Contoh Kalimat Past Continuous Tense

Past continuous tense adalah tense dalam bahasa Inggris yang berfungsi untuk menyatakan sesuatu yang sedang berlangsung di masa lalu. Adapun pola kalimat past continuous tense, yakni:

Kalimat positif: Subject + was/were + present participle
Kalimat negatif: Subject + was not/ wasn’t/ were not/ weren’t + present participle
Kalimat tanya: Was/ were + subject + present participle?

Keterangan: Present participle adalah kata kerja (verb) yang ditambahkan imbuhan akhir –ing. Contoh: Sleeping, dancing, studying, sitting, dan sebagainya.

Di bawah ini adalah beberapa contoh kalimat past continuous tense:

Kalimat Positif

She was calling her father this morning. (Dia sedang menelepon ayahnya tadi pagi)
I was reading a magazine last night. (Saya sedang membaca majalah kemarin malam)
In 2002, he was working as an accountant for ABC Inc. (Pada tahun 2002, dia bekerja sebagai akuntan di ABC Inc.)
We were playing in the backyard all day yesterday. (Kami sedang bermain di halaman belakang sepanjang hari kemarin)
They were singing and dancing to some Kpop songs. (Mereka sedang bernyanyi dan menari lagu Kpop)
You were sleeping yesterday, weren’t you? (Kamu kemarin sedang tidur, kan?)
The dog was walking around the neighborhood when they found it. (Anjingnya sedang berjalan-jalan di sekitar wilayah ini ketika mereka menemukannya)
Maria was waiting for her brother to pick her up. (Maria sedang menunggu saudaranya untuk menjemputnya)
My daughter and I were sunbathing at the beach this time yesterday. (Putri saya dan saya sedang berjemur di pantai pada jam ini kemarin)
The kids were participating in the school’s talent show last year. (Anak-anak sedang berpartisipasi dalam acara berbakat sekolah tahun kemarin)
Tom was fixing his bicycle when we arrived. (Tom sedang memperbaiki sepedanya ketika kami tiba)
Dad was mowing the lawn yesterday morning. (Ayah sedang memotong rumput pagi kemarin)
I was playing badminton with Jack when the accident happened. (Saya sedang bermain bulu tangkis dengan Jack ketika kecelakaannya terjadi)

Kalimat Negatif

I was not driving the car at that time. (Saya tidak sedang mengendarai mobilnya pada saat itu)
You were not paying attention to me when I told you that story. (Kamu tidak memperhatikan saya ketika saya menceritakan cerita itu padamu)
We weren’t wearing shoes that night. (Kami tidak sedang memakai sepatu pada malam itu)
Last week, they were not studying for the exam. (Minggu lalu, mereka sedang tidak belajar untuk ujiannya)
He was not thinking about anything. (Dia tidak sedang memikirkan apapun)
She wasn’t swimming at the lake yesterday. (Dia tidak sedang berenang di danau kemarin)
I was not sweeping the kitchen floor. (Saya tidak sedang menyapu lantai dapur)
Me and my brother were not eating pasta, but we were eating ramen. (Saya dan saudara saya sedang tidak makan pasta, tetapi kami sedang makan ramen)
The two actresses weren’t hurting each other. The media made it as if they were. (Kedua aktris itu tidak sedang saling menyakiti. Media membuatnya seperti mereka sedang saling menyakiti)
Harry wasn’t feeling well, so he went home early yesterday. (Harry sedang merasa tidak enak bada, jadi ia pulang lebih awal kemarin)
Tina was not doing her school assignment at that time. (Tina tidak sedang mengerjakan tugas sekolahnya pada waktu itu)
The music player was not playing Ariana Grande’s song. (Pemutar musik tidak sedang memutar lagu Ariana Grande)

Kalimat Tanya

Were you making dinner last Friday? (Apakah kamu sedang memasak makan malam hari Jumat kemarin?)
Were they eating dinner at 6 o’clock? (Apakah mereka sedang makan malam pada pukul 6?)
Was she waiting at home all day? (Apakah dia menunggu di rumah sepanjang hari?)
What was she doing this time last night? (Apa yang sedang ia lakukan pada jam ini kemarin malam?)
Were you calling me when I was at work this morning? (Apakah kamu menelepon saya ketika saya sedang di kantor pagi tadi?)
Were the kids trying to catch the mouse? (Apakah anak-anak sedang berusaha menangkap tikusnya?)
Was Adam sleeping when a cat barged in the house and took the meat? (Apakah Adam sedang tidur ketika seekor kucing menerobos masuk rumah dan mengambil dagingnya?)
Was John telling you funny stories about his dog? (Apakah John sedang bercerita hal lucu tentang anjingnya padamu?)
What were you reading when you were waiting for your meal to be served? (Apa yang sedang kamu baca ketika kamu sedang menunggu makananmu disajikan?)
Was Anna drinking coffee in the coffee shop? (Apakah Ana sedang meminum kopi di kedai kopi?)
Why were you playing football in the middle of the night? (Mengapa kalian bermain sepak bola di tengah malam?)
Were Anthony and Patricia shopping in this market last month? (Apakah Anthony dan Patricia sedang belanja di pasar ini bulan lalu?)
Why was he travelling the world? (Mengapa dia berkeliling dunia?)
Was Jessica studying in her room all day yesterday? (Apakah Jessica belajar di kamarnya sepanjang hari kemarin?)