LET'S LEARN MORE ABOUT TENSES! - SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS (PRESENT PROGRESSIVE)
· Use (penggunaan) :
1. Actions happening exactly now (Kegiatan yang terjadi tepat saat ini)
e.g.: Merry is making a tea. ; They are having their breakfast.
2. Action happening around now (Kegiatan yang terjadi sekitar saat ini)
e.g.: She is living with her parents. ; I am learning Japanese.
3. Things which are changing or developing (Sesuatu yang berubah atau berkembang)
e.g.: He is being nice to me. ; This tree is getting bigger.
4. Future action/Fixed plans (Rencana yang sudah pasti)
e.g.: He is going to go to Paris next month. ; I am starting new project next week.
5. Repeated action (Kegiatan berulang)
e.g.: I get confused about the rules because they are always changing all the time. ; She is always eating steak.
· Structure (struktur) :
1. Use to be (Nominal)
Subject
|
Main Verb
|
Complement (Adjectives, Adverb, Noun)
|
She/He/It
|
is
|
a gardener.
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I
|
am
|
in Surabaya.
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You/We/They
|
are
|
confident.
|
PATTERN
+) Subject + main verb + complement
THEY ARE CONFUSED.
- ) Subject + main verb + not + complement
THEY ARE NOT CONFUSED.
?) Main verb + subject + complement +?
ARE THEY CONFUSED?
2. Use verb (Verbal)
Subject
|
Aux.
Verb
|
Main
Verb
|
Complement
(Adjectives, Adverb, Noun)
|
She/He/It
|
is
|
making
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a pizza.
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I
|
am
|
doing
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my assigments.
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You/We/They
|
are
|
going
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to the mall.
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PATTERN
+) Subject + aux. verb + main verb(v-ing) + complement
ELLA IS TALKING TO SOMEONE.
- ) Subject + aux. verb + not + main verb(v-ing) + complement
ELLA IS NOT TALKING TO SOMEONE.
?) Aux. verb + subject + main verb(v-ing) + complement +?
IS ELLA TALKING TO SOMEONE.
· Adverb (keterangan) :
1. Adverb
Of Time
· now, right now
· at the moment, at
present
· this (morning, night, afternoon, etc.)
· future adverb of time
(next day, next month, tomorrow, etc.)
2. Adverb
of Frequency
· always
· constantly
· forever
NOTE :
·
Future adverb of time is used for FUTURE
ACTION/FIXED PLANS
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