Foralmost 30 minutes merupakan keterangan waktu untuk bentuk perfect tense atau perfect continuous tense. Kalimat pada soal ini menunjukkan bahwa pada saat berbicara, Tono dan Neni sedang berada di sini (here). Maka bentuk keterangan waktu 16 tenses yang tepat untuk melengkapinya adalah perfect continuous tense. e. have been standing Berikutkunci jawaban soal latihan present perfect continuous tense. The teachers is teaching them grammar. Rajin berlatih menjadi kunci kesuksesan dalam belajar bahasa inggris. Present Continuous Tense Adalah Pola Kalimat Bahasa Inggris Yang Digunakan Untuk Menyatakan Atau Mengungkapkan Kegiatan Yang Sekarang Ini Sedang Berlangsung (Dalam Proses). SoalPresent Continuous Tense Spread the love Materi Present Continuous Tense Sekilas Present Continuous Tense Present continuous tense merupakan bentuk kata kerja yang digunakan untuk mengungkapkan aksi yang sedang berlangsung atau rencana dimasa depan. Tense ini dibentuk dengan auxiliary verb "be" is/am/are dan present participle (-ing). PresentPerfect Continuous Tense Kalimat positif: subject + have/has been + v-ing Contoh: His father has been working since a long time. (Ayahnya telah bekerja sejak lama.) Kalimat negatif: subject + have/has + not been + v-ing Contoh: His father hasn't been working since a long time. Berikutini kami berikan test atau latihan soal Bahasa Inggris mengenai Present Perfect Tense. Bila anda berhasil menjawab soal-soal latihan di bawah ini dengan tepat, maka berarti anda telah berhasil memahami pelajaran ini dengan baik. Tapi bila ternyata anda belum berhasil menjawabnya dengan sempurna, maka anda sebaiknya mempelajari kembali QuestionLatihan Soal Present Continuous Tense Agar lebih paham lagi, Ayo coba Latihan Quiz dari Tenses Present Continuous dibawah ini. Ada 10 contoh soal yang membahas tentang tenses ini dalam bentuk pilihan ganda. Dan pilihlah satu jawabannya yang menurut Anda paling tepat. SELAMAT BELAJAR! 1 I have a plan to go to Stefan's house tonight. . Exercices sur le présent continu en anglais Résumé de cours Exercices et corrigés Cours en ligne d’anglais Cours en ligne du Toeic Exercices et corrigés sur le présent continu en anglais Exercice 1. Conjuguez au Présent Continu les verbes entre parenthèses. They ……………………………. to walk together. The situation ……………………………. to improve despite the challenges we ……………………………. to face. I ……………………………………………….…………. not to go abroad this summer. ……………………………. you ……………………………. to focus on the exercise? How ……………………………. she ……………………………. to make a living? ……………………………. the government actively ……………………………. to support your initiative? This obstacle ……………………………. to prevent us from reaching our goal. The bodyguard …………………………….……………………………. not to protect his client adequately. ……………………………. they ……………………………. to try to prevent you from speaking freely This semester, we ……………………………. to study the Russian Revolution. Exercice 2. Transformez les phrases suivantes en propositions affirmatives, interrogatives et négatives au présent continu. play. Affirmative He is playing the violin. Négative …………………………….…………………………….……………………………. Interrogative …………………………….…………………………….……………………………. practice. Affirmative …………………………….…………………………….……………………………. Négative They are not practicing sufficiently. Interrogative …………………………….…………………………….……………………………. move. Affirmative …………………………….…………………………….……………………………. Négative …………………………….…………………………….……………………………. Interrogative Are you moving to Toronto next year? Exercice 3. Conjuguez les verbes entre parenthèses en utilisant le futur en going to. We …………………………….……………………………. to fight for our rights. Anna …………………………….……………………………. to make a new announcement tomorrow. The mine …………………………….……………………………. to run out of gold next year. This …………………………….……………………………. not to work. ……………………………. the manager …………………………….……………………………. to raise your salaries next year? Relax, I …………………………….……………………………. not to do anything against the law. ……………………………. the company …………………………….……………………………. to raise our salaries next year? The solution you found …………………………….……………………………. not to fix the problem. Our team …………………………….……………………………. to compete in another championship but it …………………………….……………………………. not to be easy to win it. ……………………………. the documentary …………………………….……………………………. to include interviews with biologists, or ……………………………. it only …………………………….……………………………. to show the findings of social scientists? Correction de l’exercice 1 They are walking together. The situation is improving despite the challenges we are facing. I am not going abroad this summer. Are you focusing on the exercise? How is she making a living? Is the government actively supporting your initiative? This obstacle is preventing us from reaching our goal. The bodyguard is not protecting his client adequately. Are they trying to prevent you from speaking freely? This semester, we are studying the Russian Revolution. Correction de l’exercice 2 play. Affirmative He is playing the violin. Négative He is not playing the violin. Interrogative Is he playing the violin? practice. Affirmative They are practicing sufficiently. Négative They are not practicing sufficiently. Interrogative Are they practicing sufficiently? move. Affirmative You are moving to Toronto next year. Négative You are not moving to Toronto next year. Interrogative Are you moving to Toronto next year ? Correction de l’exercice 3 1. We are going to fight for our rights. 2. Anna is going to make a new announcement tomorrow. 3. The mine is going to run out of gold next year. 4. This is not going to work. 5. Is the manager going to increase your salaries next year? 6. Relax, I am not going to do anything against the law. 7. Is the company going to raise our salaries next year? 8. The solution you found is not going to fix the problem. 9. Our team is going to compete in another championship but it is not going to be easy to win it. 10. Is the documentary going to include interviews with biologists, or is it only going to show the findings of social scientists? Pour plus d’explications sur le présent continu, regardez le cours en ligne sur Présent Continu en anglais, ou révisez d’autres cours si vous êtes au point sur ce chapitre, comme les cours sur la voix passive le prétérit le present perfect le past perfect le past continuous Soal Uraian Materi Present Perfect Continuous Tense1. Tuliskan rumus atau pola present perfect continuous tense dalam bentuk kalimat negatif!JawabanKalimat NegatifPolaSubject + Have/has + NOT + Been + Verb -ingverb teach1. I haven't been teaching You haven't been teaching We haven't been teaching They haven't been teaching He hasn't been teaching She hasn't been teaching subject I, you, we dan they, gunakan have not been haven’t been.Untuk subject he, she dan it, gunakan has not been hasn’t been.2. Tuliskan rumus atau pola present perfect continuous tense dalam bentuk kalimat tanya!JawabanKalimat TanyaPolaHave/has + subject + Been + Verb -ing?verb teach1. Have I been teaching English?2. Have you been teaching English?3. Have we been teaching English?4. Have they been teaching English?5. Has he been teaching English?6. Has she been teaching English?3. Kita menggunakan present perfect continuous untuk menyatakan tindakan yang dimulai dimasa lalu dan masih berlanjut sampai sekarang uncompleted action, biasanya menggunakan ?Jawaban1. For selama menunjukkan berapa lama tindakan itu telah berlangsung;2. Since sejak menunjukkan waktu dimulainya suatu tindakan dimasa Tuliskan Fungsi present perfect continuous tense!JawabanFungsi1. Present perfect continuous tense untuk menunjukkan aksi yang telah selesai pada suatu titik dimasa lampau diikuti relevansinya dengan kondisi saat ini present.2. Present perfect continuous tense untuk menunjukkan aksi yang baru saja selesai. Biasanya menggunakan adverb Present perfect continuous tense untuk menunjukkan aksi yang telah dimulai di masa lampau dan berlanjut sampai Tuliskan contoh kalimat present perfect continuous tense!JawabanContoh Kalimat Present Perfect Continuous Tense1. The construction labors are thirsty since they have been removing the scaffoldings.Pekerja konstruksi haus karena mereka telah memindahkan perancah.2. Mandy feels full as she’s been eating a half of the tart.Mandy kenyang karena dia telah memakan separuh kue tart.3. I have been working with my computer all day, and now I want some delicious It has just been snowing in Japan.Baru saja turun salju di Jepang.5. I’ve been driving a car through the rain for an hour.Saya telah sedang mengendarai mobil menembus hujan selama satu jam.6. The passangers have been waiting for the next flight since this morning.Para penumpang telah menunggu penerbangan berikutnya sejak pagi ini.Saya telah bekerja dengan komputer sepanjang hari, dan sekarang saya ingin beberapa makanan lezat. Untuk mengungkapkan sebuah aksi yang dimulai di masa lampau dan masih terus berlangsung hingga saat ini dalam bahasa Inggris, kita bisa menggunakan present perfect tense ini cukup sering digunakan dalam percakapan sehari-hari sehingga penting untuk perfect continuous menggabungkan masa lalu dan masa kini. Namun, kalimat tetap berada dalam bingkai waktu masa kini. Simak penjelasan lebih lanjut berikut definisi, present perfect continuous dapat diartikan sebagai bentuk kata kerja yang dipakai untuk menyatakan bahwa sebuah aksi telah dimulai pada suatu waktu di masa lampau dan masih terus berlanjut hingga sekarang atau sebelum ini lebih fokus pada durasi dan proses ketimbang akibat dari aksi tersebut. Terkadang, aksi yang dimaksud mempunyai relevansi dengan kondisi yang ada saat present perfect continuous mempunyai beberapa fungsi, yaituMenyatakan aksi yang dimulai dan telah selesai pada suatu waktu di masa lalu dan menimbulkan akibat di masa The children are happy as they have been eating a lot of ice di atas menunjukkan bahwa anak-anak telah makan banyak es krim di suatu waktu di masa lampau. Sebagai akibatnya, mereka merasa kejadian yang baru saja selesaiContoh She has just been reading a book and found a page was kalimat tersebut, digunakan kata just’ yang berfungsi untuk menerangkan bahwa suatu aksi baru saja sebuah aksi sudah di mulai di masa lalu namun masih berlanjut hingga The horses have been running for an di atas menggambarkan bahwa kuda telah mulai berlari pada suatu titik di masa lampau dan masih berlari hingga saat juga Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous TenseKalimat dengan bentuk kata kerja present perfect continuous biasanya menggunakan auxiliary verb have’ atau has’ dan diikuti oleh been’ kemudian verb-ing’.Pemilihan auxiliary verb disesuaikan dengan subyek. Have dipakai untuk I, you, dan subyek jamak seperti they, we, dan plural has digunakan oleh subyek tunggal seperti he, she, it, dan singular halnya bentuk kalimat progresif, present perfect continuous hanya menggunakan kata kerja kerja statis tidak lazim dan sangat jarang digunakan untuk membuat kalimat. Simak rumus lengkap berikut Present Perfect Continuous Tense untuk Kalimat positifSubject + have / has + been + verb-ing present participleContoh The customers have been Present Perfect Continuous Tense untuk Kalimat negatifSubject + have / has + not + been + verb-ing present participleContoh The customers have not been waitingRumus Present Perfect Continuous Tense untuk Kalimat interogatifHave / has + subject + been + verb-ing present participleContoh Have the customers been waitingKalimat present perfect continuous biasanya menggunakan penanda waktu for dan digunakan untuk menyatakan durasi seperti for an hour, for two days, for a week, dan since digunakan untuk mengungkapkan waktu aksi tersebut dimulai. Misalnya since a week ago, since last year, since 10 o’clock, dan juga Present Continuous Kalimat Present Perfect Continuous TenseWe have been talking all day and we enjoy sudah mengobrol sepanjang hari dan kita parents have been traveling to Europe since a week tua saya telah berwisata ke Eropa sejak seminggu has been running for an telah berlari selama satu have been listening to the speech for two telah mendengarkan pidato selama dua business has been running since itu telah berjalan sejak tahun long have you been studying at Gadjah Mada University?Berapa lama kamu telah belajar di Universitas Gadjah Mada?Nina has been staying with her aunt for a sudah tinggal bersama bibinya selama satu have not been listening to their sudah tidak mendengarkan guru mereka. The boy has been playing game for three hours and now his mother is laki-laki itu telah bermain game selama tiga jam dan sekarang ibunya Samson has been working abroad since Samson telah bekerja di luar negeri sejak tahun sudah paham materinya, coba jawab latihan soal present perfect continuous tense di bawah ini untuk uji pemahaman Soal Present Perfect Continuous TenseAnswer the questions by choosing a, b, c or d!1. I __________ walk for a mile and now I’m so thirsty and walkedhave been walkingam walkingwas walking2. My friends _________ visit this museum for three times. They must be so visitwill have visitedhave visitedhave been visiting3. Lisa How long ______ you _______ work with this production house?Aisha Hmm, around ten years. It’s been a long time but I enjoy been workinghave, workedare, workingwill, work4. Mr. X Where is your son? I don’t see him Y He _________ study abroad since a week X That sounds studiedwill studyhas been studyingwill be studying5. The shoppers _______ queue since 7am even though the gate will be opened at have been queuinghave been queuingwill queuewill be queuing6. I ________ take care of this orchid for almost five been taking carehas been taking carehave taken carewill take care7. Yola Have you seen my jacket?Dory Yes. I ________ wear your jacket since yesterday but you didn’t wearingwill be wearinghave been wearinghave worn8. Indonesia __________ prepare for the biggest football tournament since a year preparinghas preparedwill be preparinghas been preparing9. ______ you _________ use my shoes?Have, been usingHas, been usingWill, useWill, be using10. My neighbor _______ learn Muay Thai for five years and now he becomes a Muay Thai been learninghave been learningwill learnwill be learningKunci jawaban1. B, 2. D, 3. A, 4. C, 5. B, 6. A, 7. C, 8. D, 9. A, 10. ADemikian pembahasan tentang present perfect continuous tense mulai dari pengertian, rumus, contoh kalimat dan contoh soalnya. Semoga teman-teman yang sedang belajar bisa paham dengan dari rumus pintar. Happy learning. 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ESL Present Perfect Continuous Worksheet - Grammar Exercises Matching, Binary Choice, Sentence Completion, Writing Sentences from Prompts - Intermediate B1 - 30 minutes In this useful present perfect continuous worksheet, students review the uses of the present perfect continuous tense and identify how it is different from the present perfect simple. Students start by matching sentence halves together to make present perfect continuous sentences. Next, students read a set of sentences and underline the correct perfect tense in each one. Students then complete a grammar explanation on the difference between the present perfect simple and the present perfect continuous based on what they've learned. After that, students use verbs from a box to write present perfect continuous sentences to explain the present conditions expressed in the prompts. Finally, students use prompts to write what each person usually does versus what they have been doing recently. In this exercise, students practice using the present perfect continuous to express a recent or temporary change in someone's routine. Have you been...? ESL Present Perfect Continuous Activity - Grammar and Speaking Writing Short Answers, Asking and Answering Questions, Freer and Communicative Practice - Pair Work - Intermediate B1 - 30 minutes In this present perfect continuous speaking activity, students practice asking and answering Have you been questions. Students begin by writing short answers for the items on the worksheet in a random order in speech bubbles. Next, students swap worksheets with a partner. Students then take it in turns to choose an answer from one of their partner's speech bubbles and ask present perfect continuous Have you been...? questions to find out what the answer refers to. For example, if a student wrote the answer 'seven o'clock' in one of the speech bubbles, their partner might ask 'Have you been waking up at seven o'clock recently?' The student replies 'Yes, I have' or 'No, I haven't' accordingly. When a partner asks the right question, the student explains their answer, 'Yes, I have. I've been waking up at seven o'clock because I go jogging in the park before school, etc...' After the student has explained the answer and it's been discussed, their partner puts a tick next to the bubble and the students swap roles. What have I been doing? ESL Present Perfect Continuous Game - Grammar and Speaking Miming, Guessing, Forming Sentences - Group Work - Intermediate B1 - 30 minutes In this free present perfect continuous game, students take it in turns to do a mime and other students guess what the person has been doing. A student from Team A comes to the front of the class. The student asks the class, “What have I been doing?” The student then has two minutes to mime a sentence on a card to their team. During these two minutes, the members of Team A can ask the student questions about what they have been doing to which the student can nod yes or no. If Team A guesses the sentence in the allotted time, they score two points. If they don’t guess the sentence or time runs out, it is Team B's turn to answer. If Team B guesses correctly, they score one point. A student from Team B then comes to the front of the class and the game continues in the same way. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins. What have they been doing? ESL Present Perfect Continuous Activity - Grammar and Speaking Asking and Answering Questions, Forming Sentences - Pair Work - Intermediate B1 - 20 minutes In this engaging present perfect continuous speaking activity, students use picture cards to ask and answer questions in the present perfect continuous tense. Students take it in turns to pick up a picture card, show it to their partner and ask what the person or people in the picture have been doing, 'What has he been doing?' Their partner then answers the question by making a sentence in the present perfect continuous, 'He has been reading a book.' Students continue taking it in turns to ask and answer questions in the present perfect continuous until all the picture cards have been used. What have you been doing recently? ESL Present Perfect Continuous Survey - Speaking Activity Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts, Freer Practice - Intermediate B1 - 30 minutes In this insightful present perfect continuous activity, students conduct a survey on recent activities and actions to practice the tense. This activity also helps to teach students about time expressions used with the present perfect continuous. Students begin by going through the items on the worksheet and preparing present perfect continuous questions for the survey. Students then move around the classroom asking and answering questions about their recent activities and actions, 'Have you been working hard recently?' When a classmate answers 'Yes, I have' to a question, the other student writes down their name and asks a follow-up question or two. Students then move on to speak to someone else. When everyone has finished, students give feedback by sharing and discussing any interesting findings with the class. Are you lying to me? ESL Present Perfect Continuous Board Game - Speaking and Grammar True or False, Impromptu Speech, Guessing, Communicative Practice - Group Work - Upper-intermediate B2 - 30 minutes In this fun present perfect continuous board game, students give true or false information about themselves using the present perfect continuous tense. Players take it in turns to roll the dice and move their counter along the board. When a player lands on a square, they pick up a true or false card. The player then talks about the topic on the square using the present perfect continuous tense, giving either true or false information as indicated on the card. When the player has finished talking, the other students guess whether the player's answer is true or false. The player then reveals the answer. The students who guessed correctly each score one point. When a player reaches the finish, the game ends and students add up their points. The student with the most points wins the game. Early Release ESL Present Perfect Continuous Activity - Grammar and Speaking Information Gap, Asking and Answering Questions, Freer and Communicative Practice - Pair Work - Upper-intermediate B2 - 20 minutes In this present perfect continuous information gap activity, students find out what useful acts prisoners have been doing and decide who should be released early. Read through the prison scenario with the students. In two groups, students then complete sentences describing the useful things the prisoners have been doing using verbs in the present perfect continuous, 'Gino has been cutting the prison lawns six times a week'. Next, students pair up with someone from the other group. Students then complete the missing information in their chart by asking their partner present perfect continuous questions to find out what useful acts the other prisoners have been doing, 'What has Pablo been doing?' When both students have completed the chart, they decide which prisoner they think deserves to be released early. What do you think they have been doing? ESL Present Perfect Continuous Role-Play - Grammar and Speaking Activity Asking and Answering Questions, Sentence Completion, Controlled Practice - Group Work - Upper-intermediate B2 - 25 minutes In this free present perfect continuous activity, students take on a character role and ask questions to find out what other people have been doing. In groups, students take on the role of the person on their character card and find out what the other people in their group have been doing by asking questions and completing a chart with the information. In order to complete the chart, students must use the present perfect continuous and ask a total of four questions. Students go around their group asking and answering the questions and noting down the information in their chart. When the students have finished, they look at the information and guess what each person has been doing. Students then complete sentences with their answers using the present perfect continuous. What have you been up to? ESL Present Perfect Continuous Activity - Grammar and Speaking Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts, Small Talk, Communicative Practice - Pair Work - Upper-intermediate B2 - 30 minutes This communicative present perfect continuous activity helps students develop their small talk conversation skills and practice the present perfect continuous tense. In pairs, one student starts the conversation by saying 'Hi..., what have you been up to?' The other student then picks up a card, reads the prompt and replies using the present perfect continuous, 'I've been busy searching for a new apartment'. The other student then shows interest and asks appropriate follow-up questions to keep the conversation going. When the conversation is over, students swap roles and make a new conversation with the next card and so on. Afterwards, pairs take it in turns to act out one of their small talk conversations in front of the class. 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Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you. Look at these examples to see how the present perfect simple and continuous are used. We've painted the bathroom. She's been training for a had three coffees already today!They've been waiting for hours. Try this exercise to test your grammar. Grammar test 1 Grammar B1-B2 Present perfect simple and present perfect continuous 1 Read the explanation to learn more. Grammar explanation We use both the present perfect simple have or has + past participle and the present perfect continuous have or has + been + -ing form to talk about past actions or states which are still connected to the present. Focusing on result or activity The present perfect simple usually focuses on the result of the activity in some way, and the present perfect continuous usually focuses on the activity itself in some way. Present perfect simple Present perfect continuous Focuses on the result Focuses on the activity You've cleaned the bathroom! It looks lovely! I've been gardening. It's so nice out there. Says 'how many' Says 'how long' She's read ten books this summer. She's been reading that book all day. Describes a completed action Describes an activity which may continue I've written you an email. I've been writing emails. When we can see evidence of recent activity The grass looks wet. Has it been raining?I know, I'm really red. I've been running! Ongoing states and actions We often use for, since and how long with the present perfect simple to talk about ongoing states. How long have you known each other?We've known each other since we were at school. We often use for, since and how long with the present perfect continuous to talk about ongoing single or repeated actions. How long have they been playing tennis? They've been playing tennis for an hour. They've been playing tennis every Sunday for years. Sometimes the present perfect continuous can emphasise that a situation is temporary. I usually go to the gym on the High Street, but it's closed for repairs at the moment so I've been going to the one in the shopping centre. Do this exercise to test your grammar again. Grammar test 2 Grammar B1-B2 Present perfect simple and present perfect continuous 2 Language level Do you need to improve your English grammar? Join thousands of learners from around the world who are improving their English grammar with our online courses.

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