MODUL 2 : ADVANCED PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS
Tahukah Anda semua perbedaan penggunaan present simple dan continuous? Uji pengetahuan Anda dengan latihan interaktif dan baca penjelasannya untuk membantu Anda. Lihatlah contoh-contoh ini untuk melihat bagaimana kita menggunakan present simple dan continuous.
- The world is changing and it's changing rapidly.
- The earth revolves around the sun in approximately 365 days.
- I'm an engineer, but I'm working as a taxi driver at the moment.
- My daughter is always leaving clothes all over the floor.
Penjelasan Tata Bahasa (Grammar)
Kita menggunakan present simple untuk membicarakan:
sesuatu yang selalu atau secara umum benar
- When you heat ice, it melts.
sesuatu yang terjadi secara rutin
- I go swimming twice a week.
melanjutkan pernyataan
- She's very happy with her job.
Kita menggunakan present continuous untuk membicarakan:
tindakan yang sedang berlangsung saat ini
- He's busy. He's giving a presentation to some clients.
tindakan sementara
- I'm working from home this month.
sesuatu yang umumnya sedang berlangsung tetapi tidak benar-benar terjadi saat ini
- More and more people are feeling the effects of climate change.
rencana masa depan yang telah disusun.
- I'm going to Ghana next month. I booked my flights yesterday.
State verbs (kata kerja keadaan)
State verbs menggambarkan suatu keadaan dan bukan suatu tindakan. Mereka biasanya tidak digunakan dalam bentuk kontinu, jadi kami menggunakan present simple daripada present continuous.
- I don't know the answer.
I'm not knowing the answer.
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He really likes his new house.
He's really liking his new house.
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They seem busy at the moment.
They're seeming busy at the moment.
State verbs sering berhubungan dengan:
pemikiran dan pendapat:agree, believe, doubt, guess, imagine, know, mean, recognise, remember, suspect, think, understand
perasaan dan emosi:dislike, hate, like, love, prefer, want, wish
indra dan persepsi:appear, be, feel, hear, look, see, seem, smell, taste
kepemilikan dan pengukuran:belong, have, measure, own, possess, weigh.
Beberapa kata kerja mempunyai arti statif dan arti aktif yang berbeda.
- I have a new computer. (state – possession)
- I'm having a quick break. (action – having a break is an activity)
- This coffee tastes delicious. (state – our perception of the coffee)
- Look! The chef is tasting the soup. (action – tasting the soup is an activity)
Kegunaan lain dari present continuous
kata kerja yang menggambarkan perubahan dan perkembangan
- Life is becoming more expensive.
keluhan dan kebiasaan yang mengganggu
- He's always coming in late and making noise.
Kegunaan lain dari present simple
-headlines
Pada judul di bagian atas artikel di surat kabar dan majalah, referensi masa lalu biasanya disederhanakan present simple
- Billionaire buys multinational company
-instruksi
- Open the link and enter your password.
Ringkasan alur cerita
Perhatikan bahwa saat mendeskripsikan cerita sebuah buku, film, drama, dll., kami menggunakan present tense.
- She quits her job and goes in search of adventure.
- While she is travelling in India, she meets someone special.
Anekdot
Kadang-kadang orang juga menggunakan present tense untuk menceritakan anekdot – cerita lucu atau menarik tentang kejadian nyata. Hal ini membuat cerita menjadi lebih cepat dan dinamis.
- So I'm on the bus and this guy comes up to me and starts talking to me about someone called Dev. I'm like, 'Sorry, do we know each other?'
