Latihan Materi Present Continuous Tense
A. Write the Examples on Each Sentence Form in Present Continuous Tense!
- Positive sentence (3 examples)
- Negative sentennce (3 examples)
- Interogative sentence (3 examples)
- Interogative sentence with question word (3 examples)
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B. The Sentences on the Right Follow Those on the Left. Which Sentence Goes with Which?
1 Please don’t make so much noise. 2 We need to leave soon. 3 I don’t have anywhere to live right now. 4 I need to eat something soon. 5 They don’t need their car any more. 6 Things are not so good at work. 7 It isn’t true what they say. 8 We’re going to get wet. | a I’m getting hungry. b They’re lying. c It’s starting to rain. d They’re trying to sell it. e It’s getting late. f I’m trying to work. g I’m staying with friends. h The company is losing money. | 1 > F 2 > 3 > 4 > 5 > 6 > 7 > 8 > |
C. Write Questions by Using the Present Continuous!
- What’s all that noise? What’s happening? (what/happen?)
- What’s the matter? Why are you crying? (why/you/cry?)
- Where’s your mother? ____________________(she/work/today?)
- I haven’t seen you for ages. ____________________ (what/you/do/these days?)
- Amy is a student. ____________________ (what/she/study?)
- Who are those people? ____________________ (what/they/do?)
- I heard you started a new job. ____________________ (you/enjoy/it?)
- We’re not in a hurry. ____________________ (why/you/walk/so fast?)
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D. Put The Verb into the Correct Form! Positive (I’m Doing) or Negative (I’m not Doing)!
- Please don’t make so much noise. I’m trying (I/try) to work.
- Let’s go out now. It isn’t raining (it/rain) any more.
- You can turn off the radio._________________ (I/listen) to it.
- Kate phoned last night. She’s on holiday with friends. _________________ (She/have) a great time and doesn’t want to come back.
- Andrew started evening classes recently. _________________ (He/learn) Japanese.
- Paul and Sarah have had an argument and now_________________ (they/speak) to one another.
- The situation is already very bad and now_________________ (it/get) worse.
- Tim _________________ (work) today. He’s taken the day off .
- _________________ (I/look) for Sophie. Do you know where she is?
- The washing machine has been repaired. _________________ (It/work) now.
- _________________ (They/build) a new hospital. It will be finished next year.
- Ben is a student, but he’s not very happy. _________________ (He/enjoy) his course.
- _________________ (The weather/change). Look at those clouds. I think it’s going to rain.
- Dan has been in the same job for a long time. _________________ (He/start) to get bored with it.
Referensi: English Grammar in Use, Fifth Edition, by Raymond Murphy
Author: Muhammad Rifai
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