1. Past Continuous Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan kejadian yang sedang terjadi pada waktu yang spesifik di masa lampau. Dalam hal ini, spesifikasi waktu biasanya dinyatakan dengan jam ( jam berapa kejadian itu berlangsung).
Contoh:
- My daughter was watching TV at seven o’clock last night. (Anak saya sedang nonton TV jam 7 tadi malam).
- She was copying the materials at 10 o’clock this morning. (Dia sedang memfotokopi materi jam 10 tadi pagi).
- I was discussing English with my classmates at 2 p.m. last Friday. (Saya sedang mendiskusikan bahasa Inggris dengan teman-teman kelas saya jam 2 sore hari Jumat yang lalu).
- I was being busy at 8 o’clock yesterday morning. (Saya sedang sibuk jam 8 pagi kemarin).
- They were being very happy at 10 o’clock last Saturday night. (Mereka sedang sangat bahagia jam 10 malam minggu lalu).
When + subject1 + simple past tense, subject2
+ past continuous
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Subject1 + past continuous +
when + subject2 + simple past tense
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Contoh:
- When I came home, my daughter was watching TV. (Ketika saya pulang, putri saya sedang nonton TV).
- When I called him last night, he was playing card with his friends. (Ketika saya telpon dia tadi malam, dia sedang main kartu dengan teman-temannya).
- When she screamed for help, we were chitchatting. (Ketika dia berteriak minta tolong, kami sedang ngobrol).
- When someone broke into our house, we were sleeping. (Ktika seseorang masuk/mencuri ke dalam rumah kami, kami sedang tidur).
- I held my breath when somebody was behaving suspiciously in my backyard. (Saya menahan nafas saya ketika seseorang bertingkah laku mencurigakan di belakang rumah saya).
While + subject1 + past continuous, subject2
+ past continuous
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Subject1 + past continuous +
while + subject2 + past continuous
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- While I was typing this note, my family was watching TV in the family room. (Sementara saya sedang mengetik catatan ini, keluarga saya sedang nonton TV di ruang keluarga).
- While the president was giving his speech, the audience was listening to him carefully. (Sementara presiden sedang berpidato, pemirsa/hadirin sedang mendengarkannya dengan seksama).
- Male students were playing around while female ones were chitchatting. (Murid-murid laki-laki sedang bermain-main sementara murid-murid wanita sedang ngobrol).
- My roommate was snoring loudly while I was studying. (Teman sekamar saya sedang mendengkur keras sementara saya sedang belajar).
- We were smoking while we were drinking. (Kami sedang merokok sementara kami sedang minum).
bentuk negatif
Bentuk negatif dari kalimat dalam Past Continuous Tense dibuat dengan menambahkan ‘not’ setelah be were/was, seperti yang terlihat dalam formula berikut:
Subject + (was/were) + not + (verb1+ing) + object + modifier
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Contoh:
- My daughter was not watching TV at eight o’clock last night. (Anak saya tidak sedang nonton TV jam 8 tadi malam).
- She was not copying the materials at 10 o’clock this morning. (Dia tidak sedang memfotokopi materi jam 10 tadi pagi).
- I was not discussing English with my classmates at 2 p.m. last Friday. (Saya tidak sedang mendiskusikan bahasa Inggris dengan teman-teman kelas saya jam 2 sore hari Jumat yang lalu).
- I was not being busy at 8 o’clock yesterday morning. (Saya sedang tidak sibuk jam 8 pagi kemarin).
- They were not being very happy at 9 o’clock last Saturday night. (Mereka sedang tidak sangat bahagia jam 9 malam minggu lalu).
- When I came home, my daughter was not watching TV. (Ketika saya pulang, putri saya tidak sedang nonton TV).
- When I called him last night, he was not playing card with his friends. (Ketika saya telpon dia tadi malam, dia tidak sedang main kartu dengan teman-temannya).
- When she screamed for help, we were not chitchatting. (Ketika dia berteriak minta tolong, kami sedang ngobrol).
- Someone broke into our house when we were not sleeping. (Seseorang masuk/mencuri ke dalam rumah kami ketika kami tidak sedang tidur).
- I breathed well when somebody was not behaving suspiciously in my backyard. (Saya bernafas lega ketika seseorang tidak sedang bertingkah laku mencurigakan di belakang rumah saya).
- While I was not typing this note, we were watching TV in the family room. (Sementara saya sedang mengetik catatan ini, kami sedang nonton TV di ruang keluarga).
- While the president was giving his speech, the audience was not listening to him carefully. (Sementara presiden sedang berpidato, pemirsa/hadirin tidak sedang mendengarkannya dengan seksama).
- Male students were not playing around while female ones were chitchatting. (Murid-murid laki-laki tidak sedang bermain-main sementara murid-murid wanita sedang ngobrol).
- My roommate was not snoring loudly while I was studying. (Teman sekamar saya sedang tidak mendengkur keras sementara saya sedang belajar).
- We were not smoking while we were not drinking. (Kami sedang tidak sedang merokok sementara kami tidak sedang minum).
Penggunaan Past Continuous Tense dalam bahasa Inggris Yes/No Questions
Bentuk Yes/No Questions untuk Past Continuous Tense mengikuti formula berikut:
(Was/were) +subject + (verb1+ing)
+ object + modifier?
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- Was your daughter watching TV at eight o’clock last night? (Apakah putrid kamu sedang nonton TV jam 8 tadi malam?).
- Was she copying the materials at 10 o’clock this morning? (Apakah dia sedang memfotokopi materi jam 10 tadi pagi?).
- Were you discussing English with your classmates at 2 p.m. last Friday? (Apakah kamu sedang mendiskusikan bahasa Inggris dengan teman-teman kelasmu jam 2 sore hari Jumat yang lalu?).
- Were you being busy at 8 o’clock yesterday morning? (Apakah kamu sedang sibuk jam 8 pagi kemarin?).
- Were they being very happy at 9 o’clock last Saturday night? (Apakah mereka sedang sangat bahagia jam 9 malam minggu lalu?). Dan seterusnya.
Modifier of time untuk Past Continuous Tense
Dari contoh-contoh kalimat di atas dapat kita lihat bahwa modifier of time (keterangan waktu) untuk kalimat-kalimat dalam past continuous tense adalah berupa advervial phrases, yaitu:- at + jam + last night/two days ago/yesterday morning, dst. Misalnya: at eight o’clock last night, at 10 this morning, dst.
- when + simple past tense. Misalnya: when I came home, when I called him last night, dst.
- while + past continuous tense. Misalnya: while I was typing this note, while we were drinking,etc
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