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Class : IX
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Present Continuous Tense is a form stating the time of an event or ongoing event and finished in the
present.
Adverb of time commonly used in Present Continuous Tense is:

- Now : sekarang
- At present : pada saat ini
- At this moment : pada saat ini
- Still : masih
- Today : hari ini

Verbal sentence:
(+) S+ be (am, is, are) +V ING
(-) S+ be (am, is, are) +NOT+V ING
(?) be (am, is, are) +S+V ING
Example:
1. (+) Aim reading English book now
(-) Aim not reading English book now
(?) Are you reading book now?

Nominal sentence:
(+) S+ be (am, is, are ) + (NOUN, ADJ, ADV)
(-) S+ be (am, is, are ) +NOT+ (NOUN, ADJ, ADV)
(?) be (am, is, are ) +S+ (NOUN, ADJ, ADV)
Example:
1. (+) I am happy now

(-) I am not happy now

(?) Are you happy now?
Practice the dialogue!
Dialogue 1 (on the phone call)

Hanna : Hello, may I speak to Carol?

Carol : Yes, it’s me. Who is speaking?

Hanna : Hi, I am Hanna. Are you busy at the moment?

Carol : Hi Hanna, yep a bit busy right now.

Hanna : What are you doing?

Carol : I am cooking some food.

Hanna : What are you cooking?

Carol : I’m cooking fried chicken and making some salad for dinner. Anyway what are you doing?

Hanna : I’m calling you haha.. Nah, I’m calling just to say hello. Quite boring. I am not doing anything
right now.

Carol : Oohh poor you.

Dialogue 2

Jane : Excuse me. Hello is anybody here?

Bill : Hello, who is there?

Jane : Hi Bill, it’s me Jane.

Bill : Hi Jane. Sorry we are cleaning the house.

Jane : Am I bothering you?

Bill : No, you are not. Come in.

Jane : What are you cleaning anyway Bill?

Bill : We are doing general cleaning. We share the responsibility. I am cleaning the window. My sister is
sweeping the floor, my brother is mopping the floor, my dad is washing the car, and my mom is
cooking for us. It is fair, isn’t it?

Jane : It’s fair enough. Anyway Bill, I want to tell you about the latest task from Mr. Johnson. Have you
received it through email?

Bill : No, I haven’t received it yet. Ok will check it soon. Thank you Jane.

Exercise:
Memorize dialogue 1 and practice with your classmate!

B. Present Continuous Tense Error Correction: Correct the mistakes in these sentences.
1. The radio no is working.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. I’m eat the banana so much.
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3. He counting the stars on the sky.
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4. What do you watching?
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. I am not talk about your performance.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. We jogging to spend our quality time.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
7. Sissy is take care her sister because her mother is working.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
8. Does Rinni sweeping the floor?
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
9. Is Linda study Mathematics now?
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Willy is take a bath.
………………………………………………………………………………………………….

C. Write TRUE next to a correct sentence, and FALSE next to a wrong sentence, check if the verbs are
non-progressive or not:
1. We’re wanting the dessert…………….
2. I’m eating everything that she gives…………
3. We’re needing ice cream to calm down our emotion…………….
4. I’m understanding his feeling………….
5. Tara’s believing that his husband is honest…………….
6. They are waiting for the big day…………
7. Bebi’s sleeping in her mom’s bedroom…………
8. Ledi is knowing the truth………….
9. Keti and Weti are having dinner at traditional restaurant…………
10. The cat’s not liking classical music. …………