Rumus dan Fungsi Past Continuous Tense dan Contoh Penggunaannya dalam Kalimat

By Aldita Prafitasari, Senin, 7 Juni 2021 | 10:45 WIB
Mengenal rumus serta fungsi past continuous tense. (freepik)

Kalimat negatif

S + be (was/were) + not + present participle (-ing).

Contoh kalimat:

He wasn’t sleeping

The people weren’t waiting

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Kalimat interogatif

be (was/were) + S + present participle (-ing)?

Contoh kalimat:

Was he sleeping?

Were the people waiting?

 

"Past continuous tense dibentuk dengan auxiliary verb "be" berupa was atau were. Hal ini dikarenakan past tense (terjadi di masa lalu) dan present participle."