Untuk membedakan
penggunaan konteks kedua tenses ini,
perhatikan perbandingan kalimat berikut:
Present Continuous Tense |
Simple Present Tense |
Aktifitasnya sedang terjadi atau
di dekat waktu bicara. |
Aktifitasnya umum dan berulang. |
The water is boiling. Can you turn it off? I’m getting hungry. Any food in the fridge? It’s not raining now. Let’s go out. |
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. I always get hungry at night. It doesn’t rain much in dry season.
|
Merujuk pada situasi temporal
|
Merujuk pada situasi permanen |
I’m living here until I find a new place. You’re working hard today, Bro. |
My parents live in Jakarta. He is persistent. He
works hard most of the time. |
I always do VS I’m always doing
Perhatikan
konteks berikut:
I always go to
work by bus. (Kegiatannya rutin)
I am always losing my pen. (Momen dimana sesuatu itu terjadi terlampau
sering/banyak)
You are never satisfied. You’re always complaining. (Mengeluh terlalu sering/banyak)
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