Rumus:
Subjek + was, were + V-ing + dll
Ilustrasi
Andi bertemu Arman di sekolah pada hari Senin. Kemudian terjadilah dialog seperti di bawah ini:
- Andi: Arman, kemarin saya berencana mau datang ke rumahmu. Aku mau ngajak kamu nonton. Tapi karena saya yakin kamu sibuk, makanya saya nggak jadi datang.
- Arman: Jam berapa kamu mau datang kemarin?
- Andi: Jam 9 pagi. Ngapain kamu jam 9 kemarin?
- Arman: Untung kamu nggak datang, soalnya Saya sedang mengecat rumah jam 9 kemarin.
Kalimat terakhir yang bercetak tebal diatas yang disebut dengan Past Continuous Tense atau Past Progressive Tense.
Adverbs yang digunakan:
- at 8 o’clock yesterday
- when you came
- dll
Penggunaan
Past Continuous Tense digunakan untuk:
1) Menyatakan suatu perbuatan yang sedang terjadi pada waktu tertentu di masa lalu.
- What were you doing at 7 PM yesterday?
(Apa yang sedang kamu lakukan pada jam 7 malam kemarin?) - I was taking a bath at 6 this morning.
(Saya sedang mandi pada jam 6 tadi pagi.)
2) Menyatakan suatu kegiatan yang sedang terjadi pada saat kejadian lain muncul.
- The phone rang while I was having my bath.
(Telepon berdering ketika saya sedang mandi.) - Hilda was dancing, but when she saw me, she stopped.
(Hilda sedang berdanca, tetapi ketika dia melihat saya, dia berhenti.)
3) Menyatakan suatu perbuatan yang bersifat sementara di masa lalu.
- It happened while I was living in Tapanuli last year.
(Itu terjadi ketika saya sedang berada di Tapanuli tahun lalu.) - I was running downstairs when I slipped and fell.
(Saya sedang berlari menuruni tangga ketika saya terpeleset dan jatuh.)
When & While
Perhatikan beberapa bentuk yang biasanya berhubungan dengan “When” dan “While”.
- When + Past Simple Tense, Past Continous Tense
- When + Past Simple Tense, Past Simple Tense
- When + Past Cont. Tense, Past Cont. Tense
- While + Past Continuous Tense, Past Simple Tense
- Past Simple Tense while Past Continuous Tense
- Past Continuous when Past Simple Tense
- Past Simple Tense when Past Simple Tense
- Past Cont. Tense when Past Cont. Tense
Namun pola yang paling umum digunakan adalah pola yang bercetak tebal (urutan 1, 4, 5, 6). Penggunaan pola-pola diatas tidaklah kaku, tergantung pada situasi pada saat mengucapkan kalimat tersebut.
Contoh kalimat:
- When he came, I was watching TV.
- When I saw her, she walked across the street.
- When I was watching TV, my wife was cooking in the kitchen.
- While she was sleeping, someone knocked at the door.
- The telephone rang while I was sleeping.
- I was watching TV when suddenly someone knocked at the door.
- She walked across the street when I saw her.
- I was watching TV when my wife was cooking in the kitchen.
Perubahan Kalimat
1) Untuk membentuk kalimat negatif, rumus yang digunakan adalah Subjek + was, were + not + V-ing + dll.
- She wasn’t watching the film when I got home.
- I wasn’t studying English at 10 o’clock this morning.
- When I visited them, they weren’t having a party.
2) Untuk membentuk kalimat tanya Yes/No Question, rumus yang digunakan adalah Was, Were + S + V-ing + dll?.
- Was she watching the film when you got home?
- Were you studying English at 10 o’clock this morning?
- Were they having a party when you visited them?
3) Kalimat tanya dengan jawaban subjek kalimat menggunakan rumus Who/What + was, were + V-ing + dll?.
- Who was studying English when you entered the room?
- What was lying under the table when you looked under the table?
4) Sedangkan kalimat tanya untuk jawaban selain subjek kalimat, rumus yang digunakan adalah Kata Tanya (Selain Who) + S+ was, were + V-ing + dll?
- Where were they playing card at 7 last night?
- What were you doing at 8 this morning?
- When was she cooking the meal?
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