3. Interrogative sentence : isamare + S -I-V1-ing
Example : 4.
Negative-Interrogative : isare+not+S+V1+ing Example :
Isn’t he working? Now we can see the frequency of the Present Continuous Tense applied by
the journalist of the Jakarta Post Newspaper. Mursi’s supporters are throwing, some of the young men are carrying sticks, Monday is shooting, one of the roads
which is leading to Cairo airport, some are firing crude.
3.3 Present Perfect Tense
The activity in the present perfect tense began sometimes in the past, but those are related in the mind of the speaker with the moment of speaking. The
Present Perfect can be an action up to the present moment and uses a small and well-defined set of time signals. The duration of the verbs in the Present Perfect
can be seen in the diagram below. + They have come.
- He has not finished his work. ? Has he finished his work?
-? Has not he finished his work The Journalist of the Jakarta Post newspaper in telling the news about the 51
Egypt were killed used the Present Perfect Tense four times. The examples are: Egypt has elected, where Islamists have camped, the military has said, which
Egypt has had.
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3.4 Present Perfect Continuous Tense
If we compare the Present Perfect Tense and the Present Perfect Progressive Tense has little differences can be found. The area of ten action takes place is just
the same. The differences are indicated in the nature of the action. In this Present Perfect Continuous Tense the continuous action is the focus or the subject matter
of the statement. The writer means that the event has started it the moment of speaking.
Example: + The team has been practicing for thirty minutes.
- It has not been raining for a long time. ? Has she been waiting for a long time?
-? Hasnt it been flying for four hours ? Use of the Present Perfect Continues Tense
To state an event which has been started in the past and it is still continuing.
The duration of an activity is started through a certain amount of time. Example :
I have been watching television for five hours.
Sentence Pattern 1. Positive Sentence : S+hashave+been+V1-ing
Example: Mother has been baking a cake for three hours.
2. Negative Sentence : S+hashave+not t-been+V1-ing Example:
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I have not been doing my home works for hours. 3. Interrogative sentence: Hashave+S+been+V1+ing
Example: Has the dog been barking all night?
4. Negative-Interrogative sentence: Hashave+not+S+been+V1-ing Example:
Haven’t I been giving you the help you need for all this time?
3.5 Simple Past Tense
