Restu Ayu AsmaraniStudent of English Department at

University PGRI, Jakarta

Present my material PPL in class 10, SMK Kahuripan 2 Jakarta...

2014-2015

Present Continuos Tense

Functions:a. To describe an action in progress at

the moment.b. To describe actions which are

happening around now, even though not at the moment of speaking.

He is reading a book right now

He is sleeping now

The patterns

(+) Subject + to be {is, am, are} + Verb-ing

(-) Subject + to be {is, am, are} + not + Verb-ing

(?) To be {is, am, are} + Subject + Verb-ing ?

Yes, Subject + To be {is, am, are}.

No, Subject + To be (is, am, are} + not.

Note: Subject; She, He, It, The student {is} I {am}

You, They, We , The students {are}

Note on Verb “–ing” endingNo Explanation Example1. Verbs ending in ‘e’ must be omitted. •Take – taking

•Give – giving

2. Verbs with one syllabe, ending in one vowel and one consonat, the consonant is doubled.

•Dig – digging•Sit – sitting

3. Verbs ending in ‘e’ is changed into ‘y’ •Die – dying•Lie – lying

4. Verbs with no change •Cry – crying•Go – going•Show – showing•Bloom - blooming

Time Signals:

• Now• Right now• At this moment• At present

Examples:

(+) Positive:

He is reading a book right now. S tobe V O T. S

(-) Negative:

He is not reading book now S tobe not V O T.S

(?) Question:

Is he reading a book right now?Tobe S V O T.S

The Answer:

No, he is not/ isn’t. He is drinking rigth now.

Complete the following sentence with the correct form of the verb “to be” {is, am, are}

Example: Budi is talking to Rio.

1. Rida and Budi Talking about the lesson.

2. A: What You doing?

B: I Looking for my money.

3. A: What Anto doing?

B: He Sweeping the floor.

4. We Shooping for some new clothes now.

5. A: What your mother cooking?

B: She Cooking fried chicken.

Change the verbs in the brackets into the correct form of V-ing to be {is, am, are}

Example: The writter is serving (serve) a guest now.

1. The reporter (interview) the artist now.

2. The boys (ride) their motorcycle wildly.

3. Nina (type) some the letters at the moment.

4. My little sister (wrape) a present for he friend’s birthday party.

5. The receptionist (ask) the guest to fill in the registration card.

6. Mr. Robert (work) in his office now.

7. The director (have) a meeting with a foreign client.

Be in the Present because that is the only moment in which anything new or old can be created.

~Gordana Biernat

Thank you for your attantion ,