Materi Past Continuous Tense Kelas 10 SMA, Pengertian, Fungsi, Ciri, dan Rumusnya

Rumus Kalimat Negatif

S + Be (Was/Were) + Not + Present Participle (-ing)

Contoh kalimat :

1. He wasn’t sleeping

(Dia tidak tidur)

2. The people weren’t waiting

(Orang-orang tidak sedang menunggu)

3. We weren’t doing our homework

(Kami tidak sedang mengerjakan PR kami)

4. She wasn’t watching YouTube

(Dia tidak sedang menonton YouTube)

5. It wasn’t raining yesterday

(Tidak sedang hujan kemarin)

Rumus Kalimat Interogatif

Be (Was/Were) + S + Present Participle (-ing)?

Contoh kalimat : 

1. Was he reading a book?

(Apakah dia laki-laki sedang membaca buku?)

2. Was she cooking dinner when you arrived?

(Apakah dia perempuan sedang memasak makan malam saat kamu tiba?)

3. Were you studying for the exam last night?

(Apakah kamu sedang belajar untuk ujian tadi malam?)

4. Were you driving to work this morning?

(Apakah kamu sedang mengemudi ke tempat kerja pagi ini?)

5. Were they waiting for the bus at 7 AM?

(Apakah mereka sedang menunggu bus pada pukul 7 pagi?)

Contoh Soal Past Continuous Tense

Setelah membaca seluruh artikel mengenai past continuous tense diatas, sekarang saatnya untuk menguji pemahaman kamu lewat Latihan soal di Bawah ini. Yuk, coba kerjakan semuanya!

1. A: … the movie when I called you?

B: Yes, I was.

Pilihan Jawaban:

A. Was I watching

B. Were you watching

C. Was he watching

D. Were they watching

Jawaban: B. Were you watching

2. My mother taught me this formula yesterday, but I … to understand it. I couldn’t make it.

A. Was not confusing     

B. Was confusing             

C. Am confusing

D. Have confused

Jawaban : B. Was confusing

3. I…movie when I met Yamin.

A. Was watching              

B. Is watching   

C. Am watching

D. Will watch

Jawaban : A. Was watching 

4. From the sounds it was clear that Mary … (practice the piano)

A. Was practicing

B. Were practicing

C. Was practicing

D. Were practicing

Jawaban : A. Was practicing

5. X: When did you do your homework?

Y: I … my homework when you watched a movie.

A. Does

B. Am doing

C. Was doing

D. Has done

Jawaban : C. Was doing