Rangkuman Materi Bahasa Inggris Kelas 4 SD Kurikulum Merdeka, Present Continuous Tense

I + am not + eating.

He
She + isn't + eating.
It

We
You + aren't + eating.
They

For all subjects, the verb takes -ing.

HOW TO USE?

QUESTION STRUCTURE:

AM + I eating?
       he
Is + she + eating?
        it
 
          we
Are + you + eating?
          they

For all subjects, the verb takes -ing.

ATTENTION!

There are several spelling rules while adding -ing!
For most verbs, simply adding to the base form of the verb.
do - doing
play - playing
study - studying

• For verbs ending in e, drop the "e" and add-ing.

make - making
take - taking
write - writing

• For one-syllable verbs ending in a consonant + vowel + consonant,
  double the final consonant and add -ing.

sit - sitting
run - running
plan - planning

• For verbs ending in ie, change the "ie" to "y" and add -ing.

tie - tying
die - dying
lie - lying

• For verbs ending in c, add "k" before adding -ing.

picnic - picnicking
panic - panicking
mimic - mimicking

TIME EXPRESSIONS

We usually use the following time expressions with the Present Continuous Tense:

• now
• right now
• at the moment
• currently
• this week / weekend / month