PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

Past Continuous Tense

Past Continuous Tense digunakan untuk membicarakan sesuatu yang sedang terjadi pada waktu tertentu di masa lalu.

1. Kalimat positif

Rumus:

Subject + was/were + Verb-ing

👉 I/He/She/It → was
👉 You/We/They → were

Contoh:

I was studying English last night.
Saya sedang belajar bahasa Inggris tadi malam.

She was sleeping at 10 p.m.
Dia sedang tidur jam 10 malam.

They were playing football.
Mereka sedang bermain sepak bola.

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2. Kalimat negatif

Subject + was/were + not + Verb-ing

I was not sleeping.
Saya tidak sedang tidur.

They were not working.
Mereka tidak sedang bekerja.

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3. Kalimat pertanyaan

Was/Were + Subject + Verb-ing?

Were you studying English?
Apakah kamu sedang belajar bahasa Inggris?

Was she sleeping?
Apakah dia sedang tidur?

Cara mengingat 🧠

Past Continuous = sedang melakukan sesuatu di masa lalu.

Kuncinya:

Was/Were + Verb-ing

Contoh:

I was working when you called.
= Saya sedang bekerja ketika kamu menelepon.

👉 was/were = menunjukkan masa lalu
👉 Verb-ing = menunjukkan sedang berlangsung