The document is a presentation on the present continuous tense in English. It includes: 1) An introduction that states the presenter is a student from the English Department presenting a lesson on the present continuous tense. 2) A section explaining the functions and patterns of the present continuous tense, including examples of positive, negative, and interrogative forms. 3) Notes on verb endings in the -ing form and time signals used with the present continuous tense. 4) Examples of transforming verbs into the -ing form and completing sentences in the present continuous tense.

1. Restu Ayu Asmarani
Student of English Department at University
PGRI, Jakarta
Present my material PPL in class
10, SMK Kahuripan 2 Jakarta...
2014-2015

2. 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.

4. 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}

5. Note on Verb “–ing” ending
No Explanation
Example
1.
Verbs ending in ‘e’ must be omitted.
•Take – taking
•Give – giving
2.
•Dig – digging
•Sit – sitting
3.
Verbs with one syllabe, ending in one
vowel and one consonat, the consonant
is doubled.
Verbs ending in ‘e’ is changed into ‘y’
4.
Verbs with no change
•Cry – crying
•Go – going
•Show – showing
•Bloom - blooming
•Die – dying
•Lie – lying

6. Time Signals:
•
•
•
•
Now
Right now
At this moment
At present

7. 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

8. (?) 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.
2.
3.
4.
The reporter
(interview) the artist now.
The boys
(ride) their motorcycle wildly.
Nina
(type) some the letters at the moment.
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.

11. 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 ,