📖 2.
Present Continuous Tense
🔹 Pengertian
Present Continuous (atau Present Progressive) adalah bentuk tense yang digunakan untuk
menyatakan:
1. Peristiwa yang sedang berlangsung sekarang
2. Rencana dekat di masa depan (near future plans)
3. Perubahan yang sedang terjadi
🔹 Rumus
1. Kalimat Positif (+)
o S + am/is/are + V-ing
o Contoh: She is reading a book now.
2. Kalimat Negatif (–)
o S + am/is/are + not + V-ing
o Contoh: She is not reading a book now.
3. Kalimat Tanya (?)
o Am/Is/Are + S + V-ing ?
o Contoh: Is she reading a book now?
🔹 Fungsi Penggunaan
1. Kegiatan yang sedang berlangsung sekarang
o They are playing football at the moment.
2. Kegiatan sementara (tidak permanen)
o I am staying with my friend this week.
3. Rencana dekat di masa depan
o We are visiting our grandmother tomorrow.
4. Perubahan yang sedang terjadi
o The climate is getting hotter every year.
🔹 Kata Keterangan Waktu yang Sering Dipakai
now
right now
at the moment
today
this week / this month
tomorrow (untuk rencana dekat)
Contoh:
He is working right now.
They are leaving tomorrow morning.
🔹 Contoh Kalimat Lengkap
1. (+) I am watching TV at the moment.
2. (–) I am not watching TV now.
3. (?) Am I watching TV now?