past continuous tense

tense ini g sesulit pengucapan namanya koq....beneran...inget present continuous kan...
nah..ini tuh sejenis itu..yg memebedakan cuma bentuk be-nya...kalo present continuous kan pake am / is / are, nah.. kalo past continuous itu pake was ato were...

fungsi :

1. mengungkapkan hal yang sedang terjadi pada saat tertentu di waktu lampau

contoh :

i was watching tv when it began to rain last night ( saya sedang menonton tv
waktu hujan turun tadi malam )

2. mengungkapkan hal yang berlangsung ketika hal lain juga tengah berlangsung

contoh :

i was reading a book while my father is watching football ( saya sedang
membaca buku ketika ayah saya menonotn sepak bola )

3. mengungkapkan hal yang terjadi secara bertahap atau berangsur-angsur

contoh :

the day was getting dark when it began to rain ( hari semakin gelap ketika
hujan mulai turun )

rumusnya :

( + ) S + BE ( WAS / WERE ) + VERB1 + ING + O + ...

( - ) S + BE ( WAS / WERE ) + NOT + VERB1 + ING + O + ...

( ? ) BE ( WAS / WERE ) + S + VERB1 + ... + ?

( P ) S + BE ( WAS / WERE ) + BEING + VERB3 + ...


OK deh ..segitu dulu....tense berikutnya akan lebih menantang....met ketemu lagi...


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