B) Fill in the blanks with am, am not, Is, Isn't, are, aren't to complete the sentences below 1. Christine_eating anything now because she isn't hungry at all. 2. We_playing leapfrog. Come and join us! 3.1 reading a book about dinosaurs at the moment. It's so interesting. _Mr. Perez taking out the garbage now? 5. The kids playing tennis at the moment. They are swimming in the pool. 6. Ugoing to the office. It's lunchtime so I'm going to the restaurant near the museum. 7. Jerry having an exam at school now. 8. Mrs. Davis still waiting at the bus stop? 9. It raining, Scott. It's showing outside. 10. My mother and I writing the Invitation cards for my father's birthday party right now.
Jawaban:
1. Christine isn't eating anything now because she isn't hungry at all.
2. We are playing leapfrog. Come and join us!
3. I am reading a book about dinosaurs at the moment. It's so interesting. 4. Is Mr. Perez taking out the garbage now?
5. The kids aren't playing tennis at the moment. They are swimming in the pool.
6. I am not going to the office. It's lunch time so I'm going to the restaurant near the museum.
7. Jerry is having an exam at school now.
8. Is Mrs. Davis still waiting at the bus stop?
9. It isn't raining, Scott. It's snowing outside.
10. My mother and I are writing the Invitation cards for my father's birthday party right now.
Penjelasan:
Present continous tense dipakai untuk menjelaskan peristiwa yang sedang dilakukan.
Rumus :
kalimat positif: Subjek + to be (is/am/are) + V1 + ing
kalimat negatif: Subjek + to be (is/am/are) + not + V1 + ing
kalimat tanya: to be (is/am/are) + Subjek + V1 + ing ?
to be is dipakai oleh subjek yaitu She / He / It
to be are dipakai oleh subjek yaitu They, We, You
to be am dipakai oleh subjek yaitu I (saya)