”What are you
doing now?”
I am studying English now.
The above sentences are the example of continuous
tense. Well... Talk about an activity that we do at the moment;
we must use the Simple Present Continuous Tense. Simple Continuous Tense has same meaning with
Simple Present Progressive Tense. Another family tenses; Present Continuous,
Past Continuous, and Future Continuous. (Present
Progressive, Past Progressive, and Future Progressive.)
Definition
Present Continuous Tense is a sentence that an action
is in progress in that particular time.
The tenses say that an action is begin before or still in progress, and
it will continue after that time.
Function
1.
To
describe an action in progress at the moment.
2.
To
describe actions which are happening aroun now, even though it is not spoken.
Time
Signals
1.
Now
2.
At
this moment
3.
At
present
Form: To be + V-ing (present participle)
To know, Simple Present Continuous clearly, look the patterns below!
(+)
|
Subject + To be + Verb-ing
|
( - )
|
Subject + Tobe + not + Verb ing
|
( ? )
|
Tobe +
Subject + Verb-ing?
|
To be :
Am, are, is
Subject :
1.
I
2.
You
3.
We
4.
They
5.
He
6.
She
7.
It
Pronoun
|
To be
|
Example
|
I (singular)
|
Am
|
I am eating now.
|
You (singular)
|
Are
|
They are studying English at the moment.
|
We
|
||
They
|
||
He
|
Is
|
She is cooking in the Kitchen.
|
She
|
||
It
|
||
Jhon
|
John is singing.
|
|
You (Plural)
|
Are
|
You are working at present.
|
Gabs and John (Plural)
|
Example :
·
Positive
: I’m writing a descriptive
text now.
Negative : I’m not writing a descriptive text
now.
Interrogative
: Am I writing a descriptive text now?
The
answer of interrogative form is yes/no.
Yes,
I am.
No, I am not.
Note on –ing
ending
1.
Verb
ending in vocal ‘e’, the ‘e’ must be omitted.
Example :
·
take –
taking
·
Give –
giving
·
Write –
writing
·
Make –
making
2.
Verb
with one syllable, ending with one vowel and one consonant, the consonant is
doubled.
Example :
·
Dig
– digging
·
Sit – sitting
·
Run – running
3.
Verb
ending in ‘ie’, the ‘ie’ is changed into –y.
Example :
·
Die
– dying
·
Lie – lying
4. Verb
with no changes.
Example :
·
Cry – crying
·
Go
–
going
·
Show – showing
·
Bloom – blooming
·
Work – working
·
Read – reading
*To see another exercise, you can click this!
*If you want to see and print simple present
continuous tense, you can click this link!
You can see this exercise bellow!
Fill the blanks, and change the positive, negative, or
interrogative form!
Example :
** I
______________ (dance) with my
brother now.
·
(+) I am
dancing with my brother now.
·
( -) I am not
dancing with my brother now.
·
( ? ) Am I dancing with my brother?
1. He ______________ (run) for 5 km now.
(+) He
_____________________________.
( -) He
_____________________________.
( ? )
_________________________________?
2. She ______________ (cry) right now.
(+) She _____________________________.
( -) She
_____________________________.
( ? )
_________________________________?
3. They ______________ (walk) to their office at this
time.
(+) They
_____________________________.
( -) They
_____________________________.
( ? )
________________________________?
4. Clark ______________ (sleep) at the moment.
(+) Clark
_____________________________.
( -) Clark _____________________________.
( ? )
_________________________________?
5. My
mother and My father ______________ (Work)
now.
(+)My mother and My father _____________________________.
( -) My mother and My father _____________________________.
( ? )
__________________________________________________?
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find the answer, click this!
