PAST CONTINUOUS

PAST CONTINUOUS / SEDANG BERLANGSUNG DI MASA LAMPAU

(+) S + was/were + Ving + (O+Adverb)
(-) S + was/were + not + Ving + (O+Adverb)
(?) was/were+ S + Ving + (O+Adverb) ?
(-?) was/were+ S + not + Ving + (O+Adverb) ?

Fungsi :
1. Untuk menyatakan suatu peristiwa yang sedang berlangsung di masa lampau.
2. Untuk menyatakan kejadian yang berangsur-angsur berubah dimasa lampau.

Keterangan waktu (lebih spesifik) :
1. All day yesterday : Sepnajang hari kemaren.
2. The whole day yesterday : Sepanjang hari kemaren.
3. At 7 o’clock yesterday  : Pada jam 7 tadi.
4. At 7 o'clock last week : Jam 7 minggu lalu.
5. At this time yesterday : Saat ini kemarin
6. At the same time yesyerday : Pada waktu yang sama kemarin


Contoh :
1. I went to Farhan's house last night. When I came, he was watching TV.
   (Saya pergi ke rumahnaya Farhan tadi malam. Ketika saya dtng, dia sedang
   menonton TV)
2. The wind was blowing harder last night.
   (Anginnya bertiup semakin kencang semalam)
3. I was walking down the street when it began to rain.
   (Aku sedang berjalan di jalan saat hujan mulai turun.)
4. They were standing under a tree when it began to rain.
   (Mereka berdiri di bawah pohon saat hujan mulai turun.)
5. When I arrived, Qisty was talking on the phone.
   (Ketika saya tiba, Qisty sedang berbicara di telepon.)
6. At eight o'clock last night, I was studying.
   (Pukul delapan tadi malam, saya sedang belajar.)
7. Last year at this time, she was attending school.
   (Tahun lalu saat ini, dia bersekolah.)

Perbandingan simple past dan past continuous .
Perhatikan kalimat berikut !
Simple past : Katrin arrived, we had dinner. ( Katrin datang, kemudian kami makan malam )
Past continuous : Katrin arrived, we were having dinner. ( Saat Katrin datang, kami sedang makan malam, sehingga Katrin melihat kami sedang makan )

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