Present Continuous (without and with Object)

 

Present Continuous (without and with Object)

 

Present continuous adalah pembagian waktu dalam bahasa Inggris yang menunjukkan peristiwa yang sedang berlangsung. Dalam hal ini bentuk “present” berarti peristiwa yang sedang berlangsung pada hari itu juga dan akan berhenti tergantung dari berapa lama kejadian itu berlangsung. Pada pembahasan ini focus pada konsep dasar dalam membuat kalimat present continuous.

Standard competence	Memahami konsep dasar present continuous.
Indicator	-          Cara membuat kalimat present continuous.

 

Index	Information
Subject pronoun	I (saya); you (kamu); we (kami/kita); They (mereka); He (dia-untuk laki-laki); She (dia-untuk perempuan); It (itu-untuk benda).
Verb	Draw (menggambar) Write  (menulis) Read (membaca) Teach (mengajar) Speak (berbicara) Make (membuat)

 

Cara Penggunaan
Subject Pronoun	To Be		Verb 1 + ing
I	Am		Draw + ing = drawing Teach + ing = teaching Make + ing = making
You We They	Are
He She It	Is
Present (verbal sentence)		Present Continuous
I draw cartoon. (saya menggambar kartun.) She teaches about English. (Dia mengajar bahasa Inggris.) He makes a cheese cake. (Dia membuat kue keju.) You read a classic novel. (kamu membaca novel klasik.) They speak English. (Mereka berbicara bahasa Inggris.) We draw action figure. (kita menggambar karakter aksi.) It eats a fish. (hewan itu makan ikan.)		I am drawing cartoon. (saya sedang menggambar kartun.) She is teaching about English. (Dia sedang mengajar bahasa Inggris.) He is making a cheese cake. (Dia sedang membuat kue keju.) You are reading a classic novel. (Kamu sedang membaca novel klasik.) They are speaking English. (Mereka sedang berbicara bahasa Inggris.) We are drawing action figure. (Kita sedang menggambar karakter aksi. ) It is eating a fish. (Hewan itu sedang makan ikan.)
Interrogative – Yes/No Question (present-verbal sentence)		Interrogative – Yes/No Question (present continuous)
Do you speak English? Does she teach English? Does He make a cheese cake? Do you read classic novel?   Answer: -     Yes, (subject pronoun) do/does No, (subject pronoun) do/does not		Are you speaking English? -     Yes I am/ Yes, we are/ No, I am not/ No, we are not Is she teaching English? -     Yes she is/ No, she is not Is he making a cheese cake? -     Yes he is/ No, he is not Are you reading classic novel? -     Yes I am/ Yes, we are/ No, I am not/ No, we are not
“Wh” Question (present verbal)		“Wh” Question (present continuous)
What do you do? What do you usually do in the morning?		What are you doing? What are you doing today? What is she doing now?
Explanation (penjelasan)		Aturan penggunaan present continuous secara tata bahasa yaitu subject pronoun + to be (am, is, are) + v1 + ing + object/complement.