Tenses adalah perubahan bentuk kata kerja (verb) yang dipengaruhi oleh waktu terjadinya kejadian/peristiwa. Jumlah keseluruhan tenses ada 16, salah satunya yaitu present continuous tense. Berikut ini adalah penjelasan present continuous tense:

Fungsi Present Continuous Tense.

1. Menyatakan hal yang sedang terjadi pada saat ini.

Contoh: I am sweeping the floor right now.

2. Menunjukkan suatu kejadian yang bersifat sementara (temporary action).

Contoh: I am cooking fried rice this day.

3. Menyatakan rencana yang sudah pasti.

Contoh: I am going to the school after breakfast.

4. Menunjukkan realita yang sedang terjadi saat ini (trends).

Contoh: More students are cheating for the exam.

Rumus verbal sentence.

(+) S + To be (is/am/are) + Ving + O

(-) S + To be (is/am/are) + Not + Ving + O

(?) To be (is/am/are) + S + Ving + O ?

(-?) To be (is/am/are) + S + Not + Ving + O ?

Contoh:

(+) Miyais singing loudly now.

(-) Miya is not singing loudly now.

(?) Is miya singing loudly now?

(-?) Is miya not singing loudly now?

Rumus nominal sentence.

(+) S + To be (is/am/are) + 3C (Noun/Adjective/Adverb)

(-) S + To be (is/am/are) + Not + 3C (Noun/Adjective/Adverb)

(?) To be (is/am/are) + S + 3C (Noun/Adjective/Adverb)?

(-?) To be (is/am/are) + S + Not + 3C (Noun/Adjective/Adverb)?

Contoh :

(+) Fitriyah and fidiyaare diligent student.

(-) Fitriyah and fidiya are not diligent student.

(?) Are fitriyah and fidiya diligent student?

(-?) Are fitriyah and fidiya not diligent student?

Catatan:

1. Penggunaan To be: (I=> am), (You, They, We,benda jamak => are), (She, He, It,benda tunggal => is).

2. Rumus nominal sentence simple present sama dengan rumus present continuous, yang membedakan hanyatime signal-nya (waktunya).

3. Time signal yang digunakan adalah now, right now, at the present, this time, this moment, today, at the moment,dll.