PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

      1.   The form of present continuous tense:

(+)	He, She, It		is	studying	English	right now
	S		to be	Ving	O	time signal
	I		am	studying	English	right now
	S		to be	Ving	O	time signal
	They, We, You		are	studying	English	right now
	S		to be	Ving	O	time signal
(-)	He, She, It		is	not	studying	English	now
	S		to be	not	Ving	O	time signal
	I		am	not	studying	English	now
	S		to be	not	Ving	O	time signal
	They, We, You		are	not	studying	English	now
	S		to be	not	Ving	O	time signal
(?)	Is	He, She, It	studying	English	right now	?
	to be	S	Ving	O	time signal	?
	Am	I	studying	English	right now	?
	to be	S	Ving	O	time signal	?
	Are	They, We, You	studying	English	right now	?
	to be	S	Ving	O	time signal	?

*note: time signal yang menandai present continuous tense:

now = sekarang

right now = sekarang ini

at present = pada waktu ini,

at this moment = pada saat ini

today = hari ini

      this morning = pagi ini

      this weekend = akhir pekan ini

      soon = segera

      in a few weeks = dalam beberapa minggu

      2.   Function

a)    To talk about activities happening now

(untuk membicarakan suatu aksi yang sedang  terjadi sekarang)

·      I am studying  English now

·      They are playing chess right now

b)   To talk about activities happening in the near future, especially for planned future events.

(Untuk berbicara tentang kegiatan yang terjadi dalam waktu dekat, terutama untuk kejadian di masa depan yang direncanakan)

·      I am seeing my dentist on Wednesday

·      I’m spending my holiday on Kuta beach next month

Exercise!

A. Change the verb into the right form!

1.         My mother __________(stay)at our house this week.

2.         I __________(eat) my dinner right now.

3.         John __________ (read) a book now.

4.         Jack and Peter __________ (work) late today.

5.         Look! Maria __________ (sit) next to Paul.

B. Change the sentence above into the negative (number 1-3) and interrogative (2 and 3) form!