PRESENT CONTINUOUS

To teach tenses, we always need its own tricks. I think so because tenses is not a thing we can teach students only limited visualization using words alone. Tenses rather to guide the students to practice and not just theory. Mostly, students do feel confused when should understand the concepts clearly tenses only to capitalize words.Here, there is a step-by-step how to teach the present continuous tense to your students.

1. Introduce the Action

Present continuous tense is an area of ​​time describing what's happening now. So do not need to waste any more time. You can start by taking a pen and began to write. Tell your students, I am writing. Then take an eraser and handheld. After that the students say back to you, I am holding an eraser.Then continue with a variety of action. Use illustrations, photos, games, videos, and other media that can be used to describe the present continuous tense to students.

2. Negative Forms

When they have mastered the positive forms of various sentences, immediately jump to the next stage where you give sentences of positive and negative to the students. For example, remove the sentence I am looking at Raisa, then continue with, I am not looking at Sarah.Each student uttered a sentence positive, always create a negative sentence. After that try to replace the role. You are saying positive words, then let the students say negative sentences.

3. interrogative Foms

Teach students about how to change into a positive sentence or interrogative sentence Tanya. Of course, it is advisable for you to start with immediate practice. The following example can be one of the ingredients of your practice where T is the teacher while S is a student.- Q: Are you listening to me?- S: Yes!- T: Ask me!- S: Are you listening to me?- Q: What are you doing?- S: I'm looking at you.- Q: Ask Juan!- S: What are you doing?Continue chains such questions and encourage students to ask questions differently and with single or multiple subjects.

Example Usage Present Continuous Tense

1. Events are taking place now or activity while.Example: Mr. Teguh is writing a new book. (Mr. Teguh currently writing a new book)

2. Plan in the future that it is definitely time (private).Example: I am going to Surabaya at 07:30 tomorrow. (I will go to Surabaya 7.30 tomorrow)

3. changes or developments taking place in the span of time. Example: The earth is getting older (Earth is getting older)

Formula Present Continuous Tense

The following formula present continuous tense to make sentences

A. Positive:

subject + to be (am, is, are) + Verb - ing + objectExample: I am watching TV now

B. Negative:

subject + to be + not + verb - ing + objectExample: Mr. Khanafi is not going to Jakarta orMr. Khanafi is not going to Jakarta

C. Q:

to be + subject + verb - ing + objectIs Mrs. Annisa cooking in the kitchen?

In the formation of this tense, it takes:A. Form "to be"
1. Single,I am (the first)You are (the second)He / she / it is (a third person)

2. Plural,We are (the first)You are (the second)They are (a third person)

B. The form of the verb "-ing"Example :go + ing = going

C. Description time (adverb of time) is often used in the Present Continuous tense: now, right now, at the moment, just, still and tomorrow (used exclusively for pointing a plan). Example:a. I am writing a book now.b. We are eating noodles at the moment.c. She is still waiting for her son.d. Tomorrow, they are going to go to Jakarta.

D. In addition, we can also use this tense to a routine while, for example:He is working at home this week Because he is sick.Time information used in this form is this week, theese days, this month, etc