Pelajaran 73 – Pemakaian Bentuk Ing

PART I: BEFORE THE BROADCAST

BEBERAPA PEMAKAIAN BENTUK -ING

Masih ingat? Bagaimana memakai bentuk -ing untuk menunjukkan sesuatu yang sedang berlangsung.

You’re reading this book.

It’s been raining for days.

He’s playing some cassettes.

She was learning to drive.

Akhiran -ing menunjukkan bahwa kegiatan yang dimaksudkan berlangsung secara terus-menerus.

DI BELAKANG BEBERAPA KATA KERJA TERTENTU

Kelompok 1: di belakang kata kerja like:

Masih ingat?

I LIKE swimmING.

We like watching television.

She doesn’t like studying.

Sekarang……

Ada beberapa kata kerja lain seperti like yang menggambarkan perasaan kita, dan yang juga diikuti oleh kata yang berakhir dengan -ing, yaitu hate, enjoy, love, can’t stand (= tidak tahan) dan don’t mind (= tidak berkeberatan).

Lihatlah kalimat-kalimat berikut:

I DON’T MIND watching T.V.

I HATE taking medicine.

He CAN’T STAND washing up.

She ENJOYS singing.

They LOVE playing football.

Perhatikan bahwa kata kerja tersebut dapat diikuti baik oleh kata yang berakhir dengan -ing (A) maupun oleh kata benda (B).

I DON’T MIND T.V.

I HATE medicine.

He CAN’T STAND housework.

She ENJOYS music.

They LOVE football.

Kelompok 2: di belakang kata-kata kerja yang berarti berhenti, mulai dan terus, yaitu: start, stop, continue, keep, keep on, go on.

It’ll START rainING soon.

STOP talkING about the weather.

They CONTINUED workING in the rain.

They KEPT workING all night.

KEEP on walkING.

She WENT on talkING for hours.

Berikut ini beberapa contoh lagi:

He keeps complaining about the cold.

I’ve got to go on working till I finish.

The baby started walking when it was thirteen months old.

If you continue saving, you’ll soon have enough money to buy a car.

It continued raining for days.

Stop kidding!

They keep on interrupting me.

DI BELAKANG BEBERAPA KATA DEPAN TERTENTU

Kata yang berakhir dengan -ing juga dipakai di belakang kata-kata berikut: after, before, by.

AFTER havING a swim, I went home. = After I had a swim, I went home.

BEFORE leavING, we had lunch. = Before we left, we had lunch.

BY leavING early, you’ll miss the traffic. (= Kalau berangkat lebih awal, lalu lintas belum ramai.)

BY cookING the meat slowly, you make it tender (= empuk).

BY lookING at a horse’s teeth, you can tell (= menentukan) its age.

Berikut ini beberapa contoh lagi:

After having a look at it, we decided not to buy the house.

You must look carefully before crossing a road.

You can earn a lot of money by working hard.

We learn many things by reading books.

I can reach the light by standing on a chair.

Chris has to save up (= menabung) before buying a car.

Catatan: After + ……ing dan Before + ……ing lebih sering dipakai dalam bahasa tulisan daripada dalam percakapan sehari-hari.

without, instead of.

She left WITHOUT sayING goodbye.

You’ll get there faster if you get the bus INSTEAD OF walkING.

Berikut ini beberapa contoh lagi:

Do your work carefully without rushing.

You can’t make money without working.

They can’t enjoy themselves without spending a lot of money.

I’ll phone them instead of writing.

She went to bed instead of studying.

Instead of leaving in the morning, we left in the afternoon.

BE READY FOR THESE WORDS AND PHRASES IN THE BROADCAST

can’t stand = tidak tahan

don’t mind = tidak berkeberatan

keep / keep on = terus

go on = terus

turn around = berpaling

walk away = (berjalan) pergi

fish = mengail/menangkap ikan

stay dry = tetap kering

hit-hit-hit = menabrak/menubruk

look out for = awas/hati-hati

the sun goes down = matahari turun

instead of = sebagai ganti

she didn’t even notice = melihatpun dia tidak

that was close = hampir saja

a jumper = semacam baju panas

progress = kemajuan

a raincoat = jas hujan

taste = mencicipi

pass by = lewat

feel sick = merasa sakit

straight home = langsung pulang

tender = empuk/lunak (makanan)

a vineyard = perkebunan anggur

white/red wine = anggur putih/merah (minuman)

a small amount = sedikit

a main road = jalan raya

an intersection = perempatan

Sekarang, mari persiapkan diri untuk mengikuti siaran interaktif berikut: