This time in progress

 By Arief Prasetiyawan,S.Pd

A.      Positive

1.    Short duration (durasi pendek)                                  

I am studying my lesson     

Üsaya sedang belajar pelajaran saya             

Mother is cooking in the kitchen  

Üibu sedang memasak di dapur

The children are watching television              

Üanak-anak sedang menonton televisi

They are cleaning the floor                             

Ümereka sedang membersihkan lantai

2. Long durasion (durasi lama)

Now Jenu is working in a bank                      

Üsekarang Jenu sedang bekerja di bank

For the time, mr.Arief is teaching english      

Üuntuk saat ini, pak Arief sedang mengajar inggris

At present I am studying english at BEC       

Üsaat sekarang saya sedang belajar inggris di BEC

They are writing a new book about history    

Ümereka sedang menulis sebuah buku tentang sejarah

 

B.      Negative

I am not studying my lesson                                

Üsaya tidak sedang belajar pelajaran saya    

Mother is not cooking in the kitchen                   

Üibu tidak sedang memasak di dapur

The children are not watching television             

Üanak-anak tidak sedang menonton televisi

They are not cleaning the floor                            

Ümereka tidak sedang membersihkan lantai

 

C.      Question

Is Mother cooking in the kitchen?                       

Üapakah ibu sedang memasak di dapur

Are the children watching television?                 

Üapakah anak-anak sedang menonton televisi

Are they cleaning the floor?                                

Üapakah mereka sedang membersihkan lantai

 

D.      Question word

Ü What are you doing this moment?

Ü Where is he living now?

Ü Where are you working now?

Ü What are you talking about?

 

E.       Adverb of time

Ü Now/ at present

Ü At this moment

Ü Today

Ü Nowadays