Simple present vs. present progressive

PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
Here’s what we are going to learn
Present Continuous
Present continuous vs.
Simple Present
Stative Verb
1. Present Continuous
Function
Present continuous is used to express the idea that something is
happening now, at this very moment. It can also be used to show that
something is not happening now.
Present continuous is used to express future plan or arrangement
Present continuous is used to show an action that is happening in a

long period of time
Positive Sentence
Subject + to be (is/am/are) + verb-ing
✓ Dodo and Dono are playing football right now
✓ Linda is writing a letter
Negative Sentence
Subject + to be (is/am/are) + not + verb-ing
✓ Dodo and Dono are not/ aren’t playing football right now
✓ Linda is not/ isn’t writing a letter
Interrogative Sentence
To be (is/am/are) + Subject + verb-ing+ . . .?
✓ Are Dodo and Dono playing football right now?
✓ Is Linda writing a letter?
✓ When are Dono and Dodo playing football?
✓ Why is Linda writing a letter?
Present continuous is used to express future plan
or arrangement
For example
✓ I am going to go to Jakarta next week → I plan to go to Jakarta
next week
✓ The train is coming at 8 o’ clock → The train’s schedule is at 8 o’
clock
✓ Martha is flying to Germany next week → Martha has a plan to
go to Germany next week by plane
Present continuous is used to show activity that
happen in a long period of time
For example
✓ I am reading this Harry Potter book → in the process of reading
Harry Potter
✓ We are not planting any plant → We do not plant any plant for a
long period of time
✓ She is finishing her final project → She is in the process of
finishing the thesis
Present Continuous vs.
2. Present Simple
Simple Present Present Continuous
✓ Permanent situation: ✓ Temporary Situation:
Greta lives in Lombok Greta is living in Lombok → Greta is
actually live somewhere else, but she
lives in Lombok for a while
Budi works at a nearby coffee shop Budi is working at a nearby coffee shop
during holiday → Only because this is a
holiday, Budi works in coffee shop
✓ Habit: ✓ Something unusual:

Tono studies hard every day Tono is studying hard because tomorrow
is exam day
Devina speaks so little Devina is speaking so little because of her

sore throat
Present continuous is used to express the idea that something is
happening now, at this very moment. It can also be used to show that
something is not happening now.
Present continuous is used to express future plan or arrangement
Present continuous is used to show an action that is happening in a

long period of time
3. Stative Verbs
Stative verbs are verbs that express a state rather than an action.
Stative verbs is a verb that DO NOT HAVE continuous form (cannot
be changed into verb-ing). Some of the example of stative verbs:
Mental State: Emotional State:
▪ Know • Love • Mind
▪ Realize • Like • Care
▪ Understand • Appreciate • Astonish
▪ Believe • Please • Amaze
▪ Feel • Prefer • surprise
▪ Recognize • Hate
▪ Suppose • Dislike
▪ Need • Fear
▪ Etc… • Envy
Other existing
Possession: Sense Perception: States:
▪ Possess ▪ Hear • Seem
▪ Own • Sound
▪ Belong • Resemble
• Look like
• Owe
• Equal
• Exist
• Matter
• Consist of
• Contain
Some verbs that have stative and progressive meaning:
▪ Imagine ▪ Look
▪ Remember ▪ Cost
▪ Think ▪ Weigh
▪ Want ▪ Be
▪ Mean ▪ Include
▪ Have ▪ Smell
▪ Taste ▪ Feel
▪ See
Example:
▪ I think gado-gado is so delicious → I have opinion

▪ I am thinking about this math exam → math exam is
always in my head
▪ I see a beautiful flower → I use my eyes to see

▪ I am seeing Julia in two days → meet or have a
relationship with someone
▪ This mangoes tastes great → the mangoes is delicious

▪ The head chef is tasting the food → the head chef is
now trying to taste the food
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PRESENT

Present continuous is used to express future plan or arrangement

Present continuous is used to show an action that is happening in a

✓ Habit: ✓ Something unusual:

Devina speaks so little Devina is speaking so little because of her

Present continuous is used to express future plan or arrangement

Present continuous is used to show an action that is happening in a

▪ I think gado-gado is so delicious → I have opinion

▪ I see a beautiful flower → I use my eyes to see

▪ This mangoes tastes great → the mangoes is delicious

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