Past continuous tense

Past continuous tense

(untuk menyatakan kejadian yang sedang berlangsung di masa lalu)

*✅ fungsi:*

digunakan untuk menggambarkan aksi yang sedang terjadi di masa lalu, biasanya diinterupsi oleh aksi lain.

*✅ rumus:*

subject + was/were + verb-ing

• was → i, he, she, it

• were → you, we, they

*✅ contoh kalimat positif:*

• i was reading a book when you called.

(aku sedang membaca buku saat kamu menelpon)

• they were playing outside at 5 p.m.

(mereka sedang bermain di luar jam 5 sore)

*❌ contoh kalimat negatif:*

subject + was/were + not + verb-ing

• she was not watching tv.

(dia perempuan tidak sedang menonton tv)

• we weren’t sleeping at that time.

(kita tidak sedang tidur saat itu)

*❓ contoh kalimat tanya:*

*was/were + subject + verb-ing?*

• was he doing his homework?

(apakah dia laki-laki sedang mengerjakan PR?)

• were you listening to music?

(apakah kamu sedang mendengarkan musik?)