Past Continuous Tense Rumus Contoh dan Soal Latihan

Past Continuous Tense Rumus Contoh dan Soal Latihan

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  Rumus Past Continuous Tense

(+}        S + was/were + V_-ing + O + keteran.gan waktu

(-)         S + was/were + not + V_-ing + 0 + keteran.gan waktu 

(?}        Was/were + S + V_-ing + 0 + keterangan waktu?

Contoh :

{+)     We were watching movie at 02.00 pm yesterday.

(-)       We weren't watching movie at 02.00 pm yesterday 

(?)      Were we watching movie at 02.00 pm yesterday?

1.             Kalimat menyangkal (negative statement)

Kalimat menyangkal (negative statement) dibentuk dengan menambahkan "not" sesudah "was/ were" (was not/wasn't, were not/weren't) dan ditempatkan sesudah subjek kalimat.

Contoh :

·      I was not/wasn't waiting for a bus at 5 yesterday afternoon. (Saya tidak sedang menunggu bis pada jam 5 sore kemarin.)

·      She was not/wasn't doing her homework when mother called her last night. (Dia tidak sedang mengerjakan pekerjaan rumahnya ketika ibu memanggilnya tadi malam.)

2.             Kalimat tanya (interrogative statement)

Kalimat tanya (interrogative statement) dibentuk dengan menempatkan "was/were" di depan kalimat. Dalam kalimat tanya, "was/were" berarti "apakah".

Contoh kalimat Past Continuous Tense:

·   Were you studying English at 6 o'clock p.m yesterday? (Apakah kamu sedang belajar bahasa Inggris pada jam 6 kemarin sore?)

·    Was she reading a book when you came to her house last night? (Apakah dia sedang membaca buku ketika kamu datang ke rumahnya tadi malam?)

3. Kesesuaian subject dan auxiliary verb di tenses ini adalah sebagai berikut :

                          WAS digunakan oleh subject I, she, he, dan it.

                          WERE digunakan oleh subject you, we, dan they

4. Keterangan waktu yang biasa dipakai dalam tenses ini adalah

:

·                … when                           :      … ketika

·                while …                             :      sementara …

·                At … o’ clock yesterday      :      pada pukul … kemarin

·               All morning yesterday        :      Sepanjang pagi kemarin

Penggunaan Past Continuous Tense

1. Untuk menyatakan aktivitas yang sedang dilakukan di masa lampau.

 Contoh     : I was studying, at eight o'clock last night

2. Past continuous tense digunakan untuk menunjukkan suatu kejadian atau peristiwa yang sedang terjadi pada suatu saat tertentu di waktu lampau.

                       Contoh                 :

· I was watching television at eight o'clock last night. (Saya sedang menonton televisi pada jam delapan tadi malam. )

· She was doing her homework at 2 p.m. yesterday. (Dia sedang mengerjakan pekerjaan rumahnya pada jam dua sore kemarin.)

3. Past continuous digunakan untuk menunjukkan suatu kejadian atau peristiwa yang sedang berlangsung pada waktu lampau dan kemudian kejadiaa atau peristiwa lainnya menyusul.

                         Contoh :

·  When I came home last night, my little sister was watching television. (Ketika saya pulang ladi malam, adik saya sedang menonton televisi.)

·   They were waiting for a bus when I met them yesterday afternoon. (Mereka sedang menunggu bis ketika saya be°temu mereka kemarin sore.)

·     She was typing a letter when I wanted to see her. (Dia

sedang mengetik sepucuk surat ketika saya ingin bertemu dengannya.)

4. Past continuous tense juga digunakan untuk menunjukkan dua kejadian atau peristiwa yang sedang berlangsung pada saat yang sama di waktu lampau.

                           Contoh :

·   I was watching television while father was reading a book. atau While father was reading a book, I was watching television.

·  The students were discussing their lesson while the professor was speaking to his guest. atau While the professor was speaking to his guest, the students were discussing their lesson.

       

Soal latihan Past Continuous Tense

a.             Put the following sentences into Past Continuous Tense. Use the words in parentheses!

1.             Jane … (eat) breakfast when her friends called yesterday morning.

2.             The students … (talk), when the teacher entered the room.

3.             While Jane … (clean) the apartment, her husband … (read) a magazine.

4.             She … (cook) the lunch when her friends came to her house.

5.             We … (have) lunch when you came to my office yesterday.

6.             Jack … (paint) the house when you called him yesterday afternoon.

7.             When you came to my house last night, I … (type) this report.

8.             They         (discuss) their next plans while we … (prepare) something yesterday morning'

9.             When he left me, I … (talk) to one of our customers.

10.         I got a phone call from my father when I … (work) in the office yesterday morning.

b.                 Supply the correct past forms of the verbs, Simple Past or Past Continuous

1.             I am sitting in class right now. I (sit)           was

sitting                 in class at this exact same time yesterday.

2.             I don't want to go to the zoo today because it is raining. The same thing happened yesterday. I (want, not)                                                    to go to the zoo because it (rain)                                                     .

3.             I (call)                                    Roger at nine last night, but he

(be, not)                        at home. He (study)

                                                     at the library.

4.             I (hear, not)                                                      the thunder during the storm last night because I

(sleep)                                                      

5.             It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun (shine)                  A cool breeze (blow)                                      The birds (sing)

6.             My brother and sister (argue)                                about

something when I (walk)                                into the room.

7.             I got a package in the mail. When I (open)                                     a surprise.

8.             While Mrs. Emerson (read)                                                        the little boy a story, he (fall)          ;                                              asleep, so she (close)                   the book and quietly (tiptoe)                                             out of the room.

9.             A: Why weren't you at the meeting?

B: I (wait)                                                      for an overseas call from my family.

10.         A; (you, hear)                                                     what she just said?

B: No, I (listen, not)                                               I (think) about something else.

Demikianlah artikel tentang Past Continuous tense yang di lengkapo dengan rumus, contoh dan soal latihannya yang semoga ini dapat membantu rekan-rekan baik yang sedang belajar bahasa Inggris atapun sekedar mencari refrensi untuk kebutuhan. Selamat belajar and good luck.

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