PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

Adalah sebuah tenses yang digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu tindakan perbuatan atau peristiwa yang sedang terjadi pada waktu lampau. Dalam tenses ini biasanya terdapat kejadian lain yang terjadi secara bersamaan yang juga terjadi pada masa lampau pula.

Struktur kalimatnya:
(+) S + Tobe Past (was, were) + Verb 1 + ing + O/C + when + Rumus Simple Past Tense
(-) S + Tobe Past (was, were) + Not + Verb 1 + ing + O/C + when + Rumus Simple Past Tense
(?)Tobe Past (was, were) + S + Verb 1 + ing + O/C? + when + Rumus Simple Past Tense?
Yes, S + Tobe Past (was, were)
No, S + Tobe Past (was, were)  + not

Contoh:
(+)kami sedang membaca  buku  ketika  ibu feni datang ke kelas.
We  were  reading  book when Mrs. Feni came to the class.

(-) kami tidak sedang  membaca buku ketika ibu feni datang ke kelas.
We  were not  reading  book when Mrs. Feni came to the class.

(?)Apakah  kami sedang  membaca buku ketika ibu feni datang ke kelas?
Were we reading book when Mrs. Feni came to the class?
Yes, we were
No, we were not

Time Signal of Past Contiuous Tense
At 4 o’clock = pada jam 4 tadi malam
……when… = ketika
…….while…. = selagi, ketika
All day yesterday = sepanjang hari kemarin

Berikut adalah contoh kalimat dalam Past Continuous Tense beserta artinya:

1. She was dancing at the party last night. (Dia sedang menari di pesta semalam.)

2. He was studying for the exam yesterday. (Dia sedang belajar untuk ujian kemarin.)

3. They were watching a movie last weekend. (Mereka sedang menonton film akhir pekan lalu.)

4. We were visiting our grandparents yesterday. (Kami sedang mengunjungi kakek nenek kami kemarin.)

5. I was finishing my homework an hour ago. (Saya sedang menyelesaikan pekerjaan rumah saya satu jam yang lalu.)

6. He was playing football with his friends yesterday. (Dia sedang bermain sepak bola dengan teman-temannya kemarin.)

7. She was cooking dinner last night. (Dia sedang memasak makan malam semalam.)

8. They were traveling to Paris last summer. (Mereka sedang melakukan perjalanan ke Paris musim panas lalu.)

9. We were going shopping yesterday. (Kami sedang pergi berbelanja kemarin.)

10. He was cleaning his room yesterday morning. (Dia sedang membersihkan kamarnya pagi kemarin.)

11. She was attending a wedding last Saturday. (Dia sedang menghadiri pernikahan Sabtu lalu.)

12. They were playing tennis at the club last weekend. (Mereka sedang bermain tenis di klub akhir pekan lalu.)

13. We were visiting the museum yesterday. (Kami sedang mengunjungi museum kemarin.)

14. He was finishing his breakfast half an hour ago. (Dia sedang menyelesaikan sarapannya setengah jam yang lalu.)

15. She was studying English for two hours yesterday. (Dia sedang belajar bahasa Inggris selama dua jam kemarin.)

16. They were going to the beach last Sunday. (Mereka sedang pergi ke pantai Minggu lalu.)

17. I was watching a documentary last night. (Saya sedang menonton dokumenter semalam.)

18. He was buying a new phone last month. (Dia sedang membeli ponsel baru bulan lalu.)

19. She was visiting her friend yesterday afternoon. (Dia sedang mengunjungi temannya kemarin siang.)

20. They were cleaning the house last weekend. (Mereka sedang membersihkan rumah akhir pekan lalu.)

21. We were playing board games yesterday evening. (Kami sedang bermain permainan papan kemarin sore.)

22. He was finishing his work early yesterday. (Dia sedang menyelesaikan pekerjaannya lebih awal kemarin.)

23. She was traveling to Italy last year. (Dia sedang melakukan perjalanan ke Italia tahun lalu.)

24. They were going skiing last winter. (Mereka sedang pergi bermain ski musim dingin lalu.)

25. I was cooking lunch yesterday. (Saya sedang memasak makan siang kemarin.)

26. He was visiting his grandparents last weekend. (Dia sedang mengunjungi kakek neneknya akhir pekan lalu.)

27. She was playing basketball with her friends yesterday. (Dia sedang bermain basket dengan teman-temannya kemarin.)

28. They were finishing their chores yesterday. (Mereka sedang menyelesaikan pekerjaan rumah mereka kemarin.)

29. We were going for a walk in the park yesterday. (Kami sedang pergi berjalan-jalan di taman kemarin.)

30. He was washing the car yesterday morning. (Dia sedang mencuci mobil pagi kemarin.)

31. She was reading a book last night. (Dia sedang membaca buku semalam.)

32. They were eating dinner at a fancy restaurant last weekend. (Mereka sedang makan malam di restoran mewah akhir pekan lalu.)

33. We were going to the gym yesterday. (Kami sedang pergi ke gym kemarin.)

34. He was playing video games with his brother yesterday. (Dia sedang bermain video game dengan saudaranya kemarin.)

35. She was finishing her painting yesterday afternoon. (Dia sedang menyelesaikan lukisannya kemarin siang.)

36. They were attending a concert last night. (Mereka sedang menghadiri konser semalam.)

37. We were having a picnic in the park yesterday. (Kami sedang piknik di taman kemarin.)

38. He was calling his parents yesterday. (Dia sedang menelepon orang tuanya kemarin.)

39. She was visiting her cousin yesterday. (Dia sedang mengunjungi sepupunya kemarin.)

40. They were going camping last summer. (Mereka sedang pergi berkemah musim panas lalu.)

41. We were watching the sunset at the beach yesterday. (Kami sedang menonton matahari terbenam di pantai kemarin.)

42. He was finishing his presentation last week. (Dia sedang menyelesaikan presentasinya minggu lalu.)

43. She was playing the piano at the concert last night. (Dia sedang bermain piano di konser semalam.)

44. They were going fishing at the lake last weekend. (Mereka sedang pergi memancing di danau akhir pekan lalu.)

45. We were visiting our relatives in another city last month. (Kami sedang mengunjungi kerabat kami di kota lain bulan lalu.)

46. He was cooking dinner for his family yesterday. (Dia sedang memasak makan malam untuk keluarganya kemarin.)

47. She was going jogging in the park yesterday morning. (Dia sedang pergi jogging di taman pagi kemarin.)

48. They were finishing watching the movie last night. (Mereka sedang menyelesaikan menonton film semalam.)

49. We were having a barbecue in the backyard last weekend. (Kami sedang melakukan barbekyu di halaman belakang akhir pekan lalu.)

50. He was playing the guitar at the party last night. (Dia sedang bermain gitar di pesta semalam.)

51. She was finishing her shift at work an hour ago. (Dia sedang menyelesaikan shiftnya di tempat kerja satu jam yang lalu.)

52. They were cleaning their apartment yesterday. (Mereka sedang membersihkan apartemen mereka kemarin.)

53. We were going for a bike ride yesterday. (Kami sedang pergi bersepeda kemarin.)

54. He was repairing his bicycle yesterday. (Dia sedang memperbaiki sepedanya kemarin.)

55. She was visiting the zoo last weekend. (Dia sedang mengunjungi kebun binatang akhir pekan lalu.)

56. They were finishing their lunch an hour ago. 

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