Pola Kalimat:
(+} S + was/were + V-ing + O + keteran.gan waktu
(-) S + was/were + not + V-ing + 0 + keteran.gan waktu
(?} Was/were + S + V-ing + 0 + keterangan waktu?
Contoh:
{+) We were watching movie at 02.00 pm yesterday.
(-) We weren't watching movie at 02.00 pm yesterday
(?) Were we watching movie at 02.00 pm yesterday?
Untuk menyatakan aktivitas yang sedang dilakukan di masa lampau.
Contoh:
- I was studying, at eight o'clock last night
Past continuous tense digunakan untuk menunjukkan suatu kejadian atau peristiwa yang sedang terjadi pada suatu saat tertentu di waktu lampau.
Contoh :
- I was watching television at eight o'clock last night. (Saya sedang menonton televisi pada jam delapan tadi malam).
- She was doing her homework at 2 p.m. yesterday. (Dia sedang mengerjakan pekerjaan rumahnya pada jam dua sore kemarin.)
Past continuous digunakan untuk menunjukkan suatu
kejadian atau peristiwa yang sedang berlangsung pada waktu
lampau dan kemudian kejadiaa atau peristiwa lainnya
menyusul.
Contoh :
- When I came home last night, my little sister was watching television. (Ketika saya pulang ladi malam, adik saya sedang menonton televisi.)
- They were waiting for a bus when I met them yesterday afternoon. (Mereka sedang menunggu bis ketika saya be°temu mereka kemarin sore.)
- She was typing a letter when I wanted to see her. (Dia sedang mengetik sepucuk surat ketika saya ingin bertemu dengannya.)
Past continuous tense juga digunakan untuk menunjukkan dua kejadian atau peristiwa yang sedang berlangsung pada saat yang sama di waktu lampau.
Contoh :
- I was watching television while father was reading a book. atau While father was reading a book, I was watching television.
- The students were discussing their lesson while the professor was speaking to his guest. atau While the professor was speaking to his guest, the students were discussing their lesson.
