Contoh Past Continuous Tense Positif, Negatif, Tanya, dan Rumusnya.

Dermawan

Past Continuous Tense digunakan untuk menggambarkan suatu tindakan yang sedang berlangsung pada waktu tertentu di masa lalu. Berikut ini adalah contoh kalimat dalam bentuk positif, negatif, dan pertanyaan, serta rumusnya:

Rumus Past Continuous Tense

  • Positif: S + was/were + V-ing + O/C
  • Negatif: S + was/were + not + V-ing + O/C
  • Tanya: Was/Were + S + V-ing + O/C?

Contoh Kalimat

  1. Positif:
    • I was reading a book at 7 PM last night.
    • They were playing football when it started to rain.
  2. Negatif:
    • I was not (wasn’t) reading a book at 7 PM last night.
    • They were not (weren’t) playing football when it started to rain.
  3. Tanya:
    • Was I reading a book at 7 PM last night?
    • Were they playing football when it started to rain?

Penjelasan:

  • Was digunakan dengan subjek tunggal (I, he, she, it).
  • Were digunakan dengan subjek jamak (you, we, they).

Past Continuous Tense sering digunakan untuk mendeskripsikan:

  1. Dua aktivitas yang sedang berlangsung secara bersamaan di masa lalu.
    • Contoh: While I was cooking, he was cleaning the house.
  2. Aktivitas yang sedang berlangsung di masa lalu ketika aktivitas lain terjadi.
    • Contoh: I was watching TV when the phone rang.

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