Kumpulan Contoh Kalimat Past Continuous Tense Dan Penjelasannya

Kuliah Bahasa Inggris – Past continuous tense adalah sebuah tense yang digunakan ketika kita ingin mengungkapkan sebuah kegiatan yang kita lakukan dimasa lalu dan kegiatan tersebut dapat juga disela dengan kegiatan lainya. Namun, kegiatan lainnya yang menyela ini kita ungkapkan dengan menggunakan kalimat simple past tense. Memang jika tidak dipraktekkan akan sulit untuk dipahami. Untuk mempermudah mari kita lihat contohnya dalam bahasa Indonesia berikut ini:
“Ibu sedang memasak sop ayam ketika ayah sedang menonton TV.”
Kalimat diatas dibentuk oleh dua kegiatan utama yaitu:
Ibu sedang memasak sop ayam. [kegiatan utama]
Aya menonton TV. [kegiatan yang menyela]
Nah, pada kalimat diatas menjadi berbeda ketika kita ungkapkan dalam bahasa Inggris. Mari sama-sama kita rubah kalimat tersebut. Ingat: kegiatan utama mengunakan past continuous sedangkan kegiatan yang menyela kita gunakan simple past.
“Mother was cooking a chicken soup when father watched the television.”
Jadi pada kalimat diatas dapat kita simpulkan pada saat ibu sedang membuat sop ayam, ayah sedang menonton TV dan kedua kegiatan tersebut dilakukan dimasa lampau pada waktu yang hampir bersamaan. Untuk melatih kemampuan sahabat KBI semua, mari kita lihat lagi contoh-contoh kalimat past continuous berikut ini:
Kumpulan Contoh Kalimat Past Continuous Tense dan Penjelasannya
Kalimat Possitive
- Yesterday, Yunita was going to the school by bus when I saw
- Joni and Casey were loving to watch a box office movie.
- They were keeping running far away.
- Luckyta was bringing many books.
- I was eating sandwich when she called me.
- The mechanics were repairing those car when I came.
- Junita was cooking the food for her husband when I came to her house.
- Shinta was having breakfast when you knocked the door.
- Heru was sleeping when the phone rang.
- Hendri was studying Mathematic
- My mother was making fried rice at 7 a.m this morning when you called me.
- Budiman was writing a love letter for you yesterday.
- They were finishing their job.
- While we were playing saoftball, Andrew
- Anita was shopping when I got the present.
Kalimat negative
- Hengky wasn’t going to the school by bus when I met him on the street.
- Galih and Ratna weren’t loving to read novel long time ago.
- We weren’t watching TV when the guest came.
- Yulia wasn’t bringing many English
- I wasn’t eating sandwich when my mother made a cup of milk.
- My father was not repairing my computer when I came.
- Heni wasn’t cooking the Chinese food for her husband.
Kalimat interrogative
- Was Yunita going to the school by bus when I saw her yesterday?
- Were Galih and Ratna loving to read book long time ago?
- Was Heri keeping running far away?
- Was he bringing many Math books?
- Was Heru eating sandwich when his mother cooked?
- Were the mechanics repairing these computers when my mother came?
- Was Heni cooking the Chinese food for her husband?
- Was Miss Yuli watching movie lastweek when I called you?
- Were those foreigners speaking Indonesian 2 days ago?
Demikianlah kumpulan contoh kalimat past continuous tense beserta dengan penjelasannya untuk sahabat KBI semua. Simak juga kumpulan contoh kalimat past perfect tense. Happy learning! ^_^
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