Pengertian Progressive Aspect
Progressive aspect (atau continuous aspect) adalah verb form yang mendeskripsikan aksi atau kondisi yang sedang berlangsung (ongoing) pada suatu periode waktu yang terbatas (temporary).
Progressive Aspect, Present Tense | am/is/are + present participle |
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Progressive Aspect, Past Tense | was/were + present participle |
Lihat juga:
Contoh Kalimat Progressive Aspect
Progressive Aspect, Present Tense | I‘m waiting for the bus to take me home. (Saya sedang menunggu bus yang membawa saya pulang ke rumah.) saya sedang menunggu bus pada saat dibicarakan (sekarang) |
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He is driving to work. (Dia sedang berkendara ke tempat kerja.) |
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Progressive Aspect, Past Tense | I was waiting for the bus to take me home at this time yesterday. (Saya sedang menunggu bus yang membawa saya pulang ke rumah pada waktu yang sama kemarin.) |
He was driving to work when you called him. (Dia sedang berkendara ke tempat kerja ketika kamu menghubunginya.) |
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References:
- Tense and Aspect. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/verbs/aspect.htm. Accessed on January 10, 2016.
- Progressive Aspect. http://grammar.about.com/od/pq/g/progtenseterm.htm. Accessed on January 11, 2016.