PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

1. BENTUK KALIMAT

POSITIVE

SUBJECT + TO BE + VERB-1-ING + OBJECT/ADVERB

HE/SHE/IT/I + WAS + VERB-1-ING + OBJECT/ADVERB

THEY/WE/YOU + WERE + VERB-1-ING + OBJECT/ADVERB

NEGATIVE

SUBJECT + TO BE NOT + VERB-1-ING + OBJECT/ADVERB

HE/SHE/IT/I + WAS NOT + VERB-1-ING + OBJECT/ADVERB

THEY/WE/YOU + WERE NOT + VERB-1-ING + OBJECT/ADVERB

YES-NO QUESTION

TO BE + SUBJECT + VERB-1-ING + OBJECT/ADVERB

WAS + HE/SHE/IT/I + VERB-1-ING + OBJECT/ADVERB

WERE + THEY/WE + VERB-1-ING + OBJECT/ADVERB

WH-WORD QUESTION

QUESTION WORD + TO BE + SUBJECT + VERB-1-ING + OBJECT/ADVERB

QUESTION WORD + WAS + HE/SHE/IT/I + VERB-1-ING + OBJECT/ADVERB

QUESTION WORD + WERE + THEY/WE + VERB-1-ING + OBJECT/ADVERB

2. PENGGUNAAN PAST CONTINOUS TENSE

A. Digunakan untuk menyatakan peristiwa-peristiwa atau perbuatan masa lampau yang selama waktu tertentu yang batas waktunya tidak diketahui atau dianggap tidak penting.

They were discussing something for hours

My brotherwas sleeping soundly

B. Apabila diikuti denagn titik waktu tertentu, digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu peristiwa atau perbuatan yang terjadi atau dilakukan sebelum waktu tersebut.

At seven this morning she was bathing the baby.

C. Apabila digunakan tanpa titik waktu tertentu. Bisa digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu peristiwa atau perbuatan yang secara berangsur-angsur atau secara bertahap berkembang di masa lamapau.

It was getting colder

My uncle’s health was improving

D. Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu peristiwa atau perbuatan yang sedang terjadi atau sedang dilakukan diwaktu tertentu di masa lampau. Untuk tujuan ini sering kali dipakai kata keterangan waktu. All day, all night, all afternoon, all morning, etc

The children were watching television all morning yesterday

It was raining hard all day two days ago

E. Digunakan untuk menyatakan peristiwa yang terjadi bersamaan di waktu yang sama di masa lampau. Biasanya menggunakan kata while atau whereas.

My father was washing the car while my mother was cooking in the kitchen.

We were studying whereas my sister was listening to the radio.

F. digunakan untuk peristiwa dimasa lampau tapi peristiwa terjadi tidak sengaja atau tanpa sebab.

I was visiting him but he suddenly appeared in my house.

They were going out but their uncle came to visit them.

G. di gunakan untuk menyatakan rencana yang dilakukan yang akan segera dilakukan dimasa lampau.

He packed his clothes. He was leaving for Jakarta

She bought some flour. She was making some cake

H. Digunakan untuk mengumkapkan rasa jengkel yang terjadi dimasa lampau. Biasanya menggunakan kata always dan forever,

He was always calling her at night.

I. digunakan untuk menyampaikan suatu hal atau gagasan dimasa lalu.

What were you doing before you came here?