Past Continuous Tense

Past Continuous Tense

Pola :

S + was / wer + V-ing

Penggunaan

A.    untuk menyatakan suatu kegiatan yang sedang berlangsung di waktu lampau saat kegiatan lain terjadi/menyela.

Rumus:

When + S1 + simple past + S2 + past continuous

S1 + past continuous + when + S2 + simple past

-          The engine was running when it suddenly stpped.

-          When Fini came home, Nanan was watching television.

B.     Menyatakan dua kegiatan berlangsung bersamaan di waktu lampau.

Rumus :

S1 + past continuous + while + past continuous

Atau

While + S1 + past continuous + S2 + past continuous

-          Fini was watching television while Nanan was reading a book.

-          While Setiawan was reading a book, Karina was watching television.

Atau ada kemungkina pola berikut muncul:

While + S1 + past continuous + S2 + simple past

-          While Djuharie was watching television, Setiawan read a book.

C.     Menyatakan suatu tindakan yang sedang berlangsung pada suatu waktu spesifik di masa lampau.

-          Prabu was watching TV at 7 last night.

Stative verbs tidak dipergunakan dalam tensebentuk ini