Present continous tense digunakan untuk menyatakan peristiwa yang sedang terjadi saat pembicaraan yang berlangsung.
Struktur kalimat
Subjek + are/am/is + infinitive + -ing + objek
I am playing music
She/He/It is playing music
You/They/We are playing music
Contoh:
Helen is crying
You are reading a book
Kalimat tanya
Is/Am/Are + Subjek + Infinitive + -ing + objek
Contoh:
Are we going to the beach?
Is he talking with me?
Am I painting now?
What/Where/When/Who/Why/How + are/am/is + subjek + infinitive + -ing
Contoh:
What are you doing?
What is he writing?
Who is cooking?
Where is Adam waiting?
Why is he laughing?
Kalimat negatif:
Subjek + are/am/is + not + infinitive + -ing + objek
Contoh:
I am not sleeping
They are not going to the party
Rudy is not travelling to Australia