Present Continuous

🔁 Ingat lagi: dari Modul 7: to be (am/is/are) dan kontraksi I'm / he's / they're; dari Modul 6: respons sopan No problem dan Sorry saat menyela. Present Continuous selalu diawali to be, jadi kuasai am/is/are dulu. Kontraksi (I'm working) jauh lebih sering dipakai daripada bentuk penuh dalam percakapan kantor.

Bentuk (Form)

Present Continuous dibentuk dengan to be (am/is/are) + kata kerja -ing.

Pilih to be sesuai subjek:

• I → am (I'm)
• he / she / it → is (he's, she's, it's)
• you / we / they → are (you're, we're, they're)

Bentuk pendek negatif: isn't (is not), aren't (are not); untuk I biasanya I'm not.

Aturan ejaan -ing:

💡 Kapan TIDAK menggandakan konsonan: hanya gandakan kalau tekanan jatuh di suku kata terakhir DAN polanya 1 vokal + 1 konsonan. Maka visit → visiting (tekanan di awal, tak digandakan), open → opening (tak digandakan), tapi begin → beginning (tekanan di akhir). Konsonan w, x, y tidak pernah digandakan: fix → fixing, play → playing.

Catatan register & edge-case kerja:

• Present Continuous + always justru menyatakan keluhan/kebiasaan menjengkelkan: "He is always interrupting the meeting" (dia selalu menyela: nada kesal), beda makna dari Present Simple yang netral.
• Untuk rencana rapat/janji yang sudah pasti, continuous terdengar lebih alami daripada will: "We are meeting the client at 3" (sudah dijadwalkan).
• Dalam email update proyek, continuous menonjolkan bahwa pekerjaan sedang berjalan: "We are currently reviewing your proposal" lebih sopan & aktif daripada Present Simple.

Kapan Dipakai (Usage)

• Aksi yang sedang terjadi tepat sekarang:

  Please be quiet: I am taking a call.

• Aksi di sekitar sekarang (belum selesai, walau tak persis saat ini):

  I am reading a great book on management. (belum tamat)

• Situasi sementara (bukan kebiasaan permanen):

  She is staying at a hotel this week.

• Rencana atau janji temu masa depan yang sudah pasti:

  We are meeting the client tomorrow at 3.

• Tren atau perubahan yang sedang berlangsung:

  Prices are rising quickly this year.

Penanda Waktu (Time Markers / Signal Words)

• now, right now, at the moment, currently → He is presenting the results right now.
• today, this week, this month → I am working from home today.
• these days, nowadays → More people are working remotely these days.
• Look! / Listen! → Listen! Someone is knocking on the door.

⚠️ Stative verbs (kata kerja keadaan) biasanya tidak dipakai dalam bentuk -ing karena menyatakan keadaan, bukan aksi: like, love, hate, want, need, know, understand, believe, prefer, own, belong, seem. ❌ I am wanting a coffee. → ✅ I want a coffee. ❌ She is knowing the answer. → ✅ She knows the answer. (Catatan: beberapa kata seperti have dan think berubah arti: I'm having lunch / I'm thinking about it = aksi, jadi boleh -ing.)

Examples (English)

I am preparing the slides for the meeting right now. They aren't answering their phones at the moment. Are you listening to me? Look: it is starting to rain. We are currently testing the new payment system. Sorry, I can't talk: I**'m taking** a call from a client. The whole team is working from home this week. Is the developer fixing the bug right now?

Kosakata & Penanda

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Dialogue

Kesalahan Umum (Common Mistakes)

• ❌ "I working now." → ✅ "I am working now." (jangan lupa to be)
• ❌ "She is work right now." → ✅ "She is working right now." (verb wajib -ing)
• ❌ "He is runing." → ✅ "He is running." (gandakan konsonan: run → running)
• ❌ "I am wanting a break." → ✅ "I want a break." (want = stative, tak pakai -ing)
• ❌ "They are make dinner." → ✅ "They are making dinner." (make → making, buang -e)

Latihan

Flashcards

Ringkasan

• Bentuk: am/is/are + verb-ing.
• Fungsi: aksi sekarang, di sekitar sekarang, situasi sementara, dan rencana pasti.
• Ejaan: buang -e (make→making), gandakan konsonan (run→running).
• Penanda: now, right now, at the moment, currently, today, these days.
• Hati-hati: stative verbs (know, want, like) tidak memakai -ing.