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Present Continous Tense

Meaning of Present Continous :

Present Continous tense is a sentencepatterns are used to express, reveal activitiescurrently underway

The formula of Present Continous :

For (+) : subject + tobe + verb1 + verb ing + . . .

For (-) : subject + tobe + not + verb1 + ing + . . .

For (?) : tobe + subject + verb1 +ing + . . .

Able of time Present Continous :

·       Now, right now, tonight, this week, this year, at the moment, at present

Examples :

1.

·       (+) My mother is buying a handphone now.

·       (-) My mother is not buying a handhphone now.

·       (?) Is my mother buying a handphone now?

-      Yes, she is

-      No, she is not

2.

·       (+) They are trying to repair radio now

·       (-) They are not trying to repair radio now

·       (?)  Are they trying to repair radio now?

-      Yes , they are

-      No , they are not

3.

·       The children are plying softball at present

·       The children are not plying softball at present

·       Are the children plying softball at present?

-      Yes, they are

-      No , they are not

Exercise :

1.          Mother : Ella,what ………? Can you help me ?

Ella       : I am reading my lesson book now

a.          Were you doing

b.          Are you doing

c.          Will you doing

d.          Do you do

2.          Ana    : May I borrow your pen ?

Rani  : I’am sorry,but I ………  it now

a.  Was using

b.  Use

c.  Used

d.  Am using

3.          Dodi   : Andi,what ………… for ? (A)

Andi    : oh,I try to find my watch

a.  Are you looking

b.  Do you look

c.  Did you look

d.  Have you look

4.          My mother is …….in the kitchen now

a.  Cooks

b.  Cook

c.  Cooking

d.  Cooked

5.          I am …….. for a spoon in the kitchen

a.  Look

b.  Looking

c.  Looked

d.  Looks

Future Tense

Meaning of Future Tense :

Future tense is sentence patterns that show thinks,events or circumstances that will occur, which will be done in the future.

Elde of time = to night, tomorrow, soon, next week,next month

Formula :

(+) Subject + will + verb 1

( -) Subject + will not + verb 1

(?) Will + subject + verb 1

Example :

1.  (+) Dodi will get a good value in his examination

(- ) Dody will not get a good value in his examination

(?) will Dody get a good value in his examition?

2.  (+) She will go to the Bali next month

(- ) She will not go to the Bali next month

(?) Will she go to the bali Next month?

3.  (+) You will meet me tomorrow

(- ) You will not  meet me tomorrow

(?) Will you meet me tomorrow?

       Exercise :

1.  Ari  : When will you write the letter?

Ria : I ……..it tomorrow

a.  Will write

b.  Would write

c.  Written

d.  Wrote

2.  Tomi : What will you do tomorrow?

Nita  :  I ……….. to the beach

a.  Go

b.  Wet

c.  Had gone

d.  Will go

3.  Tomi: I ……..a car next month

Deri : Well, that’s great

a.  Was buying

b.  Will buy

c.  Would buy

d.  Had bought

4.  Susan: My mother . . . to London nextweek

Erni: So, you will be alone Susan.

a.  Will go

b.  Go

c.  Went

d.  Is doing

5.  Mr. Bronto leaves Surabaya for Medan by GA 707 at 9 a.m. By 11 a.m. he . . . there.

a.  Arrive

b.  Will arrive

c.  Was arriving

d.  Will have arrived

Deegres of comparison

Kinds :

·       Comperative Degree

Of an adjectives is and for comparison of to unegual persons or things

Examples :

-      The chais is higher than stool

-      The girl is taller than the boy

-      Tedy is stronger than Deni

·       Superlative Degree

Of an Adjectives is used to make comparison of more than two persons or things

Examples :

-      The Rabbit is the smallest animal

-      The packet of flour  is heaviest

-      He is the best student in my class

·       Positive Degree

Of an adjective is the simplest from an adjective. This degree is used when here is no comparison or when there is a comparison of two egual things

Examples :

-      The lion has sharp teeth

-      Those grapes or sweet

-      The doll is asexpensive as the Teddy bear

Agreement / Disagreement

·       `Agreement

Examples :

-      I think I agree with you

-      You are quite right

-      I think so

-      I quite agree

·       Disagreement

Examples :

-      I didn’t think I agree with you

-      I don’t think so

-      I suppose not

-      I disagree with you

v Exercise

1.  .Ari         :although this is best the cinema in the town, there are not many people visiting it

Tia         :. . . . . now a days most people prefer spending their time at home watching TV

A.   Oh, no

B.   I don’t think so

C.   Really?

D.   That’s right

E.   It’s not true

2.  Andi              :I think the government should give more attention to small scale   industries.

Bobi              :I think so. Because this group offers more job oppurtuntities

The italicized sentence means Bobi . . . . .

A. Likes it

B. Denies it

C.Agrees it

D.Dislike it

3.  Lawyer   : Tom, your wife wants to get half of the property, the investment          and also the children.

Tom              : I don’t get along with that. She claims too much, I think.

The italicized expressin shows.. . . . .

A. Disagreement

B. Impossibility

C.Denial

D.Inability

4.  Student  : In our coming holiday we plan to go to Bidadari Island in north Jakarta

Teacher : I don’t have any objection to the idea.

The italicized sentence expresses. . . .

A. Agreement

B. Pleasure

C.Certainly

D.Possibility

5.  Rina              : I think the deforestation will cause even greater disaster

      Nina           : . . . . . Therefore the illegal logging should be stopped. The government has to be serious to deal with this problem.

A. I am sorry to hear that

B. Not at all

C.I am absolutely agree with you

D.Oh I don’t think so

 ANSWER KEY

Present Continous Tanse

1.          B

2.        D

3.        A

4.        C

5.        B

Future Tense

1.          A

2.        D

3.        B

4.        A

5.        D

Agree / Disagreement

1.          D

2.        B

3.        A

4.        A

5.        C