Past continuous tense digunakan untuk menerangkan hal-hal berikut:
- Kejadian yang sedang terjadi pada waktu lampau.
- Kejadian yang terjadi pada waktu lampau dan disusul dengan kejadian lain.
- Dua kejadian yang berlangsung pada saat bersamaan pada waktu lampau.
Struktur Kalimat
Kejadian yang sedang terjadi pada waktu lampau.
Subjek + was/were + infinitive + -ing + objek
I was cooking an hour ago.
Jack was swimming before lunch yesterday.
You were listening to the news last Saturday.
Menerangkan kejadian yang sedang terjadi pada waktu lampau dan disusul dengan kejadian lain
Subjek + was/were + infinitive + -ing + objek + when + subjek + verba II
Valeriia was crying when I came.
You were sleeping when the telephone rang.
It was raining when she left.
Menerangkan kejadian yang berlangsung pada saat bersamaan pada waktu lampau
Subjek + was/were + infinitive + -ing + objek + while + subjek + was/were + infinitive + -ing + objek
We were making a fire while they were preparing dinner.
Jim was working while the others were sleeping.
Adam was singing while Maria was dancing.
Kalimat Tanya
was/were + subjek + infinitive + -ing + objek
Was he standing till five o’clock?
Was I falling asleep at the meeting?
What/where/when/why/who/how + was/were + subjek + infinitive + -ing + objek
What was Jane writing at the moment?
Who was crying this morning?
Who was travelling last Sunday?
Kalimat Negatif
Subjek + wasn't/weren't + infinitive + -ing + objek
I wasn’t cooking an hour ago.
Linda wasn’t playing the piano at the moment.
I wasn’t sailing last Saturday.