5. Present Continuous Tense: Cara membuat positive sentences

Bab 5. Present Continuous Tense: positive sentences

Fungsi Present Continuous Tense (disebut juga present progressive tense)

Kalimat present continuous digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu aktivitas yang sedang berlangsung. Misalnya, ‘I am reading a novel – saya sedang membaca novel’. Artinya, pada saat mengucapkan kalimat tersebut, si ‘saya’ sedang melakukan aktivitas membaca novel.

Pola Kalimat Present Continuous Tense

Pola kalimat pernyataan (positive sentences) adalah S Be –Ing (Subjek diikuti oleh be & -ing).

Subjek bisa berupa kata benda (Joko, dogs, dll) atau kata ganti (I, he, she, dll).

Be terdiri dari am, is, dan are. Sedangkan –ing adalah kata kerja yang diimbuhi ing.

Pola kongkretnya adalah seperti berikut:

I am –ing.                                                        => I am eating.

He is –ing./ She is –ing. / It is –ing.               => He is eating. She is eating. It is eating.

They are –ing./ We are –ing. / You are –ing. => They are eating. We are eating. You are eating.

Detil lengkap pola kalimatnya adalah seperti dalam tabel berikut:

S	Be	Kata kerja ‘ing’	Makna
I	am	reading a book.	Saya sedang membaca sebuah buku.
She	is	crying.	Dia (pr) sedang menangis.
He	is	sleeping.	Dia (lk) sedang tidur.
It	is	singing.	Ia (burung) sedang menyanyi.
They	are	fighting.	Mereka sedang berkelahi.
We	are	studying.	Kami/kita sedang belajar.
You	are	drinking my tea..!	Kamu sedang meminum tehku..!

Cuma seperti itu. Easy, isn’t it? Eh iya, tapi, cara nambah ‘ing’ pada kata kerja ada aturannya lho. Tapi gampang juga kok… berikut ini caranya.

Aturan penambahan ing:

Pada kata kerja berakhiran 'e', hilangkan 'e', lalu tambahi ‘ing’: Come => coming        write => writing       make => making

Pada kata kerja pendek, gandakan huruf terakhir, lalu tambahi 'ing': Run => running          swim => swimming      cut => cutting

Pada kata kerja berakhiran 'ie', ganti ie dengan 'y', lalu tambahi 'ing': Lie => lying                 die => dying

Pada kata kerja berakhiran ‘ee’, langsung tambahkan ‘ing’ : agree => agreeingflee => fleeing

Tambahan lagi ya … (Hadooooh …! Kok nambah terus sih..?! Pusing tauuu..!)

Diiikiiit lagi. Begini. Kalimat-kalimat di atas bisa ditambahi kata keterangan waktu lho, yaitu ‘now’, ‘right now’, ‘today’, ‘this week’, ‘these days’, dan ‘at the moment’.

Contoh kalimat yang menggunakan keterangan waktu adalah:

1.      I’m doing my homework now.

2.      Susan is travelling to Papua this week.

Nah, itu saja penjelasan tentang cara membuat kalimat pernyataan present continuous. Gampang, kan? Pola kalimat penyangkalan (negative sentences) dan pertanyaan (interrogative) akan dibahas secara terpisah.

Nah, sekarang silakan berlatih dulu. Mudah sekali kok latihannya. Kalau tak percaya, coba saja.

Latihan 

A.    Imbuhilah kata kerja berikut dengan ‘ing’.

cut            : __________  repair   : __________  play     : __________  eat        : __________

explain      : __________  hit        : __________  watch  : __________  ride      : __________

make         : __________  sleep     : __________  mix      : __________  wear    : __________ 

cook          : __________  cross    : __________  walk     : __________  go        : __________

drive         : __________  sit        : __________ teach    : __________  talk      : __________

B.     Lengkapilah dengan ‘be’ dan kata kerja ‘ing’. Gunakan kata kerja di dalam kurung.

1.   (write, tell)       I _am_ _writing_ an email. I ___ _____ my brother about my problem.

2.   (stand, wait)    Mario ___ _____ in the bus stop. He ___ _____ for a bus.

3.   (sit, read)         Jasmine ___ _____ on the sofa. She ___ _____ a novel.

4.   (fly, go)            Hi, look! The plane ___ _____ very low. It ___ _____ to crash the hotel.

5.   (run, play)       Steve and Mike ___ _____ in the field. They ___ _____ soccer.

6.   (chop, cook)     My father and I ___ _____ onions and carrots. We ___ _____ breakfast.

7.   (drive, break)   Bob, you ___ _____ too fast! You ___ _____ the traffic law!

8.   (sing, dance)    Dony ___ _____ a slow pop song, but he ___ _____ crazily.

9.   (eat, cry)          Shane ___ _____ a donut while he ___ _____ loudly.

10. (swim, catch)   Joko ___ ____ in the river, and he ___ ____ some fish with his hands!

C.      Lengkapilah dengan be (is, am, are) dan kata kerja ing di bawah ini.

sit             watch              eat        cut                   cook                 hit                    talk

cross         drive                mix      make                stand               hang                sleep

teach         ride                  go        wear                play                 walk

1.      Carlos _is_ _sitting_ on the sofa. He _is_ _watching_ TV and _eating_  snack.

2.      Dian & Dona ___ _______ the meat with a knife. They ___ _______ rendang.

3.      Watch out! A child ___ _______ the street! You ___ _______ too fast.

4.      Jinny & I ___ _______ flour, milk, and egg. We ___ _______ a cake.

5.      Ms. Clare ___ _______ in front of the class. She ___ _______ mathematic.

6.      Ring... hello.. later, please. I ___ _______ a bike. I ___ _______ to school.

7.      Beckham ___ _______ a sport jersey. He ___ _______ soccer.

8.      Frank ___ _______ the nail with a hammer. He ___ _______ his photo on the wall.

9.      Daddy, slow down! You ___ _______ too fast. I’m tired. My feet are sore.

10.                      Ssshh.. You ___ _______ too loud! The baby ___ _______ in the bedroom.

D.  Tulislah menjadi kalimat lengkap. Gunakan present continuous.

1.      I/wear/black shoes.                                    I’m wearing black shoes._______________

2.      My sister/sit/next to/my father.               ___________________________________

3.      Pete /study/algebra.                                  ___________________________________

4.      Chan Tiek/do/homework.                       ___________________________________

5.      Jojo and Ben /stand/under/the tree.        ___________________________________

6.      Tia /play/the guitar.                                  ___________________________________

7.      Sandy/talk/on the phone.                         ___________________________________

8.      Rina/send/a short message.                     ___________________________________

9.      Boy/play/games/on a tablet.                    ___________________________________

10.  My grandpa/play/marblesJ.                   ___________________________________

E.     Koreksilah penggunaan kata kerja yang digarisbawahi.

1.      Hello, my Facebook fans! It’s Sunday today. I am stay at home now. Look, I’m carry a broom, a bucket and a mop. I’m clean the house and mop the floor. O, yeah, of course, I’m record this video, too. Just for you J. You’re watch me, right?

2.      My father is also stay at home. Look! He’s do some house chores, too. He’s hold a feather duster. He’s remove dust from books. Well, he’s a real bookworm! You know, he’s crazy about books. Hey, how about you? Are you a bookworm, too?

3.      My sister is also do activities at home. She’s tidy up her room. She’s take rubbish out. She’s also dust her books.

4.      My mother is in the kitchen. She’s cook breakfast and make fruit juice. Look, she’s cut potatoes and the vegetables.

5.      My grandfather is play hide and seek with my grandmother J.

F.      Tulislah aktivitas orang-orang di sekelilingmu seperti Latihan E. Gunakan kata kerja di bawah ini atau kata kerja lainnya.

learn          wear                study               sit                    look at

do              send                 use                   listen                play

stand         learn                cook                 sleep                 watch

G.    Praktikkan Latihan F secara lisan. Ajak temanmu atau bacalah secara lantang. Coba videokan dengan ponsel.