THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

The Past Continuous Tense adalah sebuah kalimat yang perubahan kata kerjanya menyatakan suatu kejadian yang sedang berlangsung pada satu titik waktu di masa lampau. Kejadian tersebut mempunyai durasi sert berawal dan berakhir di masa lampau.

Subject + be (was/were) + verb + ing

 Contoh: What were you doing at 3 o’clock yesterday?

              I was soing my homework at 3 o’clock yesterday.

Jadi, mengerjakan pekerjaan rumah terjadi di masa lampau tetapi juga sedang terjadi pada saat jam 3 kemarin. Dan disini ada dua kejadian yang dapat kita nyatakan dalam kalimat, yaitu

1. It was 3 o’clock (saat itu jam 3)
2. I was doing my homework. (Saya sedang mengerjakan pekerjaan rumah saya)

Statement	We/ you/ they I/ he/ she/ it	Were sleeping from 3pm to 4 pm yesterday. Was sleeping from 3 pm to 4 pm yesterday.
Question	Was      I/ he/ she/ it Were    you/ we/ they	Sleeping from 3 pm to 4 pm yesterday? Sleeping from 3 pm to 4 pm yesterday?
Negative Statement	We/ you/ they   were not I/ she/ he/ it      was not	Sleeping from 3 pm to 4 pm yesterday. Sleeping from 3 pm to 4 pm yesterday.
Short answer	Yes,	We/you/ they were   I/he/ she/ it were
	No,	We/you/they were not I/ he/ she/ it was not

Kesimpulan apa yang dapat di ambil?

 Dalam kalimat The Past Continuous Tense, ada dua kejadian di masa lampau pada saat bersamaan. Satu kejadian terjadi lebih lama dan kejadian yang lain. Kejadian yang terjadi lebih lama itu biasa nya dalam bentuk The Past Continuous Tense karena kejadian yang terjadi lebih lama dan memiliki durasi.

Jika kita tidak mengetahui jam kejadian, tetapi kita mengetahui bahwa satu kejadian sedang terjadi di saat kejadian lain terjadi,  kita dapat menggunakan the past continuous tense dengan when clause sebagai pengganti petunjuk waktu kejadian.

The past continuous tense + when + the simple past tense

Contoh:

a. The phone rang. I was doing my homework.

     I was doing my homework when the phone rang.

b. You came to my school. I was having an exam.

    I was having an exam when you came to my school.

Walaupun kita tidak mengetahui waktu kejadian, peristiwa atau keadaan tersebut, kita mengetahui bahwa saat itu ada kejadian lain yang terjadi bersamaan. Kita menggunakan kausa when the phone rang dan when you came untuk menggantikan frasa keterangan waktu at three o’clock.

While clause dengan the past continuous tense. while clause dapat juga diganti dengan as-clause.

The simple Past tense + while/as + The past continuous tense

Contoh:

The phone rang while (as) I was doing my homework.

You came to the school (as) I was having an exam.

Exercise:

I. Past Continuous Tense:

1. Max was busy. He (prepare) ____________________ a sort of dish.

2. I got home from work at 6 pm. at 7 pm I (have) __________________ dinner.

3. Her knees (knock) ________________ together in terror.

4. She (sleep) ____________________ all yesterday morning.

5. He (talk) ___________________, but nobody (listening).

II. Past Continuous Tense or the Past Tense

1.I (look) _____________________ the other way when he ( tap) _____________ my shoulder.

2. We (go)____________________ to school when we (meet) ________________ him.

3. While he (run across) __________________ the street, the car (knock)__________ him down.

4. whe she (dance) _______________, we (sing) _____________________________.

5. She (fall) ___________________ while she (run) ___________________ down  the stairs.

6. When I (leave) __________________ her, she (still, cry) ________________________.

7. My shoe (fall off) __________________ while I (run) _________________________.

8. I (drop) ____________________ my glasses as I (get on) ___________________ the bus.

9. He (take) ____________________ my picture while I (not, look) ________________.

10. When I (be) __________________ a child, I (always, want) _______________ to be a doctor.

III. Past Tense, Past Continuous Tense, Present Tense, Present Continuous Tense.

Every college student (1) (like) ________________ this holiday job very much. All you need to do (2) (be) _______________ to talk to your customers. I (3) (always, want) ________________ to get a part-time job during the holiday.

Last holiday, I (4) (get) __________________ a job as a stand guide for an automotive company. I went to the interview along. When I (5) (enter) _______________ the interview waiting-room, there (6) (be) ___________________ plenty of applicants who (7) (wait) ______________. I (8) (have to) __________________ wait for an hour before my turn. The manager (9) (be) _____________ a young man of thirty. He (10) (smile) ______________ when I (11) (enter) _____________ the room. He (12) (look) _______________ at me from head to tow and (13)(ask) ________________ me to take a seat. I (14) (be) _____________ very nervous because this (15) (be) __________ my first interview.