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Jumat, 08 Maret 2013
Pengertian, Contoh dan Rumus Past Continuous Tense
Pengertian Past Continuous Tense
Pengertian Past Continuous Tense
Past Continuous Tense atau Past Progressive Tense adalah bentuk waktu yang digunakan untuk menunjukkan dua kejadian yang
terjadi pada saat yang bersamaan, tetapi satu kejadian terjadi lebih awal dan
masih sedang berlangsung ketika kejadian kedua terjadi.
CATATAN
Pada
penggunaan Past Continuous Tense kata kerja yang digunakan harus
diakhiri dengan -ing / (Verb + ing).
Bentuk waktu Past Continuous Tense menggunakan jenis "TO BE 2" (was/ were).
Was untuk
subject: I, she, he, it.
Were untuk subject:
you, they, we.
Rumus dan Contoh Past Continuous Tense
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Subject + To be 2 + (Verb + ing) + Object
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-
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Subject + To be 2 + NOT + (Verb + ing) + Object
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?
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To be 2 + Subject + (Verb + ing( + Object ?
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?
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Question Word + To be 2 + Subject + (Verb +
ing) + Object ?
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Contoh :
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I was walking down the street when it began to rain.
When i was in the park, the sun was shining.
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-
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It was not raining when i went to the market last
night.
They were not playing football when you were not at
home.
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Was he studying when I arrived at home?
Jawaban: Yes he was, atau he, was not
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?
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Why were you reading that book?
What was she doing with this document when all the
staff went home?
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Fungsi Past Continuous Tense
Terkadang Past Continuous Tense digunakan pada dua bagian dalam satu kalimat dimana
ketika dua kejadian sama-sama berlangsung secara bersamaan, contohnya:
While I was studying in one room of our
apartment, my roomate was having a
party in the other room.
(Artinya:
Ketika saya sedang belajar di salah satu kamar di apartemen kita, teman sekamar
saya sedang berpesta di ruangan lainnya.)
Dalam beberapa
kasus, Simple Past Tense dan Past Continuous
Tense hampir memberikan makna yang sama, contohnya:
It rained this morning. (Artinya: tadi pagi hujan)
It was raining this morning. (tadi pagi sedang hujan)
