║PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE║

Present Continuous tense merupakan tenses menjelaskan aktiftas/tindakan yang sedang dilakukan ketika dibicarakan. Pada umumnya, bentuk kata kerja-nya berakhiran -ing setelah tobe (is/am/are) untuk menunjukkan/menggambarkan aktifitas yang sedang berlangsung ketika dibicarakan.

Keterangan waktu ( adverb of time ) sebagai identifkasi tenses ini yaitu now, right now, still, at the moment.

Pattern/ Rumus

(+) Subject+tobe(is/am/are)+verb-ing+O/C

(-) Subject+tobe(is/am/are)+not+ verb-ing+O/C

(?) Tobe(is/am/are) + Subject + verb-ing+O/C?

Example

(+) Ron is washing his bicycle at the moment

(-) Ron is not washing his bicycle at the moment.

(?) Is Ron washing his bicycle at the moment?

(+) Clara is watching the badminton match on TV now.

(-) Clara is not watching the badminton match on TV now.

(?) Is Clara watching the badminton match on TV now?

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Detail answer

Level       : Jhs (8)

Subject   : English

Category : Sentence structure

Code       : 5

Categorization : 8.5.6

Keywords : Present continuous - Affirmative- Negative-Interrogative