Past continuous tense menyatakan suatu peristiwa yang sudah dimulai dan sedang berlangsung di masa lampau ketika kejadian lain terjadi. Kegiatan pertama yang sedang berlangsung itu dinyatakan dengan past continuous tense sedangkan peristiwa lain yang terjadi kemudian dinyatakan dengan past tense, misalnya:
(Saya sedang menonton televisi ketika telepon berdering.)
(Kami sedang makan malam ketika dia tiba.)
Note: Subjek we, you, they atau subjek jamak menggunakan were, sedangkan I, he, she, it, atau subjek tunggal menggunakan was
Rumus: Subject + was/were + verb1 + ing
Contoh kalimat:
I was listening to the radio when my mother cooked.
He was doing his homework when his parents slept.
She was having breakfast when her brother left home.
We were playing football when that accident happened.
You were sleeping when the baby cried.
While I was studying, I fell asleep.
While I was taking a shower, the light went out.
Kalimat Negatif
Rumus: Subject + was/were + verb1 + ing
Contoh kalimat:
I was not listening to the radio when my mother cooked.
He was not doing his homework when his parents slept.
She was not having breakfast when her brother left home.
Note:
was not bisa disingkat wasn’t
were not bisa disingkat weren’t
Kalimat Tanya
Rumus: Was/were + subject + verb1 + ing
Contoh kalimat:
Were you playing football when the earthquake happened?
Were you sleeping when the baby cried?
Was he taking a shower when the light went out?
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