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Present simple atau present continuous

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Pilih antara present simple untuk kebiasaan dan fakta, dan present continuous untuk tindakan yang sedang terjadi sekarang.

Pilih tense yang benar

Pilih present simple atau present continuous.

  1. Please be quiet. The baby ___.
    • a) sleeps
    • b) is sleeping
    • c) sleep
  2. Kofi ___ football every Saturday morning.
    • a) plays
    • b) is playing
    • c) play
  3. I ___ what you mean.
    • a) am understanding
    • b) understanding
    • c) understand
  4. Where's Mina? — She ___ a shower.
    • a) has
    • b) is having
    • c) have
  5. The sun always ___ in the east.
    • a) rises
    • b) is rising
    • c) rise
  6. This week my parents ___ in Rome, so I am looking after their plants.
    • a) are staying
    • b) stay
    • c) stays
  7. ___ you usually cook dinner, or does your sister do it?
    • a) Are
    • b) Is
    • c) Do
  8. My phone is very old. I ___ a new one.
    • a) am needing
    • b) need
    • c) needing

Tulis kata kerjanya

Ketik kata kerja dalam present simple atau present continuous. Gunakan kata di dalam tanda kurung.

  1. Shh! Jamal ___ (talk) on the phone.
  2. My grandmother ___ (visit) us every summer.
  3. Sofia ___ (not / like) spicy food.
  4. We ___ (wait) for the bus at the moment.
  5. Lena ___ (know) the way to the museum.
  6. ___ (you / listen) to me? I'm asking you a question!
  7. My brother usually wears jeans, but today he ___ (wear) a suit.
  8. I ___ (not / watch) TV now. I'm doing my homework.

Kunci jawaban

Pilih tense yang benar

  1. b) is sleepingBayi itu sedang tidur saat ini, jadi kita pakai present continuous.
  2. a) playsEvery Saturday menunjukkan rutinitas, jadi kita pakai present simple.
  3. c) understandUnderstand adalah kata kerja keadaan, jadi kita pakai present simple.
  4. b) is havingMina sedang mandi sekarang, jadi kita pakai present continuous.
  5. a) risesIni fakta yang selalu benar, jadi kita pakai present simple.
  6. a) are stayingIni keadaan sementara (this week), jadi kita pakai present continuous.
  7. c) DoUsually menunjukkan kebiasaan, jadi pertanyaannya memakai do.
  8. b) needNeed adalah kata kerja keadaan, jadi kita pakai present simple.

Tulis kata kerjanya

  1. is talking / 's talkingShh! memberi tahu kita bahwa hal itu sedang terjadi sekarang, jadi kita pakai present continuous.
  2. visitsEvery summer adalah kebiasaan rutin, jadi kita pakai present simple.
  3. doesn't like / does not likeLike adalah kata kerja keadaan, jadi kita pakai present simple.
  4. are waiting / 're waitingAt the moment memberi tahu kita bahwa hal itu sedang terjadi sekarang, jadi kita pakai present continuous.
  5. knowsKnow adalah kata kerja keadaan, jadi kita pakai present simple, bahkan saat membicarakan waktu sekarang.
  6. Are you listeningPembicara bermaksud sekarang juga, jadi kita pakai present continuous: Are you listening?
  7. is wearing / 's wearingToday berbeda dari kebiasaannya, jadi kita pakai present continuous.
  8. 'm not watching / am not watchingNow memberi tahu kita bahwa kita perlu present continuous. Bentuk negatifnya am not + verb-ing.