1. The form of present continuous tense:
(+)
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He, She, It
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is
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studying
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English
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right now
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S
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to be
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Ving
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O
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time signal
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I
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am
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studying
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English
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right now
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S
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to be
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Ving
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O
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time signal
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They, We, You
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are
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studying
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English
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right now
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S
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to be
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Ving
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O
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time signal
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(-)
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He, She, It
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is
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not
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studying
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English
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now
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S
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to be
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not
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Ving
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O
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time signal
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I
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am
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not
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studying
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English
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now
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S
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to be
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not
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Ving
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O
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time signal
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They, We, You
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are
|
not
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studying
|
English
|
now
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S
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to be
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not
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Ving
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O
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time signal
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(?)
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Is
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He, She, It
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studying
|
English
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right now
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?
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to be
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S
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Ving
|
O
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time signal
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?
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Am
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I
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studying
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English
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right now
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?
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to be
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S
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Ving
|
O
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time signal
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?
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Are
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They, We, You
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studying
|
English
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right now
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?
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to be
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S
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Ving
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O
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time signal
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?
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*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!
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