KOMPAS.com – Past Continuous Tense digunakan untuk mengatakan bahwa seseorang sedang mengerjakan sesuatu pada suatu waktu tertentu di masa lampau. Aktivitanya sedang terhadi dan dilakukan di masa lampau. Rumus past continuous tense yaitu:
Subyek + was/were + V-ing
Bagaimana mengungkapkan kalimatnya dalam bahasa Inggris? Untuk lebih mudahnya, berikut contoh kalimat past continuous tense, yaitu:
- (+) Mark was washing his bike when I passed his house. / Mark sedang mencuci sepedanya ketika aku melewati rumahnya.
(-) Mark wasn’t washing his bike when I passed his house. / Mark tidak sedang mencuci sepedanya ketika aku melewati rumahnya.
(?) Was Mark washing his bike when you passed his house? / Apakah Mark sedang mencuci sepedanya ketika kamu melewati rumahnya?Baca berita tanpa iklan. Gabung Kompas.com+ - (+) Fina was talking to me when her mother called. / Fina sedang berbicara denganku ketika ibunya menelepon.
(-) Fina was not talking to me when her mother called. / Fina tidak sedang berbicara denganku ketika ibunya menelepon.
(?) Was Fina talking to you when her mother called? / Apakah Fina sedang berbicara denganmu ketika ibunya menelepon?
Baca juga: Present Continuous Tense: Pengertian, Rumus dan Contoh Kalimat
- (+) I was preparing for the exam in October. / Aku sedang mempersiapkan ujian pada bulan Oktober.
(-) I wasn’t preparing for the exam in October. / Aku tidak sedang mempersiapkan ujian pada bulan Oktober.
(?) Were you preparing for the exam in October? / Apakah kamu sedang mempersiapkan ujian pada bulan Oktober? - (+) My little brother was playing toy cars while my mother was taking a nap. / Adikku sedang bermain mobil-mobilan ketika ibuku sedang tidur siang.
(-) My little brother wasn’t playing toy cars while my mother was taking a nap. / Adikku tidak sedang bermain mobil-mobilan ketika ibuku sedang tidur siang.
(?) Was your little brother playing toy cars while your mother taking a nap? / Apakah adikmu sedang bermain mobil-mobilan ketika ibumu sedang tidur siang? - (+) I was waiting for the package when my brother came. / Aku sedang menunggu paket saat kakakku datang.
(-) I wasn’t waiting for the package when my brother came. / Aku tidak sedang menunggu paket saat kakakku datang.
(?) Were you waiting for the package when your brother came? / Apakah kamu sedang menunggu paket saat kakakmu datang? - (+) Sinta and her mother were shopping when the accident happened. / Sinta dan ibunya sedang berbelanja ketika kecelakaan itu terjadi.
(-) Sinta and her mother were not shopping when the accident happened. / Sinta dan ibunya tidak sedang berbelanja ketika kecelakaan itu terjadi.
(?) Were Sinta and her mother shopping when the accident happened? / Apakah Sinta dan ibunya sedang berbelanja ketika kecelakaan itu terjadi? - (+) My aunt was writing her first novel in 2019. / Bibiku sedang menulis novel pertamanya di tahun 2019.
(-) My aunt was not writing her first novel in 2019. / Bibiku tidak sedang menulis novel pertamanya di tahun 2019.
(?) Was your aunt writing her first novel in 2019? / Apakah bibimu sedang menulis novel pertamanya di tahun 2019? - (+) Putri and her sister were eating pizza at 1 p.m. yesterday. / Putri dan adiknya sedang makan pizza pada jam 1 siang kemarin.
(-) Putri and her sister weren’t eating pizza at 1 p.m. yesterday. / Putri dan adiknya tidak sedang makan pizza pada jam 1 siang kemarin.
(?) Were they eating pizza at 1 p.m. yesterday? / Apakah mereka sedang makan pizza pada jam 1 siang kemarin?
Baca juga: Rumus Present Continuous Tense beserta Contoh Kalimatnya
- (+) The students were listening to audio materials when the headmaster knocked on the door. / Para siswa sedang mendengarkan materi audio ketika kepala sekolah mengetuk pintu.
(-) The students were not listening to audio materials when the headmaster knocked on the door. / Para siswa tidak sedang mendengarkan materi audio ketika kepala sekolah mengetuk pintu.
(?) Were the students listening to audio materials when the headmaster knocked on the door? / Apakah para siswa sedang mendengarkan materi audio ketika kepala sekolah mengetuk pintu? - (+) I was reading a short story while they were arguing. / Aku sedang membaca cerpen ketika mereka sedang berdebat.
(-) I wasn’t reading a short story while they were arguing. / Aku tidak sedang membaca cerpen ketika mereka tidak sedang berdebat.
(?) Were you reading a short story while they were arguing? / Apakah kamu sedang membaca cerpen ketika mereka sedang berdebat? - (+) My sister was sleeping when my grandparents went home. / Adikku sedang tidur ketika kakek nenekku pulang.
(-) My sister wasn’t sleeping when my grandparents went home. / Adikku tidak sedang tidur ketika kakek nenekku pulang.
(?) Was your sister sleeping when your grandparents went home? / Apakah adikmu sedang tidur ketika kakek nenekmu pulang? - (+) The mother cat was feeding her kittens while it was raining outside. / Induk kucing itu sedang menyusui anak-anaknya saat di luar hujan.
(-) The mother cat wasn’t feeding her kittens while it was raining outside. / Induk kucing itu tidak sedang menyusui anak-anaknya saat di luar hujan.
(?) Was the mother cat feeding her kittens while it was raining outside? / Induk kucing itu sedang menyusui anak-anaknya saat di luar hujan. - (+) I was exercising at 6 a.m. this morning. / Aku sedang berolahraga pada jam 6 tadi pagi.
(-) I wasn’t exercising at 6 a.m. this morning. / Aku tidak sedang berolahraga pada jam 6 tadi pagi.
(?) Were you exercising at 6 a.m. this morning? / Apakah kamu sedang berolahraga pada jam 6 tadi pagi? - (+) The barista was brewing coffee when the manager called him. / Barista itu sedang menyeduh kopi ketika manajer memanggilnya.
(-) The barista wasn’t brewing coffee when the manager called him. / Barista itu tidak sedang menyeduh kopi ketika manajer memanggilnya.
(?) Was the barista brewing coffee when the manager called him? / Apakah barista itu sedang menyeduh kopi ketika manajer memanggilnya?
Baca juga: Contoh Kalimat Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- (+) Rio was building a sand castle while his brother was sunbathing. / Rio sedang membangun istana pasir ketika kakaknya sedang berjemur.
(-) Rio wasn’t building a sand castle while his brother was sunbathing. / Rio tidak sedang membangun istana pasir ketika kakaknya sedang berjemur.
(?) Was Rio building a sand castle while his brother was sunbathing? / Apakah Rio sedang membangun istana pasir ketika kakaknya sedang berjemur? - (+) They were making a new movie in the second half of 2018. / Mereka sedang membuat film baru di paruh kedua tahun 2018.
(-) They weren’t making a new movie in the second half of 2018. / Mereka tidak sedang membuat film baru di paruh kedua tahun 2018.
(?) Were they making a new movie in the second half of 2018? / Apakah mereka sedang membuat film baru di paruh kedua tahun 2018? - (+) The guests were listening to the song when the photographer took their picture. / Para tamu sedang mendengarkan lagu saat fotografer mengambil gambar mereka.
(-) The guests weren’t listening to the song when the photographer took their picture. / Para tamu tidak sedang mendengarkan lagu saat fotografer mengambil gambar mereka.
(?) Were the guests listening to the song when the photographer took their picture? / Apakah para tamu sedang mendengarkan lagu saat fotografer mengambil gambar mereka?
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