Present Continuous
Presente continuo
We use the present continuous to talk about what is happening now.
Kita menggunakan Present Continuous untuk berbicara tentang apa yang terjadi sekarang.
subject | be | present participle (verb + -ing) |
I | am | watching television. playing basketball. talking to the president. making cookies. eating dinner. |
You | are | |
He / She / It | is | |
We | are | |
They | are |
Rules for forming the present participle.
Aturan pembentukan present participle.
VERB + “-ing” | Just add “-ing” to verbs that end in two consonants or “-y” that is preceded by a consonant. Tambahkan "-ing" untuk kata kerja yang berakhiran dua konsonan atau "-y" yang didahului oleh konsonan. |
catch → catching talk → talking sing → singing study → studying |
Verbs ending in “-e” Kata kerja yang berakhiran "-e". |
If the verb ends in “-e”, take away the “-e” and add “-ing”. Jika kata kerja yang berakhiran "-e", hilangkan "-e" dan tambahkan "-ing". |
write → writing drive → driving take → taking |
Verbs ending in consonant + vowel + consonant Kata kerja yang berakhiran dengan vokal dan konsonan |
If the word ends in a vowel and consonant we double the last consonant and add “-ing”. Jika kata berakhiran vokal dan konsonan, kita gandakan konsonan terakhir dan tambahkan "-ing”. |
sit → sitting hug → hugging run → running |
Exceptions / Pengecualian Verbs that end with a vowel and w,x, or y Kata kerja yang berakhiran "w","x", atau "y" |
The verbs that end in a vowel and “w, x or y” don’t double. Kata kerja yang berakhiran vokal “w", "x" atau "y” tidak digandakan. |
sew → sewing fix → fixing play → playing |
Verbs ending with two vowels and a consonant. Kata kerja yang berakhiran dua vokal dan satu konsonan. |
If the verb ends in two vowels and a consonant, there is no change. Jika kata kerja berakhiran dua vokal dan satu konsonan, tidak ada perubahan aturan. |
eat → eating shout → shouting sleep → sleeping |
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