Contoh Kalimat Past Continuous Tense: Kalimat Positif, Negatif, dan Tanya

Bobo.id - Berikut ini adalah contoh kalimat yang memiliki grammar past continuous tense.

Past continuous tense adalah salah satu jenis tenses dalam Bahasa Inggris.

Past continuous tense menunjukkan kejadian atau aksi dapat terjadi sebelum (began before), selama (was in progress during), dan mungkin berlanjut setelah (continued after) sebelum adanya aksi lainnya di masa lampau.

Jadi, past continuous tense adalah menyatakan kejadian yang disela oleh kejadian lain, yang juga dapat digabungkan dengan kejadian lainnya pada waktu yang bersamaan.

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Rumus Past Continuous Tense

Rumus past continuous tense adalah:

1. Kalimat positif: Subject + be (was/were) + verb (-ing) + complement

2. Kalimat negatif: Subject + be (was/were) + not + verb (-ing) + complement

3. Kalimat tanya: Be (was/were) + subject + verb (-ing) + complement + ?

Contoh Kalimat Past Continuous Tense

a. Kalimat positif

- He was going to Jakarta.

- She was reading a newspaper.

- They were studying mathematics.

- We were waiting for you.

- I was eating a pudding.

- My cat was running to the kitchen.

b. Kalimat negatif

- She was not going to the party.

- He was not eating that food.

- They were not waiting for you.

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- We were not paying attention.

- My brother was not sleeping last night.

- My father was cooking fried rice today.

c. Kalimat tanya

- Was he waiting for me?

- Were they studying in this class?

- Was I saying that?

- Was she telling you that?

- Were they looking for me?

- Were we learning this subject?

Teman-teman, itulah contoh kalimat positif, negatif, dan kalimat tanya dari past continuous tense.

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