Past Continuous Tense

Past Continuous Tense digunakan untuk menunjukan suatu kejadian atau peristiwa yang sedang berlangsung pada waktu lampau disaat yang bersamaan, trus kejadian atau pristiwa lainya menyusul.,., (nahhhh,, kedengarannya ribet baget nich,, )

Untuk jelasnya mari kita masuk aja kecontoh,

1. Ibu sedang membaca surat kabar ketika saya menelponya tadi pagi.

2. Alex sedang menunggu bis ketika saya bertemu dia kemaren sore.

Masih bingung ….?

Klo begitu mari kita lihat formulanya seperti apa, biar lebih mudah memahaminya,,,

( + ) : S + was / were + Ving

( - ) : S + was not / were not + Ving

( ? ) : Was / Were + S + Ving

Dari sini dapat kita lihat bahwasanya Past continuous Tense ini formulanya sama banget dengan PresentContinuous Tense, bedanya Cuma pada ToBe, Tobenya dalam bentuk kedua

Masih Ingat kan pasangan ToBenya, karena disitulah titik rawannya. 
   
   ·      is, am berubah menjadi Was

·      are berubah menjadi Were

·  I, She, He, It, singular noun (father, Mother, John, Merry) pasangannya adalah Was

·  We, They, Plural noun (father n Mother, John n Merry ) pasangannya adalah Were

Bisakan menyelesaikan soal diatas, klo blum mari kita bantu, 

1. Mother was reading a newspaper when I called her this morning
   
2. Alex was waiting for a bus when I met him yesterday afternoon.

Adapun bentuk penggunaan tenses ini antaralain :

A.    Past Continuous Tense digunakan untuk menyatakan peristiwa yang sedang berlangsung pada suatu waktu tertentu pada waktu lampau

Example :

1.  I was sleeping when my friend came to my house yesterday

2.   We were having breakfast at 6.30 this morning

3. Alex was swimming with his friends at 5.00 o’clock yesterday afternoon

B.      Past Continuous Tense digunakan untuk menunjukan suatu kejadian atau peristiwa yang sedang berlangsung pada waktu lampau kemudian kejadian lainya menyusul

Example :

1. Mother was reading a magazine when I called her this morning

2. Alex was waiting for a bus when I met yesterday afternoon

3.  My little sister was watching television when I came home last night

C.        Kalimat Tanya (Interrogative sentence )

Example :

1. Were you playing tennis at 5.00 o’clock yesterday afternoon

2. Was your brother doing his homework when I called him this morning

3. Were they swimming at 4.00 o’clock yesterday afternoon

D.   Kalimat Menyangkal ( Negative Sentence )

Example :

1.            I wasn’t doing my homework at 5.00 oclock yesterday afternoon

2.          We weren’t playing outside when the teacher came this morning

3.  Father and Mother weren’t watching television when Alex came home last night

NB :

Yang perlu diperhatikan disini adalah perubahan dan pasangan ToBe nya.

Tobe:

• is, am berubah menjadi Was
• are berubah menjadi Were
• I, She, He, It, singular noun (father, Mother, John, Merry) pasangannya adalah Was
• We, They, Plural noun (father n Mother, John n Merry ) pasangannya adalah Were

Gampang kan.,.,., 
Klo sudah paham coba dech dijawab pertanyaan dibawah ini !..
He …. (Watch) television when I phoned him last night.

James ….. (stay) at a seaside hotel on holiday when he first met his wife.

The sun …. ( shine) when we set out our walk.

When she came to my house last night, I …. (Watch) television.

We ….. (discuss) the lesson when the teacher entered the classroom.

Lima aja soalnya cukup ya,,, coba kerjakan dulu,,, ntar tulis jawabanya dikomentnya ya .,.,