Past Continuous (Progressive) Tense

Pola kalimat

Verbal :

(+) S + is/am/are + Ving + O                          (+) She is speaking English

(-) S + is/am/are + not + Ving + O                  (-) She is not speaking English

(?) Is/am/are + S + Ving + O ?                        (?) Is she speaking English?

Nominal:

Bentuk nominal dari past continuous adalah sama dengan bentuk kalimat nominal dalam simple past.

• Tobe Were dipakai untuk subject You, They, We.
• Tobe Was dipakai untuk subject I, She, He, It.
• Menyatakan kejadian yang sedang berlangsung pada masa yang lampau

Eg: my brother was sleeping at 7 o’clock.

• Biasanya bersamaan dengan kejadian yang lain.

Eg: I was studying when she arrived last night.

• Time signal : at 7 o’clock last night. At….last…., etc.

RUMUS MENGGUNAKAN KATA TANYA (QUESTION WORD)

1. menanyakan subjek.             à  Q.W + Was + Ving + O?

2. Menanyakan selain subjek.  à  Q.W + Was / Were + S + Ving?

Example:

            A boy was advising his brother.

            a                  c            d      

                 b

1. How many boys were advising his brother?
2. Who was advising hid brother?
3. What was a boy doing?

Whose brother was a boy advising?