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PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

            The  present  continuous  tense  gives  the  idea  that  an  action  is  in  progress

            during a particular time.  The tense says that an action begins before, is in
            progress during, and continues after another time or action.




             Examples:

           Positive Sentences
              He is Playing football with his friends in the field now.                Remember!
              Ani and Zahra are cooking nasi goreng in the kitchen now.

          Negative Sentences                                                   Simple Present
              He is not playing football with his friends in the field now.
              Ani and Zahra are not cooking nasi goreng in the kitchen now.        I eat bakso.
                                                                                   I do not eat bakso.
          Interrogative Sentences                                                  Do I eat bakso?
              Is he playing football with his friends in the field now?
              Are Ani and Zahra cooking nasi goreng in the kitchen now?
                                                                                Present continuous
                                                                                   I am eating bakso now.
                                                                                   I am not eating  bakso now.
               Here is the Formula                                                 am I eating bakso now?


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      adopted from: Understanding and Using English Grammar,2nd
                 edition, Betty Schrampfer Azar.
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