Past Continuous

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Bentuk Form

Kapan dipakai When to use it

• Sedang berlangsung pada saat lampau In progress at a past moment
  At noon we were waiting for the bus. Siang itu kami sedang menunggu bus.
• Latar yang terpotong A background action that gets interrupted
  I was sleeping when you called. Saya sedang tidur saat kamu menelepon.
• Dua kegiatan bersamaan Two actions at the same time
  She was cooking while he was cleaning. Dia memasak sementara yang lain bersih-bersih.
• Membangun suasana cerita Setting the scene in a story
  It was raining and the streets were quiet. Hujan turun dan jalanan sepi.

Kata penanda Signal words

Kesalahan umum Common mistakes

Kesalahan yang sering dibuat penutur bahasa Indonesia.

• ✗ I was cook when he called.
  ✓ I was cooking when he called.

  Setelah was / were, kata kerja harus -ing: cooking.

• ✗ We was watching TV.
  ✓ We were watching TV.

  Untuk we / you / they gunakan were, bukan was.

• ✗ When it rang, I cooked.
  ✓ When it rang, I was cooking.

  Kegiatan latar yang sedang berlangsung memakai was/were + -ing.

• ✗ She were reading a book.
  ✓ She was reading a book.

  Untuk he / she / it gunakan was, bukan were.

• ✗ I was knowing him then.
  ✓ I knew him then.

  Kata kerja keadaan (know, want, like) jarang memakai -ing.

Bandingkan Compare

Past Continuous vs. Past Simple.

Cek cepat Quick check

Tiga soal singkat. Coba dulu sebelum lanjut.

1. At 8 p.m. I ___ (cook) dinner.

   Jam 8 malam saya ___ (masak) makan malam.

   Cek

2. I ___ when the phone ___.

   Saya ___ ketika telepon ___.

   was cooking / rangcooked / was ringingwas cooking / was ringing

3. Find and fix the mistake: We was waiting for the bus.

   Temukan dan perbaiki: We was waiting for the bus.

   Cek