adalah:

A. Are you reading a book?
B. Do you read a book?
C. Do you be reading a book?
D. Are you been reading a book?
Jawaban: A. Are you reading a book?

Kalimat “Apakah mereka sedang bermain sepak bola?” dalam bahasa Inggris adalah:

A. Are they playing football?
B. Do they play football?
C. Do they be playing football?
D. Are they been playing football?
Jawaban: A. Are they playing football?

Kalimat “Apakah dia sedang mendengarkan musik?” dalam bahasa Inggris adalah:

A. Is he listening to music?
B. Do he listen to music?
C. Do he be listening to music?
D. Is he been listening to music?
Jawaban: A. Is he listening to music?

Kalimat “Apakah kami sedang makan malam?” dalam bahasa Inggris adalah:

A. Are we eating dinner?
B. Do we eat dinner?
C. Do we be eating dinner?
D. Are we been eating dinner?
Jawaban: A. Are we eating dinner?

Kalimat “Apakah kamu sedang berbicara di telepon?” dalam bahasa Inggris adalah:

A. Are you talking on the phone?
B. Do you talk on the phone?
C. Do you be talking on the phone?
D. Are you been talking on the phone?
Jawaban: A. Are you talking on the phone?

Kalimat “Saya akan pergi ke toko” dalam bahasa Inggris adalah:

A. I go to the store.
B. I am going to the store.
C. I will be going to the store.
D. I am going to be going to the store.
Jawaban: B. I am going to the store.

Kalimat “Mereka akan datang ke rumahku malam ini” dalam bahasa Inggris adalah:

A. They go to my house tonight.
B. They are going to my house tonight.
C. They will be going to my house tonight.
D. They are going to be going to my house tonight.
Jawaban: B. They are going to my house tonight.

Kalimat “Dia akan lulus kuliah tahun depan” dalam bahasa Inggris adalah:

A. He graduates from college next year.
B. He is going to graduate from college next year.
C. He will be going to graduate from college next year.
D. He is going to be going to graduate from college next year.
Jawaban: B. He is going to graduate from college next year.

Kalimat “Kami akan pergi berlibur bulan depan” dalam bahasa Inggris adalah:

A. We go on vacation next month.
B. We are going on vacation next month.
C. We will be going on vacation next month.
D. We are going to be going on vacation next month.
Jawaban: B. We are going on vacation next month.

Kalimat “Kamu akan membeli mobil baru tahun depan” dalam bahasa Inggris adalah:

A. You buy a new car next year.
B. You are going to buy a new car next year.
C. You will be going to buy a new car next year.
D. You are going to be going to buy a new car next year.
Jawaban: B. You are going to buy a new car next year.

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