Latihan Soal Online Simple Present Tense vs Present Continuous Tense

Dalam bentuk waktu sekarang (Present) kita mengenal bentuk tenses simple present dan present continuous. Penggunaan keduanya seringkali membingungkan apalagi dalam terapan soal. Sebenarnya, kedua tenses tersebut memiliki perbedaan yang pasti baik dalam penggunaan, kata kerja yang digunakan, maupun bentuk keterangan waktu  (adverbial time) yang digunakan.

Sebelum berlanjut ke dalam latihan soal, berikut  review  materi tentang simple present dan present continuous.

Simple Present Tense

Subject + V I (Kata Kerja Bentuk I) + s/es*

                                          *s/es khusus untuk subjek orang ketiga tunggal (He, She, It)

Adapun penggunaan dari Simpe Present Tense adalah sebagai berikut;
a. Menyatakan suatu kebiasaan yang dilakukan
   Contoh:

1.    He usually leaves work at 6.30 o'clock.
2.    We always study at night
3.    They play football on Saturday.
4.    He often plays chess at noon.

b. Menyatakan kebenaran umum
   Contoh:

1.    The sun rises in the east and sets in the west
2.    The earth revolves around the sun.

c. Menyatakan peristiwa saat ini
   Contoh :

1.    Sue dances beautifully
2.    She comes from China.
3.    She works hard at her office.
4.    He looks tired today.

Penggunaan adverbial time ( keterangan waktu), adverbial of place ( keterangan tempat), dan juga adverbial of frequency ( keterangan frekuensi) sering digunakan  dalam Simple Present Tense.

1. Always  selalu
2. Usually  biasanya
3. Often  sering
4. Sometimes kadang- kadang
5. Seldom  jarang
6. Never  tidak pernah
7. At night  pada waktu malam
8. On Sunday pada hari minggu
9. Twice a week dua kali seminggu
10. Every week setiap minggu
11. Every day setiap hari
12. Here, there  disini, disana, dsb.

***Adverbial of place selalu diletakkan terlebih dahulu sebelum adverbial of time. 

Present Continuous Tense

Positive : S + am/ is/ are + V-ing

Negative : S + am/ is/ are + not + V-ing

Question : Am/ is/are + V-ing ?

Penggunaan Present Continuous Tense

a. Untuk meyatakan  peristiwa yang sedang berlangsung pada saat ini ( sekarang).

Contoh :

1. I am not wearing a coat.
2. They are studying English now.
3. It is raining now.
4. She is listening to music at the moment.

b. Untuk menyatakan perbuatan yang sudah direncanakan akan dilakukan pada masa mendatang ( keterangan waktu harus disebutkan).

Contoh :

1. She is leaving Jakarta tomorrow.
2. Mr. Ryan is going to Lombok next week.
3. The plane is arriving tonight.

Beberapa bentuk waktu yang digunakan dalam Present Continuous Tense adalah sebagai berikut,

• Tomorrow : besok
• Tonight; malam ini
• Today; hari ini
• At present ; pada saat ini
• Now; sekarang
• This evening ; sore ini
• This afternoon ; siang ini
• At this moment ; sekarang ini
• Dan sebagainya.

Latihan Soal Simple Present vs Present Continuous

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1. What's that book you ... ?
read
have read
are reading

2. She always ... to work by train.
goes
is going
has gone

3. We ... in a hotel at the moment.
stay
are staying
stayed

4. They never ... to me.
write
are writing
will write

5. "Could you be quiet, please? -- I ... a podcast.
listen
am listening
listened

6. Snakes ... for most of the day.
sleep
are sleeping
slept

7. Her son ... her very often.
is not visiting
does not visit
won't visit

8. Look! The man ... to get into our car.
tries
is trying
tried

9. ... to school every morning?
do you walk
Are you walking
Did you walk

10. Can you answer the phone? --- I ... .
cook
am cooking
cooked

11. My director ... to Singapore every month.
flies
flew
is flying

12. We usually ... to the beach at the weekend.
go
went
are going

13. The bank ... on Sundays.
does not open
is not opening
did not open

14. Sorry, you can't talk to him now. He ... a shower.
has
is having
has had

15. " Where's Indra?"
'He ... football with his friends.'
plays
is playing
played

Score =
Correct answers:

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