PRESENT CONTINOUS TENSE (Verbal sentence)

Formula :

(+) S + to be( is, am, are) + V ing + O + time signal.

(-) S + to be( is, am, are) + not + V ing + O + time signal.

(?) to be( is, am, are) + S + V ing + O + time signal?

Penggunaan :

Menyatakan suatu aktivitas yang sedang berlangsung atau sedang terjadi di masa sekarang atau pada saat berbicara.

Time signal :

-   Now                        : sekarang

-   Still                         : masih

-   At present               : sekarang ini

-   At this moment      : pada saat ini

-   Right now               : sekarang ini

Example :

(+) I am speaking English now.

(-) I am not speaking English now.

(?) am I speaking english now?

Am    = I

 Is      = He, She, It

 Are   = You, They, We

Example :

Cat is eating a plate of fish now.

Questions word :

(subject)        : QWs + to be(is, am, are) + V ing + time signal?

(verb)            : QWv + to be(is, am, are) + S + doing?

(object)         : QWo + to be(is, am, are) + S + V ing + time signal?

(adverb)        : QWa + to be(is, am, are) + S + V ing + O?

Example:

They are singing a dangdut song now

     a                     b                                         c                    d

a.      Who is singing now?

b.      What are they doing ?

c.       What are they singing now?

d.      When are they singing a dangdut?