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Yap, rumusnya adalah:
Kalimat positif S + be (was/were) + present participle (-ing).
Kalimat negatif S + be (was/were) + not + present participle (-ing).
Kalimat interogatif be (was/were) + S + present participle (-ing)?
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Nah, setelah memahami rumusnya, yuk, kita latihan soal agar lebih memahami bentuk grammar satu ini dalam pengaplikasiannya di soal.
Berikut ini contoh soal dan jawaban past continuous tense!
Contoh Soal
Sentences are given in the present continuous tense. Change them into the past continuous tense.
(Kalimat dibawah ini adalah dalam bentuk present continuous tense. Ubahlah menjadi bentuk past continuous tense.)
1. I am writing a letter.
2. Janet is watering the plants.
3. We are waiting for the train.
4. They are preparing for the exam.
5. He is fixing the roof.
6. She is revising her lessons.
7. The birds are singing.
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8. The boys are watching television.
9. The girls are dancing.
10. You are disturbing me.
11. She is expecting a baby.
12. It is raining.
13. Raju is working on a new project.
14. We are awaiting their reply.
15. She is searching for a job.
15. Rohan and Sania are playing with their puppy.
Answers
1. I was writing a letter.
2. Janet was watering the plants.
3. Wewere waiting for the train.
4. They were preparing for the exam.
5. He was fixing the roof.
6. She was revising her lessons.
7. The birds were singing.
8. The boys were watching television.
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9. The girls were dancing.
10. You were disturbing me.
11. She was expecting a baby.
12. It was raining.
13. Raju was working on a new project.
14. We were awaiting their reply.
15. Shewas searching for a job.
16. Rohan and Sania were playing with their puppy.
Example: The vanilla cake was nice. I was wanting another slice. (X)
The vanilla cake was nice. I wanted another slice. (V)
Exercise 1
Put the verbs into the correct form past continuous.
1. When I phoned my friends, they (play) ____________ monopoly.
2. Yesterday at six I (prepare) ____________ dinner.
3. The kids (play)____________ in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
4. I (practice)____________ the guitar when he came home.
5. We (not / cycle) ____________ all day.
6. While Aaron (work)___________ in his room, his friends (swim)___________in the pool.
7. I tried to tell them the truth but they (listen / not) ____________
8. What (you / do) ___________ yesterday?
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Exercise 2
Make the correct form of the past continuous.
1. (he / cook)
2. (she / play cards)?
3. (you / sleep when I got home)?
4. (it / rain at lunchtime)
5. (what / you / do)?
6. (why / she / run)?
7. (how / we / do at that time)
8. (you / shop when I called you)
9. (she / eat dinner when we arrived)
10. (he / live in Tokyo at the time)?
Answers
Exercise 1
1. When I phoned my friends, they were playing monopoly.
2. Yesterday at six I was preparing dinner.
3. The kids were playing in the garden when it suddenly began to rain.
4. I was practicing the guitar when he came home.
5. We weren’t cycling all day.
6. While Aaron was working in his room, his friends were swimming in the pool.
7. I tried to tell them the truth but they weren’t listening.
8. What were you doing yesterday?
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Exercise 2
1. He was cooking
2. Was she playing cards?
3. Were you sleeping when I got home?
4. It was raining at lunchtime
5. What were you doing?
6. Why was she running?
7. How were we doing at that time?
8. You were shopping when I called you.
9. She was eating dinner when we arrived
10. Was he living in Tokyo at the time?