Past continuous tense

 

Past continuous tense menyatakan aktivitas atau kejadian yang sedang berlangsung pada waktu tertentu di masa lalu. Rumus utamanya adalah: Subjek + was/were + Verb-ing.

Berikut adalah panduan lengkap agar kamu cepat paham:

1. Rumus Utama

• Positif (+): Subjek + was / were + Verb-ing
• Negatif (-): Subjek + was / were + not + Verb-ing
• Tanya (?): Was / Were + Subjek + Verb-ing?

2. Penggunaan To Be (Was/Were)

• Was : I, He, She, It
• Were : You, We, They

3. Contoh Kalimat

• (+) I was watching TV at 8 PM yesterday. (Saya sedang menonton TV jam 8 malam kemarin).
• (-) She was not (wasn't) sleeping when I arrived. (Dia tidak sedang tidur ketika saya tiba).
• (?) Were you studying last night? (Apakah kamu sedang belajar tadi malam?)

4. Fungsi Utama

1. Dua kejadian terjadi bersamaan: Satu sedang berlangsung (past continuous), satunya menyela (simple past).
• Contoh: I was cooking when the phone rang. (Saya sedang memasak ketika telepon berdering).
2. Aktivitas dengan waktu spesifik di masa lalu: Menunjukkan durasi kejadian dengan jelas.
• Contoh: They were playing soccer at 4 PM yesterday. (Mereka sedang bermain sepak bola jam 4 sore kemarin).