Name : Abrian

Nim : 172110026
Class : IAT 2

1. Present Continuous Tense

Continuous present a form stating the time of an event or on going event and finished in the
present.

Verbal sentence:

(+) S+BE I+V ING

(-) S+BE I+NOT+V ING

(?) BE I+S+V ING

Example:

(+) Father is talking on the phone at present

(-) Father isn’t talking on the phone at present

(?) Is father talking on the phone at present?

Nominal sentence:

(+) S+BE I+ (NOUN, ADJ, ADV)

(-) S+BE I+NOT+ (NOUN, ADJ, ADV)

(?) BE I+S+ (NOUN, ADJ, ADV)

Example:

(+) I am happy now

(-) I am not happy now

(?) Are you happy now?

2. Past Continuous Tense

The past continuous describes actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and is
still going on at the time of speaking. In other words, it expresses an unfinished or incomplete action
in the past.

EXAMPLES

- They were waiting for the bus when the accident happened.
- Caroline was skiing when she broke her leg.
- When we arrived he was having a bath.
- When the fire started I was watching television.