Present Continous Tense

Pola: (+) S+ am/is/are + V-ing

          (-) S+ am/is/are +not +V-ing

          (?) Am/is/are + S+ V-ing?
                yes, S+ am/is/are

                no, S+ am/is/are+ not

Fungsi: Untuk menyatakan kejadian yang sedang terjadi

Keterangan waktu

• Right now
• now
• at present
• at the moment
• listen!
• watch out!
  

Contoh:

(+) The passangers are sitting calmly in the bus.

(-) The passangers are not sitting calmy in the bus.

(?) Are the passangers sitting calmy in the bus?

      Yes, they are

      No, they are not

Catatan:

Beberapa kata kerja tidak dapat digunakan dalam bentuk Continious (V-ing)

• want
• understand
• line
• need
• believe
• have
• dll