Penjelasan Past Continuous Tense Beserta Contoh Terlengkap

iTapuih.com - Penjelasan Past Continuous Tense Beserta Contoh Terlengkap. Simple Past Continuous Tense adalah salah suatu bentuk kata kerja yang digunakan untuk mengungkapkan suatu aksi atau perbuatan (dengan durasi waktu tertentu) telah selesai pada suatu titik waktu tertentu di masa lampau. Jenis kata kerja ini juga bisa disimpulkan sebagai suatu perbuatan atau kegiatan pada waktu lampau dan sedang berlangsung. Sedikit rumit sih, namun jika anda melihat beberapa contoh dibawah ini saya yakin anda akan paham tentang penggunaan tense yang satu ini. Mari kita langsung menuju pembahasannya saja.

Dalam kalimat Simple Past Continuous Tense terdapat dua susunan kalimat yaitu Verbal sentence dan Nominal sentence.

Bentuk Verbal
(+) Subject + Was/Were + Verb-ing + Object
(-) Subject + Wasn't/Weren't + Verb-ing + Object
(?) Was/Were + Subject + Verb-ing + Object

Contoh
(+) We were travelling to Pekanbaru yesterday.
(-) We weren't travelling to Pekanbaru yesterday.
(?) Were we travelling to Pekanbaru yesterday?

(+) Kalimat Positive

Subject	To be	Verb-ing	Object	Adverb
You
We	were	buying	a new car	last week
They
Jack and Jane

I
He
She
It	was	buying	a new car	last week
Jack
My mother

(-) Kalimat Negative

Subject	To be	Verb-ing	Object	Adverb
You
We	were not	buying	a new car	last week.
They
Jack and Jane

I
He
She
It	was not	buying	a new car	last week.
Jack
My mother

(?) Kalimat Interogative

Auxiliary	Subject	Verb-ing	Object	Adverb
	You
Were	we	buying	a new car	last week?
	They
	Jack and Jane

	I
	He
	She
Was	it	buying	a new car	last week?
	Jack
	My mother

Penggunaan tenses Simple Past Continuous Tense (Verbal Form)
Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu aktifitas yang sedang berlangsung dimasa lampau, berikut beberapa contohnya.

No	Example	Translate
1	I was cleaning my bedroom at all day yesterday.	Saya sedang membersihkan kamar sepanjang hari kemarin.
2	We were listening the music at 7 o'clock last night.	Kami sedang mendengarkan musik pada pukul 7 tadi malam.
3	They were not washing the car at 9 am this morning.	Mereka sedang tidak mencuci mobil pada pukul 9 pagi ini.
4	Last night at 8 pm, I was eating dinner.	Tadi malam pukul 6, saya sedang makan malam.
5	They were still watching the movie at midnight.	Mereka sedang menonton film itu tengah malam tadi.

Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu aktivitas atau kegiatan yang sedang berlangsung ketika ada peristiwa atau kegiatan lain terjadi, biasanya menggunakan kata "when" atau "while" dalam kalimatnya. berikut beberapa contohnya.

No	Example	Translate
1	They were waiting for the bus when the accident happened.	Mereka sedang menunggu bus ketika kecelakaan itu terjadi.
2	She was cooking when I telephoned her.	Dia sedang memasak ketika saya menelponnya.
3	Were you studying English when she came?	Apakah kamu sedang belajar matematika ketika dia datang.
4	When the baby cried I was repairing my bike.	Ketika bayi itu menangis saya sedang memperbaiki sepeda.
5	While my father was sleeping last night someone stole his motorcycle.	Sementara ayah sedang tidur tadi malam seseorang mencuri sepeda motornya.

Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu aktivitas yang sedang berlangsung sementara ada aktivitas lain yang sedang berlangsung pula biasanya menggunakan kata "while" dalam kalimatnya. berikut beberapa contohnya.

No	Example	Translate
1	We were having dinner while my father was reading a book.	Kami sedang makan malam sementara ayah sedang membaca buku.
2	They were not laughing at the joker while I was listening to my iPod.	Mereka sedang menertawai pelawak itu ketika saya sedang mendengar musik di Ipod.
3	While Jane sweeping the floor her mother was throwing the trash.	Sementara Jane menyapu lantai ibunya membuang sampah.
4	While my brother was sleeping I was talking to the girl.	Ketika adik saya sedang tidur saya sedang bicara dengan gadis itu.
5	We were climbing the mountain while Andy was getting sick.	Kami sedang mendaki gunung ketika Andy sedang sakit.

Catatan :
Jika ingin membuat kalimat Simple Past Continuous Tense, ada beberapa kombinasi penulisannya yang harus anda perhatikan.

	I was playing the game	when	he came my house.
When	he came to my house		I was playing the game.
	he came my house	while	I was playing the game.
While	I was playing the game		he came my house.

Bentuk Nominal
(+) Subject + Was, Were + Complement
(-) Subject + Wasn't, Weren't + Complement
(?) Was, Were + Subject + Complement

Contoh
(+) They were angry.
(-) They wern'te angry.
(?) Were they angry?

(+) Kalimat Positive

Subject	To be	Complement	Adverb
You
We	were	afraid	last night.
They
Jack and Jane

I
He
She
It	was	afraid	last night.
Jack
My mother

(-) Kalimat Negative

Subject	To be	Complement	Adverb
You
We	were not	afraid	last night.
They
Jack and Jane

I
He
She
It	was not	afraid	last night.
Jack
My mother

(?) Kalimat Interogative

To be	Subject	Complement	Adverb
	You
Are	we	afraid	last night?
	They
	Jack and Jane

	I
	He
	She
Was	it	afraid	last night?
	Jack
	My mother

Penggunaan tenses Simple Past Continuous Tense (Nominal Form)
Perlu dicatat, dalam kalimat nomimal Past Continuous Tense sama dengan Past Tense. .

No	Example	Translate
1	I was annoyed all morning yesterday.	Saya kesal sepanjang pagi kemarin.
2	Padang was very attractive city.	Padang adalah kota yang menarik.
3	They were polite boys.	Mereka adalah laki-laki yang sopan.
4	The house was big and clean.	Rumah itu besar dan bersih.
5	Was she bashful yesterday?	Apakah dia malu kemarin?

6/18/16