1.1.

BE + -ING : USING IN THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE

A. Am + -ing I am sitting in class right now. Dalam progressive tense,adanya

B. Is +- ing Mary is sitting in class right now. penambahan akhiran –ing pada kata
C. Are+ -ing You are sitting in class right now kerja,yang artinya,kegiatan tersebut terjadi
sekarang juga (happening right now)
Am,is,are = helping verbs
Sitting = the main verb
Am,is,are + -ing = the present progressive
tense

1.2.THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE : YES/NO QUESTION

QUESTION SHORT ANSWER (+LONG ANSWER)

BE + SUBJECT + -ING

A. Is Mary sleeping ? Yes,she is. ( She’s sleeping)

No,she’s not. ( she’s not sleeping)
No,she isn’t. ( she isn’t sleeping)

B. Are you watching TV? Yes,Iam (I’m watching TV)

No,I’m not ( I’m not watching TV)

EXERCISE I : Make questions.Give short answers.

1. A : Is mary reading a book?

B : No,She isn’t/she’s not.(Mary isn’t reading a book.)

2. A : Are you writing a letter?

B : Yes,_______________________(I’m writing a letter)

3. A :___________________________
B : Yes,____________________(Dick is dringking a cup of coffee)

4. A : ______________________________
B : No,_____________________(Mary isn’t eating lunch)

5. A : _______________________________
B : No,____________________________(The baby is crying)

6. A : __________________________________
B : No,________________________(I’m not studying)

7. A : ________________________________________
B: Yes,__________________________(Liz and Jack are dancing)

VOCABULARY
(KOSA KATA)
 THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

2-1. FORM AND BASIC MEANING OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

SINGULAR PLURAL

1st Person I talk We talk Setelah She,he,it selalu menggunakan akhiran -s

2nd Person You talk You talk
3rd Person He talks They talk
She talks
It rains
a. I eat breakfast every morning. The simple present tense menyatakan suatu kebiasaan
b. Ann speaks English every day. atau aktivitas sehari-hari.
c. We sleep every night. Biasanya di tandai dengan waktu : setiap pagi,setiap
d. They go to the beach every weekend. hari….,setiap bulan,senin pagi,…dll

EXERCISE 1

What do you do every morning?

a. Breakfast/I /every morning I breakfast every morning

b. Go to class/John/every Friday morning ___________________________________
c. Drink a cup of coffee/My father/every Saturday morning ______________________________
d. Brush my teeth/I/Every night ____________________________________
e. Get up/My cousin/every day _____________________________________
f. Smoke a cigarette/His grandfather/every day _____________________________________
g. Take a shower/They/in the morning ______________________________________

Translate those sentences

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