Apa pengertian past continuous tense dan bagaimana rumus atau pola kalimatnya?

Pengertian

Past Continuous Tense merupakan waktu lampau yang digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu kejadian yang sedang berlangsung pada suatu titik waktu tertentu di masa lampau. Untuk lebih memahami rumusnya, berikut adalah penjelasan lengkap beserta contoh kalimat dalam bentuk positif, negatif, dan tanya atau interogatif.

Rumus Past Continuous Tense

• Positif: Subjek + was/were + verb-ing
• Negatif: Subjek + was/were + not + verb-ing
• Tanya/Interogatif: Was/Were + subjek + verb-ing

Contoh Kalimat

a. Bentuk kalimat positif:

1. I was studying when the phone rang. (Saya sedang belajar ketika telepon berdering.)
   They were playing football in the park. (Mereka sedang bermain sepak bola di taman.)
2. She was cooking dinner at 7 PM yesterday. (Dia sedang memasak makan malam pukul 7 malam kemarin.)
3. We were watching a movie when the lights went out. (Kami sedang menonton film ketika lampu padam.)
4. The birds were singing in the morning. (Burung-burung sedang bernyanyi di pagi hari.)
5. He was working on his project all night. (Dia sedang bekerja pada proyeknya sepanjang malam.)
6. The children were laughing loudly at the funny joke. (Anak-anak sedang tertawa keras karena lelucon lucu.)
7. Maria was reading a book when I called her. (Maria sedang membaca buku ketika saya meneleponnya.)
8. The sun was setting when they reached the beach. (Matahari sedang terbenam ketika mereka mencapai pantai.)
9. While it was raining, they were singing songs indoors. (Ketika hujan, mereka sedang menyanyikan lagu-lagu di dalam ruangan.)

b. Bentuk kalimat negatif:

1. I was not studying when the phone rang. (Saya tidak sedang belajar ketika telepon berdering.)
   They were not playing football in the park. (Mereka tidak sedang bermain sepak bola di taman.)
2. She was not cooking dinner at 7 PM yesterday. (Dia tidak sedang memasak makan malam pukul 7 malam kemarin.)
3. We were not watching a movie when the lights went out. (Kami tidak sedang menonton film ketika lampu padam.)
4. The birds were not singing in the morning. (Burung-burung tidak sedang bernyanyi di pagi hari.)
5. He was not working on his project all night. (Dia tidak sedang bekerja pada proyeknya sepanjang malam.)
6. The children were not laughing loudly at the funny joke. (Anak-anak tidak sedang tertawa keras karena lelucon lucu.)
7. Maria was not reading a book when I called her. (Maria tidak sedang membaca buku ketika saya meneleponnya.)
8. The sun was not setting when they reached the beach. (Matahari tidak sedang terbenam ketika mereka mencapai pantai.)
9. While it was not raining, they were singing songs indoors. (Ketika tidak hujan, mereka sedang menyanyikan lagu-lagu di dalam ruangan.)

c. Bentuk kalimat tanya/interogatif:

1. Was I studying when the phone rang? (Apakah saya sedang belajar ketika telepon berdering?)
   Were they playing football in the park? (Apakah mereka sedang bermain sepak bola di taman?)
2. Was she cooking dinner at 7 PM yesterday? (Apakah dia sedang memasak makan malam pukul 7 malam kemarin?)
3. Were we watching a movie when the lights went out? (Apakah kami sedang menonton film ketika lampu padam?)
4. Were the birds singing in the morning? (Apakah burung-burung sedang bernyanyi di pagi hari?)
5. Was he working on his project all night? (Apakah dia sedang bekerja pada proyeknya sepanjang malam?)
6. Were the children laughing loudly at the funny joke? (Apakah anak-anak sedang tertawa keras karena lelucon lucu?)
7. Was Maria reading a book when I called her? (Apakah Maria sedang membaca buku ketika saya meneleponnya?)
8. Was the sun setting when they reached the beach? (Apakah matahari sedang terbenam ketika mereka mencapai pantai?)
9. Were they singing songs indoors while it was raining? (Apakah mereka sedang menyanyikan lagu-lagu di dalam ruangan ketika hujan?)

Itu tadi penjelasan mengenai pengertian past continuous tense dan rumus atau pola kalimatnya.