The document is about the present continuous tense in English. It provides examples of sentences using the present continuous tense, such as "He is teaching" and "I am reading." It then gives an exercise for students to choose the correct verb form (is, are, am) for sentences describing actions that are happening now, such as "The babies are clapping hands." The document teaches the basic rules and provides practice identifying the present continuous tense.

1. Present
Continous
Tense
By :
Erick Chandra, S.Pd

2. BASIC
COMPETENCY
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
TENSE
EXAMPLE
EXERCISE

3. PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
• PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE is a tense use
for the actions that are happening now.
I + am + verb – ing
He/ She/ It + is + verb – ing
You/ They/ We + are + verb- ing

4. BASIC COMPETENCY
• Siswa mampu menggunakan verb - ing untuk
menyatakan kalimat yang sedang berlangsung
• Siswa melengkapi kalimat dengan tobe atau
verb –ing yang benar
• Menjawab pertanyaan 5W + 1H

5. EXAMPLE
He is
teaching

6. EXAMPLE
I am reading
They are dancing

7. EXERCISE
Choose the correct answer below!
1. What are they doing?
The babies .... clapping hands.
is
are
am

8. 2. What is she doing?
She …… writing a letter.
am
is
are

9. 3. He ……. eating pancake
4. The rabbit …… running
is
am
are
are
am
is

10. 5. The girls … jumping
6. He ……. skating.
is
am
are
are
Is
am

11. 7. Two men are …….
8. He is ……..
singing sleeping
dancing
singing
sleeping
swimming

12. 9. They are …….
10. Daniel is …… bicycle
studying
drinking
eating
riding
driving
reading

13. 12. The birds are ….. up in the sky
13. The bird ..... flying up too
playing
flying
eating
am
is
are

14. 14. The frogs are …………
15. This frog is …….. the guitar.
eating
laughing
sleeping
eating
making
playing

15. 16. Peter and George are …. a car
.
17. The sun is ………
riding
playing
driving
singing
sleeping
shining

16. 18. It is ……
.
19. The cat is ……..
shining
watering
raining
running
standing
sitting

17. 20. They are …….
watching
studying
playing

18. CORRECT

19. INCORRECT