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Past Continuous Tense Guide

The document provides an overview of the past continuous tense in English, detailing its formation and usage with examples. It explains how to construct affirmative, negative, interrogative, and negative interrogative sentences using the past continuous tense. Additionally, it includes examples of common phrases and contexts in which this tense is used.

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Past Continuous Tense Guide

The document provides an overview of the past continuous tense in English, detailing its formation and usage with examples. It explains how to construct affirmative, negative, interrogative, and negative interrogative sentences using the past continuous tense. Additionally, it includes examples of common phrases and contexts in which this tense is used.

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MATA KULIAH

BAHASA INGGRIS I
PRODI PAI SEMESTER V
UNIVERSITAS MUHAMMADIYAH TANGERANG 2024/2025

DISUSUN OLEH :
DR. J. ANHAR RABI HAMSAH TIS’AH, S. Pd.I, M. Pd
Past Continuous Tense

• The past continuous tense dibentuk dengan


rumus sebagai berikut :
• Rumus = Subyek + to be (was/were) + present
participle + obyek/kata keterangan lainnya.
The pas continuous tense digunakan untuk :
a. Menunjukkan suatu perbuatan yang masih
berlangsung pada suatu saat tertentu di masa
lampau.
Examples :
Examples :
 At one o’clock yesterday, you were having
lunch.
(Pada jam satu kemarin, anda sedang makan
siang).
 He was watching television all afternoon
yesterday.
(Dia sedang menonton televisi sepanjang sore
kemarin).
b. Menyatakan suatu perbuatan yang sudah dimulai dan
masih sedang berlangsung ketika perbuatan lain terjadi.

• Examples :
 Halimah was writing a letter, when the phone rang.
(Halimah sedang menulis sebuah surat, ketika telepon
berdering)
 When Aminah came, Ahmadi was eating rice.
(Ketika Aminah datang, Ahmadi sedang makan nasi)
 The police caught the thief when he was trying to climb
the tall wall.
(Polisi menangkap pencuri itu ketika dia sedang
mencoba memanjat dinding yang tinggi itu)
c. Menyatakan dua perbuatan masih sedang berlangsung
pada waktu yang bersamaan dalam waktu lampau.

• Examples :
 I was reading a book while my brother was playing pingpong.
(saya sedang membaca sebuah buku selagi/sewaktu saudara
laki-laki saya sedang bermain pingpong.
 She was writing a letter while we were listening to the radio.
(Dia sedang menulis sebuah surat selagi kami sedang
mendengarkan radio)
 We were working while thinking about the next vacation.
(Kami sedang bekerja sambil memikirkan liburan yang akan
datang)
d. Indirech speech
• Examlples :
 She said that she was swimming all day on
Sunday.
(Dia mengatakan bahwa dia (sedang) berenang
seharian hari minggu)
 Ahmad reported to Hasan that Laila was going
to Banjarmasin.
(Ahmad melaporkan kepada Hasan bahwa Laila
(sedang) pergi ke banjarmasin).
e. Ke dalam beberapa conditonal
sentences
• Examples :
 If you were waiting longer you would be able to
see President.
(Jika anda menungggu lebih lama maka anda akan
bisa ketemu Presiden).
 If the tourists were staying longer in Bali they
would know Balinese customs.
(Jika para wisatawan itu tinggal lebih lama di Pulau
Bali mereka akan mengenal adat istiadat Bali)
f. Dalam kalimat yang mengandung
supposition (anggapan, keinginan)
• Examples :
 They wish they were going to japan again this
year.
(mereka ingin mereka pergi lagi ke Jepang
tahun ini).
 She wishes she was having a big party again
this year.
(Dia ingin mengadakan pesta besar lagi tahun
ini).
Dalam bahasa Inggris kalimat ini
mempunyai empat bentuk, yakni :
1. Kalimat berita (positive/affirmative)
2. Kalimat menyangkal (negative)
3. Kalimat bertanya (interrogative)
4. Kalimat bertanya menangkal (negative
interrogative)
1. Kalimat berita (Positive/affirmative)

• Rumus : S + to be (was/were) + present participle


(verb 1 + ing) + obyek/kata keterangan lainnya.

I You
He Menggunakan They Menggunakan
She “ WAS “ We “WERE”
It
EXAMPLES :
1. I was reading a book at one o’clock yesterday.
2. You were reading a book at one o’clock yesterday.
3. He was reading a book at one o’clock yesterday.
4. She was reading a book at one o’clock yesterday.
5. It was reading a book at one o’clock yesterday.
6. They were reading a book at one o’clock yesterday.
7. We were reading a book at one o’clock yesterday.
(Kami sedang membaca sebuah buku pada jam
satu kemarin)
2. Kalimat menyangkal (negative)
• Untuk membentuk kalimat menyeangkal /
negative ialah dengan cara menambah “not”
sesudah to be (was/were).
Rumus : S + to be (was/were) + not + present
participle (verb1 + ing) + obyek/kata
keterangan lainnya.
Examples :
Examples :
1. I was not reading a book at one o’clock yesterday.
2. You were not reading a book at one o’clock yesterday.
3. He was not reading a book at one o’clock yesterday.
4. She was not reading a book at one o’clock yesterday.
5. It was not reading a book at one o’clock yesterday.
6. They were not reading a book at one o’clock yesterday.
7. We were not reading a book at one o’clock yesterday.
(Kami tidak sedang membaca sebuah buku pada jam satu
kemarin)
Was not disingkat = wasn’t
Were notdisingkat = weren’t
3. Kalimat bertanya (interrogative)
untuk membentuk kalimat bertanya/interrogative ialah dengan
cara meletakkan to be (was / were ) di awal kalimat.

• Rumus : to be + (was/were) + subyek + present participle (verb1 +


ing) + obyek/kata keterangan lainnya.
Examples :
1. was I reading a book at one o’clock yesterday ?
2. were you reading a book at one o’clock yesterday ?
3. was he reading a book at one o’clock yesterday ?
4. was she reading a book at one o’clock yesterday ?
5. was it reading a book at one o’clock yesterday ?
6. were they reading a book at one o’clock yesterday ?
7. were we reading a book at one o’clock yesterday ?
(Apakah Kami sedang membaca sebuah buku pada jam satu
kemarin ?)
4. Kalimat bertanya menyangkal (negative interrogative). Untuk
membentuk kalimat bertanya menyangkal ialah dengan
meletakkan to be (was/were) + not pada awal kalimat
• Rumus : to be (wasn’t / waren’t) + subyek / (was/were) + subyek + not +
present participle (verb1 + ing) + obyek / kata keterangan lainnya
Examples :
1. Wasn’t I / was I not reading a book at one o’clock yesterday ?
2. Weren’t you / were you not reading a book at one o’clock yesterday ?
3. Wasn’t he / was he not reading a book at one o’clock yesterday ?
4. Wasn’t she /was she not reading a book at one o’clock yesterday ?
5. Wasn’t it / was it not reading a book at one o’clock yesterday ?
6. Weren’t they / were they not reading a book at one o’clock yesterday ?
7. Weren’t we /were we not reading a book at one o’clock yesterday ?
Di dalam the past continuous tense biasanya di
beri kata keterangan sebagai berikut :
• When ………. : ketika
• ……when…… :……ketika…..
• ...while... : ...ketika/sementara/selagi…..
• ……as……. : …..ketika/sedangkan….
• All day yesterday : sepanjang hari
kemarin.
• The whole day yesterday : sepangjang hari
kemarin.
Examples :
 When the phone rang, Halimah was watching television.
 My mother cut her finger when she was cooking this
morning.
 She was writing a letter while we were listening to the
radio.
 I saw him as he was getting off the bus.
 Mr. Agus read the book when his children were playing
football all the day yesterday.
 Mr. Agus read the newspaper when some children were
playing chess the whole the day
THAN
KS

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