UNIT
1. Present continuous (I am doing)
A. Pelajari contoh situasi
berikut ini:
Ann is in her car. She is on
her way to work. She is driving to work.
Subject + am/is/are + Verb-ing is the present
continuous.
Ini berarti: dia sedang
mengendarai mobil sekarang, pada saat kalimat itu diucapkan. Tindakannya belum
selesai.
I am(= I'm) driving he/she/it is(he's etc.) working we/you/they are(we're etc.)
doing etc.
B.. Kalimat continuous muncul
ketika kita sedang ditengah tengah pekerjaan/suatu tindakan.
Kita mengucapkan kalimat itu
ketika kita sedang melakukan suatu tindakan, contoh:
* Please don't make so much
noise. I'm working. (not 'I work')
* 'Where's Margaret?' 'She's
having a bath.' (not 'she has a bath')
* Let's go out now. It isn't
raining any more. (not 'it doesn't rain')
* (at a party) Hello, Jane.
Are you enjoying the party? (not 'do you enjoy')
* I'm tired. I'm going to bed
now. Goodnight!
Tapi ada kalanya kejadian yang
sedang dilakukan tidak pada saat kita mengucapkan kalimat it , contohnya:
Tom and Ann are talking in a
cafe. Tom says:
TOM: I'm reading an interesting
book at the moment. I lend it to you when I've finished it.
Disini si Tom tidak sedang
membaca buku tapi sedang ngobrol di café
dia baru saja mulai membaca buku dan belum menyelesaikannya. Dia sedang berada
di tengah tenga proses membaca buku.
Some more examples:
* Catherine wants to work in Italy, so she
is learning Italian. (but perhaps she isn't learning Italian exactly at the
time of speaking)
* Some friends of mine are
building their own house. They hope it will be finished before next summer.
C. Kita gunakan kalimat
continuous ketika kita membicarakan kejadia yang terjadi sekarang dengan
menggunakan keterangan waktu seperti today/this week/this evening etc.
* 'You're working hard today.'
'Yes, I have a lot to do.' (not 'you work hard today')
* 'Is Susan working this
week?' 'No, she's on holiday.'
We use the present continuous
when we talk about changes happening around now:/Kadang kita juga gunakan
continuous untuk sebuah perubahan yang terjadi pada saat sekarang, contoh:
* The population of the world
is rising very fast. (not 'rises')
* Is your English getting
better? (not 'does your English get better')
EXERCISES
1.1 Complete the sentences with
one of the following verbs in the correct form:
come get happen look make start stay try work
1. 'You're working hard today.'
'Yes, I have a lot to do.'
2. I --- for Christine. Do you
know where she is?
3. It --- dark. Shall I turn
on the light?
4. They haven't got anywhere
to I've at the moment. They --- with friends until they find somewhere.
5. 'Are you ready, Ann?' 'Yes,
I ---.'
6. Have you got an umbrella?
It --- to rain.
7. You --- a lot of noise.
Could you be quieter? I --- to concentrate.
8. Why are all these people
here? What ---?
1.2 Use the words in brackets to
complete the questions.
1. 'Is Colin working this
week?' 'No, he's on holiday.' (Colin/work)
2. Why --- at me like that?
What's the matter? (you/look)
3. 'Jenny is a student at
university.' 'Is she? What --- ?' (she/study)
4. --- to the radio or can I
turn it off? (anybody/listen)
5. How is your English? ---
better? (it/get)
1.3 Put the verb into the correct
form. Sometimes you need the negative (I'm not doing etc.).
1. I'm tired. I'm going
(go) to bed now. Goodnight!
2. We can go out now. it isn't
raining (rain) any more.
3. 'How is your new job?' 'Not
so good at the moment. I --- (enjoy) it very much.' ‘m not enjoying
4. I want to lose weight, so
this week I --- (eat) lunch.
5. Angela has just started
evening classes. She --- (learn) German.
6. I think Paul and Ann have
had an argument. They --- (speak) to each other.
1.4 Read this conversation
between Brian and Sarah. Put the verbs into the correct form.
SARAH: Brian! How nice to see
you! What (1) --- (you/do) these days?
BRIAN: I (2) --- (train) to be
a supermarket manager.
SARAH: Really? What's it like?
(3) --- (you/enjoy) it?
BRIAN: It's all right. What
about you?
SARAH:
Well, actually I (4) --- (not/work) at the moment. I (5) --- (try) to find a
job but it's not easy. But I'm very busy. I (6) --- (decorate) my flat.
BRIAN: (7) --- (you/do) it
alone?
SARAH: No, some friends of
mine (8) --- (help) me.
1.5 Complete the sentences using
one of these verbs: get change rise fall
increase
You don't have to use all the
verbs and you can use a verb more than once.
1. The population of the world
is rising very fast.
2. Ken is still ill but he ---
better slowly.
3. The world ---. Things never
stay the same.
4. The cost of living ---.
Every year things are more expensive.
5. The economic situation is
already very bad and it --- worse.
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