Penjelasan Materi Bahasa Inggris Kelas 9 – Present Continuous Tense
I. Present Continuous Tense
The present continuous tense is used to describes actions or
events that are happening now or in the present.
Pengertian Present Continuous Tense
Present continuous tense
adalah tenses yang digunakan untuk membicarakan kejadian atau tindakan yang
terjadi saat ini. Lihat contoh kalimat di bawah ini:
I am washing
the dishes. Saya sedang mencuci piring.
Dari kalimat diatas
dijelaskan bahwasannya dia sedang mencuci piring pada saat ini dan belum
berakhir. Jika masih belum jelas perhatikan kalimat berikut ini:
Some of my
classmates are staying over at my house. Beberapa teman kelas saya menginap di rumah saya.
Jadi saat ini
teman-temannya sedang menginap di rumahnya dan masih menginap dan belum
berakhir ketika dia berbicara atau bahkan akan berlanjut sampai nanti.
Sudahkah paham???
Jika belum memahaminya kita lihat contoh-contoh kalimat present continuous lainnya sebelum masuk ke “Rumus Present Continuous Tense”, karena disini kita harus memahami dulu fungsi tenses ini.
I am learning how to ride a bicycle. Saya sedang belajar bagaimana mengendarai sepedah.
I am eating my
lunch. Saya sedang memakan makan siang saya.
I am watching
television. Saya sedang menonton TV.
She is reading a
book. Dia sedang membaca buku.
Mom is baking a
cake. Ibu sedang memagang kue.
My sister is
listening to music. Saudari saya sedang
mendengarkan music.
Uncle Joe is cleaning
his car. Paman Joe sedang membersihkan mobilnya.
The dog is barking
in the garden. Anjing itu sedang menggonggong di
taman.
We are singing
our favourite song. Kami sedang bernyanyi lagu
favorit kami.
My brother and I are
playing badminton. Saudara saya dan saya
sedang bermain badminton.
Lihatlah semua kalimat
diatas menunjukan kegiatan atau kejadiannya sedang berlangsung pada saat kita
bicara dan belum selesai.
Apakah kalian sudah
faham maksud penggunaan tenses ini?
Jika sudah memahami pola
kalimat diatas pastinya kita akan mudah mempelajari struktur atau rumus dari present
continuous tense. Kita bahas Yuk.
Rumus Present Continuous Tense
Perhatikan
kalimat-kalimat diatas, jika kita ngeuh dengan kalimat di atas pembentuk
kalimatnya menggunakan To Be (is, am, dan are) kemudian diikuti dengan
kata kerja (verb) yang di berikan akhiran ‘–ing’. Seperti biasa di dalam
tenses pastinya ada tiga jenis kalimat dan memiliki struktur yang berbeda
diantaranya adalah positive form, negative form, dan question
form atau yang kita kenal dengan kalimat interogative. Dibawah ini
adalah rumus dari tenses ini:
Tetapi sebelum ke
rumusnya pasti sudah tahu kan To Be is, am, dan are dipakai untuk subjek
apa saja? Jika lupa jangan khawatir kami beritahu pasangannya.
are → you, we, they atau
plural subject (subjek yang lebih dari satu orang)
e.g.
☞ You are . . .
☞ They are . . .
☞ We are . . .
☞ My brother and I are .
. .
☞ My Mom and Dad are . .
.
is→ he, she, it atau
singular subject (subjek yang terdiri satu orang)
☞ He is . . .
☞ She is . . .
☞ It is . . .
☞ The cat is . . .
☞ Uncle Joe is . . .
☞ My Mom is . . .
☞ Mom is . . .
☞ Jono is . . .
am→I
I am disingkat I’m . . .
Latih terlebih dahulu
skuy penggunaan To Be nya dibawah ini. Kalau sudah paham bisa di skip langsung
scroll ke bawah.
Oke jika sudah paham
penggunaan To Be nya mari kita masuk ke Rumusnya.
Positive Form Present
Continuous Tense
Subject + To Be (is, am, are) + V-ing +
Compelement
Negative Form Present
Continuous Tense
Subject + To Be (is, am, are) + V-ing +
Complement
Interrogative Form
Present Continuous Tense
To Be (is, am, are) + V-ing +
Complement + ?
Untuk menjawab bentuk pertanyaan tersebut kita bisa menggunakan short answer seperti dibawah ini.
'Yes' answer
Yes + Subject + To Be (is, am, are)
Jangan pernah menggunakan verbs berikut untuk present continuous tense : like, love, hate, know, understand, forget, dan agree. Kata-kata tersebut bukan merupakan action verbs, jadi gunakan kata tersebut dalam kalimat simple present tense.
Contoh Soal Present Continuous Tense
Write the Following
Sentences with the verbs in the present continuous tense.
Contoh
Ghania and I are (discuss)
discussing our project.
1. I
(wait) ________________ for a call form my roommate.
2. Ghania
and Aisyah (decorate) ________________ the room for the party.
3. She
(run) ________________ fast.
4. They
(sleep) ________________ in the tent.
5. Some
tourist (sunbath) ________________ on
the beach.
6. Ali
is in the kitchen. He (have) ________________ dinner.
7. Mang
Ujang (fish) ________________
8. I
(call) ________________ him now.
9. My
little sister (learning) ________________ to play guitar now.
10. The girl (read) ________________ a book.
Key Answer
1. I’m
waiting
2. are
decorating
3. is
running
4. are
sleeping
5. are
sunbathing
6. is
having
7. is
fishing
8. I’m
calling
9. is learning
10. is reading
Complete the questions
and answer. Add am, is, are to the questions and am, is, are, or ‘m
not, isn’t, aren’t to the short answer.
Contoh:
Is it raining outside?
Yes, it is.
Are the students doing an
experiment in the laboratory? No, they aren’t.
1. ________________
you watching TV right now? Yes, I ________________
2. ________________
he working on his home work? No, he ________________
3. ________________
your parents attending the meeting? Yes, they ________________
4. ________________
the students mopping the floor? Yes, they ________________
5. ________________
she looking at us? No, she ________________
6. ________________
they cleaning the swimming pool? No, they ________________
7. ________________
I sitting in your seat? No, you ________________
8. ________________
the children taking a bath? Yes, they ________________
9. ________________
we waiting for someone? No, we ________________
10. ________________ you listening to me? Yes, I ________________
Key Answer
1. Are
– I’m
2. Is –
isn’t
3. Are
– aren’t
4. Are
– are
5. Is –
isn’t
6. Are
– aren’t
7. Am –
aren’t
8. Are
– are
9. Are
– aren’t
10. Are
– am
Write the sentences into
the negative forms.
Contohnya:
They are leaving the
school.
They aren’t leaving the
school
1. He’s
talking to a stranger.
________________
2. We’re
cleaning the garage now.
________________
3. They’re
drinking coffee.
________________
4. She’s
washing her sneakers.
________________
5. I’m
lying on my bed.
________________
1. He
isn’t talking to a stranger.
2. We
aren’t cleaning the garage now.
3. They
aren’t drinking coffee.
4. She
isn’t washing her sneakers.
5. I’m
not lying on my bed.
