≡ Present Continuous ≡

• (a) I am writing three letters.
• (b) My brother is being sick at the moment.
• (c) I am preparing our meeting on this morning.
• (d) Dorita is telling her pain to her mother.
• (e) I am reading this magazine.

Pendahuluan

Present continuous tense adalah jenis kalimat yang digunakan untuk menyebutkan suatu kejadian yang sedang berlangsung di masa sekarang.

– rumus:

• (+) subject + to be + verb-ing + O/C
• (-) subject + to be + not + verb-ing + O/C
• (?) to be + Subject + verb-ing + O/C + ?

– to be:

• is = untuk subjek orang ketiga tunggal (he/she/it)
• am = untuk subjek I
• are = untuk subjek you/we/they

PEMBAHASAN

Ubah kalimat berikut ke bentuk present continuous tense!

(a) I have written three letters.

(b) My brother will be sick at the moment.

(c) I was prepared our meeting on this morning.

(d) Dorita told her pain to her mother.

(e) I have read this magazine.

Untuk mengubah kalimat di atas ke bentuk present continuous:

• tentukan to be yang sesuai dengan subjeknya (apakah is, am, atau are).
• tentukan gerund-nya (verb yang berakhiran -ing).

– contoh pengerjaan:

(a) I have written three letters.

• kalimat di atas termasuk jenis present perfect.
• to bedari subjekIadalaham.
• bentuk gerund dari 'written' adalah 'writing'.

➥ I am writing three letters.

verb = write - wrote - written

gerund = writing

meaning = “menulis”

Begitupun untuk kalimat-kalimat di nomor lainnya.

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Pelajari Lebih Lanjut⤵

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Detail Jawaban⤵

Kelas: 8

Mapel: English

Bab: Stating Activity Now, Clause of Reason, Contrast and Purpose

Kode: 8.5.6

Kata kunci: To be, is, am, are, gerund, convert into present continuous