This document provides information about the present continuous and past continuous tenses in English. It defines the present continuous tense as expressing an act that is happening at the time discussed. It gives the formula and examples for positive, negative, and interrogative sentences in the present continuous. It then discusses the past continuous tense, providing its formula using was/were and the -ing form of verbs. It gives examples of using the past continuous tense to indicate actions occurring during a particular past moment or to show the interruption of one ongoing action by another brief action.

1. NIKomang Ariestawati,S.S
English Teacher

2. To Day We Will Presentation
About
Present Continuous
&
Past Continuous

3. Present Continuous Tense is also called the
Present Progressive Tense is the tense used to
express an act, condition or event that is
happening at the time discussed.
NOTE:
On the use of the Present Continuous Tense verb
used should end with-ing / (Verb + ing).
Present Continuous Tense form of time using this
type of "TO BE 1".
Present Continuous

4. (+) Subject + To be 1 + (Verb + ing) + Object
(-)Subject + To be 1 + NOT + (Verb + ing) + Object
(?) To be 1 + Subject + (Verb + ing) + Object ?
(?)Question Word + To be 1 + Subject + (Verb + ing) +Object ?
Formula Example Sentences Present Continuous
Tense

5. Example Sentences
+ We are studying now.
- We are not (aren't) studying now.
? Are you studying now?
Answer : Yes I am, or I, am not
? -What are you doing?
Answer: I am studying now
- Who is studying English?
Answer: She is studying English

6. Now, at the present, right now, at the
morning, this afternoon, this morning,
today, nowdays, for the time being and
so on.
Time information to Present Continuous Tense
is used :

7. What is Albert doing?
He is eating.
What is Carol doing ?
She is cooking.

8. What are Sam and Nancy doing ?
They are swimming.

9. Past Continuous Tense

10. Formula Past
Continous
The present continuous tense is
formed with the auxiliary verb
"be", the form was / were - because
the past tense (past), and the
present participle (-ing form).

11. Was for a singular subject (I, she, he,
it, and the third person) and were for
the plural subject (you, they, we, the
third person plural). Thus the
formula for the past continuous
tense positive sentences, negative
and interrogative is as follows

12. Type of Sentence Formula Example Past
Continuous Tense
positif (+) S + be(was/were) +
V1-ing/present
participle
The team was
running
The workers were
queuing
negatif (-) S + be(was/were) + not
+ V1-ing/present
participle
The team was not
running
The workers
weren’t queuing
interogatif (?) be(was/were) + S +
V1-ing/present
participle?
Was the team
running
Were the workers
queuing

13. Some examples of sentences and the use of past
continuous tense is as follows.
Function Example sentences Past
Continuous Tense
Past continuous tense
to indicate an action
that occurred during a
particular moment in
the past.
I was shopping at this time
yesterday.
(Saya sedang belanja pada
jam ini kemarin.)
What was she doing at 5 am
this morning?
(Apa yang sedang dia lakukan
jam 5 pagi ini?)

14. To show that there is a
short duration of action
(simple past tense) that
occurs when a long
duration of action (past
continuous tense) is
underway.
She was sleeping when
you called her.
(Dia sedang tidur
ketika kamu
meneleponnya.)
Past continuous tense
is used to make fun of
or criticize actions
that occur at random
intervals, but it is
actually a natural
habit.
My neighbor was always
chasing stray cats off with
his broom.
(Tetangga saya selalu
mengusir kucing-kucing
liar dengan sapunya.)

15. I was playing badminton
at this time yesterday.
She was cycling
at 9:00am yesterday.
They were playing
table tennis at 6:30 last night.
was / were verb+ing

16. THE END
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