LISTENING COMPREHENSION

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  Listen carefully and choose the best answer (a), (b), (c), or (d) from the conversation you hear. It tells   about inviting someone to go somewhere. 1.    What is Ismail complaining about? a. Homework                                                 c. Loads of Homework b. School                                                        d. About Cinema 2.    Does Ismail accept the invitation from Jack is going to the Cinema? a. Yes, he does  ...

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

 Present Continuous Tense Berdasarkan Polanya

A. Pengertian
    Present Continuous Tense merupakan bentuk waktu yang digunakan untuk menyatakan tindakan tertentu yang tengah dilakukan oleh subjek. Present Continuous Tense ditandai dengan penggunaan akhiran -ing dibelakang kata kerja asal (V1). Example: Andy is playing the violin in the concert hall ( Andy tengah bermain biola di ruangan konser itu). Jadi, we use the Present Continuous to talk about activities that are happening now.

B. Fungsi
    Selain itu, fungsi present continuous tense juga dipakai untuk menyatakan tindakan yang sifatnya sementara, seperti Kayla is dancing now but she will take a rest soon (kayla tengah berdansa sekarang, namun dia akan segera beristirahat) dan menyatakan tindakan tertentu yang akan terjadi pada waktu yang akan datang, seperti They are goint to the theater in a few moments (Mereka akan pergi ke teater itu beberapa saat lagi). 

C. Pola kalimat Present Continuous Tense

Positive

Subject

To be

V1-ing

Sentences

I

Am

I am listening to Westlife’s new song on the radio.

 

You, We, They

Are

You are serving Buginese food to the tourists.

She, He, It

Is

She is buying some ribbons to be sewn on her old dress.

Negative

Subject

To be+ not

V1-ing

Sentences

I

Am not

I am not doing your homework today.

 

You, We, They

Are not

Lisa and I are not waiting for Tom at the station.

She, He, It

Is not

Simon is not helping the children near his house.  

Interrogative

To be

Subject

V1-ing

Sentences

Am

I

Am I reading a novel in the library today?

 

Are

Where are

You, We, They

Are Jim and Jessica teaching English at the senior high?

Where are they going?

Is

Where is

She, He, It

Is Penny painting the pigeons gathering at the park?

Where is he working today?

Example:
  • We can't go out now. It's raining.
  • She's having dinner now. 
  • I'm not watching television.
  • Please be quiet. I'm working.
  • The weather is nice at the moment. It's not raining.
Spelling:
Verbs that end in -e (make/write/drive etc) => -ing:
 make  => making                    write  => writing
 dance => dancing                    come  => coming

Verbs that end in -e ------> -ying:
 lie  => lying                               tie  => tying

Exercise: 
  • Write questions from these words. Use is or are and put the words in order.

1.      (you / watch / TV?)                             Are you watching TV?

2.      (why / you / leave / so early?)             Why are you leaving so early?

3.      (it / rain?)                                             ……………………………..

4.      (where / your friends / go?)                 ……………………………..

5.      (that clock / work?)                             ……………………………..

6.      (who / she / wait for?)                         ……………………………..

7.      (you / enjoy / the film?)                       ……………………………..

8.      (what / cook / Jessica?)                       ……………………………..

9.      (why / they / shout?)                           ……………………………..

10.  (why / you / look at me?)                    ……………………………..

  • What's happening at the moment? Write true sentences.

1.      (I / wash / my hair)                              I’m washing my hair.

2.      (It / rain)                                              ……………………..

3.      (I / learn / English)                              ……………………..

4.      (My teacher / sit / on a chair)              ……………………..

5.      (The sun / shine)                                  ……………………..

6.      (I / wear / shoes)                                  ……………………..

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