Pengertian
Present Continuous Tense
Present continuous tense atau present
progressive tense adalah bentuk kata kerja yang digunakan untuk
menyatakan aksi yang sedang berlangsung sekarang (present) atau rencana di masa
depan (future). Karena dapat digunakan pada present atau future, tense ini sering diiringi adverb of
time untuk memperjelasnya.
Rumus Present
Continuous Tense
Present continuous tense dibentuk
dengan auxiliary
verb “be”, berupa is/am/are – karena present tense (waktu sekarang), dan present
participle (V1-ing). Umumnya tense ini hanya terjadi pada aksi berupa dynamic verb,
tidak stative verb. Mengapa
begitu? karena secara umum hanya dynamic
verb yang memiliki bentuk continuous.
Present continuous tense menjadi
past continuous tense
Jika direct speech menggunakan present continuous tense maka indirect speech
menggunakan past continuous tense.
Contoh Present Continous Tense berubah menjadi Past Continous
Direct : She said “I’m doing my English homework”.
Indirect : She said that she was
doing her English homework.
Direct : She
told me, “I am playing music now”.
Indirect : She told
me that she was playing music then.
Direct : sarah had said, “ I am cooking rice”
Indirect :
sarah had said that she was cooking a rice.